The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Related 2018 Hechinger coverage. Part of the appeal of project-based learning is the perception that there’s more freedom, a welcome break from the pressures of test prep and meeting Common Core standards. Developer: Michigan State University Research. Curriculum. 2nd grade social studies. Curriculum. 6th grade science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Date: Friday, January 19, 2018. I try to focus in on the standards of the writing curriculum I’m using — augmented with Common Core or whatever other standards I’m using — and focus on those, rather than sitting there with a paper and pencil and doing it that way. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

Elementary teachers have been especially challenged for the first time to fit science instruction into their day,” said Kristen Mayfield-Evanishyn, Marketing Manager at Carolina. The program is in use at schools throughout the country and teachers at schools such as Westmore Oaks K-8 Elementary School in West Sacramento, Calif.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

He partly blamed the 2010 Common Core requirements, which had toughened middle school math at all levels and raised the cost of moving too quickly. In spring 2018, the district approved a pilot at DeWitt to collapse math for eighth graders from three tracks to two: algebra and eighth grade math. Credit: Steven Yoder.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Blog: [link]. Twitter: @ drdrdn. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 12:19. Additionally, ISTE addresses Common Core math standards in geometry and measurement across K–12. My vision was to increase access and equity in a science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM) curriculum for elementary students. 4 Steps to Create a Strong 3D Printing Program.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Elly Eckhoff, cooperating teacher at Paxton Keeley Elementary School. In October, for instance, Louisiana announced that students entering teacher preparation in the 2018-19 academic year will be required to complete a full-year classroom residency with an experienced mentor teacher. They’re holding everything inside,” Eckhoff said.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.” Kindergarteners now are expected to count to 100 by ones and tens, for example.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. ” But this research hasn’t made its way into many elementary school classrooms. ” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? “We never looked at brain research. We had never, ever looked at it.

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Autodesk Digital Steam Workshop – Digital STEAM projects are designed by Autodesk’s network of expert educators, designers and student alumni as exciting complements to core Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Art (STEAM) curriculum. While 2018 is just about full, it might be time to begin thinking about next January and 2019!

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

He brought in more than $15 million in federal and state funding for Race to the Top projects, magnet elementary themes and preschool. Both the Clarksdale and Coahoma systems were rated F on the state’s 2018 school report cards and are eligible for state takeover. Voters approved a bond issue for school construction.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

The boom and bust of Common Core standards have left their mark, just as new concerns over media literacy and privacy are doing currently. As a director for Common Sense Education , I’ve enjoyed something of a ringside seat, having edited close to 1,000 edtech reviews written by expert educators.

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techlearning

APRIL 10, 2018

BURLINGTON, NC, April 10, 2018 – During the recent NSTA conference, Carolina Biological Supply Company, the leading school science supplier and an NSTA show sponsor, launched the new Building Blocks of Science|3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. The program can help elementary teachers fit science into busy school days.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Shelby Villegas, sixth grade math teacher at Whispering Wind Academy Elementary School in Phoenix. Shelby Villegas, a sixth grade math teacher at Whispering Wind Academy Elementary School in Phoenix, is in her third year with Summit. Hillman was the principal of Prairie Heights Elementary School during its first two years using Summit.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

I think we took for granted before what 4-year-olds were capable of doing,” said Quitman Lower Elementary Principal Amanda Allen, listing some skills the youngest learners are impressing her with: advanced vocabularies, number recognition, self-motivation. The Manuel Goff Head Start center is a mile away from Quitman Lower Elementary.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via DelawareOnline : “The first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools, says a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police.” Via Education Week : “ Common Core , College Readiness Skills Don’t Match Up, Study Says.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

TULSA, Oklahoma — On a fall morning in 2018, veteran technology teacher Abraham Kamara was working with his robotics team at Memorial Junior High School when Tulsa school superintendent Deborah Gist entered the classroom with a TV news crew. Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Deborah Gist visits a first-grade class at Penn Elementary School.

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