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. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers. Timed tests?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To arrange group discounts (see below), to submit a purchase order, or for any registration difficulties or questions, email admin@library20.com. You can pay by credit card, and you will receive an email within a day with information on how to attend the event live and then your permanent access to the event recording.

Libraries 73

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A recent report on reading performance from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that 63 percent of students in 4 th grade are reading at a “basic” or “below basic” level. Tapping Your Interest Groups. Fortunately, schools have powerful allies and interest groups already built into their community.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. The pandemic unleashed “tremendous interest” in revisiting assessments, said Jean-Claude Brizard, president and chief executive officer of Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization that promotes innovation in education. And Daniel A.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them. They are notoriously difficult for schools to serve effectively for two reasons, say advocates, parents and some educators. Photo courtesy of Joe Orrechio.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. Third graders must now pass the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, at the end of the year to avoid repeating third grade. Because it is just one assessment.” NASHVILLE, Tenn. We have to do more.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

More focused, community-based assessments may do a better job at capturing some of these more subjective measures than the large-scale national models currently in use, Anderson said. They’re not teaching their children how to interact with each other,” Lott said. That’s not setting our students up for success. Read more here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

Then, being announced today, is " Library Advocacy: Everyday Marketing Tools and Techniques " with Dr. Sue Alman on February 21st. To submit a purchase order, or with any registration difficulties, questions, or interest in group rates, contact steve@learningrevolution.com. More details on both are below. in Security Management, a B.S.

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edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2022

Dr. Danielle Thompson, President and Founder of the Transformative Reading Teacher Group, recommends beginning with an honest discussion of what the student data shows and how the results can be improved. In a similar way, progress monitoring without over-assessing is crucial for the continued evaluation of student achievement.

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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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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

She is the vice president of advocacy and engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, which today released a new report examining the privacy and security policies of 15 commonly used video-conferencing apps. Many did not have the time to put a lot of diligence and time into assessing the tools before using them.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The organization aims to help students overcome homelessness through education, policy advocacy and practical support to educators. “I But the district often struggled to communicate with homeless families about how to use them. on a 2021 strategy to assess and fill the needs of homeless families. It’s school.”

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The teacher dispatched him to a low-skill group. “It For those who continue to struggle in school, the ideal instruction is one-on-one or in a small group with a trained teacher who provides intensive and systematic assistance in making connections between written words and sounds. The studies came just as the U.S.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. Now, with far more applicants in the pipeline, “I only see pre-hiring assessment gaining momentum,” Price said.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

However, there are specific behavioral and reading indicators that can alert teachers to the need for assessment and support. Self Advocacy and Resources for Students. That way, teachers know how to tailor instruction and help students find resources. Intervening Effectively. cause-and-effect, problem/ solution structure, etc.),

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Creger was showing the students how to read by using phonics, which teaches children the relationships between letters and sounds. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed one-third of fourth graders in the state performing below the basic reading level in 2019. Erin Roberts, a teacher leadership specialist.

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Elementary Report Training Advocacy 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2020

Advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country.” This week of legislative advocacy with CEC has me revved up for more grass-roots advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country. Let's get together and discuss how we all CAN make a difference! We will discuss how to "focus on the focus.:

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The group is made up of 60 national organizations that advocate for increased investment in the $1.1 We hope that the Department will implement the SSAE block grant and support the programs and services that provide direct educational benefits to students,” the group wrote in a letter to Congress last month. billion SSAE grant. “We

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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. Reformers said kids weren’t getting a well-rounded education.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog.

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Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 67

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog.

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Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

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MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them. They are notoriously difficult for schools to serve effectively for two reasons, say advocates, parents and some educators.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 1, 2023

mini-conference, we will examine the current trends in censorship and explore solutions for how to promote our principles in an era of increasing polarization. She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog.

Libraries 76

Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 76

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. The first group of tutors was placed in Title I middle schools, in which low-income families make up at least 40 percent of enrollment.

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Study Data Report Elementary 136

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

After a baseline assessment identifies strengths and weaknesses, there should be explicit and systematic instruction, with metrics used to monitor progress and inform teaching. She previously operated an independent education consulting group in North Georgia focused on achieving and maximizing student success.

Learning 87

Learning Training Advocacy Strategy 87

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Pam: One of the things that’s pretty interesting since the last time we talked, Vicki, is that I was part of a group originally in 2010 that started lobbying of superintendents. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

And they underwrote the cost of intensive trainings for teachers to learn about instruction, social emotional learning and how to assess children’s progress. PRE4CLE, a private-public partnership, was established by a group of community leaders who wanted to boost access to quality preschool programs in Ohio’s second largest city.

Advocacy 77

Advocacy Report Social Media Training 77

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The CEO of nonprofit Chicago Beyond will explore “unconventional ways” in which her group has helped children overcome trauma and build the networks and supports they need. Media Lit: A Make-or-Break Competency for Teachers : As students engage more and more with media, how are they to make sense of what’s reliable—or not?

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 102

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

When I start with a new group of students, the design is tight. I also add particular group activities that help kids develop these skills, and use rubrics, like those found on the Buck Institute for Education website, to help them assess their own ability to collaborate, etc. Many adults don’t know how to collaborate well.

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How To Classroom Social Media Advocacy 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. Jennifer is passionate about community building and how the public library can be central to a thriving community.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

MindShift

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We had some students sort of joking around because they weren’t sure how to handle this. In a white paper out Tuesday , the groups say they do not recommend active shooter training for students. The group Moms Demand Action for Gun Safety in America, part of Everytown, focuses on raising awareness about gun violence.

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Industry Advocacy Training Groups 44

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2016

Education Reimagined, a reform advocacy program that emerged from an unusual coalition of union leaders and reformers, recently highlighted the Cedar Rapids district’s work, and The Hechinger Report spoke with Pickering to learn more about it. I need to teach expository writing to this group this week. You build it as you go.

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Blended Learning Survey Advocacy Meeting 81

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

The National Head Start Association, a nonprofit advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start, convened an Opioid Working Group in spring 2018 after hearing from educators that children in areas hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic were exhibiting an unusually high frequency and intensity of challenging behaviors.

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Training Classroom Report Groups 180

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

But high schools often neglect to teach these students the soft skills that will help them in higher education — like how to study, manage their time and self-advocate. Students with other disabilities, such as autism, may have trouble knowing how to act in social situations. It’s a crisis. Our kids are graduating to the couch.”.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 87