The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

According to the 2018 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education , K-3 students receive an average of 18 minutes of instruction per day in science, compared to 89 minutes in ELA and 57 minutes in math. Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science. This story about U.S. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

But Futernick — a longtime educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a teacher educator and a leader of a national school turnaround center — aims to keep the dialogues as civil and productive as possible. Of course for a long time there have been concerns about things like the books kids have access to.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As online schooling plays an increasingly large role in education, researchers say more work needs to be done to understand and address why some families have a harder time accessing the internet. Levy, the paper’s coauthor, said their research adds another element to existing studies on access gaps.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

That’s a major takeaway from a survey of more than 700 teachers in 40 states conducted this spring, just after schools first shifted to remote instruction due to the pandemic. Pacheco-Guffrey, an associate professor of science education at Bridgewater State University who led the survey effort. It’s a social justice issue.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

As a result of homing in on these domains and selecting short, validated measures, it’s possible to keep the questionnaire brief and increase student survey completion rates. Mental Health Screening and Academic Outcomes in Elementary School.” Among these challenges is student mental health. Research in Higher Education , 48, 803-839.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. This allowed us to offer a week of access to the tech lab to two classes at a time.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Allow Users to Access Content at Their Convenienve. The freedom to access class content anytime, anywhere, on any device , is very appealing for both administrators and teachers. . Denise Neeb serves as the principal of Williams Elementary School, a STEM magnet campus in Lubbock Independent School District. by Denise Neeb.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack. shailaja.neela….

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In a Gallup survey of K–12 district superintendents, 67 percent of respondents said the number of new teacher candidates is decreasing; 39 percent said quality is also declining. Using G Suite , both teachers and students can access the content remotely. Videoconferencing tools and online learning environments may be the answer. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

It also examines survey results and statewide policies to understand the extent to which principals have access to high-quality learning opportunities and the role of policies in increasing access. The study’s authors are Linda Darling-Hammond, Marjorie E. Wechsler, Stephanie Levin, Melanie Leung-Gagné and Steve Tozer.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 20, 2020

A recent survey found that the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for teachers, parents and students alike. When teaching online during school closures , remember that each student has a different level of remote access – some might have a laptop, others might only be able to access the internet on their phones.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Since the 2020-2021 school year began, school principals have had to change their learning mode, and top concerns remain safety, attendance, funding, and learning loss, according to a survey from National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Earl Franks, Ed.D.,

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. Virtual offerings like these could play a key role in increasing access, which is particularly helpful to youth who have limited resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At my elementary school in the Bronx, 86 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-priced school lunch. Use surveys to check on basic needs like access to food. Once a week, we used an app called Kinvolved to text families a survey checking in on access to food, technology, and wi-fi.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It uses survey responses from principals of nearly 2,700 P-12 schools to take the pulse of myriad issues that affect students and how schools operate. However, 39 percent of schools reported that lack of access to licensed professionals and mental health funding were major roadblocks to their efforts supporting student mental health.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

” Yet, national surveys of writing indicate that teachers beyond third grade spend little time on explicit writing instruction. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). ” Dr. Novak and I wholeheartedly agree!

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

In the first weeks of school, some teachers engage with parents via email and online surveys to figure out the best way to communicate and give parents advice on how they can be involved with their students’ learning. Make Information Easy to Access With the Cloud. Let Parents Help Design Your Communication Tactics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Grade and send feedback.

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Moodle Digital Badges Edmodo Classroom 253

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

Called “ Elementary and Middle School Opportunity Structures That Factor into Students' Math Learning ,” the report investigated student tracking, teacher qualifications and support for struggling students in four states: California, Florida, New York and Texas. Some of the dissimilarities in the report are mysterious.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Michael Williams, an assistant professor in the MU College of Education and Human Development, analyzed a nation-wide survey conducted by Harvard University that asked nearly 16,000 college students if they attended a college-run STEM Career Day while in high school.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It is one example of the many community services that a majority of public schools are now providing, according to a federal survey. That’s up from 45 percent a year earlier in 2022, the first time the department surveyed schools about their involvement in these services.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But it’s also important to note that the whole range of scale scores was represented in the survey results, so we did have some students who reported frequent or extreme anxiety about climate change.” There appears to be yet another to add to the list. Photo courtesy of Perkins&Will.

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Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 177

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. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Grade and send feedback.

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Moodle Digital Badges Classroom Edmodo 195

Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Media literacy’s simplest definition is “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms.”[3] The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Mobile students. Preventing security and privacy issues.

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Mobile Learning Mobility Classroom Tablets 183

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Making tough choices Later this year, the final round of federal pandemic funding, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will expire, leaving school budgets uncertain in many districts. Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. Regardless of income, families will have access to top-notch early schooling. The plan is that the $2.7 It will be the largest universal prekindergarten program in the country.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2023

iteach will also help us recruit in our most high-need areas, which include special education and elementary.” While they’re enrolled, they have free access to the Teaching Channel professional development platform and test prep from Passage Preparation. To date, iteach has helped more than 20,000 teachers become certified.

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Survey Elementary Resources Accessibility 95

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2018

A recent Scholastic survey of kids and families’ reading behaviors shows that only 39 percent of children ages nine to 11 read for fun most days of the week. Reading and writing for fun outside of school are related to success in school, and the upper elementary years are often when these lifelong habits are cemented.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

After three months, Alex finally told me that he did not have internet access at home. Worse, as I began to make more discreet inquiries, I learned that I had many more students with internet access issues. This proactive approach helped build community support and engage others with our access challenges.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Redland Elementary.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

To gauge the nation’s reading readiness, Age of Reading surveyed more than 1,000 parents and 1,000 teachers of children ages 2-12, reporting on children’s access to books, their reading habits, and major obstacles to developing confident and strong readers. Many children lack access to books, especially high-quality books.

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Survey Libraries Elementary Accessibility 106

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

Though there are a number of strong language programs across the country, a 2016 report published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences showed evidence of declines in foreign language course offerings in elementary schools and middle schools over the years.

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Education Study Course Elementary 162

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2022

A nationally representative survey conducted earlier this year by the RAND Corporation found that 85 percent of principals are experiencing job-related stress, compared with 73 percent of teachers and 35 percent of other working adults. But what about the principals? Part of that was retirement, but part of it was they were just burnt out.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

Over 40 years, she’s developed strong views on what’s wrong with American math education, but one problem has rankled her since she first walked into a classroom: unequal access to higher-level courses. I wish I had some magic bullet solution but haven’t found it yet. And I have been looking for four decades. So did the issue of U.S.

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Survey Common Core STEM Education 134

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Several edtech products and platforms are also aiming to simplify the process for teachers so that accessing actionable information in a student’s’ learner profile is as timely and seamless as possible. This brief survey helps students identify their character strengths. Student Starting Point Survey. More to Explore.

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