Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

Anxiety about grades and assessments is one of the major causes (outside of ACEs) of student stress.[12] But as an educator, you can provide support through stress management activities, strategies, and referrals as needed. The Science of Early Life Toxic Stress for Pediatric Practice and Advocacy. Fatigue or lack of energy.

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

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

Education 133

Education Assessment Advocacy Report 133

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The strategy worked so well that his teacher moved him to the position of “first reader.” During her first couple of years of elementary school “her nervous system was like a pressure cooker because she wasn’t being given appropriate help,” Chittenden said. For the child, the results were wounding.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

Wittner, along with Renaud Boisjoly, CEO of Studyo, identified and provided valuable strategies for supporting students as they navigate these unprecedented and challenging times with executive functioning skills. Director at Hayutin & Associates, during Studyo’s recent edLeader Panel. Executive Function Overview.

Schoology 53

Schoology Advocacy LMS Strategy 53

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.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

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.

Personalized Learning 71

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 71

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. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

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. .

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In this role, she works to fill current gaps in research, policy, and advocacy to ensure that schools holistically support the well-being and development of students, and especially for low-income students and students of color. She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level.

Education 66

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 66

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Imperative 5: Create Balanced Assessments. Assessments look far different than 10-15 years ago, but it’s not just the switch to computerized testing. Successful schools look at assessments as a jumping off point to evaluate curriculum, teaching methods, student engagement, etc.

Technology 40

Technology PowerMyLearning Learning EdTech 40

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. They soon realized that their strategy for letting teachers put together their own math instruction was part of the problem.

Education 125

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 125

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. Students with other disabilities, such as autism, may have trouble knowing how to act in social situations.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 89

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.

Strategy 168

Strategy Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Elementary 168

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ken Schwartz, a spokesperson for Stride, wrote in an email that the company “does not publicly disclose its marketing/advertising strategies.”). Under a 2018 law in Missouri, for example, virtual schools are paid a prorated monthly cost based on students’ completion of assignments and assessments.

E-rate 127

E-rate Pearson Company Report 127

MindShift

MAY 14, 2018

Teachers need to be careful not to engage in any explicit political advocacy in the classroom. Beyond the Bubble is a project by the Stanford History Education Group that offers primary source learning materials paired with excellent, skills-building assessments, many of which cover labor-related topics.

Advocacy 39

Advocacy Resources Industry Study 39

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , three district superintendents discussed the impact a district cyberattack has on school communities and strategies to mitigate future attacks. Liability is a concern for district leaders that continues to have broader-reaching consequences.

Strategy 87

Strategy System Data BYOD 87

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. When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic.

Study 42

Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Learning from Home: Episode 2 Bring on the Learning Revolution Learning from Home: Episode 3 Creating a New Normal Passion How to Escape Education's Death Valley Building a Culture of Innovation THE LEARNING REVOLUTION SERIES Laurie Santos: Happiness Homeroom: Well-Being Strategies for High School Students (Dr.

Learning 36

Learning Conference Libraries Broadband 36

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When Billy Gibson, 18, was in elementary school, he couldn’t spell his own name. They promote a set of strategies that emphasize comprehension, engagement, and helping children to develop a love of literature. Scores on the National Assessment for Educational Progress showed most students were not reading proficiently.

Training 78

Training Report Groups System 78

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. .

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

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. She was still struggling to read and other kids teased her for it.

Advocacy 62

Advocacy Elementary Meeting Report 62

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Assessment of students has also been transformed in many cases, with a greater emphasis on students’ social-emotional well-being and behavioral characteristics, in addition to their academic achievement. Improving the use of the various types of assessment data is another priority.

Technology 91

Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 91

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2022

During the edLeader Panel, “ Checking In on Behavior: 5 Ways to Improve Student Outcomes with Behavior Supports ,” educators described how their schools and districts address student needs using a five-step Intervention Mapping protocol to structure effective behavior change efforts: Creating firm goals with strategies.

Outcomes 85

Outcomes Survey Data System 85

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After a phishing attack in 2019, the Atlanta Public Schools district hired a private firm to conduct security assessments of its networks to find blind spots and weaknesses, according to Olufemi “Femi” Aina, the district’s executive director of information technology.

E-rate 115

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 115

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Snoopy Snow Brawl is a multi-player coding game that encourages kids to use problem solving, strategy and algorithms in a snowball fight between Woodstock and his bird friends that Snoopy referees. Other features and functionality include interactive puzzles, word-free block based programming, different stages for all learners, and more.

Tools 71

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

A national survey by the advocacy group ParentsTogether found big gaps by income in the ability to access emergency learning. This summer, 3,000 fresh TFA recruits will offer a remote version of Springboard’s reading strategies workshop for up to 9,000 pre-K through fourth-graders nationwide.

Khan Academy 57

Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. Selecting appropriate learning materials, strategies, and content is essential. early childhood education. Tonia Durden, Ph.D.,

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Education Policies System 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Karla Pobke Coordinator Personalised Learning Born Accessible STEM: Making Sure Accessibility is Not Just an Afterthought - Anh Bui Director of Product Strategy for Global Literacy Project-Based Learning: You''re almost doing it already! Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively. So it was with parents at one of the first Basecamp schools, Marshall Pomeroy Elementary in Milpitas, a small city off the southern tip of San Francisco Bay.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Elementary Years ? Testing and Assessment ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ? Defining Success ? Digital Citizenship ? Educational Technology ? Engagement ? Family & Parenting ? Future of Eduction ? Gap Years & Family Sabbaticals ? Global Collaborations ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2019

Eric Sheninger I remember back in 2012 when we began to implement blended learning strategies at my former high school. As technology has evolved so have many of the opportunities inherent in this strategy. Herein lies the impetus of the work at Wells Elementary schoo l the past two years.

Blended Learning 411

Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Learning Advocacy 411

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

The Guardian headline says , “Secret rightwing strategy to discredit teacher strikes,” but it’s not that secret. Via The Washington Post : “The new lesson plan for elementary school: Surviving the Internet.” ” More via The Atlantic and via NPR. ” The Business of Job Training. .”

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. A key strategy is to curate print and digital library collections that reflect student voice, choice, and identity.

Libraries 95

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 95

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

State and federal education leaders have feted Mississippi’s four-year stretch of improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. In the mornings, black kids like Clark rode on yellow school buses to Lexington Elementary; the white kids boarded blues ones that took them to private school. still serves students today.

Outcomes 141

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 141

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sitting beside her, Candy Turner , a retired elementary school teacher who had brought Ziploc bags of pear slices and dried cranberries for the hours ahead, agreed. “I Then it appointed Susie Luckey, a popular elementary school principal, as interim superintendent until June. I think we are in trouble based on what I saw.”

Elementary 138

Elementary Report Meeting Policies 138

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

We’ve run into challenges where legislators are reluctant to pass an unfunded mandate,” said Nicole Gibson, the senior director for state policy and grassroots advocacy at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He said he usually doesn’t handle that many evaluations over the course of an entire school year.

Education 125

Education Policies Survey Training 125

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Taheem Fennel poses for a picture with his mom and stepdad after his fifth-grade graduation ceremony at Bancroft Elementary School. The staff at Bancroft Elementary School suggested counseling, and his mother eagerly accepted the help. Photo: Nichole Dobo / The Hechinger Report. WILMINGTON, Del. He had angry outbursts. Proof Points.

Elementary 121

Elementary Report System Training 121