The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

This approach has learners and educators working together to ensure that students master what they need to learn, with opportunities to show what they know and can do in a variety of ways. Personalized learning helps each student receive support to reach their learning goals.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 95

Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Tune in to learn more about Global Connections Week and other great ideas from Monica! Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen. Monica explains how teachers can personalize learning through Lumio lessons.

Elementary 86

Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment Training 86

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

Five years into a massive transition to a personalized learning model, Educators at Fulton County School District in Georgia are scratching their heads wondering where they went wrong. Through a special-purpose local option sales tax , the district hoped to raise over $200 million to add 65,000 devices in schools by 2017.

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Personalized Learning Education Elementary Laptops 114

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 Distance learning began March 23. Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments. But it has proven elusive. percent (about 240 students)—up from 17.2

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Adaptive teaching: Reflective practice of two elementary teachers’ visions and adaptations during literacy instruction.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Brook Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas has been in the papers before, but not for shiny new laptops or flexible classrooms. However, school leaders Sarah Pedrotti and Jessica Torres are on a mission to flip the failure narrative and rebrand their school by motivating their teachers through personalized professional development.

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Twitter Elementary Facebook Outcomes 84

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

With built-in student differentiation and support, every student gets a personalized learning experience designed for their unique needs. Her books and resources are used around the world: THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK (2017) and THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK (1st edition) (2015) have been translated into French, Chinese, and Spanish.

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techlearning

MARCH 13, 2018

CSUSA assessed students’ reading abilities in the fall, winter and spring using the computer-administered, adaptive screening tool, NWEA™ MAP®. Following a rigorous scope and sequence built for college and career ready standards, Core5 provides explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading.

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Comparison Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

A few years ago, Amy Lopes, a veteran fifth-grade teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, learned that teachers at her school could try a mindfulness and yoga training along with their students. I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School. Chris Berdik.

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Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I realized that lessons I used one year ago might not work for the group of learners in front of me today so I modified what I’d learned about user experience and applied it to the learner experience. I saw that I needed to move beyond formative assessment of skills.

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Classroom Company Blended Learning Assessment 148

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2017

Research suggests that physical manipulatives are better to learn with at the beginning, but that digital manipulatives are better for transferability (Tran, Smith, and Buschkuehl, 2017). O'Brien leverages ST Math as a digital manipulative and a teaching and assessment tool for her "Tier 2" and "Tier 3" intervention students.

Elementary 84

Elementary Assessment Personalized Learning Strategy 84

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

The version of the tool launched this fall focused on late elementary and middle school math, with new topics planned for the future. But based on initial data from a much smaller pilot in Long Beach, California, in 2017-18 and another in 33 tiny Idaho districts in 2013-14, he was optimistic. Students at B.

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Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 135

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. In 2017, he left teaching to work in education technology at Clever, a digital platform for schools. Jesimiel Merida-Islas, then in fifth grade, at Think College Now elementary school in May 2021.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

(NYSE: RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been named by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as an approved provider of early interactive reading software for literacy instruction and assessment for grades K–3.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Leon Tynes, a 2017 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow on staff at Engineering and Science University Magnet School in Connecticut, agrees, though he has his reservations about whether AI will become a problem anytime soon. Not so fast argues Chris Gosselin, a Digital Learning Coach at Sanborn Elementary School.

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IXL Learning Education Comparison Digital Learning 110

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The platform has added more than 2,000 new titles in both non-fiction and fiction since October 2017. The expansion also comes amid news that the United States is falling behind in international rankings based on an assessment of fourth grade students’ reading skills. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education. “We

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eBook Libraries Education Blended Learning 40

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Formative assessment is key. Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools is a helpful article that I wrote for Edutopia. Also see Better Teaching and Learning with Formative Assessment from Advancement Courses. Edpuzzle adds formative assessment and shows us the percentage of the video watched by students.

Classroom 379

Classroom Course Report Maker Movement 379

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

But barriers to eligibility for that scholarship persisted: Just 76 percent of students in Akron Public Schools’ class of 2017 graduated from high school within four years. In 2015, that effort expanded to include four-year scholarships for eligible I Promise students to the University of Akron.

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Course Groups Study Elementary 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

When Destiny Reyes started elementary school, she felt highly motivated. Like most young children, she liked learning new things, and she excelled at school. Ninth graders who have spent their whole life being told what to learn, some of them don’t even know what they’re interested in because they haven’t been given the opportunity.”.

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How To Learning Report Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

According to the state education department’s report card, the percentages of its middle schoolers meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations was lower, and in some cases far lower, than the South Carolina statewide averages in English, math, science and social studies in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years. (No

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 127

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Boston: Eileen Rudden of LearnLaunch announced a new multi-sector partnership to scale personalized learning throughout Massachusetts, and discussed the funding approaches they have leveraged to support the expansion of the ed tech network in Boston. LearnLaunch has graduated 31 #edtech companies and has 120 mentors.

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Assessment Tools Blended Learning Exercises 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

A 2017 report by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness ranked Mississippi last in identifying homeless students. A small, rural district in Wilder, Idaho switched to a personalized learning program a year ago. A rural district that got rid of grades. This story looks at the promise and challenges of this program.

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Education Report iPad Elementary 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Imperative 5: Create Balanced Assessments. Assessments look far different than 10-15 years ago, but it’s not just the switch to computerized testing. Successful schools look at assessments as a jumping off point to evaluate curriculum, teaching methods, student engagement, etc.

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Technology PowerMyLearning Learning EdTech 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Pearson, Knewton Form Partnership: Pearson and Knewton have teamed up in an effort to “personalize” K–12 math education starting with elementary school students. Utilizing New York-based Knewton’s adaptive learning platform, Pearson says it will update its digital curriculum, enVisionMATH2.0.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

It glosses over the herky-jerky reality of learning and the nuanced practice of teaching. Which is what stirred teachers at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Minnesota back in 2011. They chunked the curriculum into “strands,” with assessments so students could progress at their own pace. Paul-based Bush Foundation.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Groups 78

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2018

After five years of teaching, most recently as a technology teacher at an elementary school, I was recruited for a role outside of the classroom. In 2017, I began a new position as the director of personalized learning at a public charter school serving students in grades 7-12 in Phoenix.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Meeting 75

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 26, 2022

When our district began its journey into competency-based education (CBE), one of the significant early steps was the publication of our Profile of a Graduate (PoG) in 2017. The Profile was crucial in developing our current Strategic Leadership Plan for 2018-2022, where Personalized Learning is the top strand.

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Assessment Competency Based Learning Examples Personalized Learning 52

MindShift

MARCH 27, 2019

When Destiny Reyes started elementary school, she felt highly motivated. Like most young children, she liked learning new things, and she excelled at school. While The Met doesn’t give out traditional grades, students do get assessed on their mastery of the goals they set for each subject. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Report Survey Study Assessment 47

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This story about personalized learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It glosses over the herky-jerky reality of learning and the nuanced practice of teaching. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Personalized Learning Elementary Learning Groups 44

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Personalized learning is one of the most popular goals in schools today. The computers themselves bring concerns about the negative effects of screens on children’s learning and brain development. MESA, Ariz.

Learning 124

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 124

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

percent in 2017. Barile’s class is a prime example of how Revere High School uses “student-centered learning” to reach a highly diverse student body. Students learn at different paces and via different teaching styles, the thinking goes. percent in 2017. percent in 2009 to 87.9 percent in 2009 to 87.9

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