Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. Moreover, sending teachers into the workforce without adequate training is equivalent to sending doctors out to practice without learning to treat specific ailments. There should be a concerted effort to focus on this area.

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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. One of every five requests in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

For now, he said he doesn’t think generative AI tools will have an immediate impact in early elementary classrooms, either as an instructional tool or a cheating risk (“You can’t fake knowing your ABCs,” he said). Because AI [does] not always [have] accurate information. AI doesn’t replace people,” Kusum said.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

took at least one online course. It’s important to note that those impressive numbers don’t include remote students at the elementary or high school level. Without modern technology and near-constant connectivity, online learning wouldn’t be possible. Online security starts with a student’s connection source.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews. Learn More.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

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. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

This new award will help us to advance our mission and continue providing the very best online learning opportunities for students and schools – something that is especially important during these difficult times.”. VHS Learning’s will use a portion of the grant funding to help enhance its student information system (SIS).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

“We need to educate the teachers on how to educate the students … on how to secure their devices, their information. Kim Muschalek, director of the computer information systems program at San Antonio College In San Antonio, students have a huge opportunity to find careers in the field, said Harris. Why are women locked out?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2023

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind Dearborn Park International School. There are 25 students in the program hosted at the elementary school, and all of them are one to three grades behind. James, 11, couldn’t do two-digit subtraction last week.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Used strategically, AI can help teachers design assignments for students’ many different learning styles rather than trying to “fix” their brains with one-size-fits-all approaches to learning. We can figure out how our students process information and then use AI to maximize that — all while saving much-needed time for educators. (As

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. With remote learning, they couldn’t do their usual classroom activity of cutting strips of construction paper into halves, quarters and thirds.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. Lola sat in a room with her classmates while her teacher, who was home for medical reasons, taught them online. The Los Angeles Unified School District, where Lola was enrolled, reported a 14 percent drop, a loss of nearly 6,000 students.

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Learning Elementary Data Report 130

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I had the chance to chat with Dr. Jared Scherz, the founder of TeacherCoach , and a former elementary school guidance counselor who became a clinical psychologist in New Jersey. TC is a virtual training medium, providing personal growth and professional development through online learning, coaching, and webinars.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That is why STEM education is so important in elementary and middle school. Connecting what students are learning to possible career pathways not only helps them make more informed choices about their future, but it also deepens their engagement in school, as many educators have found.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. In Ontario, Canada, for instance, the somewhat shocking facts are: 99% of all Ontario elementary and secondary students have access to computers at school. In this case however technology, and the need to adapt to it, is a part of the problem.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. It’s difficult to learn and to trust information if we’re not aware of some of these ways information is manipulated,” West said.

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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. After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. He was no longer enrolled, they said. Communities such as St.

Policies 89

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Moore: We are a small suburban school district (approximately 2400 students in two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school) located in Enola, PA that started the school year completely online. EdSurge: Tell us a little bit about your district as you're currently operating—are you remote, in-person or hybrid?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. “Strong academic skills will not automatically lead to strong social skills,” Andreas Schleicher, who oversees the PISA tests, wrote in an editorial note accompanying the score report. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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Common Core Elementary Strategy Video 132

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Credit: Magdalena Slapik for The Hechinger Report. Like many schools across the country, Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, gave students a choice between attending classes in person and receiving exclusively online instruction this fall. Credit: Magdalena Slapik for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Corinne Livingston.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on?inequality Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report. During the pandemic, they regularly texted and spoke online with students and their families. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

NEW YORK — When planning an election-year trip to the Southwest border for our undergraduate political reporting class last spring, we imagined reprising an award-winning reporting journey we took to a rural swing district in Maine during the 2018 midterms. We could neither travel nor meet in person. Still, we were taking a risk.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2022

That information won’t be available until spring 2022 tests are analyzed in May or June. However, McKinsey already predicts that, based on current trends, students from high-income families could recover the lost learning by the end of this school year. The December 2021 McKinsey report predicted that an additional 1.7

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2020

Their “ social brains ” are developing quickly, and they are hoovering up information from the world around them to figure out who they are and how they fit in. a survey of teachers released in early April, only 39 percent reported interacting with their students at least once a day. The most common form of communication was email.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020. Gary Miron, an education researcher who co-authored a National Education Policy Center report on for-profit charter schools. At Stride Inc.,

E-rate 134

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Credit: Gail Robinson for The Hechinger Report. For that to work, though, he said the state needs to create more infrastructure, such as a centralized guide to online courses, to help schools get there. The Gates Foundation is among the many supporters of The Hechinger Report.). Credit: Gail Robinson for The Hechinger Report.

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 19, 2020

We need your help sharing these solutions so policymakers and state leaders can learn from each other. Please forward this information to your state leaders who are seeking solutions and send us your state’s or school district’s innovative efforts for us to amplify and share nationally. WLTX Report. WGBH Report.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

More information onscreen means less time needed to click and swap among tabs and windows. Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. Since 2015, 10% or fewer school districts have reported that all of their students have internet access via non-shared devices at home. Learning lab.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. RELATED: Psst!

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Elementary Learning Data Report 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

classrooms, from city college campuses to suburban elementary schools. Now there is a significant body of research to answer the question of whether students learn more. The quizzes also force students to recall information from the lecture videos and that repetition helps students retain what they need to learn.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2015

Developers responded with examples of specific research, both basic and applied, that inform their product design, and described partnerships with academic researchers that influence their work. Need for focus on teaching elementary math topics. Playing educational video games enhances student motivation to learn math.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2021

VHS Learning design and delivery standards were the model used by the National Education Association when they created the first standards for online learning. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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