The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Four dots next to a printed number 6, for example, meant that students had to draw in two extra dots — an important precursor to learning addition. It’s what Sumner County Superintendent Scott Langford calls “high-quality” instructional material, with lessons that move students beyond simply counting objects like penguins.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a digital worksheet is still a worksheet in the same way a traditional six-period bell schedule done via Zoom or Google Meets is still a basic substitution of the physical classroom setting for the virtual one. Most of the examples that appear in the section below fall into this category.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

But district leaders, administrators and teachers have incredible demands placed on them, which were exacerbated by the pandemic and while there are high-quality materials available, they’re not compiled. We are looking to lift up positive examples of districts, schools and teachers who are doing a great job,” Pai says.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

digital lessons, add to an array of multimedia lessons and project-based learning activities, including 3-Act Math Modeling , Pick a Project , and STEM Projects , that invite every student’s input to build a collective understanding of new ideas.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

EdReports — the highly regarded, independent nonprofit designed to improve education by providing reviews of K-12 instructional materials — applies evidence-based analysis in evaluating math and ELA programs. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Kendall Hunt will offer a customized version of OpenSciEd’s high-quality middle school science instructional materials in a dynamic format through Kiddom’s comprehensive digital curriculum platform. Kiddom , an all-in-one education platform for high-quality digital curriculum, has expanded its partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A team of students from INCubatoredu, a high school entrepreneurship program based in Illinois, reworked their business Trashbots to make robotics and coding accessible and provide hands-on STEM education at home. There are a lot of digital materials out there that may not be well-aligned with curricula,” she said.

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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. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. These are high engagement stories that inspire kids to ask, for example, “OK, how would I build a new corral for my sheep? How much building material do I need?”

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Flipped Classroom Groups Elementary Instructional Materials 160

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

SETDA’s annual Leadership Summit brought educational leaders from more than 40 states together with experts in educational technology, assessment, instructional materials and professional development. For example, Mr. Griffith cited an estimation that 40% of school buildings don’t have proper HVAC systems.

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Policies EdTech Industry Guidelines 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

Tulsa Public Schools is one example of a district thinking about education solutions outside the classroom box. The “menu” will also include social and emotional supports and instruction by trained counselors; art and music lessons; and access to the district’s online textbooks and instructional materials.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Examples abound of college graduates who work in retail stores and as receptionists.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 15, 2012

A recent example of this inertia in North Carolina, was when school districts tried to innovate with changing their school calendars. Such a school would be structured to meet the needs of art students, rather than STEM or athletics. We are still on a march to obsolescence.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

Common examples of formative assessments include exit tickets, fist-to-five check-ins, teacher-led question-and-answer sessions or games, completed graphic organizers, and practice quizzes. STEM apps for higher-order thinking and coding apps can also make this assessment information more accessible.

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Assessment Flipped Classroom EdTech LMS 85

User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

A Rational for Using No Tech, Minimal Cost Materials. The Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp utilized no technology (except for projecting images of example projects on the whiteboard) and low/no cost materials. For example, when we made jet packs (see below), he asked for permission and made a space helmet to go with it.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Teachers want and need straightforward starting points in terms of instructional materials,” she said. For example, wind vs. solar is a topic that can yield productive discussion, while whether climate change is exacerbated by human activity is not,” said Madden. Teachers want to know where scientific debate is appropriate.

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Instructional Materials Report Elementary Data 104

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2017

For example, if an administrator wants to boost STEM scores, it is important for an entrepreneur to identify and map out a way that the school can reach that goal. If you are building new charter schools you need new hardware, new instructional materials, and new school supplies.

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