eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). Concrete, community-supported goals for student outcomes should serve as the north star for district operational planning.

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Assessment Outcomes Secondary Exercises 119

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

CHICAGO — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who loves reading but struggles in math. Sometimes, their lack of confidence is why they go into early ed in the first place.

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Elementary Report Conference Exercises 128

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

(I’m not identifying the district because a researcher who studied its efforts to boost attendance agreed to keep it anonymous in exchange for sharing the outcomes with the public.) The district’s schools had re-opened in the fall of 2020 and were operating fully in person, but students could opt for remote learning upon request.

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Data System Policies Elementary 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

public school enrollment in 2020, up from 8.1 Spanish was the most-reported home language among English learners in 2020, followed by Arabic. Our nation’s public school population is changing, fueled by growth in the number of multilingual learners. These students made up 10.3 percent of U.S. percent in 2000.

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Digital Badges Learning Training Report 93

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. A new funding package from the federal government in December 2020 dedicated an additional $54.3 The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. billion to public schools, with a wide range of permissible uses.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 168

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Based on a sample of more than 7,000 9-year-olds around the country, two decades of academic progress in reading and math were erased from 2020 to 2022. But it is troubling that the lowest achieving students in our schools lost the most ground between 2020 and 2022. Department of Education released disastrous test results.

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Report Trends Assessment Elementary 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. . — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. The third graders at A.J.

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Industry Elementary Education Robotics 130

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

As students return to school for the 2021-22 year, educators are thinking about how to teach children who have missed months of instruction because of the pandemic. You just can’t learn linear equations if you don’t know how to multiply.”. How many papers are in each pile? Should they step back or proceed ahead?

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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. Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I, like many of you, have been doing remote teaching since March, 2020. In normal times when students come to my classroom (I provide pull-out services for gifted elementary level kids), I get them doing hands-on activities within minutes of entering into my classroom. I am a student-centric, hands on/minds on teacher.

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Examples Groups Google Outcomes 435

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

A lot rides on the school system’s continued improvement: Not just student outcomes, but also the future of the city itself and the fortunes of its young, new mayor, Justin Bibb. The graduation rate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. Student outcomes improved.

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Education Report System Meeting 97

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to teach a preschooler in China how to read, write and speak English. Staggering student schedules helps with social distancing, but class sizes in Clark County were as high as 40 in some elementary schools before the coronavirus emerged.

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Learning Software Blended Learning Flipped Classroom 218

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2023

Inside the spacious facility, students learn more than just how to throw a jab or perform pushups and plank exercises. There was a ton of work that went into trying to figure out how to make telehealth services available, how to kind of remove the stigma of getting mental health support,” Mister says, adding that the partnership has grown.

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Accessibility Report Survey Examples 158

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Dealing with the complex issues of students living in crisis, including the shared trauma of the global pandemic, often leaves teachers wondering how to adapt or intervene,” the report says. While I wish I could “ctrl (sic) Z” 2020, there have been a few moments that only happened because of it. Filled with hope right now.”

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Social Media Laptops Strategy Report 167

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

In the research literature, the tutors are specially trained and coached and adhere to a detailed curriculum with clear steps on how to work with one or two students at a time. Before the pandemic, research outcomes for retention were generally miserable. It’s not once-a-week homework help.” Jonathan Guryan, Northwestern University.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. In the meantime, districts are figuring out how to serve this new, and quite different, age group without a unifying roadmap. But do principals know how to support them?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Emily Herring became Fairfield City School’s mental health services coordinator in 2020. The coordinator position started as a state-funded pilot in 102 school districts during the 2020-21 school year. Debbie Brinson became Alabaster City School’s mental health services coordinator in December 2020. Credit: Bob Gathany/AL.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Or, you know, how far does it go? How long was in the air? And so I've made videos and how physicists know how to figure out where the ball's going to land. This is basically, I mean what the book really, it's kind of a how to manual. Jon Bergmann - Bio as Submitted. They've been learning about projectile motion.

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Handbook Flipped Classroom Learning Competency Based Learning 431

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2021

We’re talking about schools that have a positive, causal impact on children’s subsequent outcomes,” said Jackson. Students at schools that only produced the highest growth in test scores had less impressive long-term outcomes. Not everyone buys into these non-test score measures of school effectiveness.

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Outcomes Study Report Survey 143

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

CHICAGO — At first glance, it looks like your standard recess: Elementary school students, bundled up in warm jackets, hats and mittens, laugh and play outside on a crisp, cloudy fall day in the Windy City. But can resolving the broad range of elementary school conflicts be as simple as learning to play fair?

