The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 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. Subscribe today! High schooler Joshua Carter didn’t learn about Black historical figures like Ida B.

Instructional Materials 131

Instructional Materials Trends Study Report 131

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Most technology use in classrooms — 60 percent — was “passive”: watching videos or reading websites. As long as students, parents and teachers are baffled, these tools will continue to fall short of their capacity to improve and personalize instruction. Plus, the jury is still out on what constitutes a high-quality online resource.

Online Learning 145

Online Learning Robotics Learning Instructional Materials 145

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools. Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s. But this isn’t just a “time will tell” story.

Policies 91

Policies Libraries Instructional Materials Secondary 91

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms? And will we return to our classrooms to teach in the same manner as we did before COVID? Regardless of whether students are learning in the classroom, at home, or a combination of the two, students are in need of greater support during this time.

EdTech 139

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

Education 126

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 126

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. Zoom took the number one spot in mentions by teachers in 2020, at 60 percent, displacing 2018’s top mention, Google Classroom. Perhaps to be expected, apps that enable creating a virtual classroom were popular. Accelerated?

EdTech 164

EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 164

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The disparity serves as an extreme example of similar trends across the United States, where the children of higher-income families go to better colleges than those from lower-income ones. Texas Woman’s University, for instance, just began a partnership with Universidad Ana G.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

It’s a platform for educators looking to stay updated on the latest trends and research. Lesson Plans Websites Lesson plan websites are essential tools for educators, offering a variety of teaching resources, lesson plans, and instructional materials. Related: Best Academic Search Engines 2.

Education 115

Education OER Libraries Accessibility 115

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

Edmentum 81

Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 81

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. May you take what you need and may it be useful to you. Supreme Court Case such as Roth v.

Libraries 93

Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

School is far more than student performance on tests, but the latest sobering NAEP declines led to a fresh round of alarm bells and observations of ways the scores exacerbate longstanding trends. What matters next, though, is what happens in after-school and tutoring programs, in homes and in classrooms. “We

Report 92

Report System Assessment Instructional Materials 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. 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