Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. train future educators to teach online, experts say.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Former California superintendent of the year Devin Vodicka has argued , convincingly, that any test score declines were a result of the emotional and economic hardship the pandemic caused students, not the change in learning mode. We should also consider the learning gains that our students achieved during the pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

When the Covid-19 pandemic forced schools to pivot to remote learning, Nawar Almadani and her family weren’t sure what they’d do. Her three kids were enrolled in middle and elementary school; she was working toward her GED. They, like many refugee families in the U.S., Rebecca Winthrop, Brookings Institution.

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Laptops Study Accessibility Elementary 108

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The champions, as he calls the elementary school students he works with, are part of a program called Classroom Champions that pairs Olympians, Paralympians, student-athletes and professional athletes with students and teachers in high-poverty schools in the U.S. Related: Remote learning has been a disaster for many students.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

classrooms, from city college campuses to suburban elementary schools. Now there is a significant body of research to answer the question of whether students learn more. Yet other studies have concluded that students were harmed and learned less in a flipped classroom. Over the past decade, flipping has spread across U.S.

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Flipped Classroom Study Classroom Analysis 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S. This year, thanks to a donation from an MSU alumnus, they have expanded the residential camp to elementary school students. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, found that VHS students who sat for Advanced Placement® (AP) exams outperformed the national scores on the College Board AP® exams. is an online learning pioneer.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A 2016 study by the Stanford Graduate School of Education found that significant numbers of middle schoolers, high schoolers and college students could not adequately judge the credibility of online information. Related: Can we teach our way out of political polarization?

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Social Media Data Course Report 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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Elementary Learning Data Report 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Related: When it comes to liberal arts education, online learning changes only the tools. Our political reporting classes had grown out of student reporting trips we took to Cuba, where we covered emerging entrepreneurism in 2015 , the arts in 2016 , and the local environment in 2017.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

In my visits to elementary, middle, and high schools around the country this past academic year, here are five tips I took away for how educators can get beyond the buzz to implementation. My visit to Maple Hill Elementary School in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, NY blew that notion to shreds.

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Blended Learning Competency Based Learning Elementary Course 103

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. Cohort Three will launch last.

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Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In addition to developing its new cybersecurity courses, VHS is offering its popular Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles course and 11 other online computer science courses this year. is an online learning pioneer. More than 600 schools currently use the VHS program to supplement their school’s course offerings.

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techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

Schools increase their course offerings by using the VHS catalog which consists of more than 200 unique online courses, including 23 AP® offerings, innovative STEM programs, and a wide variety of unique electives. is an online learning pioneer. Since 1996, the organization has set the standard for quality online education.

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Course Accessibility Blended Learning Secondary 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

The pilot was designed to create and then evaluate the most effective, scalable, and sustainable method of incorporating blended learning. Blended learning is an instructional methodology that combines face to face and online learning to personalize the learning experience to meet the specific needs of each student.

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Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 119

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016 (look for No. Blended and personalized learning were two topics on the rise this year. of Educational Technology and Library Programs.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Meeting Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Katie Crook, Newington Elementary School’s only ESOL teacher, didn’t hear back from many of the parents she texted early on, perhaps because of literacy issues. percent of all school-age children in the fall of 2016, the last year for which such data is available. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour. These students made up 9.6

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

“Students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it.” Research suggests that intensive tutoring is one of the most effective ways for kids to catch up on learning. Allison Socol, The Education Trust. But less frequent tutoring, such as having sessions once a week, was not.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In contrast, Onalaska’s population rose from 731 residents in 2012 to 772 residents in 2016, according to U.S. Elementary school enrollment has climbed the fastest, from 327 students in May 2014 to 391 in May 2018, according to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington. “It Kinsman graduated in 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

When I was in elementary school and in middle school, I always knew that I wanted to be a composer. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. My school has a reputation, by being cast in a movie called “Fame,” of being a sort of an attempt to try and drive the arts forward.

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System Education Report Elementary 68

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a charter advocacy group, issued a document in 2016 along with two other organizations asking states to establish performance-based funding systems that pay virtual charters based on metrics like course completion and calling on charter authorizers to close chronically underperforming schools. “As

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2020

In 2016, the company reached a $168.5 Between 2017 and 2019, K12 spent on average $37.4 million annually on advertising, according to SEC filings. has faced frequent criticism about poor student performance and been subject to legal scrutiny.

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Company Facebook Education Pearson 91

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

“I believe, absolutely, there will be a massive increase in credit recovery, not just during the pandemic, but continuing for a long time afterwards,” said Kinsey Rawe, senior vice president and general manager of courseware and instructional services at Imagine Learning, a leading seller of credit recovery programs to schools.

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Software Course Instructional Materials Blended Learning 88

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Related: Rhode Island teachers trying out blended learning — but without high stakes pressure. Another Fuse fellow, Lisa Leaheey, an English teacher at North Providence High School, was part of the third cohort of the fellowship, which ran from 2016-18.

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Learning Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Training 115

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Above the fireplace hangs a portrait of her daughter Emily, who overdosed in 2016 after a years-long struggle with a heroin addiction. This story also appeared in HuffPost. Clough, 63, is raising Carter in a three-bedroom ranch house near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Clough, who raised two daughters on her own, never planned to raise another.

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Advocacy Report Groups Policies 119

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

In addition, NSNO started a personalized learning fellowship in the 2016-17 school year, giving teachers $2,000 apiece to start pilots in their own classrooms. Fellows attended monthly meetings at which they could share their questions and observations about personalized learning. Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2018

Freddrick Murray, who has been serving as Jackson Public Schools’ interim superintendent since November 2016, said he issued the call for retired teachers because the school district has had difficulty attracting adequate numbers of certified instructors. Related: Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

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Education Report Groups Classroom 69

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Dr. David R.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 80

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

— Digital Promise (@DigitalPromise) February 9, 2016. Most of what our staff does is show up committed and dedicated — they really take care of these kids and make sure that they’re safe, that they’re healthy, that they’re happy, they’re eating, they have clothes,” says Amy Creeden, an elementary school principal.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Sophia Joffe, a high school senior who launched a database for enriched remote learning, at her family’s home in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. Guiding high school peers through online learning maze. As the coronavirus pandemic intensified in March, Sophia Joffe’s school in Toronto nimbly transitioned to remote learning.

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Education Online Learning Report Elementary 109

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform. million in grant support for the Summit Learning Program.

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Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 123

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Students at Lovett Elementary, the Clinton, Miss. Of the 14 elementary school math programs, only two products were found to be standards-aligned across grades K-5, again both published by nonprofits. of Mentor Public Schools in Ohio, and was named one of the National School Board Association’s “20 To Watch” in 2016.

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Resources Instructional Materials OER Elementary 91

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Equal access to online learning opportunities has continued to be a challenge, with the focus expanding beyond access to devices and hotspots and now including high-speed access for all students. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. About the Presenters. Dr. Carol L. Kelley is Superintendent of Princeton Public Schools, NJ.

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Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 90

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

When she was attending first grade at Willie Smith Elementary in Violet, her mom died. In the fall of 2016, she started classes in King’s brand-new building, set amid blocks of thick, tall weeds, signs of the neighborhood’s badly stalled recovery from Katrina. She was at another school by second grade, at a third school by third grade.

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Report Elementary Study Secondary 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

A growing body of research suggests that Black students are among those most harmed academically by the pandemic and the chaotic shift to online learning; 91 percent of West Philadelphia’s students are Black, compared to a little over half of students in the district as a whole. Online learning was challenging for many students.

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