The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Horace Tate, for example, featured in Vanessa Siddle Walker’s book, “The Lost Education of Horace Tate, ” was a hero who, beginning in the 1940s, aggressively recruited undergraduate students from historically Black colleges and universities to teach in rural Georgia. Related: How to hire more black principals In the wake of Brown, Leslie T.

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Education Policies Advocacy Report 138

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

The reasons were varied (teacher training, infrastructure, and professional support to name a few), but one of the most prominent was money. There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Here are eight sites that offer free books for kids to adults: Bookopolis. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

Libraries 125

Libraries Mobility eBook Android 125

MindShift

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Hannah Hughes is playing a game with a group of second graders at Johnson Elementary School in Kingsport, Tennessee, who are still working on their reading skills. Hughes, a first-year teacher, said she learned how to teach this important decoding skill to help struggling readers in her pre-service training. What does the word say now?”

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Training Elementary Course Report 68

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2018

Over the past three years, a group of elementary school students from Southeast Washington, D.C., After receiving training on building a prototype and marketing, a second group developed, bottled and sold infused water called “Southside Water,” using the proceeds to pay for (and hand deliver) water to community members in need.

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Elementary Groups STEM Training 107

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Like all districts in Texas, we live and die through accountability ratings based on how our students perform on the state’s STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests. To this end, we began using Renaissance Star Assessments districtwide in the 2015–2016 school year.

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Data Assessment Differentiated Instruction Mobility 130

Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

And finally, if you are a school administrator, plan an emotional intelligence training session for your faculty. Emotional intelligence training and SEL programs are not only linked to a positive classroom environment, but they also improve overall academic performance.[11,13]. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012, 30(4), pp.

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Classroom Training Examples Elementary 317

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Teacher training programs offer little instruction on disabilities of any kind, and even less on math.

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Report Training Elementary Strategy 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. A wave of new laws across the country is attempting to transform how elementary school children learn to read.

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Policies Trends Report Elementary 138

Hapara

JULY 19, 2023

Google Docs scavenger hunt for third grade : This template also teaches learners about how to use Google Docs, but it’s geared toward elementary. Give feedback on formative assessments Of course, once you share Google Docs activities with learners, you need to provide formative feedback. View our educator one-pager 6.

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Google Digital Citizenship Classroom Education 130

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

At Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (SCCPSS) in Georgia, a three-school pilot in January 2020 grew into a district-wide online and offline reading program for students across its 34 elementary schools, according to Andrea Burkiett, director of curriculum and instruction for the district.

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Technology Assessment Company EdTech 171

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! This is one of the goals in my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers. Each pair can take a chapter or unit and design assessments or activities to make the unit more engaging.

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Elementary Android Robotics Video 162

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2015

Jayson Snyder, principal of Meadows Edge Elementary in Indiana, shares the secrets: formative assessment, intentional intervention, and how data-driven instruction should look. They work hard to train teachers and have a “yet” mindset. Meadow’s Edge Elementary. What are the improvement secrets?

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Assessment Elementary Learning Facebook 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2015

Jayson Snyder, principal of Meadows Edge Elementary in Indiana, shares the secrets: formative assessment, intentional intervention, and how data-driven instruction should look. They work hard to train teachers and have a “yet” mindset. Meadow’s Edge Elementary. What are the improvement secrets?

Assessment 150

Assessment Elementary Learning Facebook 150

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Prior Reading in English Classes : Students who have previously read certain books or authors can bring deeper insights into discussions and analyses in English classes, especially when comparing themes or writing styles. The implications of these findings are far-reaching for educators and researchers.

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Knowledge Base Assessment Study Dropout 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Students in Germany can embark on apprenticeships directly after finishing general education at age 16 in grade 10, attending vocational schools that offer theoretical study, alongside practical training at a company. Meanwhile, the pandemic had an outsized impact on vocational training, forcing many programs to close for long periods.

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Training Report Company Study 126

Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. To conclude the lesson, teachers can assign formative assessments. To get Lumio for FREE, head to Lum.io

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Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment Training 86

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“If you teach phonemic awareness, students will learn phonemic awareness,” which isn’t the goal, said Tiffany Peltier , a learning scientist who consults on literacy training for teachers at NWEA, an assessment company. “If Teacher training programs in the science of reading emphasized the importance of phonemic awareness.

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Analysis Training Study Company 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“I tell them not to read at the same pace that your neighbors are reading, not too loud that we’re distracting someone, but just enough that you can practice your reading voice,” the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said. “So Iturralde tries to make the book more accessible first. “It 20, 2021. “I Reading Remedies.

