Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Vancouver Public Schools (VPS) Director of Technology Mark Ray stated, “When students can control and build something and have an opportunity to have a small amount of control, it is powerful for engagement in school and as individuals.” Community Engagement and Advocacy.

Maker Movement 221

Maker Movement Robotics Education Advocacy 221

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

How could school work if teachers only taught 4 days out of a 5 day school week? At elementary schools, we’d have to get rid of the 1 teacher/1 class/5 days equation. One relatively easy option would be for elementary classes to have their normal classes 4 days a week. So let’s imagine.

Secondary 218

Secondary Elementary Advocacy Meeting 218

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

Meeting 0

Meeting Elementary Training Common Core 0

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. Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

Report 145

Report Groups Study Advocacy 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The trigger warning is buttressed by a more hopeful message accentuated in green: “& TIPS on how to deal with that.” Designing for Climate Education Architects designed a rainwater collection system for Springdale Park Elementary School in Atlanta, where it is used as a teaching tool for the students.

Survey 177

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 177

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. After facilitating each PD session, Hurh sends out a survey to attendees.

Training 153

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 153

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.

Competency Based Learning 141

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We To her, it was “heartbreaking.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Librarians may be struggling with how to support kids socially and emotionally, and with assuming that responsibility of how to get kids through this malaise that many now bring to their learning. But, I am hoping many of the questions will focus on students. I asked Barb to describe the project’s history.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom.

Technology 40

Technology PowerMyLearning Learning EdTech 40

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Vicki: But Tom, as we finish up, give us a 30-second pep talk about how to stay motivated this week in our classrooms. We teach people how to live lives. Tom Loud is first grade teacher at Middlesettlements Elementary in Tennessee. Tom: (laughs). Vicki: I just think that’s kind of ironic to me. Tom: Right? Bio as submitted.

Twitter 260

Twitter Company Elementary Advocacy 260

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Public Schools, she realized there was a lot she still didn’t know, such as how to make a support plan for her daughter Ellie. In March, at ASCD Empower, which is a conference for educators with a focus on equity, she presented with Becca Mui, an education manager at GLSEN , an LGBTQ advocacy group focused on schools.

Policies 145

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 145

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

She spent many of her weekends this past fall at an elementary school in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, alongside 83 other peers, including fellow classroom teachers and other educators. Rose, who teaches first and second grade special education at Los Cerritos Elementary School in South San Francisco, felt like she was “was drowning.”

Exercises 167

Exercises Education Learning Advocacy 167

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. Jennifer gives you a description in simple language, a screenshot of the tool in action and then a play button that takes you to a video about how the tool works. Drones in the Classroom.

Elementary 188

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

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. I believe teachers can learn something really powerful about how to communicate with families and build sustainable partnerships with them.

Advocacy 77

Advocacy Elementary Report Policies 77

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. During the edWebinar “ Technology in Rural Schools: Leading with Why,” the presenters discussed how they overcame challenges and helped the community understand the value of tech in schools. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Broadband 54

Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. Often, they’re not clear about what the goal is and how they want to evaluate changes in student outcomes,” Arnett said.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In our California research, although my co-authors and I found that 97% of school districts reported distributing some learning technologies to students —far fewer reported any further efforts to support families’ usage of the devices. It’s critical that we attend to the full range of lessons the pandemic offers.

Education 133

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 133

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

While access to other technology is limited in the camp, Grosso said many refugee families have access to a cell phone but primarily use only four to five apps, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or YouTube. The program teaches students how to use the internet as a tool for more than just communication. We saw it in our U.S.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

We have been able to do this because music teachers already understand how to navigate challenges – we do it every day. I have become adept at some new technologies that have lessened paperwork and uncluttered my desk quite a bit. Music teachers need your advocacy and your help.

Online Learning 144

Online Learning Learning Advocacy Personalized Learning 144

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

And knowing the answer to such questions can help parents make decisions about how to support their children, and what kind of change to seek from school officials — may be pushing for investments in after-school reading programs. Maribel Coreas, a parent in northern California.

Libraries 98

Libraries Data Learning iPhone 98

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools. Another aspect of inequity and access can be seen in the consequences of restrictive technology use agreements and imposing technology fees in schools with high free and reduced lunch populations, says Jeffrey McMahon, STEAM teacher leader at John H. Amesse Elementary.

Accessibility 89

Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 89

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

She has learned to use technology-enabled woodcutting tools and is at work creating a virtual tour of her school, Laing Middle School in Charleston County, using another drone she built in the school’s Fab Lab. Related: How to build an engineer: Start young. In 2018, Congress passed a revamped version of the Carl D.

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

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. He is always focused on the skills students desperately need to succeed in today’s world, and always places education before technology.

Schoology 53

Schoology Advocacy LMS Strategy 53

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

Elementary 107

Elementary Learning Data Report 107

edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

A recent edWebinar led by Bobbi Bear, Director of Customer Advocacy for Achieve3000, identified effective ways to integrate SEL with reading instruction, through classroom conversations about nonfiction and fiction texts. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Achieve3000. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter. Join the Community.

Differentiated Instruction 43

Differentiated Instruction Secondary Advocacy Dropout 43

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Ray heads up Future Ready Librarians, part of Future Ready Schools — a network for sharing education technology solutions, which is sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C.-based based education advocacy group. “It Teacher-librarians such as Chun have since expanded that tech-integration role.

Future Ready 111

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

And young teachers are not always as technologically adept as some might think.). It’s not just about reading the news; open educational resources hold promise, too, but only if people know how to flag quality information. And that work must begin early, the authors say – in elementary school, ideally.

Social Media 40

Social Media Blended Learning Advocacy Study 40

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Vicki: But Tom, as we finish up, give us a 30-second pep talk about how to stay motivated this week in our classrooms. We teach people how to live lives. Tom Loud is first-grade teacher at Middlesettlements Elementary in Tennessee. Tom: (laughs). Vicki: I just think that’s kind of ironic to me. Tom: Right?

Twitter 90

Twitter Flipped Classroom Elementary Advocacy 90

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Some institutions are even cutting teacher degree programs, such as Oklahoma City University, which has suspended its elementary education and early childhood education tracks. “We

Training 148

Training Trends Social Media Policies 148

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians. Deb describes the victory, attributing it largely to grassroots networking. Essa 3-10-16 from Debra Kachel.

Libraries 40

Libraries Advocacy Broadband Learning 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. How to Get Buy-in For Transformational Change from Teachers. We have districts that have all the resources in the world, and we have districts that are really challenged.

Chromebook 191

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 191

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

Achievement-oriented school: How does school look when the focus isn’t just on test scores but setting lofty goals and working towards them? To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools. About the Host.

Differentiated Instruction 79

Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Meeting Advocacy 79

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. We compared tutoring to summer school, after school, extended day, technology and other things. I love math.

Study 138

Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school. on March 18, 2020. Inequity looms large.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

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. Yet, that idea didn’t play out in most states’ first-year ESSA plans.

Personalized Learning 71

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 71