The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

Summer camps, many of which remain financially fragile after last year’s closures, could see an influx of cash: The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund earmarked $1.2 Related: Twenty-six studies point to more play for young children. billion specifically for evidence-based summer enrichment.

Learning 103

Learning Elementary Secondary Report 103

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States.

Training 151

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 151

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

In addition to online telescope access, this new solution provides elementary through college-level teachers integrated curriculum-based lesson plans that can be used with students and ongoing professional development to help educators easily use the technology. Most schools have microscopes, yet do not have access to telescopes.

Classroom 101

Classroom Elementary Secondary Company 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

6, 2021 – VHS Learning, an accredited non-profit organization empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, has appointed Dr. Yolanda D. in Psychology from Westfield State College, an MSW from the University of Connecticut, a Certificate of Advance Study from Springfield College, and an Ed.D. Boston – Dec.

Dropout 106

Dropout Secondary Learning Course 106

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2022

In a July 2021 report , the two proposed blurring the last two years of high school with the first two years of college to modernize our secondary and post-secondary education and training systems and connect them “more tightly to the world of work and careers,” according to Vargas who, with Hartung, was among the report’s authors.

Education 135

Education Secondary Training Report 135

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

“You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021.

Digital Divide 114

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 114

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Elsewhere, concerns about who gets access to advanced math have led districts to end the tracking of students into different math classes by perceived ability or to remove accelerated classes altogether in the name of equity. That sparked some uncomfortable conversations,” said Witcher, who retired from the district in 2021.

Report 137

Report Elementary Course Secondary 137

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It was called a moderate or significant challenge by 86 percent of the district leaders, ahead of state accountability requirements, supplemental help for instruction (like tutoring), and even making sure that students and teachers had internet access for remote learning. There were no obvious patterns in higher education bills.

Data 175

Data Training Survey EdTech 175

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

CLEVELAND – May 14, 2021 – The federal government has approved billions of dollars of relief funds for schools, but some educators are unclear where the funds originate and how they should be used. Interested schools can access the full collection of resources in the K-12 Funding Champion Toolkit. Since March 2020, the U.S.

Resources 63

Resources eBook Education Libraries 63

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2022

“The University of Colorado at Boulder, in part, doesn’t want to acknowledge that we’re in the Southwest and there’s this whole community here,” said Arturo Aldama, chair of ethnic studies at CU Boulder, “and the notion that we didn’t cross the border — the border crossed us — is as real here as in Tejas.”. “CU percent from 2011 to 2021.

Analysis 97

Analysis Report Data Guidelines 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

With the ability to log into lessons online, students at the secondary level won’t have to miss instruction even if they’re suspended, says Superintendent L. The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Millions of students still face access issues.

Learning 142

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

That, Avida says, gives his tool a leg up in terms of being more accessible to a wider audience. Congregate, built by a Harvard student, is also trying to recreate the group-study feeling through virtual tables and classrooms. It was never secondary for me, as it is for some faculty,” she says.

Coursera 100

Coursera Personalized Learning Learning Blackboard 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

This story also appeared in Oregon Public Broadcasting Hall — who graduated in 2021 with a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Oregon — is the language coordinator for the Coquille Indian Tribe. Studies suggest affordability is one of the leading causes of attrition. That’s because the U.S.

Groups 85

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 85

Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 20, 2023

By the end of this, you should not only be able to start distributing your content, hopefully your current and prospective learners will have easier access to it. For example, if college-going students are your primary audience, your secondary audience (who can be quite influential) could be educational institutions.

Strategy 52

Strategy eBook Social Media Mobility 52

Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 28, 2021

At the same time, my son, who lived and studied in Northern Italy was talking about an unusual illness/flu going around Milan with a dry cough which was turning into pneumonia. A week later, our university called a special meeting to discuss the closing of our university due to a pandemic that they foresaw in the near future.

LMS 45

LMS Course Online Learning Assessment 45

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Auggie had been excited to return to school for his favorite classes — social studies and reading — and Robinson’s robotics club. Outside, landscapers cleared a path in a bank of overgrown kudzu so kids could access the sports field. Recovery in the sense of things getting back to normal is going to take time,” Brashear said.

Elementary 77

Elementary Report Secondary Robotics 77

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

After an investigation of Zacharias in 2021 found him guilty of extensive sexual abuse with misuse of ministry funds, the school librarian at the time alerted me to the allegations; we agreed to remove his work from both my classroom library and our campus library. That “age-appropriate” adjective has some gray area.

