The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

The idea for the new program was to organize Khan Academy’s online library of learning videos and problem sets into a game-like software program to help kids practice skills they need to master. The version of the tool launched this fall focused on late elementary and middle school math, with new topics planned for the future.

Khan Academy 134

Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 134

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. Oakland’s partnership, known as #OaklandUndivided , launched in May 2020. OAKLAND, Calif.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers. Our world is digital literacy now.

Digital Divide 141

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 141

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. And a specially trained coach is in the thick of it, orchestrating it all. The games are clear, organized and inclusive.

Elementary 148

Elementary Training Groups Outcomes 148

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“I tell them not to read at the same pace that your neighbors are reading, not too loud that we’re distracting someone, but just enough that you can practice your reading voice,” the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said. “So No testing took place in 2020, so the scoring is based on the prior two years.

Elementary 77

Elementary Report Training Groups 77

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

NEW ORLEANS—Before the 2020-21 school year, Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools, had never considered leaving the profession she loved this early. By the end of 2020, the 44-year-old was agonizing over whether the school year might be her last teaching there. This story also appeared in Time. Into a burning house.

Report 143

Report Meeting Groups Data 143

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

McGrath is a K-5 ELL teacher at West View Elementary School, a small inner-city school in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Valdez is a kindergarten teacher at Minnie Mars Jamieson Elementary at Chicago Public Schools. Cambium completed the acquisition of Rosetta Stone in October 2020. I have given my students over 10,000 books.”

Elementary 81

Elementary Education Differentiated Instruction Outcomes 81

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

There, he tutored fellow undergraduates the old-fashioned way, in person, in the library. Then, in the spring of 2020 when the pandemic erupted, Soka sent students home. An elementary school teacher, she was suddenly teaching five-year-olds online. I think the training had been somewhat effective.

Company 91

Company Training Instructional Materials Study 91

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Dropout 102

Dropout Policies Data Report 102

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. USAC online training video series.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

As the start of the 2020-21 school year approaches, states and school districts are wrestling with decisions about when, how and whether school will take place inside brick-and-mortar classrooms. No matter the Day One plans in your local area this fall, every school district must be ready for partially or fully remote school days.

Broadband 140

Broadband Learning Accessibility Outcomes 140

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

At Decatur County ’s Riverside High School, where the foundation has been working since 1999, postsecondary enrollment (including military and technical training) has risen from 24 to 84 percent (95 students). In early September, inside the Summertown High library, Perry wore a print fabric mask featuring the school’s bald eagle mascot.

How To 142

How To Education Report Accessibility 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. on April 10, 2020.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Susan Gentz, a partner at K20Connect, provided a guide to the types of emergency federal funding that became available during the summer of 2020, as well as some of the issues that districts receiving funding will need to work through. Staying Organized and Healthy. Gaggle provides school safety products and solutions to the K-12 market.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. Three days to train about 8,000 teachers in a whole new way of work. ” “Kind of.”

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 11, 2020

Welcome to the May 11 - 17 edition of the 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference schedule. 6:00 PM - Creating an Elementary School Virtual Learning Commons using Google Sites: Session 1 of 3 with Aaron G. The week's sessions are below. To see all sessions submitted so far, and to correspond with presenters, click here.

Conference 34

Conference ePortfolio Education Learning 34

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Laura Fischer, VP, Learning Design & Content Development, Learning A-Z Looking ahead, I anticipate that in 2024 the generative AI training wheels will come off and propel adoption of this technology. This will necessitate a reevaluation of curricula, training methods, and the development of future-ready skills. Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2020

The rest of this week's 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference sessions are below. 6:00 PM - Creating an Elementary School Virtual Learning Commons using Google Sites: Session 1 of 3 with Aaron G. Join the live broadcast Thursday at 4:00 pm US-EDT here. Recordings of past sessions are listed on the Recordings page.

ePortfolio 35

ePortfolio Conference Learning Groups 35

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 11, 2018

The winning nominator and his or her nominee each win a $20,000 package including one 7000 series SMART Board and SMART Document Camera, 30 Chromebooks, and SMART training and implementation. But I don’t feel we’re really doing enough to draw them in because this is an industry that by the year 2020 that is going to grow to be a $1.5

STEM 176

STEM Industry Company Video 176

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2022

And then, of course, there was the great toilet paper shortage of 2020. I have been a reader of dystopian fiction for years, primarily due to my role as librarian to upper elementary and middle school students. As students returned to the library in person, many seemed lost when it came to choosing books. They’ alone.

