eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. The report also details the extent to which students are separated based on their perceived math abilities, starting as young as elementary school.

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Survey Elementary Policies Report 106

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

Professional Learning 190

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 190

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We know many districts wanted to use ESSER funds to hire more staff, but workforce shortages prevented them from doing so,” Vaillancourt Strobach says, referring to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. We don't want our taxes to go up,’” he says. Your mileage is going to vary.”

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Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 175

The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 26, 2024

An elementary school on the Lower East Side of Manhattan had some student journalists who wanted to interview me about my life and work. Not only that, but I learned that Jossette Burgos – one of my Syracuse University mentors – had passed away due to health complications shortly after those Sunday interviews. No meetings.

Advocacy 135

Advocacy Meeting Elementary Study 135

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They visit our creative learning studio and work with robots, so we show what we do and what future teachers learn at our school,” Harward says, adding that there are even “prizes and drawings” for the prospective students. Such outreach might be especially important to draw teachers from groups that are underrepresented in teaching.

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Advocacy Robotics Training Elementary 129

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She shared that when he was in third grade, school officials had used a so-called discrepancy model that compared intelligence quotient (IQ) with reading performance to rule that he didn’t have a learning disability. “I continue to use an iteration of the discrepancy model to test children for learning disabilities.

Learning 144

Learning Study Report Elementary 144

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Teachers there give students many options for how to use different technologies.

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Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 88

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. Dissatisfaction with remote learning has played out with kindergarten parents across the country and not all of them have stuck it out. Remote learning may have gone badly for many families, they say, but don’t assume that kids need to be held back. “I’m

Learning 126

Learning Elementary Data Report 126

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. Together, they learned yoga and meditation techniques, along with philosophy, anatomy and social-emotional learning strategies.

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Exercises Education Learning Advocacy 167

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. CORE is a subsidiary of Pivot Learning. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif.,

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Professional Learning Elementary Advocacy Outcomes 102

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We created the Sister Schools Program to connect and enrich learning for students at predominantly Latino-serving schools across North America including our territorial affiliate, Puerto Rico,” said ALAS Executive Director Dr. Maria Armstrong. By the year 2026, Latino children will make up 30 percent of the school-age population.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Professional Learning Elementary Policies 52

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020.

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STEM Education Advocacy Libraries 394

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera also serves as the Past President of the Board of Directors for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), a nonpartisan organization of public officials who head state departments of elementary and secondary education. Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Director, Region 7 Southeast.

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Secondary Advocacy Future Ready Elementary 94

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

At elementary schools, we’d have to get rid of the 1 teacher/1 class/5 days equation. Without hiring more teachers, we’d have to abandon the idea that kids spend their entire learning time in groups of 25. Essentially, we’d have to create new options for learning.

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Secondary Elementary Advocacy Meeting 218

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

” The two schools in the study are an elementary school and middle school in Schiller Park, Illinois, which reflect similar demographics to many schools across the country. Provide supplemental learning time for targeted retrieval practice 2. Create opportunities for self-directed learning 9.

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Study Strategy Advocacy Assessment 88

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The awards program honored 17 individuals for their extraordinary education advocacy and leadership. Latino National Principal of the Year – Carmen Vargas, Principal, Uriah Hill Elementary School, Peekskill City School District, NY. The 2022-2023 honorees are: ALAS Awards.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Education Elements Professional Learning Elementary 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

Girls everywhere need access to STEM learning beyond the classroom that gives them the freedom to be curious and explore and gain confidence in STEM. Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills.

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STEM Advocacy Robotics iPhone 96

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Other advocacy groups have laid out different priorities for reading instruction.

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Training Groups Guidelines Policies 122

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments.

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 166

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2019

As the importance and benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL) have become more widely recognized, many teachers have struggled to combine this type of learning with their required curriculum. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

Dropout 104

Dropout Secondary Advocacy Elementary 104

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. 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. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question.

Elementary 103

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 103

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Someone would need to pick her up before noon every day, even as the rest of her peers continued learning and playing together. This year, millions of students have had their schooling curtailed, prompting serious discussions about the effects of lost learning time. This story also appeared in USA Today.

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

Summer is a great time to learn how to do that as you prepare for fall and back to school. The new ( Re)Defining STEM learning module from TGR Foundation and Discovery Education is the first of several courses to support educators to integrate STEM in new and powerful ways. All opinions are my own.

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STEM Strategy Advocacy Course 310

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners. We must bolster our collective faith that this is a problem we can solve.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It also enables the school to focus on providing tailored social-emotional learning. On a phone call with EdSurge, Monarch School’s CEO said that social-emotional learning was the school’s priority. That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy.

Outcomes 175

Outcomes Advocacy Report Study 175

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

At the camp in Benton, Illinois, students will learn about the plan and how to advocate for it, along with participating in typical camp activities like swimming and using the ropes course. Learning about the warming planet left her feeling like she “was being suffocated,” she said. There are reasons to be optimistic.

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How To Advocacy Learning Policies 73

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While the online curriculum has recently been successfully received and implemented by 200 elementary school teachers in a pilot study in the southeastern region of the United States, the researchers hope that, with additional federal funding, the online curriculum can be soon accessed by teachers nationwide.

Advocacy 134

Advocacy Case Study Study Elementary 134

The Hechinger Report

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. There, at least, his teachers could manage his behavioral challenges — even if it meant he breezed through his school work and learned little.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

While the pandemic and the sudden shutdown of schools provoked fear, the teachers at this remote refugee camp in northern Iraq weren’t worried about how students would cope: They were confident their students were prepared to take their learning fully online. were struggling to adjust to remote learning. We saw it in our U.S.

Learning 143

Learning Advocacy Report Google 143

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Districts are also finding a natural integration between computational thinking and maker learning. Elizabeth Forward, for example, implemented middle school-level robotics to engage students in maker learning and activate their imaginations before they begin advanced computer science coursework in high school.

Maker Movement 216

Maker Movement Robotics Education Advocacy 216

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Code.org has created a great compilation of resources for how students can continue learning. There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. Friendly and inclusive learning communities include: CSTA Chapter meetings. Take an online course. Some favorites (all free!)

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Comparison Advocacy STEM Meeting 218

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. MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s a view that’s catching on.

Competency Based Learning 139

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Over the last several months, public discourse about learning to read and reading instruction has significantly increased. Only 53 percent of teacher education programs “provide sufficient coverage of early reading components,” the National Council on Teacher Quality found in their 2020 review of elementary teacher training programs.

Instructional Materials 114

Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 114

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2022

Kids in about two dozen elementary schools across Dane County and Waukesha County in Wisconsin empty out of classrooms at the end of the day and make their way to gyms, cafeterias or media centers. For the next few hours, they are in school but they are also done learning for the day. Subscribe today!

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Company Elementary Advocacy Report 109

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

Building on that advocacy, EducationSuperHighway has established the No Home Left Offline Coalition. Thanks to these efforts, the BEAD program rules allow states to prioritize connecting multi-family and public housing locations in high-poverty areas and multi-family dwellings that are substantially unserved.

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Advocacy Policies 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

Students with disabilities, and especially those with invisible disabilities that affect how they learn, often struggle because of public misperceptions and stigmas. The attention, in the recent admissions scandal, on accommodations in standardized testing for students with learning disabilities did not help.

Learning 110

Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

After lunch, she went to her computer, looked up the term, and quickly came across a description of the learning disability, which impacts a child’s ability to process numbers, retain math knowledge and complete math problems. “I I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is my kid,’” Jackson said. There are often obstacles to getting help.

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Report Training Elementary Strategy 128