EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

How to Redesign the K–12 Media Center. When Harbor Beach High School in Michigan decided to redesign its library , administrators there held meetings with faculty, staff and members of the student council to decide how the new space should look based on how each group envisioned its use. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

Holmes had been “tracked,” or grouped, into the lower-performing math class. “I But there are questions about how to accomplish it equitably, making sure that students who can handle difficult math content aren’t having their talents squandered, she argues. Some of the dissimilarities in the report are mysterious.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2024

Given the amount of planning time he has each day, along with the assistance of an AI-powered app, Robert can easily turn a hard copy reading passage and questions into an interactive quiz for the students in his elementary classroom. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Why Does Planning Time Matter?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Three new reports on student achievement during the pandemic all point to larger declines in math than in reading and widening gaps between the haves and have-nots. The McKinsey report predicted that this generation of less-educated students could potentially reduce the size of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Samantha’s parents are at a loss about how to help her. According to an international group of researchers , specific symptoms of this phenomenon among children and young adults include intense feelings of sadness, anger, powerlessness, helplessness and guilt — all of which can fuel more general and severe anxiety or depression.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Credit: Charlotte West for The Hechinger Report. LINDSAY, Calif. — Ushering in a new model.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The projects teach students how to make a stable product, use tools, think about the needs of another, solve challenges, overcome setbacks and stay motivated on a long-term problem. I use the following activities to introduce elementary students to the design thinking process. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. Learners will read about and discuss rules, decision-making and how to socialize in the classroom. Students will learn about Native American groups in different regions of the country. Find out how H?para

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

They found 144 studies involving nearly 80,000 students, from elementary school through university. The second conclusion is about how to foster the kind of internal or intrinsic motivation that really helps children and young adults succeed in school. Two conclusions jumped out. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Dreyfus said targeted instruction for small groups of students has years of research and evidence to back it up as an effective way for teachers to teach and students to learn. Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. We’re able to take those small groups and adjust all our instruction based on the data that we look at.”

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Waterford

AUGUST 9, 2022

Some information families may need during back to school night might include: Login information for remote learning and progress reports. How to sign up for classroom or field trip volunteering opportunities. You may even want to start a Facebook group or Twitter account for parents. [11] The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

CHICAGO — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who loves reading but struggles in math.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

This podcast, Sold a Story, was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. This story also appeared in American Public Media There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation – even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. He is not stupid.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Speaking quietly to her 4-year-old students, she picked one boy from the group to count his classmates: 22. billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. The plan is that the $2.7 That’s the hope.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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MindShift

JULY 16, 2020

That’s the top-line recommendation of a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The report includes an updated review of the evidence from around the world and a set of recommendations on mitigation strategies for the coronavirus in school settings. The new report makes nine recommendations.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

That’s according to the latest State of Computer Science Education report , released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. Students learn problem solving, communication and how to bounce back from failure. I like the challenge.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Sixth grade teacher Kelly Woodfin works with a small group of students, including Zoe, during an advanced math class in Tulsa, Okla. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. This practice — and mindset — must change.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

More group work was associated with greater individual gains in a new study. I visited many elementary and middle schools where students, with bulging headphones wrapped over their heads, stared at separate computers, each learning something different at the same moment. Photo: Tara García Mathewson.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers. Timed tests?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2023

It would keep military spouses, one of the most mobile yet committed groups of educators, in the classroom no matter where they move. This story about teaching credentials was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, the College Board reports that in 2022, Harvard received applications from 61,220 students – the highest-ever number of applicants, but only accepted 1,214, the elite university’s lowest acceptance rate. It can give suggestions for how to write a college application essay for those who lack writing skills, too.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Donna Araujo reads a story to a small group of children under her care. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Donna Araujo has run a child care program out of her home for 20 years. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Donna Araujo has run a child care program out of her home for 20 years.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the first place. Study participants were split into groups that received different educational materials. Groups that were given analog games and parental messaging saw improvements, too.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2023

The school year ended at Washington Elementary at 2:35 p.m. Malaysia Robertson, 9, outside of the closed Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., The lobby of Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — on Friday evening, July 28, 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. But how are elementary, middle and high school teachers supposed to teach it better? “What’s very odd about writing is how small the research base is,” said Robert Slavin, director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at the Johns Hopkins School of Education.

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Waterford

MARCH 10, 2022

3,4] In addition, the National Early Literacy Panel reports that a young child’s ability to write their name and to write individual letters upon request is an indicator of future reading success.[3]. Read alouds can be useful for teaching communication skills to elementary students. The connections work in the other direction as well.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Credit: Magdalena Slapik for The Hechinger Report. Students who had chosen in-person instruction, like Sophia, were split into two groups that alternated the days they learned on site. “I Credit: Magdalena Slapik for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Magdalena Slapik for The Hechinger Report. I like to stay engaged in class.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

5] You can then continue to send messages through text or social media groups, too. For Educators: How to Run a Parent-Teacher Conference. Avoid using educational jargon, which can confuse parents who aren’t as familiar with elementary teaching terms.[7]. How to Keep Family Engagement Strong After Parent-Teacher Conferences.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2024

I had to fight against low expectations and conditions that devalued my potential, including “accidentally” being placed into English as a Second Language in elementary school, even though English is my first language. I then had to fight for a spot in upper-level classes when I got into high school. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Fairfax County, Virginia, thousands of middle school students experience what most of their peers leave behind in elementary school — recess. On a day in early fall, a large group of students tossed their backpacks in a messy pile and made a beeline towards the school’s blacktop for pickup basketball and soccer games.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A new report by the nonprofit educational assessment maker NWEA documents that third graders are currently suffering the largest pandemic-related learning losses in reading , compared to older students in grades four to eight, and not readily recovering. Learning to read well in elementary school matters. Source: NWEA).

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Parents see themselves as responsible for children’s privacy, even though they report feeling ill-equipped” to manage it, says Elizabeth Laird, senior fellow of student privacy for the Washington, D.C.-based Forthcoming reports will share results from focus groups with parents, focus groups with students, and a poll of teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In two other counties, three rural high schools reached that postsecondary enrollment for 76 percent (143 students), 82 percent (98 students) and 87 percent (159 students) of their 2019 graduates, the foundation reports. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

In an experiment on how best to study for a math test, learning through errors was pitted against working through practice problems in a Barron’s study guide, pictured above. Their teachers worked through the first half of the problems, explaining how to solve them step by step. Then, the two groups swapped.

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