The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

The third annual Global Leadership Summit will be held on Friday, March 23rd, 2018 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA. Ireland managed the Embassy Adoption Program, a global partnership program connecting dozens of embassies with DCPS classrooms for a year of cross-cultural learning and exchange.

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ProfHacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Please submit a chapter proposal of 500 words to Holly Hassel (holly.hassel@uwc.edu) and Kirsti Cole (kirsti.cole@mnsu.edu) by January 15, 2018. Acceptances will be confirmed by March 1, 2018. Full manuscripts due September 1, 2018. The full call for proposals is online: [link].

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Michael is a senior at Vertus High School , an all-boys charter school in the Rochester City School District whose hallmark is a program that blends online classes with more traditional classroom teaching. For his part, though, Michael appreciates the opportunity to work faster than traditional classrooms allow.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Students can co-create curriculum and their classrooms with teachers for powerful learning experiences. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2021

When Diamante Hare stepped onto Northeastern Illinois University’s campus in Chicago for the first time in 2018, he was gambling with thousands of dollars of grants, scholarships and loans — and his future. The misunderstandings and feelings of discomfort often extend beyond the classroom. This story also appeared in NBC News.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2023

We no longer have the luxury of going to college for college’s sake,” said Yolanda Spiva, president of the advocacy organization Complete College America. And since 2018, students taking summer courses have been able to help pay for them with up to $1,500 in Pell Grants. Students need to get out there and work.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

And they leave at higher rates largely because of poor working conditions—including a lack of input in key decisions affecting their classrooms—not because of dissatisfaction with teaching more broadly. The RAND study was based on surveys completed in early 2021—nearly one year into the pandemic—by more than 1,000 teachers across the country.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works. And another study found that intensive tutoring had major positive impacts on math gains among high school students. Another is studying inequalities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

You can change one simple thing to help transform your classroom. Date: February 5, 2018. Two out of every three high school seniors graduate with an Advanced Studies Diploma, 30 percent higher than the state average for all school divisions. Change is a decision, not to leap forward but to take one small step and then another.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

Alexa Bihner, Ryder’s mother, first noticed these symptoms in her son in late 2018. As it happens, all four factors are hallmarks of Butler County’s TIP program, which serves 36 children across three classrooms, dubbed “A,” “B” and “C.” INSIDE CLASSROOM B , children are just starting to arrive for the day.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Date: January 22, 2018. Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. Third, why creativity is important and a little bit of an upsetting story from one of her middle school teachers about what testing was actually doing to harm students in his classroom. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

DEFINING EQUITY: EMPATHY, AUTHENTICITY, AND ACCESS Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, William J. Although we often talk about digital equity in terms of trying to fill deficits, says Sean Wybrant, digital media studies teacher at William J. ChickTech April 2018 Robotics Workshop held by CJ Reynolds, Grades 9–12.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

Despite the long history of advocacy for student-centered learning, PL has been one of the more elusive reform efforts to actually define. Learner variability research highlights that each student enters our classrooms with unique abilities and life experiences, factors that have measurable impacts on how they learn.

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techlearning

JULY 5, 2018

is honoring the Class of 2018, its very first cohort of graduates. While attending Massachusetts Mayflower Academy, she also studied ballet and had originally intended to pursue a professional ballet career. I am incredibly excited to have made the change in goals and to be pursuing a career in advocacy,” she stated.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

He founded Esports Alaska in 2018 that had over 30 teams compete in its inaugural season. Tim’s passion is helping educators and administrators integrate modern practices and digital-age, instructional strategies into their classrooms and schools in meaningful ways. About the Host.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. Does everyone feel valued? To pursue equity, schools must understand three key principles. He is the author, co-author, and editor of 13 books.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2019

The hope is that these experts will help teachers remain calm and focused in the classroom so they can be patient with their most challenging students. Nationwide, studies show that early childhood mental health consultations can help curb suspension and expulsion rates in preschools. She decided to focus on the other children.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom. Technology allows teachers to expand their lessons outside of the classroom and make connections beyond their communities. Imperative 1: Strengthen District Leadership and Communication.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Teacher Travis Olsen has an exercise bike in the back of his seventh-grade science classroom that kids are welcome to use whenever they feel the need. During a group science lab in Giebel and Jolma’s class, Anna Wang, 13, sat on one of the wobbly chairs the school purchased for classrooms this year. “It

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2018

By collaborating with educators and students in Azerbaijan and in the US, we conducted an action research study and co-developed research-based multilingual app that promotes world literature, history, and culture. Contribute to our collective, view the video release of the classroom responses, talk about it on Twitter #knowmyworld."

