The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As students return to the classroom this fall — many for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that upended their access to quality, in-person learning — we have an opportunity to enact standards to ensure that teachers’ instruction methods are effective and backed by science.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. On days when SpaRRk Academy students are learning virtually, the classrooms are empty except for teachers and administrators, who come into the office just about every day.

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edWeb.net

MAY 23, 2019

During the edWebinar, “ Learning in the 21st Century: What Teachers Think Matters,” the presenters talked about the science of individuality, how they’re using the research to help developers create products to meet these individual needs, and examples that show how the Learner Variability Project can work in the classroom.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

President Biden wants most K-8 schools to be ready to go back to in-person learning by the end of April. But some teachers – like those in big cities , where school districts have been closed to most in-person learning for months – have been among those pushing back against plans to return to classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. With remote learning, they couldn’t do their usual classroom activity of cutting strips of construction paper into halves, quarters and thirds.

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Strategy Elementary Groups Personalized Learning 144

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Technology is developing at a faster clip than its adoption, and while some K–12 classrooms are innovating — by using drones in curriculum or digital tools to personalize learning — they remain isolated examples dotting an unequal landscape where, often, digitization is seen as an end in itself rather than a means to improve learning.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Technology is developing at a faster clip than its adoption, and while some K–12 classrooms are innovating — by using drones in curriculum or digital tools to personalize learning — they remain isolated examples dotting an unequal landscape where, often, digitization is seen as an end in itself rather than a means to improve learning.

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Robotics Report Training EdTech 150

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. In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

26, parents from Brooklyn Arts & Science Elementary School (or P.S. 705) flocked to the school for an open house ahead of the fall 2021 semester. In fall 2020, the city started offering hybrid learning, with cohorts of students returning to classrooms for two or three days a week. BROOKLYN, NY—On the morning of Aug.

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Data Elementary Meeting Report 76

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

. — At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. At the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester, N.H.,

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Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Should math teachers start fourth grade, for example, by reviewing important third grade topics such as multiplication and fractions? Or should they start fourth graders off at the usual beginning, learning place values through millions and billions, as if third grade hadn’t been disrupted? Should they step back or proceed ahead?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Our districts, Imagine Schools and Carbondale Elementary School District #95 (CES), might not seem to have much in common at first glance. For a definitive answer to this question, Bill Younkin of the Biscayne Research Group performed some research for us comparing our in-person and remote assessments from the 2019–2020 school year.

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Assessment Data Elementary Groups 152

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Since 2020, three things have become clearer than ever: Our students of color, English learners and students with disabilities have faced a disparate impact on their educational experience from COVID-19. Recently, EdSurge spoke with Regina Meeks , an elementary math and ELA teacher in North Carolina. percent to 22.5

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 162

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In the early months of 2020, her team expanded an attendance campaign called “All In,” from four to 25 schools across the district, which is home to 85 public schools in total. 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

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Census data shows that rates of home-schooling doubled between the start of the pandemic in March 2020 and the fall of that year. Before 2020, Helene Gaddie had never really considered homeschooling. It just made me think my children had another option to learn at home without that hostile environment.”. The Gaddies.

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Facebook Groups Data Survey 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Between March 2020 and December 2021, 92 state laws were enacted to help youth mental health through efforts in schools, according to a NASHP analysis. Between March 2020 and December 2021, 92 state laws were enacted to help youth mental health through efforts in schools, according to a NASHP analysis.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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Study Data Report Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Lampkin blames the year and a half his sons were away from school buildings from March 2020 until the fall of 2021. The district began offering in-person learning in March 2021, but three quarters of students remained home. But sometimes you have to lead by example.”. They couldn’t get through it,” said Lampkin.

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Analysis Learning Data Report 89

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Four of our seven elementary schools are ranked in the top 20 schools in Pennsylvania, and our high school forensics team is recognized as one of the best teams in the nation. In the elementary and middle schools, the TAC discovered that over 50% of the students were using computers once a month or less. Presidential Scholars.

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Elementary Personalized Learning Comparison Technology 82

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. As parents fearful of coronavirus’s spread and frustrated with their schools’ forays into remote learning seek other options, they are increasingly turning to virtual for-profit charter schools like the one Nemergut chose.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

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. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

In 2020, Nidhi Hebbar, a former education lead at Apple who later studied racial bias in ed tech at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, co-founded the Ed Tech Equity Project. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools. Nidhi Hebbar, co-founder, the Ed Tech Equity Project. “If

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

Episode 789 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Graphic Design for Educators Sadie Lewis - Director of Instructional Design + Personalized Learning. Stay tuned at the end of the show to learn how to register for your free kit and how to receive 20% off your next Advancement Course. And it's a great example. sadiedesignguide.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 136

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Meanwhile, Asian families in New York City opted for in-person learning this spring at the lowest rate of any demographic , a pattern that holds true elsewhere in the country.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. For example, in Virginia, where the use of threat assessment protocols is mandatory, team members are required to get up to a full day of instruction. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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Common Core Elementary Strategy Video 129

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After that one morning session, Dunlap, a scientist who grew up in Japan, withdrew Annika from kindergarten at her local public elementary school in Fremont, California. Kindergarten, a foundational grade for young children, is typically the first year of elementary school, even in the 31 states where it isn’t required.

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Elementary Assessment Report Outcomes 142

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Our experiences in the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative confirm this: Every school in the initiative we’ve talked with reports positive learning and social outcomes for their students. In addition, we know that distance learning significantly exacerbated preexisting educational inequities.

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Learning Report Study Outcomes 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon. The idea was met with nods by three of Chandler’s classmates as they sat discussing the future in the principal’s office of their 400-student elementary school, a red-brick structure in a suburb of Portland. Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon where they are fifth graders.

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Robotics Elementary Report Groups 134

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 5, 2021

The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. In my view, the Utah study is a sterling example of where the market should be moving – toward a large data set, using recent program versions, over many varied districts. Further Reading.

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Program Evaluation STEM Analysis Software 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. In that video, Karl imagines he is the commencement speaker for the Arapahoe High School (AHS) Class of 2020, reflecting back on the past 13 years of schooling for that cohort.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

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Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 77

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With his transformative efforts, Mr. Hatcher has propelled Akron Public Schools to the forefront of educational excellence, becoming a shining example of how innovative education technologies can truly make a difference in students’ lives. Weinraub had a vision to expand the program to serve all students in the district.

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