eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

As we collectively elevate teaching so that it may sit comfortably alongside other highly respected and important professions, we must think carefully about how to provide higher-quality, effective continuing education for teaching. But we’re not there yet. But we’re not there yet. There’s little question a change is in order.

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Academic Standards Case Study Common Core Policies 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 10, 2021

What would the opposite of the industrial learning model–the existing vision of most public education systems worldwide in the 21st century–look like? ’ The big idea of this post is using nature as a standard for learning, but it also then functions in juxtaposition to our existing model. by Terry Heick.

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Learning Industry Academic Standards Assessment 128

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

While credit recovery is one of the fastest-growing fields in online education, many programs are little more than diploma mills hastening students through the curriculum with insufficient support. The Charter School of San Diego is one of the schools using that program, yet its educational model has drawn praise.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Though the state definition of proficiency is changing, for years proficiency was measured by how many students reached a passing, or “basic” score on the math and English portion of state tests.). Of the dozen or so school leaders interviewed for this article, not one had a definitive answer for why the projections were so inflated.

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Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 72

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

Unlike groups based on race or disability or other factors, English learners are, by definition, a transient group. Students who meet English proficiency standards – and are therefore more likely to do well on the state’s exams – cease to be tracked as English learners. born and raised.

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Common Core Data Elementary Groups 40

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

Making Isn’t Just One Thing We heard from dozens of educators who echoed Kwan’s view over the course of a five month research project to illuminate the experiences and challenges of K-12 educators who incorporate making into their lessons. Feelings of Isolation for a Different Type of Educator The only problem?

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Groups Academic Standards Secondary Robotics 157

EdNews Daily

APRIL 1, 2019

Recently, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo)and Senator Ed Markey (D-Ma) drafted some modifications to COPPA that have the potential to create an catastrophic damage in the Ed-Tech industry, particularly for all publishers and schools who use literally anything on the internet in educational ways. Here is the text of the bill: [link].

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MAY 19, 2023

Earlier this year , I wrote that 2022 seemed to be the year that ungrading really took hold in higher education, and that we can expect its prevalence and influence to increase through 2023. There is no single widely accepted definition for “ungrading” It is a term with several widely diverging meanings.

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Course Report Academic Standards Policies 73

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Insanity In Education: 52 Mistakes We Make Over And Over Again. The context for this one is simple enough–what mistakes do we constantly make in education that hold us back from the best versions of ourselves? Seem to ignore that mobile learning is central to education’s future. by Terry Heick.

Education 40

Education Academic Standards Policies Mobile Learning 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . To see how many factors impact a child’s education. We’ve included most of the definitions they provided, but left a few out that were only narrowly useful. A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . Educators . by TeachThought Staff.

Education 40

Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

And teachers across the country are trying to do just that, using a pedagogical theory known as trauma-informed education, which calls for muted reactions to misbehavior, direct instruction on interpersonal skills, and strong teacher-student relationships. I definitely got more work done.”. The rules changed. He turned 16 on May 9.

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Report Handbook Academic Standards Study 99

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 15, 2015

Definitions of purpose and quality must also be revised continuously. Consider a few of the key ideas in progressive education. Most modern academic standards take a body-of-knowledge approach to education. So then, here’s one take on a new definition for a “good school.” by Terry Heick.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Academic Standards Tablets Mobile Learning 40

MindShift

MAY 25, 2015

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. But educators here saw how behind some of their students were in reading and math, so even at a school linked to the iconic Stax Records, R&B is having to make more room for the three Rs. “We

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Common Core Academic Standards Course Report 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

“The main way I learn is by screwing up and doing it again, which is honestly a lot more interesting and definitely makes it stick in your head a lot more.”. The main way I learn is by screwing up and doing it again, which is honestly a lot more interesting and definitely makes it stick in your head a lot more.”.

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Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 89