The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

While online-only programs have come under fire for deprioritizing classroom relationships and providing too little instructional support for students, blended programs have been seen as able to strike an ideal balance. Illinois’ effort to bring online learning to juvenile justice facility classrooms is rare nationwide.

Online Learning 76

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 76

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Jordan Mickens, who spent his first year as a teacher at Castlemont High School in 2014, said he vividly remembers the technology divide his students faced compared with those in the wealthy areas surrounding Oakland. When he taught at Castlemont in 2014, the school had only one Chromebook cart. “To for only a few weeks.

Digital Divide 114

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 114

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

They had practiced the dissecting procedure in an online interactive, and now they were ready to raise real scalpels and get a look at the frogs’ insides. You can hear a pin drop in the classroom when the kids are dissecting,” said Courtney Cayer, a science teacher at Elm City and the founder of the school’s “mini-med-school” program.

Robotics 91

Robotics Learning Report Common Core 91

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Though the rate of low-income students in the district has steadily increased in the last decade, so have graduation rates, to 83 percent in 2014. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S.

Blended Learning 136

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 136

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Though the rate of low-income students in the district has steadily increased in the last decade, so have graduation rates, to 83 percent in 2014. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. In 2012, the district was one of 16 U.S.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Be a Presenter at Reinventing the Classroom. We want YOU to present at the Reinventing the Classroom conference on May 1st - all about the impact of ed tech on the classroom experience, and kicking off our self-proclaimed May as "Ed Tech Month." A Look At Physical And Digital Spaces Conversations Classroom 2.0

BYOD 52

BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

. — Using small yellow and orange squares of paper and lengths of yarn stretched between tables and chairs, sixth-grade math students made number lines — including everything from fractions to negative decimals — in a classroom at Walsh Middle School. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40