The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. But to expect that the Common Core – or any standards – alone will move the needle is overreaching, he said. Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works on reading with Tyler Howard, left, and Anthony Diaz, right.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

He feels like he’s given increasingly less leeway in how to implement the curricula he receives from his district, even when students are not fully understanding key concepts. That’s led to a growing interest in changing how it’s done, with political fights over how to shake things up and large investments into improving math curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Here, you can register for an SAT test, send score reports to colleges, go behind the curtain to see what concepts are tested on each section, and practice for the test with authentic questions and full-length practice tests. Parents, teachers, and counselors can monitor a student’s progress by viewing real-time reports.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Mathew Felton-Koestler, known as “Mathy Matt” on his YouTube channel , makes videos for parents that explain why and how young kids are learning math these days. He has two sets of videos specifically on the Common Core, in which he talks about the kindergarten and the third grade standards. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills – have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But the depth of this problem was obscured as most states, and thus most newspapers, reported achievement trends by comparing each new year’s eighth graders to the previous year’s eighth graders. David Scarlett Wakelyn is a former math teacher who helped develop the Common Core State Standards while at the National Governors Association.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

As is often the case, there was singing going on in Room 2 of Kenwood Elementary one Friday afternoon. But measuring how well schools are reaching English-learners is not easy, at least not from looking at the state’s accountability data. Strong language skills are key as part of the state’s Common Core standards.

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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. One of them, the Arnold Foundation, is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report. Sign up for Proof Points and other Hechinger newsletters.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Age group: Upper elementary. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Hands-on Banking.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. It’s how we recruit, how we use resources, how we conduct business in the district.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. It also includes a teacher’s guide, a series of lesson plans, and the Common Core standards addressed.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Source: Levered.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Request a demo of Levered's System.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Teacher-prep programs, she added, bear a large part of the responsibility here: Many teachers-in-training receive just one course in how to teach reading — a teaching task which experts agree is extremely complex — before heading into the classroom. BRONX, N.Y. —

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report. This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. In fact, Forbes reported that 82% of public high schoolers in the well-to-do Montgomery County Maryland failed Algebra. Content aligns with Common Core, state standards and classroom instruction. ProdigyGame.com.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

positive parent reports. aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. positive parent reports. aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. The progress reports highlight individual strengths and needs.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The games are organized by subject and grade level and some of them are aligned to Common Core Standards. The games are organized by subject and grade level and some of them are aligned to Common Core Standards. Unfortunately, Math Playground does not offer performance tracking tools and progress reports.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report. “I LOVELAND, Colo.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Highlights include how to create a positive school culture around testing, the best ways to partner with parents and suggestions for utilizing available funding. This video explains how to bring excitement to classroom test prep, and engage your students in a live quiz game with Study Island’s new group sessions.

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It’s how we recruit, how we use resources, how we conduct business in the district.”. When I started, the consistent word was how inconsistent we were,” said Ayala.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

The games can also be customized to meet several state and Common Core standards. But the tougher, more important aspect is training teachers how to match games to IEP goals, which requires more in-depth coaching. “We Retalis said it normally takes a couple hours of instruction for teachers to get used to the platform.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Why insist they write a report, participate in a play, or create a poster instead? That’s right out of Common Core writing standards. Students see so many slideshows in their classes, they no longer include the wow factor felt in elementary school. How to Teach a Tech Lesson–the Movie. Few techie skills.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Part of the appeal of project-based learning is the perception that there’s more freedom, a welcome antidote to the pressures of test prep and meeting Common Core standards. When a classroom of second graders in Waterford, Mich., This version could feel too restrictive for some educators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

On March 22, Google and the Lemann Foundation, an education nonprofit in Brazil, announced plans for an initiative that will deliver digital lessons directly to the cellphones of elementary school teachers. Few students learn fractions, probably because we do not know how to teach them.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

WriteWell for Google Docs is a Google Docs Add-on that includes a series of templates for elementary school, middle school, and high school classrooms. These templates can be incorporated into a wide range of student writing activities and are well suited to Common Core writing tasks. How to Install WriteWell for Google Docs.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

In a report published in May, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommended that districts eliminate tracking in middle school math. Another DeWitt math teacher reported similar numbers. “We Later on, when we have jobs, we’ll have to learn how to work with different types of people and answer questions,” he said.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

MobyMax also includes “Power Tools” acting like a clicker, monitoring behavior, messaging, a social wall for students, a parent portal, manipulatives and time reports. Because MobyMax is based on the Common Core, you can analyze data based on standards, student, class, school, or even district. The MobyMax tablet is $69!!

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. Teachers and parents around the country have questioned whether any “cookie cutter” test can capture how much an individual student knows.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

The Academy is a magnet elementary school is located in a U.S. Related: Do the arts go hand-in-hand with common core? Bobby Riley is the principal of Integrated Arts Academy, Burlington, Vermont and the 2016 National Distinguished Principal for Vermont, honored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

50 Math Sites and Apps 4 Dice: Fraction Games - A great iOS app for learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. This game meets Common Core Standards and has blue tooth capabilities to allow for two players across multiple devices. This list is in alphabetical order.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The district came to a consensus on the definition of digital literacy skills, what kinds of common core standards included them, and how they were already being taught. Technology proficiency is even included on their teacher evaluation rubric and elementary students standards reports.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

Something as simple as learning how to pronounce a child’s name prior to the first day of school – perhaps by connecting with the teacher who had the student the previous year – can dramatically impact the way a student views their teacher and experiences school. Related: Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. So I taught my kids how to self-correct. The homework could be research reports. Jon Corippo. Jon keynotes, leads and designs Professional Learning experiences all over the country.

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MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

Reader Pants,” reports a 36% increase after she genrefied a middle school library in Fort Worth, Texas in 2011. The team of librarians at New York City’s Ethical Culture Fieldston School also reported “dramatic increases in circulation” in a School Library Journal article entitled “Are Dewey’s Days Numbered?”. Transportation?

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