The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

Black enrollment in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — is among the issues that urgently demand attention, said Cato Laurencin, CEO of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science. “We Related: Successfully replicating the Meyerhoff STEM scholars program. Purdue University.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

The digital divide refers to the gap between those who have access to modern information and technology that support info-sharing and those who have little to no access. This often stems from the fact that rural areas are less likely to be wired for broadband services, therefore resulting in slower internet speeds.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

STEM Subjects. Aligned with math and science standards for grades 4-7, the Future Goals Hockey Scholar course reinforces STEM concepts with fun, interactive gameplay and real-life applications. With one in five high school seniors reporting that they have misused prescription drugs, this topic is important for every high school.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Leaders across the country are confronting the need to prepare a new, diverse generation of STEM workers. Eighth graders in Texas scored roughly in line with the national average on the test referred to as the Nation’s Report Card in 2022, seeing a similar dip since 2019. Lawmakers later passed an “automatic enrollment” law.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This story also appeared in USA Today Falling off that path can lock students out of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. And despite some “uneven” progress in recent years, STEM fields are just not as diverse as industry leaders would like. Critics have alleged the framework rejected rigor for “wokeism.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Enrollment data suggest the effort to make higher-level math accessible to more students had started to yield results before the pandemic.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

But a lack of focus around culture and gender inclusiveness are stunting its true promise, according to a new report out of Drexel University. The report, appropriately titled “ Making Culture ,” is the result of about a year’s worth of interviews and site visits to around 30 different makerspaces across 12 urban regions.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report Kindergarten may be math’s most important year — it lays the groundwork for understanding the relationship between number and quantity and helps develop “number sense,” or how numbers relate to each other, experts and researchers say. play a guess-the-number game with different colored counters.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Credit: Patricia Kühfuss for The Hechinger Report Neriman is taking part in Kein Abschluss ohne Anschluss (KAoA) — or “no graduation without connection” — a program that has been rolled out across the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to help students better plan for their futures. They had some questions about it.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Indeed, a recent report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences discovered that humanities and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) training majors largely dwell in different silos. But, since the 1980s, political rhetoric has emphasized the need for less humanities and more STEM education.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

The billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO, aspiring Mars colonizer and last weekend’s SNL host , was referring to the South Texas community where he’s built a SpaceX launch site. School districts in Cameron County have reported receiving a combined total of about $5 million so far for STEM and career and technical education programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. In this task, my students will write a technical report for entrepreneurs interested in using 3D printers in manufacturing. .

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2024

To see the impact in person, The Hechinger Report sent reporters to schools in four cities — San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore and Greenville, South Carolina — to hear students’ stories. Credit: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report No one in Damiana Beltran’s family went to college, so she didn’t picture it in her future.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2018

Sixty-four percent of parents are aware of summer learning loss, often referred to as the “summer slide,” according to research from the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report. Texas Instruments has launched a STEM Squad to keep learning going throughout the summer.

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Hapara

JUNE 24, 2022

Educators assess and report on outcomes. Knowledge refers to what students need to know. It is what must be taught, assessed and reported on. Here is another resource with sample question stems that reflect the cognitive levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy. . References. Why does it matter?” Government of Alberta (2020).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

The National Assessment of Educational Progress reported steep drops in test scores , especially in mathematics. Whenever I hear someone fatalistically reference what these trends mean for the future of education, I counter that we have an opportunity to change our mindset and our models. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2016

Common Sense Graphite search and ratings tool connects educators with STEM and STEAM apps, websites aligned to NGSS. A new search tool aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aims to help educators identify digital STEM and STEAM resources to use in their science and math instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. STEM modules. Special Features include: ability to report position, velocity, and acceleration. to investigate frames of reference. a wide variety of sensors and probes. bridge building kits.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

This term refers to the pre-existing cognitive framework that each student brings into the learning environment, encompassing everything from factual information to deeply ingrained skills and misconceptions. References and further readings Binder, T., IJ STEM Ed , 6 (33). What is Prior Knowledge? Sandmann, A., Sures, B.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

As school leaders, you’ll want to dig into the NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2017 K-12 Edition. The annual K12 Horizon Report regularly identifies and profiles six key trends, six significant challenges, and six developments in educational technology likely to impact teaching and learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Switching sci-fi references, she looked at her battery’s V-splayed wires and held up her hand in the Spock sign. MacKenzie Brackett demonstrates a toothbrush robot wiring technique to three troop members attending via Zoom Credit: Danielle Dreilinger for The Hechinger Report. Live long and prosper,” she said. Absolutely!” she said. “No

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

Additionally, many users reported turning to the topic pages, which translate relevant and actionable research concepts, to find information and practical resources related to challenges their districts are facing. This may suggest an increasing research focus on what are often referred to as “non-cognitive” factors or “character skills.”.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

For example, reference articles can be kept open and visible as students write a paper. Since 2015, 10% or fewer school districts have reported that all of their students have internet access via non-shared devices at home. The STEM lab is another up-and-coming approach. This has a host of advantages. Learning lab. Maker space.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2017

Youth build a model city and levee system under the watchful eye of organizer Calvin Mackie (pictured right) as part of “STEM Saturdays” organized by STEM NOLA, a non-profit organization that creates experiential learning opportunities in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Photo: Images Photography, LLC. “In

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Assisted by the convenience and constant access to information provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly.” More than half (56%) of teens (ages 13-17) go online several times a day, and 12% report once-a-day use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Track Students’ Progress With Performance Reports. You can understand how students are doing and get feedback by running snapshot reports. You’ll want to keep an eye on these reports every day while you’re playing the game. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2023

The use of generative AI — the type of AI that can create original content, like essays or reports, based on its training data — only intensifies this feeling. For educators, who have carefully cultivated their teaching methods over the years, the suggestion of a radical shift of any kind, can trigger profound unease.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 23, 2016

The ultimate goal is for elementary teachers to enter and continue in the profession with the ability to effectively teach integrated lessons that incorporate multiple subject areas and the arts, including STEM aspects. Sousa and Pilecki report that research shows “a positive connection between music instruction and academic progress” (p.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2023

And they might say ‘My mom,’ and then they think about it … and it’s almost like they refer to a divine source. Lee shares with the children a version of the Navajo creation story, and another one about horses, but he won’t tell them to a reporter on tape: They are part of an oral tradition passed down to him from his elders.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Ben Kaufman, director of research and investigations at the Student Borrower Protection Center Make School’s disastrous downfall, as documented by a Student Borrower Protection Center report provided to The Hechinger Report, should sound alarm bells about partnerships like this, advocates for students warn. Credit: Amanda J.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

And especially if you’re getting new support staff for the following school year, make sure that they understand where they’re to report on that first day. . Make sure that they understand when they are supposed to report and what their hours are. Make sure that you have explained to them their job duties and any changes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

In-depth reports help parents know how their child is performing. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Parents have a dashboard to track progress. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored blog post.”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Also, please take just a moment to share this letter by providing a retweet, and feel to copy and distribute (please give reference). I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. In this way you can help spread the magic! Mike Gorman ( [link] ).

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. CONFUSION AROUND “OPEN”: While Amazon references its platform as “open,” a few questions arose during ISTE as to what it actually means to have a fully-open ecosystem.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. The makers of these AI tools believe that technology can help stem the tide out of the profession. But York soon realized that TeachFX was meant for much more.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The family is being referred to by their initials in order to protect their privacy.). Unsurprisingly, studies indicate that children of incarcerated parents often experience trauma stemming from the family separation , and suffer from stigma-induced isolation. Mother and son entered the facility, sent their belongings — even M.’s

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