Kathy Schrock

MAY 1, 2020

Cathy Weselby, in a March 2020 post on the Resilient Educator Web site , provides a well-stated overview of the important research, history, and methodologies for differentiating instruction in the classroom. One useful survey I found was the NC State University Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Survey Assessment 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Parents and teachers of these students answer surveys every year so that researchers can study them.)

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In a survey , since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health, 35 percent said their family relationships were worse and a majority reported feeling “lonely” and “anxious.” 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health during the pandemic according to one survey.

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Classroom Exercises Survey Elementary 145

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

The Lexile Certification Course and Quantile Certification Course help teachers integrate the measurement frameworks and accompanying tools and resources into instruction, student career planning and parent engagement. . – June 15, 2021 – Today MetaMetrics ® unveiled its new Lexile® & Quantile® Educator Academy.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT.

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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.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But surveying is cheap. By April 2020 they’d tracked down about 225 of the 300 kids from their longitudinal studies who were now 7- to 10-year-olds and 13- 15-year-olds, and sent them questionnaires about their mental health, coping strategies and exposure to stress. They got to work.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2021

One tool that can address these inequities and put families on a path to upward social and economic mobility is the two-generation approach. A consulting firm that helps organizations design and implement transformative projects, ICF, conducted the “Friends of the Children 2020 Caregiver Survey.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Interest in outdoor schools like Sol has spiked since Covid-19 hit the United States last year, according to a 2020 snapshot report from the Natural Start Alliance. They were unable to do a full survey this year, due to the pandemic, so must wait for firm numbers.) Credit: Adria Malcolm for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

A third of school leaders reported an increase in fights among students, and 56 percent said there had been an uptick in classroom disruptions that they attributed to Covid disruptions, according to a federal survey released in May 2022. And the consequences of long-term suspensions can extend beyond the academic and beyond the student.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Cassie Creswell of the nonprofit Illinois Families for Public Schools says surveying students online could undermine the district’s most important tool for getting information that helps avert violence. In 2020, Chicago Public Schools won a $750,000 grant from the U.S. New social media program draws on pilot’s lessons.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

To learn more, read the full executive summary of BYJU’S FutureSchool “Teacher Survey on Bridging the Learning Gap” study here. Respondents for this survey were selected among panel members who have agreed to participate in surveys. comprised of pre-K/elementary (63%), middle (24%), and high school (22%).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since March 2020, MindSpark has impacted more than 10,000 educators across 1,800 schools and districts around the world. I’m also piloting a 6-week program with an elementary leadership club using the tools I’ve learned from mindSpark Learning.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. 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.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. Related: Another tool to improve student mental health? Kids talking to kids. Plenty of students are willing to take on these roles.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

According to that article, there would be 1 million unfilled computer science jobs by 2020, based on estimations from the U.S. In the nine months since the school opened, students—the majority of whom had no coding experience—have progressed from using simple block-based programming tools to now writing code in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In a survey , since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health, 35 percent said their family relationships were worse and a majority reported feeling “lonely” and “anxious.” Coleman Elementary, hasn’t had a suspension in six years, according to the principal.

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Exercises Survey Elementary Report 60

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

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Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 50

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Although the majority of educator-preparation programs saw no or relatively small enrollment changes in fall of 2020 and fall of 2021, 20 percent of institutions saw a decline in new undergrad enrollment that exceeded 10 percent, according to survey data from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2023

Research and educator surveys show that young children have been severely impacted by pandemic-related stress and trauma , such as the death of loved ones and food and housing security, as well as limited opportunities for social interaction outside of the home. The simple tools that I have learned have had a big impact,” she said. “We

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Learning Training Report Strategy 115

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2023

Floyd Branch III, a restorative justice specialist for Montgomery County Public Schools, speaks about the practice at an elementary school PTA meeting. In some districts , police, who were banned from campuses in 2020 , have been asked to return. Every student has a tool to manage conflict when it occurs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Perry elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Problems (that we all know about) Educators across the globe are increasingly familiar with the staggering statistics: Between 2010 and 2020, STEM jobs growth will outpace all other jobs at 1 8.7% , leading to an estimated 1.1 “I can barely fix a printer. million computing jobs by 2024.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

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Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2020

Participate in the pre-show voting survey on the question of "K12 Costs and Staffing - What Is the Likely Scenario in the Next 12 Months?" The rest of this week's 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference sessions are below. The topic of this week's show is " Paying for School - Today and Tomorrow."

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We sent out a survey in March of 2020 to teachers and leaders and asked some basic questions. We needed to know what platforms and tools they were using for their digital or virtual instruction so that, when we provided support, we could consider those things. What new tools and mentoring and modeling are you doing?

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Professional Learning Learning Education Study 52

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We sent out a survey in March of 2020 to teachers and leaders and asked some basic questions. We needed to know what platforms and tools they were using for their digital or virtual instruction so that, when we provided support, we could consider those things. What new tools and mentoring and modeling are you doing?

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Professional Learning Learning Education Study 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

To learn more about the use of companion tools like the Logitech Crayon, Rugged Combo 3 Touch and C930e Webcam, sign up for Logitech’s Classroom of the Now webinar on June 23 at 10 a.m. As always, remember that apps and tools are excellent compliments to an excellent teacher. PT or June 29 at 11:30 a.m. Why is this device helpful?

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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. ” Copyright 2020 NPR. ” “Kind of.” And we’ve got WritingCity.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Eli’s mom, Alice Stuart, contacted the school in January 2020 to launch the process to formally evaluate her child for dyslexia and dyscalculia, a math disability. A lot of assessment tools do lend themselves to virtual use. Most of those evaluations were conducted remotely, he said. “A But not all.” But not all.”.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

The following year LifeWay Research surveyed nearly 1,000 churchgoers, and found that 67 percent believed their church was “doing enough” to become ethnically diverse, and only 53 percent wanted to see their church become more diverse. Applications in February 2020 were up more than 200 percent over the previous year.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As schools continue to focus on long-term improvement of their education, implementing a high-dosage tutoring program can provide them with the tools necessary to ensure students’ academic achievement by catching knowledge gaps early, meeting students where they are, and providing evidence-based intensive recovery.

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Survey Data Report Assessment 113

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Offering school curriculum, project-based learning and support for teachers, the program encourages students to begin exploring computer science in elementary school, equipping them with the skills needed for successful careers. I survey my students regularly. However, most will not. My principal uses the term ‘moonshots.’

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Industry Secondary Robotics Survey 154

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In April 2020, as the death toll from COVID mounted across New York City, an elementary school teacher at P.S. 343, the Children’s Lab School, in Sunnyside, Queens, organized a virtual dance party to give her second-grade class some levity. Ibrahim, who lives in the South Bronx, struggled to cope after his mother died of COVID in 2020.

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Training Report Analysis Elementary 91

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

Meanwhile, Ben Kim, a senior at the recently re-named Unity Reed High School nearby, conducted a quantitative survey of around 2,500 Prince William County students. Elementary students told Pressley they wanted more opportunities to interact with their classmates; one fourth grader suggested Zoom recess.

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