techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Perfect Storm In 2014, Beaverson PS passed a bond with significant amount dedicated to technology and by 2016, Beaverton had 32,000 Chromebooks and 10,000 iPads being used in the district. 1 at the elementary level.

Accessibility 63

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 63

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Formed in December 2016 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MESE) and the. Kenneth Klau, Director of Digital Learning, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. Sometimes, it is just a distraction.

Personalized Learning 72

Personalized Learning Learning Moodle Secondary 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2018

In this May 12, 2017 photo, registered nurse Samantha Marz checks a student at Rundle Elementary School in Las Vegas. While numbers have grown over the years, among the 125,000 plus primary and secondary schools in the U.S., AP Photo/John Locher. only slightly over 2,300 have a school-based health center.

Case Study 78

Case Study Secondary Accessibility Study 78

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Jenny Muñiz is a senior program associate with the Education Policy program at New America. After serving as a New America Millennial Public Policy Fellow, Jenny joined the PreK–12 team, where she researches and reports on policies and practices related to English learners, culturally responsive education, and educational equity.

Strategy 40

Strategy Policies Advocacy Secondary 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The plan would close and replace low-performing schools, including turning some over to charters; give principals more power over their own curriculums, budgets and policies; raise taxes to fund the effort; and offer high-quality preschool to all children. Covid put the district’s gains in jeopardy.

Education 99

Education Report System Meeting 99

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

I am now booked through the end of December and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. YouTube has devised an interactive curriculum aimed to support teachers of secondary students (approximately ages 13-17). The curriculum helps educate students on topics like: YouTube’s policies. Check out my Booking Page. Join The © Team.

Digital Citizenship 60

Digital Citizenship Resources Classroom STEM 60

ExcelinEd

JULY 1, 2019

But as we engage in productive dialogue about practice and policy, it may be difficult to ignore the negative press surrounding charter schools as of late. Massachusetts, a state that voted down a lift of its statewide charter school cap in 2016 , provides an example.

Secondary 28

Secondary Accessibility Outcomes Elementary 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

The YEP program makes the incentives more attainable, by incorporating several existing state policies into a brand-new framework. In 2016 schools earned the 25-point incentive for a total of only 41 students citywide; the 2017 total was worse, a mere 17 students. Related: A little girl’s school helps her deal with trauma at home.

Dropout 55

Dropout Policies Report System 55

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

Gray previously taught elementary grade levels in Chicago Public Schools and middle school computer science at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She is the 2017 DoDEA State Teacher of the Year, the 2017 UMUC Outstanding Alumnae of the Year, and a 2016 ASCD Emerging Leader. Department of Education.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. That would add millions of families with no additional funding,” said Steve Berg, the group’s vice president for programs and policy. “It

Elementary 126

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 126

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Those policies could violate Plyler, some education advocates say, or create school climates in which some students feel unwelcome. From an educational perspective, no possible good is served by creating this kind of caste system in schools,” said Bob Farrace, a spokesman for the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Report 111

Report Policies Secondary System 111

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Policy recommendations Despite strong evidence pointing to the effectiveness of high-dosage tutoring, logistical challenges have prevented many schools from providing this valuable service to their students. Cardona, “Key Policy Letters Signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary,” U.S. Fryer Jr., “The

Survey 118

Survey Data Report Assessment 118

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The Kids Discover online platform lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners at three different lexiles. And they also have an influence when it comes to meeting with legislators and other individuals that make policies. So they have to see their connection to that.

Meeting 166

Meeting Secondary Groups Course 166

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. May you take what you need and may it be useful to you. Supreme Court Case such as Roth v.

Libraries 93

Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It is a massive innovative market with supportive government policies and strong market demand. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

On May 31, 2016, the US Department of Education (ED) issued proposed regulations to guide the states in the development of their new school accountability plans. the Chairman of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, introduced House Joint Resolution (H.J. How Did We Get Here?

Secondary 72

Secondary Policies Outcomes Elementary 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2018

The 2008 recession may seem like a long time ago, hitting before Barack Obama began his presidency, but public elementary, middle and high schools around the country are still feeling the pinch from it. National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2014–15.

Elementary 102

Elementary Report Policies Secondary 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2018

University of Texas , 579 U.S. – (2016), Kennedy’s majority opinion approved an admissions plan that, without numerical quotas or abstract notions of diversity, holistically took race into account based upon specific goals and considerations for a portion of applicants. Two key decisions may fall. In Fisher v. applicants .