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Elementary Training Groups Outcomes 149

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The data are now being gathered and they need to be ready for publication on the 2019-2020 state and district report cards. To get the information ready for the 2019-2020 report cards, the financial data will inevitably require scrutiny, revision, and repair. This will not be a trouble-free process. Questions will immediately emerge.

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Data Program Evaluation Report Instructional Materials 108

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Matthews, a former tutoring aide who had just come to Rehobeth Elementary School, was used to working with students who needed some extra help with reading. Third-grade teacher Scotty Matthews works with a student at Rehobeth Elementary in Houston County, Alabama, on Monday, Oct. This story also appeared in AL.com.

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Training Elementary Groups Report 84

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

A year ago, I wrote “ The Next Pandemic: Mental Health ” for National Mental Health Month, published in May 2020 in EdSurge. Creativity, persuasion, collaboration, adaptability and emotional intelligence are the most-in-demand skills today, according to LinkedIn’s 2020 employer survey. It is now time to update this piece for 2021.

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Education Trends Policies Report 186

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In-person, online, or a hybrid classroom for the 2020-21 school year, there’s no one right way to teach science. Especially in elementary classrooms, make sure you are complying with all recommended methods for safe storage. What do I do for elementary school kids? By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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STEM Outcomes Data Elementary 70

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel, Digital Promise is supporting innovative elementary and secondary school teachers through the HP Teaching Fellows. Apply to be a part of the 2020 HP Teaching Fellows here. Challenge Based Learning – Mini Challenge.

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Learning Strategy Guidelines Secondary 192

Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

Yet despite that esoteric reputation, Montessori methods aspire to similar outcomes as many others in education: to help children develop agency and independence, often through hands-on learning and open-ended, collaborative activities. In 2020, Higher Ground added 27 campuses to its network of schools.

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Education Company Training Industry 158

Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2023

The elementary music teacher was burned out and so very tired, following years of feeling increasingly overburdened and bulldozed by students and administrators alike. She says the job requires organization and people skills, both of which she also needed to be a successful elementary school teacher. “I labor force, at 44 percent.

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Company Survey Elementary Classroom 184

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Jayla goes to Columbia Middle School in Aurora, Colorado, a school that doesn’t just have one counselor on hand, but a full mental health team — plus teachers who have received training in how to respond to mental health issues. They discuss topics such as bullying, toxic friendships and how to say sorry.

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Report Training Elementary Survey 138

ExcelinEd

JULY 23, 2020

As schools across the country grapple with how to safely re-open, we are still learning about the educational experiences of students and parents throughout the spring. Perhaps we can learn from some of the parent satisfaction trends of Spring 2020. Perhaps they have a reputation for high standards or strong outcomes.

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Assessment Survey Learning Report 58

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 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Suspensions and expulsions plummeted during the 2020-21 school year, as most school districts closed their buildings and put instruction online to slow the spread of Covid. In some ways, the return to exclusionary discipline is a predictable outcome of the chaos of the pandemic. And three days was a lot to miss.”.

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Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 138

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Upper elementary students receive formal golf instruction by a PGA-certified golf pro at the country club, creating a great opportunity to learn etiquette and social graces in addition to a lifelong sport they might not otherwise have access to. We offer experiences and a supportive environment to build their confidence.

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Robotics Sony Student Data Privacy Outcomes 109

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This guest speaker was talking about how to run group interviews, and she, a white woman, was imparting what she learned from years of research with various U.S. populations, including “tips” on how to work with diverse communities. Asians have a politeness norm, so it’s difficult to get anything useful out of them,” she continued.

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Education Groups Study Examples 122

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In education, one of the more bizarre debates of the past quarter century has been over whether more money improves students’ outcomes. And the dismal results of remote learning circa 2020 only reinforce how far ed tech is from delivering on these grand promises. They focus intently on how to gauge progress and measure success.

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Strategy Blackboard Policies Report 111

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

How to make operational adjustments so schools are safe for students and staff. . How to re-engineer the school experience so students reach high academic outcomes, with the same or better proficiency in 2021 as they did pre-COVID. . “We Texas schools are facing two challenges that Commissioner Morath focused on: .

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Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

If we don’t get a correct outcome the first time, we learn how to build on it and do better. In one of his first tasks as Superintendent, the 2017-2020 Strategic Plan, Dr. Davis lays out his vision for partnering with families, staff, and the community to make Richland Two the premier school district. About the Host.

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Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Meeting Advocacy 80

Educator Innovator

JULY 11, 2018

Fifth graders from Sherman Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington, spent much of the 2017–18 school year investigating the health of the Salish Sea. Since Sherman Elementary adopted project-based learning as a key instructional strategy three years ago, students have gotten used to presenting to public audiences. How To Start.

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