EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

The district enrolls more than 187,000 students in its elementary and secondary schools as well as alternative programs. Data shows “that students who concentrate in a high-demand CTE field, such as STEM or health sciences, go on to reap benefits from their studies long after graduation,” Scott Stump, the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The accelerated track in middle and high school drew mostly from elementary schools in affluent neighborhoods, where students tended to perform better on a pre-algebra placement test that they had one chance to take as fifth graders. But the district remains committed to its changes.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In Nevada, just 4 percent of students who took a career-oriented science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) course in the 2019-20 school year — 88 students total — were Black, even though Black students make up more than 11 percent of the state’s public school enrollment.

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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. Studies have found that at all levels of education, instructors often favor students who sound like themselves and can be biased against those who don’t.

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

That’s why we should give serious consideration to paying students 16 and older to attend after-school enrichment programs, extended summer learning and work-study programs. It should be possible with the help of over $190 billion in education stimulus via the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

High-quality instruction in STEM requires both teaching expertise and content knowledge. Yet, at the elementary school level, many teachers haven’t had any specialized education or training in science, leaving them at a loss for PD in STEM. We’ve also learned a few PD in STEM lessons along the way. Here are a few: 1.

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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. We are changing that,” continued Paolucci. “ About Slooh.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Through this multi-year collaboration, educators and students in the district’s elementary and middle schools will return to the classroom this fall with access to award-winning digital resources supporting science instruction. Paul and serves students across 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools and three traditional high schools.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level. One of the complications of implementation and accountability stems from the fact that the TEAACH Act requires “a unit of instruction” dedicated to Asian American history, which is vague and open to interpretation.

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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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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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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. You can start teaching these skills in elementary and continue developing social and emotional skills for high school students. Relationship skills strategies 9.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2022

California’s state university systems have been leaders in listing data science as an acceptable course for admission; the state has also piloted successful secondary and postsecondary versions of a data course. One: Raise awareness and understanding about new math options for high school and college study.

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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 Related: Twenty-six studies point to more play for young children. Elizabeth McQuaid, Curious-on-Hudson.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

Charoscar Coleman earned a dual degree in economics and business from the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s degree in secondary education from The George Washington University, and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Maryland College Park. They laugh constantly with their three children.

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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. PBL Social Studies Project Ideas by grade level. High Tech Elementary – Their high school projects are awesome.

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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. Research and Case Studies About Using VR and AR in Education.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Schools expand their local course offerings by incorporating the VHS catalog into their program of studies. The VHS catalog consists of more than 200 unique online courses, including 23 AP® offerings, innovative STEM programs, and a wide variety of unique electives, including computer science. Bo ston – Oct.

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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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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've actually done a whole study of how the student brain can react to learning about money at such a pivotal age. But financial literacy is our flagship. VICKI: 04:34. ALYSSA: 05:39.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 17, 2016

For another, the humanities versus STEM divide isn’t as clear as it is elsewhere. Yes, STEM and professional programs reap the rewards, while some humanities face the ax. After a two-year process including the use of Robert Dickeson’s academic prioritization method, campus leaders determined the new mix of programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

During that time, I participated in the Study Tour of the Former Soviet Union and lived in the Russian House. After graduation, I pursued and obtained my Masters in Secondary English Education. I was educated at the University of Alabama and graduated with an undergraduate degree in Russian Language and Literature in 1993.

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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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techlearning

JULY 19, 2018

There are projects for elementary levels as well as project ideas for middle and high school. To see Project Based Learning lessons sorted by subject go to: PBL Language Arts Projects by grade level PBL Science Lesson Ideas by topic PBL Math Project Ideas by topic PBL Social Studies Project Ideas by grade level 7. Give it a try!

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). Wikipedia: Helpfulness vs. citability across the grade-level cohorts (RSIC Study).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

on day four of the strike, Nadia Morales, a counselor at Los Angeles High School, and Pedro Martinez, a social-studies teacher at Eagle Rock High School, prepare their children for the day. But with all their teachers out on strike, classes were combined, and the two found themselves chatting in what amounted to a massive communal study hall.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2015

We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors. It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. Learning can happen anytime, anywhere.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors. It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. Learning can happen anytime, anywhere.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Best for elementary (grades K-5). Best for secondary (grades 6-12). Variation: A favorite purchase of mine for the classroom (that luckily was bought by my school with some STEM money) was Exploragons. You may also allow them to share which unit of study or book or general topic this word came from before they start acting.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

One study by the Louisiana board of education showed that 40 percent of retained eighth graders did not even make it to a high-school campus after being held back. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. Related: When a hyped school model proves difficult to replicate. But that wasn’t a thing then.

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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. Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. Janae Cantu has dyslexia and thus struggles with reading.

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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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