Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. So therefore, institutions must learn how to serve those students better.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

In terms of young women, school counselors and really all educators can help young women and really all of our students learn more about computer science and technology by thinking about how it intersects with every area of interest. So what are some of the resources that counselors can access that will help them in this area?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! By traditional measures of well-being, America’s children and teens should be doing well.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

After some investigating on my part, I learned that Jason had been with the school district since second grade. Serve the needs of students who required more instruction to succeed but did not necessarily display a learning disability. It is important to note that secondary and elementary assessment systems will be different.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As schools reckon with learning equity, they’re often focused on academic progress. Provide access to integrated wraparound services and supports, which should include partnering with community officials like law enforcement and hospitals to ensure that students receive support wherever and whenever they need it. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Catalyze Challenge was created to meet this moment, with grants funding inventive ideas for career-connected learning at middle and high schools and programs supporting the transition to early college coursework. We’re thrilled to support these bold ideas that integrate career education for all students.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed. Noguera, Ph.D.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding.

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RafranzDavis.com

JULY 1, 2016

I equate this feeling to many…many years ago after visiting New Tech High and learning about PBL. It’s easy to stay out of union based conversations when I live in a state without such advocacy. For real though, every person on earth should have access to shelter, water, energy, food and information.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Our two-month, free, online summit focused on home-based and home-centered learning is growing like crazy. You will want access to this library long-term, I promise! Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Check them out!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Share best programs and practices in advocating for and implementing global learning initiatives with educators around the country and the world. Ireland managed the Embassy Adoption Program, a global partnership program connecting dozens of embassies with DCPS classrooms for a year of cross-cultural learning and exchange.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Yesterday IHE published an article about the “ inclusive access ” programs offered by most major textbook publishers. ” What problem does the inclusive access model purport to solve? . And obviously, both inclusive access and OER are about solving the cost problem. Can you see it?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) or specific learning disabilities often have weaknesses with executive function, which makes it harder to organize their time and problem solve. Skills like knowing how to ask for help or organize a study group “are as important as anything else you’re going to learn,” said Tudisco.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

A child rides a bike on the playground at Global Connections Learning Center in Jackson. billion on elementary and secondary education. Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. Access to technology is another funding-related struggle. “If

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Leave this field empty if you're human: Nearly half of first-generation students who did continue went to community colleges, which spend less per student than many public primary and secondary schools , and where the odds of ever graduating are also comparatively low. Weekly Update.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 25, 2021

Looking through the lens of three district leaders, a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , highlighted how school districts are working with their staff and students to assure accessibility for all. Step 4: Conduct Regular Accessibility Audits. Step 3: Build Staff Capacity.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

“You can talk at people all you want about social skills,” said Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, assistant professor of psychology and director of Project REACH at CSI, “but there has to be an element of doing it for people to learn it. Classes have also discussed self-advocacy, including if, when and how to disclose a disability.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

My college, like many others, requires medical proof of a learning disorder before providing extended time or any other academic accommodations. I also learned that despite my high-financial-need status, I would have to pay for my own evaluation, which averages $3,000 to $3,500 in my state. Little has changed since.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

Almost 40 percent default on their college loans within 12 years, compared to 12 percent of white graduates, The Institute for College Access and Success says. Forty-five percent of Black children go to high-poverty primary and secondary schools , compared to 8 percent of white students. We’re not making progress.

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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. Calling out a child with a behavioral disability in front of the class usually backfired, and made the situation worse. No one taught her these strategies.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Rural communities have unique challenges, ranging from poverty and vast travel distances to a lack of affordable internet access. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Wherever the location, funding is always a challenge for educational leaders.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It’s a common story: the energetic principal who comes into a school, revamps the curriculum, creates innovative learning practices, and then leaves with no sustainability plan. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

To advocate for measures designed to better support students with learning disabilities in higher education. “I That lack of support, according to advocates, comes from the fact that colleges don’t give the same kinds of support to students who have learning disabilities that elementary and secondary schools are required to provide.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

One of the things I’ve learned through this discussion is that some might benefit from the inclusion of a brief disclaimer somewhere on my writing. My long term goals in advocating for OER are to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners and (2) radically improve access to education worldwide.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Inclusive access has already gotten up to acronym status,” he said.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. I’m not leaving you…at least not just yet.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. I’m not leaving you…at least not just yet.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2020

Many of the excluded students “have proven that they have the ability to learn a second language if given the opportunity,” López said. In three cases, including at Sarah Greenwood, the students with these disabilities attend a shadow school of sorts, spending their days learning mostly, or entirely, separate from the rest of their peers.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. But research suggests any housing instability — whether that means sleeping in a tent or a cousin’s basement — harms the ability of young people to learn. Oh no, Mom.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

In the edWebinar, “Strategic Technology Planning and Investment: Priorities, Cost and Impacts in Today’s Learning Environments,” sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , three superintendents shared how they turn their stakeholders into advocates for a sustainable technology system in their districts. Join the Community.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” ” Stephen answers that his goal is access for all, and takes me to task for wanting more. Stephen’s goal is access for all. To me, access for all is a waypoint and not the end point.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

For example, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about the future of learning materials writ large. In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. Now, make no mistake – OER is a means, not an end. Point 1 + Point 2 = ?

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Student outcomes and budget management: Basically, this means schools need to balance their learning goals and desired impact on the students and teachers with a realistic budget. He has presented regionally, statewide and nationally on topics that have a foundation in professional learning communities and innovative schools.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Nearly 90 percent of the school population is considered low-income and nearly three-quarters are labeled English learners, meaning that the state language arts test assesses their reading and writing ability in a language they’re still trying to learn. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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