eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

classrooms continue to address the immediate needs of students while prioritizing academic progress for all. It showed that ELs had lower test scores than their non-EL peers through their elementary years, but they also made academic growth similar to or at greater levels as their non-EL peers. Portland, Ore. public schools.”.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

By the end of spring 2023, about 40 percent of third graders achieved a “met expectations” or “exceeded expectations” score on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP. Literacy coach Melissa Knapp works in a first grade classroom at Harpeth Valley Elementary in Nashville.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The research examined MAP Growth assessment scores from six million U.S. Achievement was lower for all student groups in fall 2021; however, as our data have illuminated before , historically marginalized students and students in high-poverty schools were disproportionately impacted, particularly in the elementary grades studied.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. Preschool classrooms with behavioral consultation services, such as Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC), have recorded significantly lower expulsion rates.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Students can co-create curriculum and their classrooms with teachers for powerful learning experiences. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Vicki: Wow.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. A majority of students weren’t mastering the subject, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test that tracks academic achievement. Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The process of assessing students for special education can be lengthy and often requires a barrage of assessments including classroom observations, a psychological evaluation and academic tests. Not all districts have complied, said Dustin Rynders, a supervising attorney with the advocacy group Disability Rights Texas. “In

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. At Creekside Elementary in Durham, North Carolina, kindergarten enrollment is down by 35 students. Her son Jordi, who is autistic, had a tough time in his virtual kindergarten class at Toluca Lake Elementary in North Hollywood. Credit: Jenna Conway.

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Learning Elementary Data Report 126

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2019

Particularly for educators in early and elementary education, they have a chance to set the course for how families imagine school and family connections. As a parent of young children, I know for sure that I am doing the very best I can to support them for school success. Identify and articulate student strengths.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Tech Edvocate awards recognize outstanding products in the edtech industry that are focused on advocating for students by catering to identified classroom and learning needs. Lexia Core5 Reading was named the winner in the category for Best Literacy App or Tool. For more information, visit www.rosettastone.com.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. These new assessment systems are a crucial component of personalization.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country struggle to move their brick-and-mortar classrooms to remote online learning environments. As students enter upper elementary and middle school, the focus on executive function strategies declines, so students show up to high school, and don’t know how to take notes or study.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The homework gap isn’t new. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Both Obimma and VonSeggen tutored remotely, but some tutors have come back into the classroom along with the students.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. The district is using multiple measures from the classroom to district level across internal and external categories to determine if students are college and career ready.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week , Excel in Ed hosted Commissioner Morat h and Jennifer Esterline , founder and director of Educate Texas’ Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium , for a deep dive into about the state’s COVID-19 strategy and approach.? ? . Assessing Anticipated Learning Loss. It also : . platform. .

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom. Technology allows teachers to expand their lessons outside of the classroom and make connections beyond their communities. Imperative 5: Create Balanced Assessments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

Steve Steve Hargadon LearningRevolution.com | Library 2.0 | Classroom 2.0 | GlobalEducationConference.org More about this week's guests: Lian Chikako Chang: " I'm a data storyteller. Tasha Ring is a licensed early childhood and elementary educator specializing in multisensory-based methodologies. See you "online!"

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

All students with disabilities need to develop strong self-advocacy and communication skills to make sure they’re getting the supports they’re due, especially in the sink-or-swim real world. They settled on four skills to focus on in the classroom and for students to practice in internships.

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MindShift

MAY 14, 2018

Teachers need to be careful not to engage in any explicit political advocacy in the classroom. You can, of course, direct students to relevant articles from newspapers and blogs, but there are also a host of resources specifically tuned to classroom needs. But take note that my emphasis on discussion here is intentional.

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Both Obimma and VonSeggen tutored remotely, but some tutors have come back into the classroom along with the students.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

This post is a newsletter I am sending home to our elementary school families. Classrooms have already developed instructional plans that address this area. Let me know what you think in the comments! It is hard to believe that November is already here! The community can also play a role in teaching students to be more civic-minded.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Webinar #2: The Elementary-School Years Webinar #3: What Will We Do Now That We’re Learning at Home? EPISODE 9: How Do I Navigate My Family’s Fall Homeschool Options? THE STARTING TO HOMESCHOOL SERIES Webinar #1: Why Should I Homeschool?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. They created a sort of how-to manual for outdoor learning, detailing everything from campus site assessments and classroom infrastructure to case studies and curriculum.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

“In the mornings when students came into the classroom, they would write that they’d brought their lunch or that they were going to purchase lunch in the cafeteria,” she said. When Billy Gibson, 18, was in elementary school, he couldn’t spell his own name. Students at or above proficient reading level.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Yet Civitareale has paid an average of $2,500 out of pocket each time for “extras” not covered by her family’s already expensive insurance, including classroom observations and expert testimony at school meetings. Why are we not making assessments in the schools better and more comprehensive?” It’s asking parents to know a lot.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In elementary school, the classroom teacher often serves that function. In many middle and high schools, an advisory or advocacy program is often included. We worked with an elementary school that had multi-grade wings for long-term personalization. There are concrete ways to implement and assess rigor in classrooms.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Elementary 168

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Different sections provide a PK-12 continuum of skills, identification of priority skills for every grade level, and graphic organizer assessments for the priority skills. A collaborative approach by the librarian and the classroom teacher is by far the most effective way to teach information fluency/inquiry skills and strategies. .

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Members of the NAACP and an advocacy organization called Oakland REACH , started by Oakland parents whose kids attend the district’s lowest performing schools, have coalesced around a campaign for better reading instruction they’re calling Literacy for All. “We We hid under the desk, locked in our rooms, terrified.” .

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Advocacy Elementary Meeting Report 62

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. But it’s also such and easy and simple invitation that all teachers can really do in their classrooms. How can teachers use this question in their classrooms?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2019

Third, combining SEL skills with academic development creates high-quality learning experiences and environments that empower students to be more effective contributors in their classrooms today and in their workplaces and communities tomorrow. And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. SEL exercises.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2022

And while the city is 56 percent white, students of color account for 80 percent of its school enrollment , Before the pandemic, the district’s social workers supported teachers in the classroom with lessons structured around social and emotional learning, helped students and families navigate crises, and connected them with community services.

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Groups Report Meeting Elementary 139

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

He was also willing to look at the overall system, particularly higher ed, to see whether teachers are trained appropriately to deal with so many of the problems that youngsters from urban areas bring to the classroom.”. I went from 25 kids to 600 at Hanover Elementary School … Now it’s over 530,000, but it’s still service to kids.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Many schools embrace technology in the classroom as a route to these students’ hearts. Shelby Villegas, sixth grade math teacher at Whispering Wind Academy Elementary School in Phoenix. Shelby Villegas, a sixth grade math teacher at Whispering Wind Academy Elementary School in Phoenix, is in her third year with Summit.

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