Secondary 56

Secondary Policies Elementary Report 56

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Although the divide between the haves and the have-nots in this country has been widening for years, the 2016 presidential race and, in particular, the surprising victory by Donald Trump underscored the growing discontent caused by unequal access to the American Dream. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Accessibility 85

Accessibility Secondary Education Broadband 85

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Anyone interested in improving schooling through digital tools has to distinguish between what the media hypes and what policies are actually adopted. Then, one has to further distinguish between the hyperbole and adopted policies and programs before determining what teachers actually do in their classroom lessons.

Technology 78

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 78

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

David Hawkins, executive director for education content and policy for the National Association for College Admissions Counseling. Closing that gap and getting kids to continue their training after high school is especially important here: 74 percent of jobs will require post-secondary education by 2020. Higher Education.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2019

In 2016, Rabalais, a well-connected, self-described charter school proponent, had learned that the Gentilly Terrace Elementary School would be closing its doors at the end of the school year — making the campus a blank canvas for a new kind of school. Gentilly is one of the few neighborhoods without an A-rated public elementary school.

Elementary 81

Elementary Meeting Groups Report 81

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

This article first appeared in the Data & Society publication Points in September 2016. But this particular meaning isn’t completely lost to us; in its contemporary usage in education policy, “accountability” certainly demands a calculation as well, one derived primarily from standardized test scores.

Education 51

Education Data Policies Secondary 51

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

Trump listens as Betsy DeVos speaks at a “USA Thank You Tour 2016” event at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids, Mi. Barton Swaim has pointed out that the phrase pacified foreign-policy hawks and doves, each of whom focused on one wing of the maxim, not realizing that trust supersedes verification, and vice versa. on Friday, Dec.

Policies 40

Policies Exercises Report Outcomes 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

In 1965, Oregon received a federal grant to expand the program under the first Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which allocates federal funding to schools for categories ranging from teacher education to supplementing local schools serving low-income students to innovative school programs. It’s the chance of a lifetime.”.

Report 40

Report System Secondary Study 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2016

In 1965, Oregon received a federal grant to expand the program under the first Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which allocates federal funding to schools for categories ranging from teacher education to supplementing local schools serving low-income students to innovative school programs. It’s the chance of a lifetime.”.

Report 40

Report System Secondary Study 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While these roles were drafted to appeal specifically to university and college librarians, they are universal enough to be relevant to school librarians working in primary and secondary school media centers, too. Overwhelmingly, public school library policy would prohibit students from posting while at school.

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) November 10, 2016. 2016 underscored that security flaws aren’t solely a problem of educational institutions and government agencies.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2017

Aaron Thompson and Peyton Stilwell, both 4, race a car around a track in their Head Start classroom, which is housed in a public elementary school in Caldwell, Idaho. They approved the measure in 2014 with a 66 percent majority and renewed it in 2016 with a 67 percent majority. million in 2016 dollars); in 2015, it received $23.5

Elementary 88

Elementary Survey Report Secondary 88

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

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Care is lagging behind, so kids are lagging behind,” said Patricia Cole, senior director of federal policy at Zero to Three. Patricia Cole, senior director of federal policy at Zero to Three. We currently spend $634 billion total on elementary and secondary public education. (Of It’s a pretty threadbare system.”.

Report 87

Report Policies Data Trends 87

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

According its January 2017 report, the FCC’s modernization push enabled some 77% of school districts to meet the minimum federal connectivity targets by the end of 2016; just 30% had met those requirements in 2013. A $3 million settlement paid by the New York City DOE in 2016 over accusations of mishandling the bidding process.

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Jennifer Merritt’s first-graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Pryor, Oklahoma, were in for a treat. Abandoned by the school bus, Pete walks to Petroville Elementary in his pajamas. “It A 2016 study confirmed that America’s youth receive mixed messages on climate change. It was reprinted with permission. While it spent $3.5

Industry 56

Industry Education Company Groups 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

In the last few years, as part of this series, I’ve chronicled Silicon Valley’s push for new credential and certificate products – “ Competencies and Certificates ” in 2014; “ Credits and Credentialing ” in 2015; “ Credentialing ” in 2016. weird that, eh?) .

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” Via International Business Times : “ Charles Koch Gave $50 Million To Higher Ed In 2016. What Did He Buy?”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50