The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2023

Chief equity officers in public school districts across the country have one key mission: to help address the inequities in our education system. And they face hurdles withinthe very school systems they serve. What systems and programs do we need to put in place for all students to read and write at grade level?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

To meet this need, we must start young. Typically, K-5 science education is considered the lesser of equals in a school system that places a premium on mathematics and English language arts (ELA) instructional time and state test scores. Credit: Jennifer Ray, Center to Support Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University.

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User Generated Education

MAY 4, 2017

In order to support interest and passion driven learning (all – I mean all – of my students play video games) as well as address cross-curricular content area integration of language arts, science, and technology standards, I had my gifted elementary learners, grades 2 through 6, do a semester long project on video game design.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Given my experiential education background, I’ve always been fond of and have used group team building and problem-solving activities with all of the age groups I teach – for example, see Team-Building with Elementary Students. Recently I went to a workshop on virtual improv activities. Object Improv. Energy Ball. Blast left ?

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Far too many policy makers, elected officials and “educrats,” my term for educators who are hellbent on maintaining the status quo, protect this antiquated, broken and egregiously dysfunctional system with life and limb. After weeks of conversation, the group presented me with their suggestions to change our broken system.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

A group of fifth grade boys trailed into the conference room in the front office of Johnsburg Elementary School and sat at the table, their feet dangling from the chairs. “It In elementary schools across the country, an incident as common as a playground fracas over a football could result in kids being suspended. JOHNSBURG, Ill. —

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Number Three: Morning Meetings, Check-Ins, and Social-Emotional Learning. It always gets good traffic which is exciting to me as I believe that morning meetings can be powerful in elementary education environments. So I was excited to see this as number two. This wasn’t surprising.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Across their school systems, these districts are providing students with opportunities for meaningful experiences of powerful learning. South Bay Union School District (California). Community Schools (California). Traverse City Area Public Schools (Michigan). Washoe County Schools (Nevada). Whitehall City Schools (Ohio).

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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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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Srinivas Khedam, Assistant Principal and Asian Indian Coordinator in the district; and Cathi Davis, Principal of the district’s Ruby Bridges Elementary School. Systems, Strategies, and an Equity Framework. Three key elements then used for proceeding with equity work are systems leadership, strategic planning, and an equity framework.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 1, 2021

How The English Language Learning System Is Failing in America. During my seven years of teaching at Raven Elementary in the Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS), I saw a significant increase in the number of Hispanic students and ELL students, so I know the shortcomings of our system firsthand. Here’s what I learned.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

school systems, the Magnolia Independent School District in Texas serves a diverse student population. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia. We held parent meetings and tried to educate the parents so they would understand why we were teaching math this way. Like many U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2023

As caregivers, educators and school systems continue to navigate how to process and respond to the stresses and traumas young people experience, we need to continue to push the conversation toward proactive, preventative support. Typically, we tend to associate SEL programs with elementary-aged students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supporting the need to read required curriculum titles, class sets and pleasure reading digital books, Sora’s powerful learning tools and insights help meet the needs of students and educators. The five new licenses signed in 2021 represent more than 7,300 institutions and 2.6 million students.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

Since the education system has gone virtual, we no longer get the opportunity to see and watch our students grow in person. In order to prepare, we need to consider how this experience may have changed our students: How have elementary learners grown through this experience, and how do we as educators adapt to meet their new needs?

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 17, 2024

Every profession has a subset of people who, for multiple reasons, don’t meet the implicit or explicit expectations of the profession. So I’m sitting there in this professional development session, mostly women, mostly elementary school educators. Yes, women teachers comprise the majority of elementary school teachers.)

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The new program features a robust and integrated assessment system, including a new assessment map. This elementary curriculum engages, inspires, and connects students firsthand to the world around them through a total of 24 student-driven modules. Accessibility for students is emphasized.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

While educators are leaving the field at unprecedented rates , many districts are scrambling to meet the needs of all their students. While reflecting on her decision to take a long-term leave of absence, an elementary teacher from Minnesota rhetorically queried: “If I cannot teach, who am I?”