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Elementary Report Training Groups 92

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 25, 2024

As founder of Scissors & Glue, LLC, Crystal partners with libraries and schools to bring positive changes through interactive training and hands-on workshops. She is a Certified Scrum Master and has completed a Masters Degree in Library & Information Science, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Psychology.

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How To Libraries Learning Accessibility 41

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Yet the change isn’t happening fast enough for many parents and researchers who say the tests remain deeply ingrained in the work of school psychologists, in particular, and that they are still regularly misused to gauge young children’s potential and assess whether they are “worthy” of extra help or investment.

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Assessment Policies Accessibility Report 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students assess their own strengths and weaknesses and set learning goals in partnership with their teachers. What we learned is that when high school students develop the skills required for success in college or vocational training, they are more likely to pursue postsecondary education and opportunities.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers. Hirsch, who developed the curriculum used in these schools and whose 1987 book Cultural Literacy inspired the common core standards movement in American education.

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Study Common Core Elementary Report 142

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

They don’t have the knowledge right now to assess what’s a credible source and what is not,” she said. She credits a training program through the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan for preparing her to do so. Students can access all sorts of misinformation on Twitter and TikTok, she reasons; plus, they’re just kids.

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Training STEM Elementary Classroom 125

Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2015

Mindprint Learning provides a cognitive assessment developed for children that can be administered online. “Mindprint’s cognitive assessment was developed in the Brain Behavior Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Computerized method for assessing cognitive domains. ” The science!

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Common Core Twitter Assessment Outcomes 120

Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Susan mentions this may be the right tool for students or teachers who need to reference a physical item like a book, notebook, or model. The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this. Start by choosing the book you’ll read aloud to your class.

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Tools Libraries Conference LMS 89

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mississippi’s elementary reading policies, signed into law in 2013, have drawn national attention. They include improved literacy training for elementary teachers and reading coaches for the state’s lowest performing elementary schools. Related: Mississippi made the biggest leap in national test scores this year.

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Elementary Report Policies Study 93

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Milo’s usage is still limited to training two to three students at a time and the team at RoboKind is working to implement Milo in bigger classrooms. An emotionally active robot like MONICA assesses the students’ cognitive states, i.e., is the student concentrating, distracted, or inactive? Pepper (Age group 5-12).

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Robotics Classroom Learning Tablets 323

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

The Global Switchboard and its All for All Education Subcommittee, which includes organizations such as Jewish Family and Community Services [JFCS], developed the Know Your Education Rights Training to empower immigrant and refugee families to understand and navigate Pittsburgh’s education systems.

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Training System Policies Elementary 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

As a kid, I used to sneak into my sister’s bedroom, pull out each of her “Baby-Sitters Club” books, look at the covers, and wonder what each one was about. I’d make up stories to what I thought was going to happen, but never once cracked the books open to attempt to read the print. My whole body shut down.

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Assessment Report STEM Examples 139

Waterford

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Many districts may offer some type of conflict resolution training. When something comes up, educators should take time to SOAR: Stop, Observe, Assess, and React.[6] 5] Children may also benefit from coming up with other ways for characters to handle situations in the books. If left unchecked, it could even lead to violence.

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Classroom Strategy STEM Examples 246

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

McGrath is a K-5 ELL teacher at West View Elementary School, a small inner-city school in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Valdez is a kindergarten teacher at Minnie Mars Jamieson Elementary at Chicago Public Schools. I have given my students over 10,000 books.” The two runners-up are Timothy McGrath and Virginia Valdez.

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Elementary Education Differentiated Instruction Outcomes 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2022

Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : Once again we are faced with a national tragedy that affects the safety and enhances the fears of everyone, with another mass shooting, this time at a Texas elementary school. This 60-minute training webinar is presented by Library 2.0 He has written 24 books on business, security, and leadership topics.

Libraries 77

Libraries Training Accessibility Conference 77

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. It is worth noting that at the younger ages, there was also significant growth in their reading achievement as measures by interim assessments (running records).

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. It is worth noting that at the younger ages, there was also significant growth in their reading achievement as measures by interim assessments (running records).

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After that one morning session, Dunlap, a scientist who grew up in Japan, withdrew Annika from kindergarten at her local public elementary school in Fremont, California. Kindergarten, a foundational grade for young children, is typically the first year of elementary school, even in the 31 states where it isn’t required.

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Elementary Assessment Report Outcomes 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Invest in training coaches. Before joining the pilot, school districts committed to bring a team of teachers, an instructional coach, and the building administrator to several full days of training throughout the school year over two years. We now require each team to designate a blended learning coach who will serve in this capacity.

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Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 131

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. We should have many more blended courses on the books next year. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher/e242.

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Digital Citizenship Education Future Ready Course 194