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

She clicked on icons embedded in the virtual classroom to learn about energy-saving features such as LED lights and super-insulated exterior walls made of concrete-filled foam blocks. Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2018

She attended The Ohio State University, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in women’s studies. As a teen, Nia believed that she was “bad at science”, but with a passion for environmental advocacy, she began working as an environmental educator at the Student Conservation Association. About the Host. Join the Community.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

In the 2018 school year, roughly one in every five California school children missed at least one day because of a natural disaster, school maintenance issue, shooting or other emergency, according to an analysis by CalMatters. Half of the 20 most destructive wildfires in state history have occurred since 2015.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

A narrow room crammed with high-tech equipment including 3D printers and an electrophoresis chamber to separate molecules and study chromosomes, the Fab Lab gives students at Laing a chance to get hands-on experience with the sorts of tools they might find in the workplace. “I In 2018, Congress passed a revamped version of the Carl D.

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Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In a survey conducted by Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led advocacy group, gun violence ranked as teachers’ No. As educators settle into the 2018-19 school year, we asked nine teachers and administrators how they wrestle with one persistent truth about American gun violence: It can happen anywhere. 1 school safety concern.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library. Graduation from Montpelier no longer depends on hours logged in a classroom; instead students now need to check off a certain number of proficiency-based credits in subjects like English and math.

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. And another study found that intensive tutoring had major positive impacts on math gains among high school students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally. Lunch is included. More information on our featured speakers is below.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In recent years, the group’s advocacy has led to changes in the district’s graduation requirements, to align them with admissions requirements for California’s university systems, and an expansion of funding for an after-school meal program that had been cut by the school board. Every year the group chooses an issue to focus on.

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Kaplan Learning Policies Report 41

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Pear Deck is used in more than 17,000 schools and by 8 million educators and students around the world to improve equity, academic achievement, and classroom culture. Read about their study on the factors that influence student engagement in the State of Engagement 2020 Report. www.goguardian.com. About Pear Deck.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The third annual Global Leadership Summit will be held on Friday, March 23rd, 2018 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA. Ireland managed the Embassy Adoption Program, a global partnership program connecting dozens of embassies with DCPS classrooms for a year of cross-cultural learning and exchange.

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Imagine, for instance, a classroom art teacher who wants to mount an exhibition of student artwork. But Jimenez liked the work at the Innocence Project so much she spent the entire month of May 2018 interning there — High Tech High juniors undertake monthlong internships each spring. “It’s not ‘baseball appreciation,’” Mehta said.

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MindShift

JULY 7, 2019

A narrow room crammed with high-tech equipment including 3D printers and an electrophoresis chamber to separate molecules and study chromosomes, the Fab Lab gives students at Laing a chance to get hands-on experience with the sorts of tools they might find in the workplace. “I In 2018, Congress passed a revamped version of the Carl D.

Robotics 44

Robotics Elementary Training STEM 44

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

She oversees curriculum development, professional development and new staff training for 69 classrooms. But her view changed when her son’s teachers invited her into the classroom as a volunteer and encouraged her to apply to be a substitute teacher. Fredrick’s journey isn’t all that unusual.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

And they have a significant impact on student learning: Studies have linked teacher absences and uncertified, less trained subs to declines in student achievement. Schools were unable to cover teacher absences some 20 percent of the time in 2018-19, according to the Frontline Research and Learning Institute , a research firm.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

In some cases, staff had to evacuate entire classrooms to ensure the safety of the other children in their care. Prescott says that every year for the last few years, she’s seen an average of two, sometimes three, children with significant behavioral challenges in each of the 40 Head Start classrooms under her purview.

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