Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

Still, Brendan Kelly, an Apple Distinguished Educator who teaches at Wilson Elementary School in West Allis, Wisc. These apps can also feed data back to teachers to show students’ progress. There were rumors leading up to the event that Apple would reduce the price of its iPads to as low as $259. That didn’t happen.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The elementary school might evolve. Modern learners must consume, evaluate, and integrate constantly changing data in highly-dynamic and visible contexts. Which means the codex of academic standards that drive public schools today must change in quantity, scale, and function—or fall into the background completely.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. But to expect that the Common Core – or any standards – alone will move the needle is overreaching, he said. Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works on reading with Tyler Howard, left, and Anthony Diaz, right.

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Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 53

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Seesaw is used by primary grade-level teachers, middle school subject area teachers, elective teachers, and after-school program teachers, but it's most often used in elementary schools. Seesaw Skills view allows users to keep track of student proficiency on any given skill or academic standard.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. On a recent spring day, Maritza Cleary’s third-grade class at the district’s Prairie Oak Elementary School tackled math pictographs. BERWYN, Ill. —

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How To Common Core Elementary Report 81

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. This summer, in fact, we finished the two-year opt-in period for blended learning at the elementary level. We've rolled out other programs this way.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

As is often the case, there was singing going on in Room 2 of Kenwood Elementary one Friday afternoon. A burgeoning population in Kentucky of students who are learning English combined with the adoption of more rigorous standards means efforts like Ogbe’s are ever more important.

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Common Core Data Elementary Groups 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Secondary school superintendents joined their counterparts from the elementary school level to compare notes across schools, hoping to identify common problems and patterns. Be careful of making assumptions because you might be missing important pieces of data.”. “There has to be a focus on helping these folks get better.”.

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Training How To Survey Academic Standards 76

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

In our recent book, Less is More in Elementary School: Strategies for Thriving in a High-Stakes Environment, we suggest a variety of ways to find the time required for the in-depth teaching and learning needed for the Common Core Standards. Combine Assessment Prep Into Daily Learning. ” The big idea? Renee Rubin, Michelle H.

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Common Core Strategy Elementary Assessment 40

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

One way the district is applying this standard is via “number talks,” a math practice that encourages students to discuss and critique math solutions, helping kids develop into flexible and creative mathematical thinkers. One of the biggest roadblocks, experts say, is the disconnect between preschool and elementary school math curriculums.

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How To Common Core Elementary Survey 39

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Interoperable data system . System that uses common, established structure such that data can easily flow from one system to another and in which data are in a non-proprietary, open format. Student-level data . Student performance data . Local educational agency . Low-performing schools . On-track indicator .

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Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Although she earned a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate in math instruction for both elementary and middle school, she never had to take a class about students with disabilities. The school serves about 930 students, nearly 20 percent of whom have a disability, according to state data. No one taught her these strategies.

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Training Elementary Report Course 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.” They had taken out all the fun to make it more academic,” Turtzo said.

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Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

This story about school segregation was produced by The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that provides free news, data and events on Texas public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. It was reprinted with permission. And they are more likely to take classes and tests meant to prepare them for college.

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Policies Data Elementary Academic Standards 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

I think we took for granted before what 4-year-olds were capable of doing,” said Quitman Lower Elementary Principal Amanda Allen, listing some skills the youngest learners are impressing her with: advanced vocabularies, number recognition, self-motivation. It’s really only on us, what we limit or enable them to do.”.

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Elementary Data Training Report 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

The new policy stands to degrade academic standards and exclude students based on race, she argued, calling it “a backdoor attempt to dismantle the exam school system altogether.” ” “Covid is a fake cover story for those who want to kill the exam.”

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