Libraries 29

Libraries Social Media Examples Exercises 29

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

Edmentum 121

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 121

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

On the line, Kelly Rodriguez explained that she wanted to move her 6-year-old from a private school to a public one for first grade, but only if a seat opened up at Sunset Elementary School, near their house on San Francisco’s predominantly white and Asian west side. Lau Elementary. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 116

E-rate Elementary Education Report 116

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Laura Fischer, VP, Learning Design & Content Development, Learning A-Z Looking ahead, I anticipate that in 2024 the generative AI training wheels will come off and propel adoption of this technology. This will necessitate a reevaluation of curricula, training methods, and the development of future-ready skills. Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

Conference 80

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 80

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

. — Over the past few months, Nathan Roberts has witnessed dozens of substitute teachers stumble through their first days at Penny Creek Elementary School. He’s encountered subs in the hallway, looking for the library or a place to make copies of classwork. This story also appeared in The Seattle Times. Even before Covid, the U.S.

Training 131

Training Elementary Survey Report 131

MindShift

OCTOBER 20, 2015

But on her first day, she says, “my mentor teacher, she came in, we talked for a few minutes, and she was like, ‘OK, I’ll be in the library from now on.’ Ball spent years as an elementary school teacher and was always praised for being a “natural,” but she says teaching never came easily. And just like that, I was by myself.

Training 28

Training Elementary Secondary Analysis 28

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

This computing device return-and-repair ritual looks different from the end-of-year textbook and library book return that was a staple of decades past. The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent. But it’s increasingly common. But how much money should the MDE request?

Broadband 123

Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 123

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As Jones County leaders will tell you, this dynamic, one-stop-shop of connected solutions and professional learning services positioned the district well to face the unique challenges presented by COVID-19 and the 2020-2021 school year. Nominee: Mark Hess , Mary Helen Guest Elementary School Nominated by: Epson.

Education 109

Education Edmentum Epson Elementary 109

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

Next Tuesday, March 29th, 2002, is our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," which will be held online (and for free). Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future.

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. The world has changed. It is going to be different moving forward.

Learning 80

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 80

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2024

In the case of Vermont, however, we did not have data for 2021-22 and in North Carolina, we had data only for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. We then used a machine-learning library and trained a model with our labeled dataset and used the trained model to predict the remaining incident reports for the same categories.

Comparison 79

Comparison Data Analysis Report 79

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. Maybe you think removing upsetting books from school libraries is the best thing for your child.

Libraries 93

Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma. Inspired by Alexander’s success, educators at Morris Elementary also use Istation’s reports and printable resources to promote academic growth in reading and math.

Education 127

Education Learning EdTech Data 127

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, IL, explained, this isn’t about deciding what technology a district uses. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards. The school streamlined the process and included library card registration with overall school registration. About the Presenters.

Libraries 41

Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

They have not been able to borrow books from the library, take field trips or participate in hands-on learning activities. As an elementary school teacher in Washington, D.C., Alejandro Diasgranados teaches fourth and fifth- grade English and social studies at Aiton Elementary School in Washington, D.C.

Elementary 133

Elementary Blended Learning Report Libraries 133

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Show stakeholders that when investing in technology, you need to examine all costs from the impact on bandwidth to teacher training and student-home access. But since the tech keeps upgrading and evolving, teachers need to receive ongoing training on how to best use the resources to support their students.

EdTech 59

EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 59