The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. And so, no improvement efforts big or small in any city or district could be successful without both understanding historically how that has come to be and addressing it.”

Education 99

Education Report System Meeting 99

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

In classrooms around the building, the school’s ninth-graders whizzed through an online mental health survey that would soon deliver real-time data to the group in the conference room. Murray said when the district launched the screening, there were 29 secondary students receiving counseling in their schools through providers like Solvista.

Survey 53

Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These types of arrangements require effective partnering with unions and community groups, in order to identify solutions and reach agreements while dealing with budget shortfalls. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

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 many of those steeped in the work are convinced.

Personalized Learning 71

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 71

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.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Collaboration: While engineering activities in preschool might work better in stations, kindergarten students are able to work in pairs or small groups. They learn how to communicate their ideas to each other and work toward a shared goal. Here, teachers are asking students to think critically about their own work. Join the Community.

Learning 42

Learning STEM Advocacy Secondary 42

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.”.

Study 89

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 89

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. Department of Education. He earned a doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction from George Washington University.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

The group sessions, which simulate an actual class environment, not only teach relevant topics, but also help students work on behaviors that can be problematic in their regular classes, such as being disruptive or not speaking at all. “You That’s why we have the group classes.”. Photo: Meredith Kolodner.

Meeting 40

Meeting Advocacy Report Groups 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

But in those early days, Fair had no idea how to handle her students with disabilities, whose educational challenges ranged from learning deficits to behavioral disturbance disorders. Over time, Fair figured out how to navigate these situations and talk students “down from the ledge.” Inclusion done right.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

Starting in 2011, several key groups and people in Maine worked to put the state ahead of the pack in terms of legal requirements for proficiency. For example, they use the 1-to-4 grading scale in class to help students better understand how close they are to hitting their proficiency targets. Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald.

Education 0

Education Report System Course 0

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Next, although teachers may have the technology, they might not understand how to use it effectively, especially for remote learning.

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. I’ll be a bit more tidy going forward. I know you are going through a bit of a funk yourself. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon. I’ll always fondly remember the good times we had.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. I’ll be a bit more tidy going forward. I know you are going through a bit of a funk yourself. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon. I’ll always fondly remember the good times we had.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

But since the tech keeps upgrading and evolving, teachers need to receive ongoing training on how to best use the resources to support their students. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

EdTech 59

EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 59

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Using CoSN’s blueprint for smart IT decisions as a guideline, the three superintendents explained how to align priorities, and balance choice with cost and outcomes to creative sustainable programs. A lot of schools get upfront money from a source, like a grant, but how are they going to sustain the program?

EdTech 51

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

He’s not going to be up in front of people talking about [how] we’re going to charge together. He knows how to engage people, bring people to the table, knowing you can’t solve any of these complex problems singularly. You know when we talk about preparing students for the jobs of the future, it’s critical thinking, it’s self-advocacy.

Education 123

Education Elementary Common Core System 123

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Indeed, last week saw the launch of “ Ban Facial Recognition on Campus ,” a nationwide campaign from the nonprofit advocacy organizations Fight for the Future and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. These advocacy efforts in K-12 schools, she adds, may have influenced the new college campaign. We already know how to make change here.”

Advocacy 117

Advocacy Policies Software Company 117

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The group also chose to set out guidance for elementary and secondary school social studies instruction, to emphasize that education in the topic must begin in the early grades, Hedgepeth said. Sessions at the conference also focused on how to strengthen and improve social studies materials and instruction.

Study 129

Study Common Core Advocacy Conference 129

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0 Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

But now, as educators everywhere try to figure out how to do their jobs remotely, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the instability of relying on one counselor, or just a few, to guide hundreds of students through new academic hurdles, prepare them for an uncertain future and triage their mental health crises.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

Endless, run-on sentences full of ‘ands’ and ‘buts’ – second graders are almost as good as William Faulkner – at the end, there’s usually hidden treasure and good teachers know how to unlock that. Issues we used to consider secondary or tertiary (religion, language, ethnicity) have become primary. Two fundamental shifts.

Education 100

Education Secondary STEM Policies 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Faye Miller, University of Canberra/Human Constellation - Digital Research Consultancy How Online Tutoring Programs have Developed Global Citizens , Kasey Beck, President, Invictus Institute HOW TO COMBINE MEDIA ARTS AND EXCHANGES IN GLOBAL LEARNING. Messiah College | Chesla Ann Lenkaitis, Ph.D., Mowen, MS Ed.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

DeVry Education Group got a new CEO." ” The Gates Foundation is perhaps the best known organization for furthering political advocacy through its funding mechanisms. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

It’s the difficulty of finding safe, high-quality child care in a country that offers parents limited choices of questionable quality and little guidance on how to make those choices. This is not something that we don’t know how to do and we keep trying different things and it doesn’t work,” she said. It’s a pretty threadbare system.”.

Report 87

Report Policies Data Trends 87

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. The book packaged the ideas he’d developed during his time in the Blair Administration and at McKinsey & Company on how to successfully manage policy reform efforts. Altius Education. And I’d never gotten my Ph.D. The Hour of Code.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145