The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In January, adults could attend two 30-minute workshops on everything from how to set limits to understanding trauma — topics the parents had suggested themselves. “I Nearly 100 people attended the first gathering in the spring of 2016, attendance that has remained steady every year since.

Elementary 145

Elementary Meeting Report Survey 145

edWeb.net

APRIL 18, 2016

All educators need PD and learning that is relevant to their practice to keep up with the rapid pace of change in technology and education initiatives such as ESSA, Common Core, Next Gen Science Standards, Future Ready, and more. I’ve presented at a conference, workshop, or webinar.

Survey 40

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I am now booked through the end of March, and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. I have done 100’s of workshops and presentations.

Resources 60

Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. The program also helps teachers build skills and confidence in teaching engineering and technology in their professional development workshops.

STEM 113

STEM Resources Video Conference 113

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

Third grade reading intervention teacher Antoinette Coppa provides small group instruction to students Matilda Helt, Miguel Santos and Jeremy Cantero during reading workshop. Gundersen is on one side of a sharp divide within the special education community that the Common Core has brought to the fore. Photo: Ibby Caputo.

Common Core 75

Common Core Education Meeting Strategy 75

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Dozens of states have incorporated more rigorous standards through the implementation of the Common Core. In 2016, a mere 37 percent of the school’s test-takers passed. During national conferences, workshops and school-wide meetings these teachers share very specific and very real classroom challenges.

E-rate 109

E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 109

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2017

We celebrated our first graduating class of students in June of 2016. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? The Nellie Mae Grant allowed us to have $25,000 to spend on workshop opportunities, pay for substitutes and stipends for teacher collaboration.

Common Core 40

Common Core Course Secondary Laptops 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap? percent of the U.S.

Dropout 79

Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 79

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Making Through the Lens of Culture and Power: Toward Transformative Visions for Educational Equity (Shirin Vossoughi, Northwestern University and Paula Hooper and Meg Escudé, Exploratorium, forthcoming in the Summer 2016 issue of the Harvard Educational Review.). Wingo, George Mason University, paper presented at AERA 2016.).

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement Case Study STEM Handbook 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Perhaps that name, Betsy DeVos, is familiar.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 14, 2016

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Each project aligns with common core and national standards and delivers measurable learning while using free software. Check out my Booking Page.

STEM 60

STEM Resources OER Conference 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? A big part of the problem is at the university level, in schools of education, according to the authors of a 2016 article in the Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders. ” In 2016, the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington, D.C.

Training 112

Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Since 2016, when the couple launched an LLC to coordinate much of their charitable giving, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has committed $142.1 When students struggle to pass the quizzes more than twice, the best teachers pull them for small-group workshops to supplement the online instruction.

Learning 125

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 125

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Every year has its fair share of surprises, but this seems especially true for 2016. Here’s a chronological roundup of stories that made the biggest bang on the edtech industry (and to a similar extent, our web traffic) in 2016. In 2016, many edtech companies—and their investors—had to make difficult decisions to stay afloat.

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EdTech Khan Academy Company Common Core 78

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

There’s less than a month left of the 2016 Presidential campaign and The End can’t come soon enough. According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Presidential Campaign Politics.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The total dollars invested in 2016 are off by about $2 billion from this time last year; the number of deals are down by a third; and the number of acquisitions are off by about 20%. Or lack thereof – see “ The 2016 Ed-Tech Dead Pool.”). Funding has shrunk. ” You are a fool. “ Tweaking the business model.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

Testing, Testing… Common Core test scores released and California ’s scores were up a little bit, Connecticut ’s were up a little bit more, and Maryland ’s were better in math. gjuweRd9kd — Charles River VC (@CRV) August 24, 2016. ” More lawsuit news in the sports section below.

Education 40

Education Khan Academy MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. From Berkery Noyes, the “ Mergers and Acquisitions Trend Report ” for the first half of 2016. Get rid of it.’”

Education 40

Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.” The workshop space for “makers” had raised $4.7 ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Open Doors survey shows declines in new international students starting in fall 2016 , after years of growth.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. K98BwFMkIc @ryancraiguv #edtech pic.twitter.com/3mITJHvODv — EdSurge HigherEd (@HigherEdSurge) November 11, 2016. is disappointed in Common Core.

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Education Company Data Pearson 40