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. Timed tests?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

While a striking amount of uncertainty remains, experts largely agree on one thing: Pandemic education has exacted the greatest tolls from the children of historically marginalized groups. If schools aren’t sure how to begin, they should work harder to connect with English learners’ families — in linguistically and culturally competent ways.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 129

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This means a more diverse group of students are learning the skills needed to power the jobs of the future and grow our country’s technology and financial might. That's why we're so excited for @TED_ED 's new series, Think Like a Coder – because our girls know how to do just that.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2020

Advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country.” This week of legislative advocacy with CEC has me revved up for more grass-roots advocacy in the home, school, community, state, and country. Let's get together and discuss how we all CAN make a difference! We will discuss how to "focus on the focus.:

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. 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. NASHVILLE, Tenn. Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach.

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Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 101

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Self Advocacy and Resources for Students. That way, teachers know how to tailor instruction and help students find resources. Accordingly, the intensity of instruction (number of days designated for intervention, the length of sessions, or group size) should vary according to students’ skill level and rate of progress.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

NEW YORK — Countless ideas about getting students to and through college have come from policymakers, lawmakers and any number of advocacy groups. A new campaign launching this week will urge students to share stories of how they’ve struggled to get into college – and to overcome obstacles once they do.

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Social Media Advocacy Report Conference 77

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. And it raises questions about gender and race: How can schools inspire more girls and students of color to pursue STEM? A student at William J. Palmer High School calibrates the VR system. Amesse Elementary.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Even with the NGSS’s emphasis on engineering, there’s still a feeling that in preschool and kindergarten, teachers shouldn’t place as much emphasis on the E in STEM. Collaboration: While engineering activities in preschool might work better in stations, kindergarten students are able to work in pairs or small groups.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

Her tenure began just a few months into the pandemic when coronavirus cases were surging across the nation and education officials were grappling with whether and how to reopen schools. As hard as those first months were, the gradual return to in-person learning in fall 2020 was harder. 15, 2021, in Elko, Nevada.

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Meeting Advocacy Report STEM 145

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Sucheta’s program of interactive games teaches students to learn HOW to learn, empowering the whole child to achieve their maximum potential in school, at home, and in life, and do it with all they’ve got. Most recently she served various roles with Project Lead The Way, a national STEM curriculum and professional development company.

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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. So it’s easy for me to show them how to do it, show them my way,” said Obimma. It’s just gotten worse.”. I love math.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

And how to help students achieve it? Earlier this year, a survey of teens by the ECMC Group and VICE Media found that more than half believed they could be successful without a four-year college degree. The ECMC Foundation, an affiliate of the ECMC Group, is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Talbott and her colleagues asked for a meeting with the charter school’s leaders to discuss racial justice at Lusher, one of the city’s most coveted for families and teachers alike; they also created an antiracism group for teachers. It did not go over well. Credit: Mariana Sheppard. “A Racial stress fatigue.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

Each show will be held in Zoom, will be listed in the Learning Revolution SCHEDULE calendar, and then posted as a recording on the RECORDINGS page and also on the individual show's page or group. Next week we'll be announcing the book groups that are starting. As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 21, 2017

In one recent study by the Stanford History Education Group, 170 high school students were shown a photo of flowers growing fused together and asked if that provided strong evidence on the conditions outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The study was financed by an environmental advocacy group, not an unbiased source.

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Digital Citizenship Study Social Media Report 75

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

We want to know how safe and welcome students are feeling. We take a team approach, but our mindfulness initiative stems from the top. We sent a group of administrators that lead the district office to Individual Energetic Presence, where they worked on mindfulness. Our superintendent has been modeling it for a few years.

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Survey Advocacy Training Exercises 45

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam: One of the things that’s pretty interesting since the last time we talked, Vicki, is that I was part of a group originally in 2010 that started lobbying of superintendents. How to Get Buy-in For Transformational Change from Teachers. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia. There were several of us.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

“The big problem most campuses have is that students wait until it’s too late,” said Mark Peltz, dean of careers, life, and service, who sat in the back of the classroom and looked on as a career advisor, Megan Crawford, welcomed this group with the enthusiasm of a motivational speaker. “So So we just thought, ‘Let’s turn it around.’ ”.

