The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Boaler first drew fire from critics in 2005, when she presented new research claiming that students at a low-income school who were behind grade level had outperformed students at higher achieving schools when they were taught in classrooms that combined students of different math achievement levels. Teachers loved it.

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Policies Data Study Course 136

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

and some handy study tips. 2, 2024 with a story about college applications. However, many colleges may not realize that the study never looked at how to help students pass college algebra, an important prerequisite course. I was surprised that those were not among the most popular stories. I’ll be back again on Jan.

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Data Study Report Analysis 87

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Leaders across the country are confronting the need to prepare a new, diverse generation of STEM workers. And that can then set a stronger foundation for a STEM major in college and a high-paying career after graduation. Not only are far more DISD students enrolling in advanced math, but those classrooms are more diverse.

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Accessibility Policies STEM Report 101

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Students in Germany can embark on apprenticeships directly after finishing general education at age 16 in grade 10, attending vocational schools that offer theoretical study, alongside practical training at a company. And there’s not only apprenticeship or university, there are some studies in between.” But is it all just branding?

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Training Report Company Study 123

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2024

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Our conference schedule is now posted (see below). CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: The following is the conference schedule.

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Libraries Conference Robotics Data 48

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this show, AR/VR guru Rachelle Dené Poth delves deep into the transformative potential of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom. You're still a teacher in the classroom, though, right Rachelle?

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Microsoft Technology Conference Classroom 256

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

There’s untapped potential among people who work in schools right now, as classroom aides, lunchroom workers, afterschool staff and more, the thinking goes, and helping them become teachers could ease the shortage that’s dire in some districts around the country, particularly in rural areas like this one. What if we eliminate the question?”

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Elementary Report Training Classroom 84

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works. And another study found that intensive tutoring had major positive impacts on math gains among high school students. Another is studying inequalities.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

A Harvard study from 2016 sorted through almost 200 well-designed experiments in improving education, and found that frequent one-to-one tutoring with research-proven instruction was especially effective in increasing the learning rates of low-performing students. One student is studying surface area and three-digit multiplication.

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Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is a super cool app that encourages problem-based learning and STEM skills for students. Introducing Verizon Innovative Learning HQ, an easy-to-use, free online portal that empowers K-12 educators to bring new ways of learning into the classroom. I wish this app had been around when I was a kid! What is TimePod Adventures?

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STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 73

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — At first, Marie Wilkins-Walker was just happy to be back in a classroom. On the floor below Wilkin-Walker’s classroom, David Thiebeau had begun to notice similar challenges. Related: More studies mark the pandemic’s toll on student achievement. They don’t have the language for it, but they are simply overwhelmed.

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Dropout Chromebook Report System 102

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Here’s what they had to say: In the coming year, K-12 leaders will begin finalizing how they can maximize any remaining ESSER funds ahead of the deadline in 2024 and we can expect clean air solutions to be represented in those obligations. –Cheryl Aquadro, K-12 Vertical Market Director, Johnson Controls. It is all about the balance.

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EdTech Industry Assessment Data 135

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Frederica Wilson has long felt that American teachers are undervalued, an opinion that developed during her time as a classroom teacher, a principal, a school board member and, eventually, as a member of Congress. America’s classrooms are at stake. Even he recently updated his resume, the first time in 10 years.

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Social Media Report STEM Industry 170