A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. I held monthly meetings with all members of school government across all grade levels giving them an open forum to provide improvement ideas. Advocacy, choice, and voice should occur in the classroom as well as the school setting. What would you add?

Advocacy 150

Advocacy Edmodo BYOD Assessment 150

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

I’m deeply grateful for the support and collegiality of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation over this time, including for allowing me to attend this year’s annual OER meeting. Much of the discussion at the meeting focused on the many compelling benefits of OER adoption and use, including but not limited to cost savings.

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OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

The retention policy is part of a state law passed in 2021 that was meant to boost long-lagging reading scores and stem pandemic learning losses. The school has identified 12 third graders to receive extra reading support, but far more than that could face retention under a new state policy. Mark White, a co-sponsor of the law.

Elementary 114

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 114

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

E-rate 143

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — At a late August meeting in a windowless room at Minneapolis College, a handful of students barely a week into classes sat back on couches, took a breath and marveled that they were there at all. While she was out, two student workers ensured the recovery program room stayed open, emails went out and weekly meetings happened.

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Report Groups Meeting Advocacy 108

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The organization aims to help students overcome homelessness through education, policy advocacy and practical support to educators. “I I think that’s a really important part of this: There really isn’t another system out there that’s meeting their needs. Or of course the pride. It’s school.”

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Report Advocacy Meeting Resources 190

MIND Research Institute

JULY 20, 2023

To answer that question, we must reflect on how disability is represented in the media, the history of disability discrimination, how we frame accommodation policies, the stigma around certain disability types, and more. For example, our accessible meeting standards already need an update to reflect our new learnings about color and contrast.

Education 52

Education Advocacy Accessibility Policies 52

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2022

She’s studying public policy and sociology there, in addition to playing Ultimate Frisbee, starting a chapter of a student-advocacy organization and interning at the Georgia General Assembly for the 2022 legislative session. Alan is now a high school junior taking some college-level courses, including in UX Design.

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Training Study Advocacy Company 154

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Danilo Moreta, a graduate student raised in Colombia, leads a Spanish language section of a plant science course, Applications in Molecular Diagnostics. in the language, but they do want to speak,” said Dr. Reisinger, who this spring will teach a French section of a new course, Global Advertising (there is also a section in Spanish).

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Course Study Report Policies 90

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann. If you’re not familiar with educational research, 6x is a massive effect. .

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Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Overall, about 63 percent of virtual for-profit schools were rated unacceptable by their states in the latest year for which data was available, according to a May 2021 report by the University of Colorado’s National Education Policy Center (NEPC). Related : The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping. Stride Inc., has asthma.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 131

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

It’s restructuring the relationship between a student and his or her institution,” says James Toscano, president of Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust , the nonprofit advocacy organization that is taking the lead in promoting the bill of rights. They are using the pandemic to help support the rest of the policy agenda.”

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Advocacy Policies Conference Data 157

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 4, 2015

And of course those teachers that 1) hardly do anything, 2) join those damned unions, and 3) have huge salaries and summers off. And of course we’ll cut science classes. State department educational policy advocacy: “Evidence-based” or puffery? We can do better! But let’s don’t stop there! Related Posts.

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Advocacy Policies STEM Outcomes 100

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 12, 2022

Will your child appreciate your advocacy when they are overcoming handicaps, obstacles, or just throwing a fit and you hit their face with a slice of cheese? I’m a firm believer in advocacy, but what is the cost of sharing a child’s handicap, illness, or even wearing a helmet as an infant? See: Copyright Policy.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Advocacy Data 100

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs. Pupils with special learning needs due to physical and/or mental impairments who require special assistance to meet with academic success. (Michael Fullan, 2002, p.

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Common Core Assessment Strategy Advocacy 240

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Even with Bennett on board, it can be hard to meet the needs of all the kids and teachers in this low-income, rural district — especially since the pandemic. There’s a lot of trauma, and there are only so many hours in a day to meet with kids,” Bennett said. The phone rings, interrupting the sharing. It’s green,” Tim responds.

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Training Meeting E-rate Groups 103

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I recently attended one of the community meetings discussing whether or not a national open education policy is needed in the US. There were two other meetings I did not attend, so I can’t speak to them. There were very few expressions of doubt about the need for a policy (beyond those I expressed).

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Policies OER Advocacy Education 99

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Others find it nearly impossible to fit courses around work and childcare. Part-time classmates who worked during the day, as she did, Dzindzichashvili said, constantly worried about whether courses would be available at night. Many, like Dzindzichashvili, interrupt their studies because of the cost.

Report 91

Report Course Advocacy Policies 91

The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Of students who have changed their education plans, 15 percent say they will reduce the number of courses or the amount of training they take , another survey, by the nonprofit Strada Education Network, found. Of course, many of these decisions about whether, where and how to go to college are being driven by new financial realities.

