The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Related: Teacher shortages force districts to use online education programs. Despite what skeptics say about online courses, Altus administrators insist that their curriculum passes muster. Most Altus classes meet the University of California’s “A-G” course requirements for admission, Altus officials say.

Dropout 98

Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Even for students who are poor enough to qualify for free tuition, it’s been a turbulent year to submit documents and meet paperwork deadlines to receive financial aid. Tuition worries aside, many don’t have high-speed internet, their own up-to-date laptops or a quiet places to study for online learning.

Report 128

Report Survey Dropout Comparison 128

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. The only face-to-face meeting was in October 2021, when Tameka sent her kids on the bus, only to learn they weren’t enrolled.

Policies 79

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 79

techlearning

JULY 2, 2018

Students learn in different ways and have varying needs. That’s why innovative educators across the country are implementing creative programs to better meet those needs. Herndon, Virginia, July 2, 2018 —Education is not one size fits all.

Education 40

Education Dropout Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Each of us has seen headlines about an online school providing an unaccredited program that looks like a “diploma mill,” or a completely mismanaged school administration that was not prepared for high student mobility or other realities of online learning.

Dropout 60

Dropout Competency Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Online Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

“It’s becoming blatantly apparent that the year they spent in remote learning did not allow them to mature properly,” said Thiebeau, who teaches biology and forensics in a room decorated with animal bones and a taxidermied bear head. Online learning was challenging for many students. Then the pandemic arrived.

Dropout 100

Dropout Chromebook Report System 100

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

The students in the blended version also take most of their courses online, but they occasionally meet in person for mentoring from a certified teacher or for clubs and sports. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them. Most of them were dropouts.” “In

Personalized Learning 103

Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 103

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. Opportunities for online learning. Some students may require a more flexible learning schedule than the typical school day allows. percent in 2015-16.

Learning 61

Learning Dropout Blackboard Common Core 61

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Rosamund Looney, who teaches first grade in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, said that because of the stresses of the pandemic and online learning, “we need to grant a lot of grace and accomodations.” Credit: Rosamund Looney. That’s an inappropriate, and potentially illegal, punishment, she said.

Guidelines 143

Guidelines Report Elementary Online Learning 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. Her coalition of advocates in Nashville now meets remotely, every Friday morning. Among other things, its members talk about the obstacles confronting students. “I

Survey 140

Survey Laptops Dropout Report 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

For the rest of her junior year and most of her senior year, she learned from a laptop in her family’s living room, with her younger sibling taking Zoom classes down the hall in their shared bedroom. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. Credit: Erika Rich for The Hechinger Report.

Education 128

Education Course Report Policies 128

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

She reels off the names of four new apps her students have had to learn for their algebra courses. Even students who have done well working virtually don’t love online learning. Taravella High School in Florida, hasn’t wanted to speak up in her large algebra I class that meets on Microsoft Teams.

STEM 127

STEM Report Course Study 127

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

She (the instructor) could read my face and said I could ask her or meet after class. She (the instructor) could read my face and said I could ask her or meet after class,” Overton said. Typically, students in-person do about 10 percent better than their peers who are enrolled in online coursework, Pigg noted.

Course 105

Course System Data Strategy 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

As another part of the information-gathering effort, #OaklandUndivided tapped into data from the online learning platforms schools were using — Google Classroom and Clever — to see which students were logging in through a computer or mobile phone to access online resources. million to provide the initial devices and hot spots.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

It’s a little hard to map out an exact perfect scenario, but ensure that those kids have a tutor, ideally, a certified and experienced teacher, and if not, someone who’s getting a lot of training and support, and that those tutors are meeting with those kids from day one of the school year, if not before, to help them catch up,” said Socol.

Study 137

Study Data Report Elementary 137

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2017

We meet, and we talk about what we need to improve on, and what we need to do to keep working. Every October my parents come in for a meeting and we talk about the IEP, they sign papers, and I will take a test to see where I’m at, like, my math level and reading level. I try to make sure everything is OK and is right.

