The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We get what we educate for. That’s why it’s time to educate for the future we want: healthy, just and sustainable for ourselves and for generations to come. In early grades, connecting children to the places where they live helps them learn to take care of those places — so the places can take care of them over time.

Education 106

Education Academic Standards Social Media Report 106

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

As the new school year begins, elementary school teachers are now able to access a new, free online artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to strengthen their math instruction and help students learn at higher levels. Next page: Educators react to the new AI resource).

Tools 81

Tools Academic Standards Elementary Software 81

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. Imagine is owned by Weld North Education, a private equity firm that has amassed a portfolio of more than 10 education technology companies over the years. The other slipped by the newswire with little more than a peep. Later, as the U.S. and Russia.

Kaplan 65

Kaplan Common Core Education Company 65

techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

For teachers implementing an activity centers-based classroom, library, or makerspace, this new guide provides 10 lessons that embed the KIBO philosophy of “Build – Art – Code – Play” in student-directed, discovery-based learning experiences. Educators who have tried the activities have found them effective and engaging.

Robotics 40

Robotics Academic Standards Education Libraries 40

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. April 27, 2016 Photo: By Michael Clevenger, the Courier-Journal. Reframing expectations. But we do.”.

Common Core 53

Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 53

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Social-emotional learning is a growing need for schools across the United States. Keep reading to learn about 3-must haves for any social-emotional learning solution that will build a student wellness program that hits goals and truly grabs students’ attention. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

Learning 392

Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 392

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michelle McLaughlin said Michael’s education did not prepare him for college or career. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. Our son’s education was a waste. Future of Learning.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

This story is part of a series from EdSurge Research on how schools are redefining student success using MyWays , a framework created by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). The state of New Hampshire has been gradually shifting toward competency-based education (CBE) for two decades. This work is supported by NGLC.

Assessment 77

Assessment Elementary System Academic Standards 77

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

At some point in your child’s education journey, you’re going to feel the need for tutoring. The internet and the rapid technological improvement are making the world a little bit smaller and are eliminating barriers to learning. Effective communication is key for your child’s learning experience.

How To 150

How To Company Digital Citizenship Academic Standards 150

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. In the last decade, educators have focused on boosting literacy skills among low-income kids in the hope that all children will read well by third grade.

How To 82

How To Common Core Elementary Report 82

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. If the history of education has taught us anything, it is that education is a human process.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Achieve3000 is the leading literacy solution in blended learning programs today, specializing in cloud-based, differentiated learning solutions for school-aged youth as well as adult learners. We are looking forward to supporting Virginia Beach’s students and parents, as well as their dedicated educators, with this new initiative.”.

Blended Learning 0

Blended Learning Secondary Differentiated Instruction Academic Standards 0

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In one back room at Skyline High School, you can learn all you need to know about St. For that biomedical project, students had to create a probe and learn to maneuver it sight unseen from behind a curtain on the box’s opening to procure a sample from the intestine/bike tire. “We Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sylvester. LONGMONT, Colo. —

STEM 100

STEM Report Robotics Company 100

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities. What is Seesaw? Who can use Seesaw?

Google 98

Google Android Video Accessibility 98

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

Educators often wonder how they are going to meet all the demands of Common Core. One important point is that the standards require more depth and less breadth. Meeting these standards can be done by doing less, not more. First, let’s look at what the standards mean by more “depth.” by Renee Rubin , Ed.D.,

Common Core 40

Common Core Strategy Elementary Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Related: When a hyped school model proves difficult to replicate.

Elementary 66

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 66

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Ron Smith (left), a middle school network superintendent in Oakland, speaks to Jaime Aquino of New Leaders during a “learning walk” at a local middle school. What’s the learning objective today?” What were kids learning?” Photo: Jackie Mader. OAKLAND, Calif. — one superintendent asked a group. This was the warm up?”

Training 76

Training How To Survey Academic Standards 76

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In the last decade, educators have focused on boosting literacy skills among low-income kids in the hope that all children will read well by third grade. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

How To 39

How To Common Core Elementary Survey 39

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

Esteves, age 10, is a fourth-grader at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark, N.J., This put the small school and its 494 students in the 8th percentile of elementary schools in the state of New Jersey. Claudia Pinheiro, a fourth-grade teacher at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark. and a native of Puerto Rico.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Assessment Academic Standards 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

. — When Mary Fair became a teacher in 2012, her classes often contained a mix of special education students and general education students. Placing children with and without disabilities in the same classroom, instead of segregating them, was a growing national trend, spurred on by lawsuits by special education advocates.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

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. born and raised.