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2018

In his 2006 TED Talk —still the most-watched of all time—he claimed that “we are educating people out of their creative capacities” and charged the current education system with being too rigid in adhering to traditional academic subjects. Make no mistake, though, he’s still shaking up the system (and redefining what that actually means).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2024

Related: Do fraught school board meetings offer a view of the future? I ran for the Littleton Elementary School District governing board while I was 17, and was elected while finishing out my senior year of high school. I am a student affected by every school board decision made. Experience?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

My daughter is entering her third year of college, and I have three sons in elementary schools; my youngest starts first grade in a few weeks. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.” But what does that look like?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The district consists of three high schools, three middle schools, and 13 elementary schools, as well as preschool, alternative school, and adult education facilities. is a multipronged approach that outlines five goals for PPS with specific objectives and action steps to ensure the school system meets those goals. version of?Coding?features

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The first thing I would suggest to a school system wanting to create a STEM lab is not to try to buy everything in the beginning. These are our "go to" robotics for elementary students. They work with 4 different apps- Wonder, Blockly, Go, Path.the various apps meet different levels of coding ability. Wonder Workshop Cue Robots.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2018

And far more than just listening to speakers from a stage, we're crafting time for conference attendees to meet in intimate groups with each other and with speakers to explore the issues and challenges that confront each one. How do school leaders make personalized learning work?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Boston – VHS Learning has once again received accreditation from the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), a worldwide leader in accreditation and school improvement. Our work with Middle States helps us evolve and adapt to meet the changing needs of our students and schools.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2024

The communications director for Alpine School District, the largest school system in Utah, said potty training incidents in the classroom is “not a trend that has surfaced as a concern (knock on wood).” But she heard a different story when she had a statewide meeting with kindergarten program leaders. “I

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. This continuous evolution is essential to meet the unique challenges and realities faced by our students. Even with our expertise, we don't have all the answers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In total, the district serves 29,500 students across 60 elementary, middle, and high schools. However, Calcasieu Parish School Board’s Chief Technology Officer, Kim Leblanc, has developed a system for providing the type of technology in classrooms that one would only expect in affluent schools.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2020

educational system faces change and uncertainty. Still, there are central components of our educational system that will remain constant. At the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) in Nevada, we have released three stacks of micro-credentials and created a system to recognize our educators for earning micro-credentials.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth development leaders when I got word that my 15-year-old godson had been shot at his high school in St. One of the meeting attendees was my friend and colleague, Chidi Jenkins. The morning of Oct. Louis, where I live. In 2013, Mary C.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Things are certainly changing in classrooms, schools, and districts, as edtech tools, digital learning resources, and instructional strategies evolve to meet the needs of every learner. This may include moving to a digital records management system that is FERPA and CJIS compliant such as what we have done with Scribbles Software.

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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. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Ushering in a new model.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 18, 2019

To meet this demand, there has been ongoing discussion on how to best educate our kids for a STEM-focused future. The main problem is that many elementary teachers are woefully unprepared to cover in-depth topics that ignite their students’ passion for STEM. Soft skills are growing ever more important in our technology-based world.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The school system has 13,000 students enrolled throughout the city and approximately 2,100 staff members working each day. The district’s strategic plan— Expedition to 2025: Purpose. The district’s strategic plan— Expedition to 2025: Purpose. All PPS educators also have access to the Discovery Education Network.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 26, 2020

This book is a MUST read for anyone who’s curious about how to create systemic change or how to improve our daily lives through pro-active problem-solving. I think that a lot of the inherent flaws in our systems and society are being exposed in new ways right now. I think it’s a topic that is more pertinent right now than ever.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2022

When I became principal of Brookwood Elementary School five years ago, I came with a deep understanding of the value of social-emotional learning (SEL) for K-5 students. We just needed to put some more systems in place for the teachers to really buy into it. Here are six steps we took to make that happen: 1. Form a committee.

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