Report 61

Report Meeting Study System 61

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2020

She said the University of California will also make a decision soon on what accommodations will be made for high school seniors who might not meet UC admissions requirements due to missing their last semester of high school. Related: In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college.

Accessibility 104

Accessibility Policies Chromebook Exercises 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. This is coupled with free online learning, career based mentoring and apprenticeship. Saturday, May 2nd at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Featured Teacher: Lisa Parisi , Classroom 2.0 Details to join the webinar at [link].

Libraries 28

Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

My freshman year I started going to meetings every Thursday. Since I don’t have the opportunity to go to another school, I have no choice. What makes your school unique? One thing at school that’s unique is the club IRC, which stands for International Rescue Committee.

Report 46

Report Libraries Meeting System 46

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2017

We have community meetings every Monday and Friday, and we just talk about what work we have done, what achievements people have done, and everybody comes together. But, then I was like, “Yo, this is probably one of the best things that happened to me, to be honest.” Lawrence High was just too much people in one class. They’re school wide.

Report 41

Report Meeting Course System 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning. Now, during morning meetings via Google classroom, Glick is the one being peppered with questions – and often she can’t answer them. All of us are going to have to just meet them where they were last spring and do our best.”. And now it’s all taken away.”

Broadband 140

Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 140

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

She was making ends meet by working as a cashier at a local gas station, until an injury took her off the job. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2018

At Threshold, program staff get to know students through an extensive initial interview process, learning about their backgrounds, previous academic experiences and what kinds of requirements they still need to graduate. From there, teachers design individualized projects to help each student meet standards.

Dropout 91

Dropout Blended Learning Report Course 91

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The McKenna Center functions as a home for the pods, but pod leaders and students have flexibility to decide where and when to meet to accommodate students’ schedules. Ten pod leaders serve five high schoolers each, meeting individually and as a group every week after school, said Karla Arevalo, the program coordinator.

Learning 82

Learning Report Elementary Dropout 82

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

They’ve been letting officials know that while they want to see their friends, they recognize the seriousness of the virus and hope districts prioritize student mental health and improving online learning, especially for vulnerable students. Considering that we’re going completely distance learning for the time being,” she said.

Survey 145

Survey Policies Groups Report 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Eastwood often fondly recalls when Middletown High School’s newly renovated stadium hosted a regional track meet. It helps the teachers differentiate the instruction to meet the child’s needs.”. That group finishes the rotation with online learning, which is an opportunity to apply what they learned through the class period.

Blended Learning 198

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 198

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Eastwood often fondly recalls when Middletown High School’s newly renovated stadium hosted a regional track meet. It helps the teachers differentiate the instruction to meet the child’s needs.” As more teachers opted in to blended learning classrooms, they reported being able to learn more about each student.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Fogel, 18, can recite a list of typical college experiences she has missed out on: study groups, small seminars, office hours with professors, parties, football games, a chance to meet new people from around the world. They need to improve the online experience if they are going to continue in this manner.”.

Study 103

Study Guidelines Strategy Report 103

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests. Choi wouldn’t put a target on further expansion.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2018

But today he still has a few more things to do before tomorrow’s meeting with the board. Staring at his computer with weary eyes, Snyder says, “A lot of times I just keep clicking until I nod off.”. School’s out on Fridays, and Snyder typically uses the day to do administrative tasks and support the students at sports games.

Elementary 112

Elementary Training Report Policies 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Online learning was particularly challenging for Puerto Rican students. Teachers across Puerto Rico say they have received little assistance in meeting their students’ changing needs. In 2021, school officials announced that 13,000 students had failed all their classes. We are making a clarion call for help.”

Elementary 102

Elementary Report Dropout System 102

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.” Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” More on the politics of online education in the politics section above.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

. “Faculty,” as this year’s ECAR study put it , “have a love-hate relationship with online teaching and learning. Most faculty agree that online learning makes higher education available to more students, but few agree that online learning helps students learn more effectively.”

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55