The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks. Students choose from a menu of rewards, including a call home from the principal, an “I Kissed My Brain at Parker-Varney” sticker or — popular among fourth graders — a pajama party. A student demonstrates what he has learned, in a weekly “level-up” conference.

Competency Based Learning 137

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 137

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The program was based on a framework that emphasized providing a systematic support system for students, engaging them in the learning process, and developing STEM career paths. The panelists discussed a program in Utah aimed at improving the education system through the use of technology.

Technology 86

Technology Common Core EdTech Trends 86

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?”

Advocacy 163

Advocacy Survey Study System 163

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

A short list of organizations includes funders like the Gates Foundation and Next Generation Learning Challenges and advocacy groups like the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE). Instead, I was surprised by the pragmatism of his response.

Personalized Learning 95

Personalized Learning Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 95

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Additionally, the structured literacy approach is systematic, with a logical order to the skills and concepts being taught (usually progressing from the simplest to the most complex), cumulative, new learning builds on students’ prior knowledge, and diagnostic, instruction is informed by student data.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy STEM Resources System 130

Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in. What is Inclusion.

Assistive Technology 98

Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 98

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. These attributes of student engagement became the characteristics I would use as a lens when observing and experiencing classroom instruction.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. These attributes of student engagement became the characteristics I would use as a lens when observing and experiencing classroom instruction.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

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. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

Differentiated Instruction 45

Differentiated Instruction Secondary Advocacy Dropout 45

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

He believes executive function skills should be taught early on through a “marriage” with SEL so that students have as many tools and resources as possible. His district now has student engagement specialists working in schools, where they serve as “relationship experts” who can help students, teachers, and parents work more effectively.

Learning 95

Learning Training Advocacy Strategy 95

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The CEO of nonprofit Chicago Beyond will explore “unconventional ways” in which her group has helped children overcome trauma and build the networks and supports they need. Media Lit: A Make-or-Break Competency for Teachers : As students engage more and more with media, how are they to make sense of what’s reliable—or not?

Social Media 93

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 93

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

And, unlike some schools that personalize learning by giving students a say over what they learn in each class and how they prove they have learned it, Vertus requires students to complete the exact same assignments and tests. The fact is, offering students choices about their learning experience is difficult. schools today.

Personalized Learning 109

Personalized Learning Advocacy Study Report 109

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The engineering process involves several steps, though, from asking questions to determining if what the students built solves the problem. Keith calls it a creative process, where even the youngest students engage in problem solving and asking themselves, “what if?”.

Learning 44

Learning STEM Advocacy Secondary 44

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Application processes vary, based on the state, as do disbursements.

E-rate 44

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity, and school and district leadership support. Find out how you can get involved with and utilize ASCD’s resources on Global Competencies for Educational Leaders.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2016

A third of students don’t know basic financial management information, and nearly 80 percent of university and college faculty say high school grads are unprepared in areas including work habits, writing, and the ability to read and understand complex information.

Survey 40

Survey Course Advocacy Report 40

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. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district.

Education 127

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 127

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

Survey 95

Survey Report Exercises Course 95

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

Abdi was at the top of her class, and Collins had worked with about 200 students like her in a new virtual advising program by College Possible , a nonprofit founded in 2000. College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education.

E-rate 40

E-rate Training Advocacy Mobility 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! Through the strategic integration of these innovative technologies, Akron Public Schools has witnessed significant improvement in student engagement and academic growth. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Dr. Dana T.

Edmentum 102

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 102

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The site includes a wide range of activities, from traditional team sports to individual fitness challenges, catering to different age groups and skill levels. Their website provides a wealth of resources, including standards-based lesson plans, professional development opportunities, and advocacy tools.

Education 112

Education Advocacy Trends Resources 112

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Within the virtual setting, coaches have been able to support teachers with managing virtual classrooms, as well as leverage learning management systems (LMS) to offer teachers feedback on lesson plans and instructional resources to improve student engagement in distance learning.

Technology 304

Technology LMS Professional Learning Advocacy 304

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

And if you look at the national data on student outcomes in higher education – especially for our BIPOC and low income students – you can’t say, “This is working great! Conclusion Imagine a group of education advocates working back in 1998. We just need to make it cheaper!” 2016; Koedinger, et al.,

Strategy 158

Strategy OER Education Policies 158

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning, and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity, and school and district leadership support. He earned a doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction from George Washington University.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

Denise Krebs and Gallit Zvi, authors of The Genius Hour Guidebook: Fostering Passion, Wonder, and Inquiry in the Classroom (MiddleWeb/Routledge, 2015), describe this concept as “a time when students can develop their own inquiry-based projects around their passions and take ownership of their work”.

Survey 29

Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 29

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

Denise Krebs and Gallit Zvi, authors of The Genius Hour Guidebook: Fostering Passion, Wonder, and Inquiry in the Classroom (MiddleWeb/Routledge, 2015), describe this concept as “a time when students can develop their own inquiry-based projects around their passions and take ownership of their work”.

Survey 28

Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 28

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The group shared guidelines from the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, which were created to help school leaders implement policies to address AI/generative AI in schools. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Policies 120

Policies Guidelines Training Report 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2019

Department of Education and think tanks as personalized competency-based education (PCBE), the model is founded on flexibility, as opposed to the time-and-location-bound work that students will face when they graduate. Advocacy groups like Competency Works promote a paradigm shift that includes customized schedules.

Education 69

Education Advocacy Social Media Adaptive Learning 69

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

In math class, students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, work on laptops but also solve word problems in groups using a white board. She helped them navigate to the day’s lesson: a comprehension-check, of sorts, that would help Thorpe understand how much the students knew about slope and linear equations.

Learning 119

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 119

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

World Savvy programs provide support at three critical levels to deeply integrate global competence into teaching, learning and culture: student engagement, teacher capacity, and school and district leadership support. Find out how you can get involved with and utilize ASCD’s resources on Global Competencies for Educational Leaders.

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

A national survey by the advocacy group ParentsTogether found big gaps by income in the ability to access emergency learning. “Never in the modern history of our education system has the importance of family engagement been more apparent,” says Alejandro Gibes de Gac, the founder of Springboard Collaborative.

Khan Academy 57

Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Student engagement suffered. Over time, the need to quickly adapt led to heightened online student engagement, according to a CatchOn survey of 47 school districts from January 2020 to January 2021. Logged On but Logged Out: Are Students Engaged? If they are logged in, are they engaged?

Learning 98

Learning Data Outcomes Survey 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

Students engage in creative activities on the playground at Pre-K 4 SA North Education Center in San Antonio, Texas. Pre-K is the first chance many students get to recover lost ground. Photo: Bekah McNeel for The Hechinger Report.

iPad 60

iPad Data Report Outcomes 60

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. Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding?

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The courses will be provided through Pathways, a new enhancement to Hoonuit’s online professional development solution, which groups similar modules together to provide a well-rounded study of a topic. The video is part of Impero’s work to support schools in keeping students safe online and promoting good digital citizenship.

Tools 67

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 67

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But instead of strengthening social studies or helping more students engage with the subject, the focus in recent years has been on undermining or attacking it, he said. Social studies is sometimes seen as an afterthought, left out of daily instruction, he said.

Study 121

Study Common Core Advocacy Conference 121

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Though banned books get more attention than blocked websites in schools, some groups are fighting back. Students in Texas are supporting a state law that would limit what schools can censor, and the American Library Association hosts Banned Websites Awareness Day each fall. The group supported a bill, introduced by state Rep.

Social Media 76

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 76