Dropout 120

Dropout Report Policies Study 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The model has shaped decades of policy regarding whose literacy is considered vital and worthy of extra help and investment—and whose is not. but the gap between the two scores didn’t meet the cutoff of 15 points, so the girl was not given appropriate reading services in her school. The five-year-old was promptly given an IQ test.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

At a time when parents, politicians and universities all want more students to go to college and graduate on time, the idea of letting them take college courses while in high school seems a great solution. Every well-intentioned policy carries unintended consequence,” said Chester Finn Jr., a former assistant U.S.

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Course Policies Report Study 87

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. His research, teaching and policy interests include urban education, teacher education and the social context of education.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Elementary Report Policies 81

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It will take Chinchon an extra semester to earn his degree, and that’s even after he took courses in the summers to catch up. For these and other reasons, some take courses they don’t need, pick majors they will later change and don’t know what to do when the resulting problems leave them on the brink of flunking out.

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Course Report Policies Study 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Others have combined grade levels to best meet the needs of students. So far, MS 2, , as the school is nicknamed, has personalized its core academic courses by using the Summit Learning Platform, an online resource that has replaced traditional whole-group classroom instruction. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

Personalized Learning 103

Personalized Learning Strategy Education Learning 103

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2019

The practice of holding on to students’ transcripts prohibits them from enrolling in another college, which will need proof of courses taken, and can result in the loss of a job offer. Black women earn just 61 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts, according to analysis by the nonprofit advocacy group Equal Pay Today.

Libraries 100

Libraries Report Advocacy Policies 100

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2019

First, since no company can attend every event, staff should meet to discuss event strategy every year ahead of trade show season. For these meetings, have essential information ready to share. For example, if you need to meet with tech directors and you’re getting classroom teachers, you need to rethink your strategy.

Company 54

Company Industry Meeting Advocacy 54

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

More than two-thirds of four-year university and college admissions officers said in a survey by the National Association for College Admission Counseling that transfer students had become “significantly important” in meeting enrollment goals. ” He managed to finish the rest of his degree in three semesters.

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Report STEM Course Comparison 104

Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 8, 2022

One of the questions I asked at the first committee meeting (all Senators were required to be part of a committee) was why Senators for PT employees (which was the group I represented) were not elected by PT employees. Since 50% of the undergraduate courses were taught by contingents, didn't it make sense that there would be an annual report?

Education 63

Education Industry Advocacy Report 63

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 9, 2022

Of course, this is expected and not problematic. If you are in your head or reacting rashly, you will miss insights and opportunities to meet your students’ needs. #2 3 Develop an advocacy plan . If you are concerned about institutional or district policies, create a plan to address them. 2 Create protocols.

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Exercises Examples Advocacy System 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Credit: Tina Russell for The Hechinger Report Cory Orr’s accelerated training program meets seven hours a day, four days a week; it will take him 22 weeks instead of the usual two years to earn the certifications he needs to become an industrial maintenance technician. And to career-switchers, not surprisingly, faster is better.

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Training Industry Report Company 139

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others. We comply with the rigorous privacy policy set by the Summit Learning Program and have signed the Student Privacy Pledge. I am excited by that—and by how different our model and approach here is.

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Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 105

MindShift

JANUARY 13, 2018

Perfectionism seems particularly harmful when one feels pressured to meet unrealistic expectations set by others. Of course, like many of us, teens may feel as if there aren’t enough hours in the day to take on a new responsibility like a lofty volunteer project. “Helping strangers doesn’t need to be on a grand scale.

Survey 65

Survey Social Media Study Advocacy 65

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Teachers visit to observe from around the state and country and the school was featured in videos made for a recent MIT online course , he said. When adopting a proficiency approach, Montpelier teachers jettisoned assignments that once were course staples. Coen likes the new flexibility around assessment retakes.

Learning 90

Learning System Report Outcomes 90

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states. Lillian Pace, senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Policies Education Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2018

What they lack is college-educated relatives, counselors, role models or mentors to make sure they take the courses and meet the deadlines they need to, or who encourage them to think about their further educations. It’s not that they have less potential than their counterparts in predominantly white, more affluent communities.

Report 90

Report Company Study Advocacy 90

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

In lower level classes, some would have to repeat the whole course. This year’s nearly 13,500 eighth graders will be the first students required to meet the changed requirements, which are being phased in gradually. Students must demonstrate mastery of pre-identified skills to pass a course.

Education 0

Education Report System Course 0

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It seemed an uncontroversial ask — of course I wanted his class to have the supplies they needed for the year. The Title I program identifies what fiscal resources schools need, but Congress hasn’t allocated enough resources to meet those needs. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

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Secondary Report System Advocacy 72