Libraries 71

Libraries Classroom Digital Citizenship Resources 71

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The pandemic left students, on average, five months behind in math and four months behind in reading by the end of the 2021-22 school year, with even more significant losses for students in majority-Black or low-income schools. This includes one-on-one support and published resources accessible to the public.

Survey 108

Survey Data Report Assessment 108

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In January 2021, Seage decided it was time to leap into the education field, leveraging the skills he acquired to make a difference at his alma mater, Christopher Columbus High School. Under his leadership, CCHS was one of the first schools to implement Samsung’s Flip 3 whiteboard in 2021. And for Seage, the best has yet to come.

Education 121

Education Learning EdTech Data 121

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In 2020, almost eight million children had diagnoses of anxiety and depression, and in 2021, three in five female-identifying high school students in the United States reported “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.” The stakes are high: two-thirds of children in the U.S.

Training 88

Training Report Secondary Strategy 88

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

They are free for all, online, recorded, and archived at [link] There is also an index that gives a clear overview of all presentations so far and how to access their recordings ([link] Learning2gether events perpetuate the spirit and goals of Webheads in Action. This event is brought to you by GlobalEd Events and TakingITGlobal.

Secondary 73

Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Department of Education Reimagine Workforce Preparation Grant Program - Supporting and Advancing Nevada's Dislocated Individuals - Project SANDI As Nevada State Librarian (2020 - 2021), Tammy Douglass Westergard was a leader in envisioning the dynamic roles of libraries in the future of learning and democracy in America.

Conference 80

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 80

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’re angry about book bans. Maybe you’re fed up with trigger warnings or content warnings.

Libraries 93

Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

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. Reach out to the business community to provide your students with internships, apprenticeships, and access to technology. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

EdTech 61

EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 61

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

Department of Education Reimagine Workforce Preparation Grant Program - Supporting and Advancing Nevada's Dislocated Individuals - Project SANDI As Nevada State Librarian (2020 - 2021), Tammy Douglass Westergard was a leader in envisioning the dynamic roles of libraries in the future of learning and democracy in America.

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

Department of Education Reimagine Workforce Preparation Grant Program - Supporting and Advancing Nevada's Dislocated Individuals - Project SANDI As Nevada State Librarian (2020 - 2021), Tammy Douglass Westergard was a leader in envisioning the dynamic roles of libraries in the future of learning and democracy in America.

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

Shivers’ key areas of expertise and professional accomplishments are curriculum and instruction, program development and alignment, program evaluation and opening innovative and award-winning secondary school programs (alternative high schools, early college, and honors programs). Shayla Griffin received her Ph.D. Davis has a Ph.D.

Professional Learning 67

Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 67

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

I’m speaking with Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins, who are co-authors of the book Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking In the Age of Fake News , and also a new book coming out in July 2021 called Developing Digital Detectives. An example that I give all the time is when I was a social studies teacher, I never got past the 1980s.

Mobility 98

Mobility Laptops Video Accessibility 98

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 11, 2021

If you can comprehend the above lines at a proficient reading level, you might be a teacher transitioning out of the 2020-2021 school year. This lesson procedure is intended for secondary students grades 7-12 but could be applicable to younger students as well. How I use digital tools in my lesson procedures.

Tools 78

Tools Assessment Hapara LMS 78

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. We’re headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

EdTech 135

EdTech Industry Assessment Data 135

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

But just over a year later, as she waited for the election results in April 2021, Grant was exhausted. The tax measure that kept Grant at work late in April 2021 first failed in February 2020, just a month after Grant accepted the job as superintendent of Centralia schools. It also failed in August 2020, a month after she’d started.

Elementary 109

Elementary Report Policies System 109

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As librarians, our job is to not only give students and teachers access to resources they need to succeed, but to be their guide when choosing these resources. During the 2021-2022 school year, the Reading School District saw over 13,000 ebooks and audiobooks checked out through the Sora K-12 reading app. Who is the modern librarian?

Libraries 95

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 95

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That would be by April 30, 2021.) He emphasized that school buildings provide not only instruction but also access to meals, resources and other important services that are difficult to deliver remotely. DeVos was not in favor of extending that waiver into 2021—and neither, it appears, is Cardona. Ned Lamont.

Education 218

Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 218

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“A Kayak for Credentials” – Inside Higher Ed on Credential Engine ’s plans for a big database on post-secondary credentials. “ Sprint Rolls Out Effort to Boost Student Connectivity, Tech Access,” says EdWeek’s Market Brief. New study finds big declines, then progress.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48