Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance. Blended Learning. Personalized Learning. Why keep an eye on personalized learning?

Trends 304

Trends Gamification Digital Citizenship Blended Learning 304

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning. My favorites at bit.ly

Khan Academy 542

Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Schoology 542

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The progressive education movement has a number of hallmarks, these include: Learning by doing. Collaborative learning. Personalized learning. De-emphasis on textbooks, rote learning and teacher-led instruction. Critics of constructivist teaching methods claim that many active learning techniques lack focus.

Classroom 189

Classroom Flipped Classroom Learning Groups 189

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

While the learning curve has been steep in terms of new technology, and there have been some expected kinks to work out, virtual learning has brought some opportunities that an immediate return to in-person learning may not have. Related: It’s time to change the conversation around music education.

Online Learning 144

Online Learning Learning Advocacy Personalized Learning 144

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Learn More.

Course 486

Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 486

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. Teachers are relying on parents to foster consistent home learning environments.

Assessment 376

Assessment Groups Differentiated Instruction Meeting 376

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. 30 minutes per week — recommended time students spend on classroom-based Khan Academy tool.

Khan Academy 134

Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 134

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

Culatta said he’s found educators are very excited about the opportunities and possibilities of using generative AI — a type of artificial intelligence technology with the ability to produce various types of content, including text, images, audio and synthetic data — in their classrooms. They just need context and training.

Classroom 119

Classroom Robotics Education Company 119

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. Credit: Monica Williams.

Elementary 143

Elementary Online Learning Report Laptops 143

TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom. Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. In short, the modern classroom requires students to have access to connectivity through technology. The Tools Of Mobile Learning. by TeachThought Staff.

Tablets 88

Tablets Classroom Khan Academy Chromebook 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

Education Elements 60

Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

an accredited private school specializing in blended learning and providing personalized learning experiences. Schools use VHS Learning to provide their students with high-quality online courses. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning.

Course 98

Course Learning Blended Learning Secondary 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. With remote learning, they couldn’t do their usual classroom activity of cutting strips of construction paper into halves, quarters and thirds.

Strategy 144

Strategy Elementary Groups Personalized Learning 144

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Blended and personalized learning were two topics on the rise this year. The goal is to produce deeper learning. Part of their success has hinged on the way teachers are using blended learning in the classroom. Next page: Making personalized learning possible. That was Spring 2012.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Blended Learning Meeting Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 100

Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

A push to close early learning gaps in Texas. Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. Students participate in a hands-on activity during summer school at Bethel Elementary School in Simpsonville, S.C. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.

Elementary 112

Elementary Report Groups Personalized Learning 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I entered my classroom in the Bronx, N.Y., As difficult as in-person learning was, remote days were worse. Online learning platforms varied by teacher and class. They were making connections left and right; they were rebuilding a classroom community dismantled by a pandemic. What exactly was I witnessing?

Classroom 131

Classroom Laptops Google iPad 131

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2021

One year later, I still haven’t set foot in a classroom. If so, you might rightfully assume that all grades across the city are now offering in-person instruction. I’ve been enrolled for 18 months; online the last year. What about outdoor learning? Or retrofitting classrooms to have adequate ventilation?

Learning 145

Learning Personalized Learning Report Online Learning 145

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. I want to make sure my undergrads are thinking about their impact outside of a formal classroom,” says Martina P.

Education 212

Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Policies Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. At most of these institutions, the deficiency is not about a lack of sufficient credit hours.

Elementary 109

Elementary Course Study Trends 109

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Despite extra support he received through his Individualized Education Plan for students with disabilities, John often felt overwhelmed by the chaos of his middle school classroom. “He In some cases, those students struggled with distractions in the classroom during in-person learning. That’s his biggest issue.”.

Learning 145

Learning Personalized Learning Online Learning Classroom 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

And national reporting suggests that burnout is high , and resignations are particularly high in districts offering both remote and in-person instruction. You’re trying to teach to students remotely and in a classroom all in the same class session. I just think that’s one of the biggest keys to virtual learning being successful.”.

Elementary 108

Elementary Report Personalized Learning Blended Learning 108

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That changed when his school district in Fairfield County, South Carolina, switched to online learning during the pandemic. Online, he has no problem asking the teacher a question,” said Woodward. Henry McMaster pushed hard to return all schools to in-person learning this fall, saying remote learning was “not as good.”

Survey 130

Survey Course Online Learning Accessibility 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

Instead, he’s encouraging teachers to use the summer to explore AI, in part by selecting an AI tool of their choice and thinking about how it could be incorporated into the classroom this fall. He anticipates that some teachers will be hesitant. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Policies 81

Policies Analysis Elementary Report 81

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.

Elementary 143

Elementary Assessment Report Outcomes 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2019

One of Brown’s current projects is helping groups of elementary and middle schools in Colorado and New Jersey reconsider their school days. Importantly, focusing on schedules stays away from the baggage certain fads like personalized learning have acquired. Related: OPINION: How 45-minute class periods stall learning.

Personalized Learning 111

Personalized Learning Strategy Report Trends 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For an entire school year, he had been a mentor in their classroom, working virtually alongside the teacher and engaging with students on a personal level. The most letters and the most congratulations that I’ve ever gotten were from my classroom, and were from my champions,” Kurka said. and Canada. and Canada.

Elementary 111

Elementary Social Media Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Total enrollment: 3,600 students 1 In-person enrollment: 86 percent after reopening for a four-day week in March 2 Total cases, 2020-2021 school year: 5 cases in the fall (identified by the state in two elementary school outbreaks) 3 17 cases in the spring (15 rapid test positives, 2 PCR test positives); none identified by the state as outbreaks 4.

Elementary 74

Elementary Data Accessibility Tablets 74

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

Common Core 130

Common Core Elementary Strategy Video 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For instance, one of our most popular episodes looked at whether NFTs could have a role in classrooms and educational systems. And we also looked at whether home robots could come to classrooms, and that one made the list as well. This episode capped off our series on the concept of “learning engineering.”

Robotics 100

Robotics STEM EdTech Elementary 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Cuomo, who appeared to question this week whether students have to be in classrooms at all , drew immediate fire from many educators and parents, and his secretary later wrote on Twitter that “nothing could ever replace in-person learning.” Not every classroom or lesson is dominated by tech. A RAND Corp.

iPad 140

iPad Tablets Report iPhone 140

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

School administrators proactively communicated to students and families about what returning to classrooms would look like. Last spring, there wasn’t much of a plan for online learning. It’s gotten better now, but being online just isn’t the same as in person.” Uxbridge reopened its doors on September 17.

Elementary 149

Elementary Video Online Learning Personalized Learning 149

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As challenging as the last two years have been, academically and on the mental health of teachers and students , some schools have worked collectively, distributing devices, developing new health and safety protocols and shifting to virtual classrooms.

Competency Based Learning 104

Competency Based Learning Data Policies Accessibility 104

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications. Her organization recommends that attendance is taken for every in-person and virtual instructional experience.

Strategy 191

Strategy Learning Data Dropout 191

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

All have gone back to school — some fully remote, some via hybrid models that combine remote instruction with in-person learning. In doing so, they are demonstrating resilience and advancing equity in ways that truly improve teaching and learning for all students. Know how each student is progressing.

Personalized Learning 133

Personalized Learning Strategy Assessment Groups 133