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Survey Report Exercises Course 97

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Special Notes: Thanks to our GREAT volunteer group! Swift, International Baccalaureate Coordinator ED4ALL - Learning English Grammar by Writing - Mr. Paul Hartman From the USA to Africa: A Unique Primary STEM Global Partnership Emerges - Your Name and Title: Maria D. Recordings of all sessions are available here.

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PLE Conference Advocacy Case Study 57

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group. Robert Palazzo, Principal, Panther Valley Elementary School Nominated by: 95 Percent Group Owning up to a mistake takes courage. It’s time to try something new.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

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Industry STEM Education Survey 124

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our volunteers are an elite group of global helpers--come find out why they say being a volunteer moderator is the most fun you can have at the conference. And there's still time to join this illustrious group and help support our event! Senior Officer – Training & Facilitation Globalizing US History: How to do It!

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MindShift

JULY 15, 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. So it’s easy for me to show them how to do it, show them my way,” said Obimma. It’s just gotten worse.”. I love math.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Clint Smith Well, I taught high school English in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for a few years before I went to graduate school, and for me, that experience very much served as the catalyst for every decision that I've made about how to navigate my life moving forward. On that last note of listening to others.

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Twitter Technology Learning Advocacy 87

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives. Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, is among a growing group of “net zero” K-12 schools, which produce as much solar energy as they use (or more) over the course of the year.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Of those who do enroll at universities on the island, fewer than half earn degrees, even after six years , the advocacy group Excelencia in Education reports, compared to more than 58 percent of college students nationwide. I can count with my hand the times he actually gave us information about how to apply to college.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. and the San Mateo County Office of Education—got in touch to see how they could work together to help schools reopen safely—that is, outdoors—in the fall. “I’m In June, the group mobilized.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2018

Kate Allender, of Tesla STEM High School, has designed a course integrating AP Psychology with a hands-on study of forensics. Christine Lee, a 17-year-old junior at Tesla STEM High School. We are educating them to be problem-solvers, innovators, to know how to work in a team.”. Photo: Amadou Diallo, for The Hechinger Report.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

Teachers chose one of four articles to closely read from The Reading Teacher, glean specific concepts from the content, and then come together as a whole group to articulate the characteristics of engagement in the classroom. As a whole faculty, teachers share their takeaways during a whole group debriefing ( connect ).

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

Teachers chose one of four articles to closely read from The Reading Teacher, glean specific concepts from the content, and then come together as a whole group to articulate the characteristics of engagement in the classroom. As a whole faculty, teachers share their takeaways during a whole group debriefing ( connect ).

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Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

“I like building stuff,” said 11-year-old Isabella Lagunas, describing the appeal of her science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) after-school program, Girlstart. “In It costs a lot more to run a program now because you have to have all of the Covid interventions, the PPE and you need to have smaller groups of kids.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2022

Diversion social worker Nathaniel Wylie prepares for the arrival of his first therapy group of the day. He and the Schenectady City School District’s only other diversion social worker hold eight group sessions weekly over the course of four days. Soft ambient music filled the space that also serves as his group therapy room.

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Groups Report Meeting Elementary 138

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

HUGHESNET & NATIONAL 4-H COUNCIL ( www.hughesnet.com ) & ( 4-h.org/parents/stem-agriculture/youth-stem-activities/ ) HughesNet and National 4-H Council announce the launch of STEM Lab to inspire the next generation of scientists. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc. announced the U.S.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

TryEngineering Together partners with corporations to match company employee volunteers with students in grades 3-5, particularly those in economically disadvantaged communities, in 1:1 “eMentoring” relationships to create safe, powerful STEM learning experiences. The guide is available for free on the Makerbot website.

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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.

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EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 58

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. Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret.

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