eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

But district leaders, administrators and teachers have incredible demands placed on them, which were exacerbated by the pandemic and while there are high-quality materials available, they’re not compiled. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level. It is challenging.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. We thought about elementary, middle and high school. These are high engagement stories that inspire kids to ask, for example, “OK, how would I build a new corral for my sheep?

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade. This is good news and cause for celebration.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Take, for example, the recent California Science Test (CAST) scores released in October 2022 that showed 29.45 For example, known as the Black Escalation, teachers have been shown to severely discipline Black students versus white students. percent of students met or exceeded the Science standards.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

This figure makes after-school programs the fourth most popular way to spend federal funds to address learning loss, behind summer school, software and instructional materials. The Afterschool Alliance also cited an unpublished conference paper from 2013, which tracked 1,000 elementary school students over time.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Curriculum and instructional materials live on websites, in the cloud, on paper, in LMS’s, in Google Drive or OneDrive. Let’s look at an example. A couple years ago, Van Ness Elementary in D.C. example shows, schools are not just a system but a complicated system. Edtech can enable and house the holistic blueprint.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The concept of microschooling gained traction throughout the 2010s, then saw a huge uptick in both interest and new examples during the pandemic. Some of the better-known examples of microschools include national name brands like the Acton Academy schools, Wildflower Schools , Prenda microschools and the Khan Lab School. Microschools.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

—Natalie Franzi, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Middletown Township Schools 2. Empower teachers to personalize instruction Ultimately, it comes down to the teacher. No advancement in classroom technology or instructional materials will ever have the impact of a passionate, empowered teacher.

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ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

In Arizona and Mississippi , for example, many third-grade students who were already meeting promotion requirements prior to the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be promoted to fourth grade. Meanwhile, North Carolina elementary and middle school students will not receive traditional grades at all.

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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.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Internet Second Language Collective or iSLCollective.com is a fine example of an online community of practice that will be an immediate and indispensable hit with your ESL/ELL and perhaps many other of your classroom teacher partners and coaches. Here are current examples: ESL Powerpoint of the Day: What can they do?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As long as students, parents and teachers are baffled, these tools will continue to fall short of their capacity to improve and personalize instruction. There are a lot of digital materials out there that may not be well-aligned with curricula,” she said. There’s a lot of care that has to be involved in selecting these resources.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

An elementary school teacher, she was suddenly teaching five-year-olds online. And from there, I would say, well, let’s look at some examples,” he said. But Salvatore is finding that so many students lack basic background knowledge that he sometimes teaches a mini lesson from instructional materials that he discovers online.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students. The problem is not that these conversations are dry. That’s soon to change. Questions will immediately emerge.

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Knowledge Avatars K-12

JULY 9, 2019

One summer, when I was in elementary school, I was terrified! Our teacher, to her credit, tried to help students to review and learn last years' concepts, but alas had to abandon the effort because the of the pressure to cover new material. For each concept, you need to have instructional materials to teach and to test the concept.

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Knowledge Avatars K-12

JULY 9, 2019

One summer, when I was in elementary school, I was terrified! Our teacher, to her credit, tried to help students to review and learn last years' concepts, but alas had to abandon the effort because the of the pressure to cover new material. For each concept, you need to have instructional materials to teach and to test the concept.

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Instructional Materials Elementary Exercises Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

Tulsa Public Schools is one example of a district thinking about education solutions outside the classroom box. The “menu” will also include social and emotional supports and instruction by trained counselors; art and music lessons; and access to the district’s online textbooks and instructional materials.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. And they need examples of how to combine in-person instruction with computer time. The online software was a lot cheaper than paying a teacher and graduation rates went up. But there was a downside.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Elementary students can participate with activities that track and map noise levels across schools, or predict and study migration patterns of animals. Math teachers can find real world examples about challenging math concepts for their students, or perform analysis with data.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Examples abound of college graduates who work in retail stores and as receptionists.

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

Unsurprisingly, the way in which an online class is designed can significantly impact how learners engage with and process the instructional material. One of the challenges at the elementary and middle school level has been the need for the parent or the adult to become a learning coach,” said Smith. Online Class Design.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. For example, teachers who need to stay home for a day for mild cold symptoms can teach from home remotely using online technology with the introduction of an in-person aide for a day. Mike Teng, CEO and Co-Founder, Swing Education.

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User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

A Rational for Using No Tech, Minimal Cost Materials. The Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp utilized no technology (except for projecting images of example projects on the whiteboard) and low/no cost materials. For example, when we made jet packs (see below), he asked for permission and made a space helmet to go with it.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Students at Lovett Elementary, the Clinton, Miss. public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. The nonprofit EdReports completes reviews of core programs which illuminate the shortcomings of traditional materials.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I think it’s safe to say, for example, that venture capital investment has fallen off rather precipitously this year. Some of these areas that are popular for investment do coincide with the popular narratives about “the future of education” – “everyone should learn to code,” for example.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

But as the movement for teaching climate grows, thanks to new standards and increasing student curiosity, teachers are on the hunt for materials and lessons they can rely on. “I I think there’s a big disconnect,” said Lauren Madden, professor of elementary science education at The College of New Jersey.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Students at Lovett Elementary in Clinton, Miss. Invest in instruction. They need better instructional materials, access to experts, time with colleagues to reflect on and adjust their practice, and timely data on student progress. work on laptops during class. Photo: Jackie Mader. Break down barriers.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

and Juneteenth from the elementary standards, among other changes. Credit: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Pharrell Williams As an example, she cites the introduction to the standards, which describe the abolitionist and reformer Frederick Douglass as having a “complicated love” for America.

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