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. The school district now uses multiple pathways to get more students, especially those from underrepresented groups, into its accelerated courses. But the district remains committed to its changes.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. These conversations revealed the value of exploring the distinction between these terms and their implications for student and educator well-being.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

Online learning was in its infancy, and we worked closely with a small group of innovative schools who helped us establish a strong foundation for the work we do today,” said Carol DeFuria, President & CEO of VHS Learning. In 1996 we were awarded a U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Even before the pandemic, many students — especially those from historically underserved groups — were leaving high school unprepared for the educational demands of good jobs and too few were completing degrees. Now, nearly a century later, many fear we are creating another lost generation. Department of Education.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

Individuals from diverse or historically marginalized populations are more likely to feel part of the group and safe to contribute. Learners in general, including those from majority groups, are more likely to empathize with, respect and relate to individuals unlike themselves if they are exposed early to diversity.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

In addition to online telescope access, this new solution provides elementary through college-level teachers integrated curriculum-based lesson plans that can be used with students and ongoing professional development to help educators easily use the technology. I have been teaching astronomy at the high school and college level for 13 years.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2016

Welcome to this third post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

A working group created to support implementation of the TEAACH Act reached out to schools, districts and regional offices of education to make sure they were aware of the mandate and had a plan in place. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Relationship skills Relationship skills help learners create positive relationships with a variety of people and groups. You can start teaching these skills in elementary and continue developing social and emotional skills for high school students. Plus, you can differentiate instruction for groups. Self-awareness strategies 1.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

elementary and secondary schools teach the subject, maybe because there are so few curricula available for students. It’s part of the “AI-in-a-Box” kit, which is being used by more than a dozen community groups and school systems, including Carter’s class. It’s very important for education groups to face [AI] head-on,” she said.

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Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2018

No student (or teacher) leaves their language patterns at the door when they enter a classroom – even classes like math and science, where language is often seen as secondary. One of the biggest challenges is that, in STEM, word problems, questions, texts and directions often contain unfamiliar terms, both technical and nontechnical.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fortier’s school participates in a program operated by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society to expand access to computer science and science, technology engineering and math, or STEM, among Native American, Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

Summer camps, many of which remain financially fragile after last year’s closures, could see an influx of cash: The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund earmarked $1.2 billion specifically for evidence-based summer enrichment.

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ExcelinEd

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to grant eligibility for public school districts and charter schools, private elementary and secondary schools are also eligible to apply for the funding. million in GEER funding to 24 daycare centers, nonprofit groups, churches and other organizations to educate pre-K students during the pandemic.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

On an ordinary June morning, kids descend on the campus of Auburn University to try science experiments at the college of education’s annual STEM camp. 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.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

But according to the presenters in an edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , the more effective approach is to identify specific problems for specific groups of students and make key changes that address those individual needs. Invite a diverse group to analyze the problems.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Check out my Booking Page. My calendar is filling.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

I taught both elementary and secondary education. Take when white folks claim to support minority groups, but still become defensive when race relations come into conversation. But let’s look at STEM, for a moment. Elementary school teachers are overwhelmingly white females and have experienced gender bias in education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 17, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on PBL! There are projects for elementary levels as well as project ideas for middle and high school. Seventeen Examples of STEM PBL – Take a look at this list of STEM activities that can be brought into PBL.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2021

So we have courses, everything from the elementary level where it really intertwines how financial wellness and social-emotional skills are intertwined. We look at that middle school age group. So I touched on it a little bit at the elementary level, but certainly important at all levels. But financial literacy is our flagship.

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MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2021

Summer camps, many of which remain financially fragile after last year’s closures, could see an influx of cash: The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund earmarked $1.2 billion specifically for evidence-based summer enrichment.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

To have access to high paying careers in the future requires some type of post-secondary education. That’s why for the past two years we’ve been running a pilot project in four of our elementary schools where we use zSpace’s AR/VR technology to teach science. Simulations for STEM Learning. a high quality of life? Kids love it.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

Tutors work one-on-one or in small groups with students in either pre-K-3 for reading or 4-8 for math to help identify their needs and get them on track. I knew the age group I wanted to work with. He has taught secondary science in Minneapolis Public Schools since 2014. I had lesson-planning experience.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2015

For a while now, schools have been slowly merging science and math lessons with visual arts as a way to add a hands-on component, and perhaps a dash of culture, to ordinary STEM curriculum. It won’t always be possible for STEM and art links to occur at the same point during the school year, and that’s OK. Take time to build momentum.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs.

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techlearning

JULY 19, 2018

There are projects for elementary levels as well as project ideas for middle and high school. Seventeen Examples of STEM PBL – Take a look at this list of STEM activities that can be brought into PBL. EGFI – If you are into STEM… than take a look at EGFI and all of its possibilities. Please explore them all!

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Classroom teachers can help facilitate that through the introduction of sentence stems, blogging, and Socratic seminars. With the opportunity to use positive sentence stems, students can change the climate and culture in their schools, and this should be celebrated! Create a focus group made up of the schools with the most interest.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

Meanwhile, the most enthusiastic listeners whisper to each other, or form mini-groups outside the conference walls, maybe even at a social gathering later that day. One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?”

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

iEarn – Join interactive curriculum-based groups where students are creating, researching, sharing opinions and becoming global citizen. Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

When we think about games in the classroom, I think teachers often think about board games, card games, partner games for math, small group games that can be used as a station, indoor recess games, and so on. Below I am sharing only whole class games that enforce academic learning although some could be done with just a small group.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2023

This week marks one year since an unspeakable act of violence was carried out in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. One year since a gunman stole the lives of 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary. Children at Robb Elementary were of course most acutely affected by the shooting in Uvalde.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 16, 2017

I’m assuming it’s very different for elementary than secondary. Erin: I’m going to let Ross jump in in a second, but I just want to address here the piece about the secondary versus the elementary. One, focusing at the elementary level, typically this is where students are learning to read rather than reading to learn.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Morales started out as an elementary-school teacher, then switched to academic counseling, which she’s done at LA High for the past eleven years; Martinez worked there, too, teaching history and social studies, until six years ago, when he was transferred to another high school in the district. Things have started to change.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Morningside College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa. She received her M.Ed.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! Bedden, Superintendent, Centennial School District Nominated by: Lerner Publishing Group Dr. Bedden’s dedication to promoting literacy in the Centennial School District has been truly inspiring. Read about the three 2023 winners here.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school. But too often, schools aren’t providing students with the appropriate help.

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