Common Core 40

Common Core Data Elementary Groups 40

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The IBM Foundation has launched a free, online software to transform the way K-5 teachers prepare math lessons and help students learn. Teacher Advisor then dips into its library of 1,000+ videos and lesson plans, all based on national standards and vetted by top educators. Sign up takes 30 seconds.

Software 134

Software Elementary STEM Academic Standards 134

MindShift

APRIL 27, 2015

There’s a wide age range for learning to read,” said Nancy Carlsson-Paige on KQED’s Forum program. Carlsson-Paige is professor emerita of education at Lesley University and co-author of the study “Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose,” which criticizes the Common Core standards for kindergarten.

Common Core 28

Common Core Academic Standards Assessment Meeting 28

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice. Scott has served as a member of US House of Representatives since 1993 and currently serves as the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor , where he works to advance an agenda that improves equity and quality in education. Throughout his career, Rep.

Secondary 52

Secondary Academic Standards Instructional Materials Elementary 52

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

That was how bubbly Apple employees, decked out in the green-and-yellow outfits that matched the colors of Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago, welcomed arrivals to the company’s highly-anticipated education event this morning. Bells signaled transitioned time between hands-on workshops led by educators. K-12 education market in 2017.

iPad 132

iPad Chromebook Education Company 132

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

By “messy,” Kwan means two things: both the appearance of the classroom and the style of inquiry and learning that students must adopt in order to thrive during making lessons. “If When they’re engaged in making activities, students are learning, but “learning just looks different” than the typical classroom, according to Kwan.

Groups 156

Groups Academic Standards Secondary Robotics 156

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

Eliminating school library programs and certified school librarian positions deprive students of rich learning opportunities, jeopardize academic and reading achievement, and perpetuate educational inequities. From Kim Borden’s Plainfield Elementary School Library Reopening Plan and COVID Response.

Libraries 118

Libraries Elementary Future Ready Advocacy 118

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2021

Yet research tells us that exposure to a Black teacher in elementary school can reduce the high school dropout rate for low-income Black male students by 39 percent. There is also a related but largely unseen crisis: the number of underemployed and underpaid educators who can’t become full-time teachers because of systemic barriers.

Dropout 96

Dropout Training Academic Standards System 96

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Students have at least 40 minutes a day to play during what’s called “Play to Learn” time. On a sunny winter morning in Sara Stevens’ kindergarten classroom at Pathfinder Kindergarten Center, 5- and 6-year olds spread out across the classroom learning about colors, shapes, engineering and design. EVERETT, Wash. —

Common Core 145

Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2017

Since earning my undergraduate, Master’s, and Education Specialist degrees in elementary education, and working toward board certification, at Delta State University, I have observed students who have come from a variety of backgrounds. Related: Mississippi tops rankings as ‘highest priority state’ in rural education.

Academic Standards 76

Academic Standards iPad Report Elementary 76

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The district is at a pivotal moment now that a federal court has released it from decades-long supervision of its policies for educating students of color. It has made progress to topple the barriers still holding black and Hispanic students back from the same academic success as white students. Board of Education decision.

Policies 57

Policies Data Elementary Academic Standards 57

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . To see how many factors impact a child’s education. A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . b)(1) and who enroll in an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act, P.L. Digital learning content.

Education 40

Education Secondary Assessment Data 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As someone who has taught high school history, led a school district, and researched the history of school reform along with the use of educational technologies over the past half-century, I found little that startled me in 2017 (with the exception for one event noted below). That was the election of Donald Trump as President.

Technology 79

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 79

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Emily, who loves math and wants to be a pharmacist, said that she’s nervous about how hard the classes may be but that she’s eager for a “better education.” Related: Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked.

Policies 122

Policies Report Groups System 122

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

What started as a treasure hunt had become a logic game in Quitman’s state-funded pre-K classroom, a free early learning experience that’s only recently become available to a small number of students in Mississippi. Early education sets the train in motion for where children are going to end up.”. million funding boost — $3.5

Elementary 60

Elementary Data Training Report 60

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. What does a modern library look like? During an ISTELive session , Kristina A.

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years. Ed note: 2 Pieces for Context– 30 Incredible Ways Technology Will Change Education by 2028 and Curriculum is More Important Than Learning Technology. The focus of that piece was technology, and how it might impact the way students learn in the coming decades.

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement Academic Standards Education Elementary 40