Reading By Example

AUGUST 19, 2015

I imagine the beginnings of this book idea came about from a conversation between Thomas Newkirk, editor at Heinemann, and Alfie Kohn, frequent commentator on education, that sounded somewhat like the following: Thomas Newkirk: Hey Alfie, what are your thoughts on writing another book for Heinemann? Alfie Kohn: Hmm, I don’t know.

Guidelines 28

Guidelines Outcomes Elementary System 28

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

Eliminating school library programs and certified school librarian positions deprive students of rich learning opportunities, jeopardize academic and reading achievement, and perpetuate educational inequities. From Kim Borden’s Plainfield Elementary School Library Reopening Plan and COVID Response. Lady Gaga is always right.

Libraries 118

Libraries Elementary Future Ready Advocacy 118

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.” That this is how a venture capitalist would characterize the future of education is, nonetheless, quite notable. “Why is there a slide about Peloton? Is this really a trend?

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A Center for Public Integrity analysis of district-level federal education data suggests roughly 300,000 students entitled to essential rights reserved for homeless students have slipped through the cracks, unidentified by the school districts mandated to help them. based nonprofit focused on homeless education. Data disclosed in U.S.

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Analysis Policies Report Advocacy 68

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 4: Conduct regular accessibility audits.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Educators also learned ways to prevent and intervene in tough situations through research and training, via de-escalation strategies to resolve unsafe scenarios, along with conferencing skills that allowed us to empathize with and build relationships among students. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Guidelines Training Advocacy Report 109

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

To do so, we need to build a set of social and cultural literacies via multicultural education, social justice education, and culturally responsive pedagogy that help us navigate difficult conversations, acknowledge and challenge bias and prejudice, create inclusive classroom spaces, and fight for social justice.

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Resources Classroom Video Strategy 98

Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2018

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in December 2018 and is re-posted here with permission. What is the necessary education and/or training? This exercise will help students understand both the educational and training aspects of the career. Self-Knowledge 1.

Handbook 40

Handbook Elementary Data Adobe 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at a White House meeting, March 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. For four years, opponents of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos deplored her private school priorities, so it was hardly expected she’d be hailed as a hero for a sudden epiphany disassociating herself from President Donald Trump and resigning.

Advocacy 129

Advocacy Education Guidelines Policies 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

An elementary schooler in the same district couldn’t access a picture of record-breaking sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner to add to a writing assignment. Students have been blocked from going to websites that web-filtering software categorizes as “education,” “news,” or “informational.” Do we really want that to be the case?

Social Media 69

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 69

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

And she doesn't like it when the media “use my name as clickbait or try to make it all about me”—education, she says, is about students and families. That’s how the Education Secretary opened a recent talk to a room full of education journalists at the Education Writers Association annual convention in Baltimore.

Guidelines 63

Guidelines Advocacy Secondary Policies 63

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But she was relieved of the duty when Jacob graduated from his Head Start preschool program and enrolled in a Durant Public School District elementary school. As part of his special-education program at the new school, Jacob was still entitled to continue his weekly therapy sessions. His school was supposed to provide transportation.

Advocacy 78

Advocacy Elementary Report Training 78

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Some blame their teachers, some blame the textbooks, some blame the state for not prioritizing public education funding. She was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, in Yazoo County, and now teaches there, at Bentonia Gibbs Elementary. Related: Getting beyond ‘hatred and bitterness’ will improve education in Mississippi.

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Study Report Analysis Course 87

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

The family had just moved and now has to wake up earlier to make the half hour drive across town to Jaslynn’s elementary school, which is in their old neighborhood. one early-March morning for the half hour drive to Jaslynn’s elementary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was 8:38 a.m. the night before.

System 128

System Accessibility Report Policies 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

This story about climate change and education was produced as part of the This story was produced as part of the nine-part series “Are We Ready? Meanwhile, even textbooks that are designed to be sold in states that follow the 2013 guidelines, known as the Next Generation Science Standards, have been slow to catch up. Science standards.

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Pearson Guidelines Company Study 128

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. ” Many educators were angered , insisting that this wasn’t their fault. I get that.

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Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71