The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. Some universities and some K-12 school systems have developed media literacy courses and standards to help. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

I recently read a report that said schools in the UK spend £900mn per year on educational technology. It shows that clearly, EdTech is becoming an integral part of our classroom learning. into our curriculum. Read more: How can teachers use VR in the classroom? Classroom robots of today. Milo (Age group 5-17).

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

School leaders can help lawmakers create better education legislation by keeping them informed of current challenges and offering pragmatic solutions. It’s no secret to educators that students are not meeting literacy benchmarks. To effect legislative change, educators must support legislators. By Glen Miller. Setting the Tone.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This is particularly alarming because we live in an era when, according to Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media —platforms where opinion is often presented as fact. While Facebook and other social media outlets have pledged to tackle fake news , the results are lackluster.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

If asked to assess the current posture of higher education leaders across the nation, it would be reasonable to describe it as a “defensive crouch.” Brought sharply into focus during the 2007-8 Great Recession — and seemingly every month since in the news and on social media — the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And nowhere is this conversation more relevant than in K-12 education, where AI holds the promise of revolutionizing how teachers teach and students learn. The data generated helps educators tailor their lesson plans and instruction. Legislators must begin regulating AI now.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

” Credit: Photo provided by Jo Boaler Jo Boaler is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education with a devoted following of teachers who cheer her call to make math education more exciting. .” Now, with a new book coming out in May, provocatively titled “MATH- ish ,” Boaler is fighting back.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2017

Today’s guest writer is Finja Kruse, a teacher experienced in different educational tools and engaged in creative writing activities in school. Using books, assessments, and traditional methods of teaching are great to some extent, but you must make sure to be up to date with the information provided to your students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Almost three-quarters of educators believe that physical comfort while using edtech has an impact on student engagement. In fact, the amount of time teenagers spend in front of screens per day for entertainment alone is equivalent to that of someone with a full-time job! 2 And, over half of students report discomfort when using laptops 3.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, students in a small rural Alabama school district soared. This story also appeared in AL.com and The Associated Press Piedmont City schools landed in the top spot among all school districts nationwide in a comparison of math scores in 2019 and 2022.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth. Moving From Education 1.0

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control has issued guidance and recommendations for school leaders as confirmed cases of coronavirus spread across the nation, and has noted that schools should plan for the possibility of extended closures and should put plans in place to disrupt learning as little as possible.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success during the pandemic-era school year, eSchool News recognizes three winners for their exceptional efforts to help all students continue learning, while ensuring students felt safe, empowered, and engaged. Nominated by Ripple Effects. Nominated by Bluum. Nominated by Identity Automation.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

18, Richmond received an email from the Jefferson County School District: AJ was suspended while the district evaluated his risk of violence, a formal process known as a behavioral threat assessment. Still, policymakers increasingly see the use of threat assessment teams as a viable way to prevent mass shootings.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

10 Summer Jobs For Teachers in 2017: Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is hiring experienced, accomplished tutors, teachers, translators, interpreters, and education specialists in Delaware. Psychologists for psycho-educational evaluations on an as-needed basis. Please find 10 summer jobs for teachers in 2017 listed below.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and that means educators across the globe are still finding inventive and innovative ways to support and teach students in classrooms, during hybrid instruction, and in virtual settings. Here, eSchool News highlights Putnam County Charter School District–one of its K-12 Hero Awards finalists.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and that means educators across the globe are still finding inventive and innovative ways to support and teach students in classrooms, during hybrid instruction, and in virtual settings. Keep reading to discover how this Hofmeister keeps learning going in the middle of a global pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

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. For the staff at the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), the problem isn’t new. Subscribe today!

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

You will also find a good variety specific for educators. These 10 companies are hiring teachers over the summer 2017: Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is hiring experienced, accomplished tutors, teachers, translators, interpreters, and education specialists in Delaware. Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. Teachers and Tutors.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This year, I began another complicated questwith an institutional behemoth: the New York City Department of Education. I filled out paperwork and spent the summer talking up the concept of school, building my boy up for this big new chapter in a life that at times we believed would never last this long.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in some cases police — can intervene. Chicago Public Schools piloted a similar social media monitoring program in the mid-2010s. This is about getting children support.”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

But for all the conversations in the news and on social media, one place we’re not seeing it as much is in schools themselves. There, students are embarking on a quintessential hero’s journey—all about the high seas—that centers an asset-based approach to the teaching of math.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Fostering relationships with students and peers, to encourage community growth and a deeper understanding of personal contribution through reflection, Sackstein has continued to elevate her students by putting them at the center of the learning. Listen Now.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Those are my excuses for combining the last two weeks of news clips into one ‘best of’ roundup. Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2019

In an email sent last week, the New York-based nonprofit announced plans to close operations at the end of this summer. The news came as a surprise to educational game developers and researchers, many of whom credit the Institute of Play for supporting and growing the game-based learning industry. educational institutions.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2024

They also determined the research questions they’d ask of the data — such as whether social media use during class reduces comprehension and retention. They also determined the research questions they’d ask of the data — such as whether social media use during class reduces comprehension and retention.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

(Mostly) back from my August hiatus, I’m pleased to offer up the next edition of A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News. The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2019

If you watch the news, tolerance seems to be a lost art. TeachingTolerance.org even uses Black Lives Matter as a model for tolerance education. Quotes like this from Helen Keller: The highest result of education is tolerance. Admittedly, in the current social media world, words are today’s doing.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2020

Golin said the first few days at home are important because you can set up a routine that is not centered around screens. Golin said the first few days at home are important because you can set up a routine that is not centered around screens. “We Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. In fact, it’s really important that they do.”.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

It's when many of you have the breathing room to reflect on your teaching practice, gain new skills and approaches to your work, and connect with peers to learn from them and share your expertise. We include books, blogs, and newsletters that cover a range of topics from social media and disinformation to Gamergate.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

Fortunately, there are two models that can help teachers effectively transition into sophisticated, student-centered technology use that transforms learning in their classrooms: the SAMR model and the TPACK model. SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) Model. Substitution. Augmentation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2020

Comcast is taking steps to implement the following new policies for the next 60 days, and other important initiatives: Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers.

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Digital Promise

JULY 2, 2018

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. People of all ages struggle to evaluate the integrity of the digital information that rains down with every web search and social media scroll. Read the original version here. Read Laterally, Not Vertically. Instead, it misled them.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2020

A teacher with a decade of experience in kindergarten through second grade, O’Brien took this year off to have her second child but has continued to create educational materials that she sells through Teachers Pay Teachers. We wanted to put something out there to give kids information, so they didn’t feel left in the dark,” O’Brien said.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Watching videos and interacting with visual media are engaging ways to help students learn. Visual media can be great for learning, and not just because it's engaging! Just as students learn to read and write, being media literate in today's world also demands that students can "read" visual and video-based media.

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