The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. In 2007, administrators were frustrated by the district’s poor outcomes and low graduation rate.

Online Learning 132

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 132

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them.

Assessment 82

Assessment Elementary System Academic Standards 82

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

But here’s the rub: Many of the programs that schools rely on to teach critical coping skills, like social-emotional learning (SEL) , don’t produce positive outcomes for students struggling with a variety of needs. 2 Ensure SEL Curriculum is Based on Industry-Recognized Academic Standards. How is that represented?

Learning 392

Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 392

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. They’re probably going to have poor outcomes,’” she said. But we do.”. And we’ve got to reframe that.”.

Common Core 54

Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 54

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. It is essential you understand how your systems work, how your leaders and teachers feel and act, and what your students need. Individuals have belief systems.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

But in those early days, Fair had no idea how to handle her students with disabilities, whose educational challenges ranged from learning deficits to behavioral disturbance disorders. Over time, Fair figured out how to navigate these situations and talk students “down from the ledge.” No one taught her these strategies.

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Training Elementary Report Course 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

When she dropped out at the end of ninth grade, she didn’t know how to use punctuation or do multiplication. Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school. Throughout her career, Hassan has supported and sponsored bills aimed at improving outcomes for people with disabilities.

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Education Strategy Report Training 111