The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Turning around struggling high schools is the toughest work in education reform. But these last few years it’s really been a big turnaround in the school … they really are pushing us toward higher education.”. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 16, 2015

Like push-ups, wind sprints, and weight training are physical actions that help train an athlete’s body, what kind of cognitive actions train a learner’s mind? Using “Universal Strategies” So how can this help you as an educator? Identify the primary and secondary causes of a problem.

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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.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Maybe, we need to look at educators in a new context of what teaching really is in most schools, and whether it should be given cultural, economic and technological change. They deliver specific chunks of knowledge that are outlined by academic standards and required by school policy in the curriculum, not random tangents of knowledge.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

A Question on Testing When building the new tests, PLTW gathered panels of industry experts, educators and psychometricians, or scientists who study how to make tests fair. To infuse both real-world scenarios and academic standards into the new exams, as well as topics like leadership that college admissions reps would care about.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

We were similarly awed to get a firsthand look at the work of educators from more than 10 districts—from Los Angeles to San Diego and up to the Inland Empire—who are devising smart ways to deploy new tools and practices in their schools. Teachers need to have some time to be excited, but quickly that novelty must also be tied to academics.

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Technology Education EdTech Future Ready 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

Educators and experts say such programs may engage disengaged students, increase graduation and attendance rates , and help students develop career goals at an earlier point in their lives. “I However programs like Harwood’s that offer academic credit in core subject areas are rare, Parton said.

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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. Support your educators. A lesson on how to create a podcast. During an ISTELive session , Kristina A.

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