The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. But computer science lessons like the ones at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School are relatively rare.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. Building robots, sailboats and pulleys also helps students see how to apply their learning to real-world situations. They're laughing, chatting and (sometimes) getting a bit frustrated.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

When we’re working on group projects, they’ll say things like, ‘You can do the typing,’ as opposed to getting into the nitty-gritty of how to build this robot,” she said. That’s a worrying trend for a profession in which Black people are already underrepresented. Related: Successfully replicating the Meyerhoff STEM scholars program.

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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 AJ the robot is the school mascot at A.J.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Learning Undefeated offers four different kinds of STEM labs. Subscribe today! When science teacher Kathryn?Spivey

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. Credit: eLearn.fyi. When the coronavirus pandemic first struck and classes shifted online last spring, Sophia Joffe was in 11th grade. Subscribe today!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Current situation According to CSTA reports , a little over half (53 percent) of U.S. There is also a trend related to ethnicity: Black/African American students, Hispanic/Hispanic/Hispanic/Latino students, and Native American and Alaska students were less likely to attend a school that offered it. And yet, U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

DALLAS — In Levar Dobbins’ eighth grade classroom, a dozen students were learning about workforce trends. A whole bunch of robots,” one boy suggested. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Others offer introductory courses in specific careers, like engineering or robotics. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

Examples are STEM, PBL, Inquiry-Based Learning, Interdisciplinary, and Base Learning. Importance should be given to how to translate report cards and test scores into a student ability to contribute to society. Education today should prepare students for these two major trends in their future work environments.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This isn’t simply a matter of “ robots are coming for your jobs.” The tech industry made a number of high profile donations and pledges this year, coinciding with the Trump administration’s announcement this fall that it would earmark $200 million in grants for computer science and STEM education. Get to work.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2022

In fact, a report by the U.S. Typically, middle school is when many students disengage from school — this trend continues as they go on to higher grades. Through breadboards and robot-racing competitions, students saw practical applications of math. The camp introduced eighth graders to coding and avionics.

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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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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

JULY 7, 2019

Photo: Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report. This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. Those interactions look a lot different than just evaluating consumer or edtech trends in isolation. What edtech and consumer trends will be significant for when a teen leaves high school?

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. She started building a robotic version of her dog, which she will eventually program to bark and run. Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2018

Automation will boost demand for science-and-tech skills as well as soft skills such as critical thinking, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report. These trends will require big-picture thinking from governments, educators and businesses. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Many teachers can tell you first hand that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education has been gaining influence in the world of academia for at least the last five years. There are plenty of different avenues professors can take to implement STEM education. K-12 STEM programs as better than average.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Related: How colleges can help their students out-compete robots. Getty Images. Subscribe today! Sign up for our newsletters.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

A panel of 59 experts from 18 countries discussed major trends in education that are driving the adoption of technology, as well as the big challenges to effective implementation. We’re hoping you don’t see the report as something you read once and file away, but that you start using it to really start stimulating conversation.”.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The promotion allows teachers and schools to test out the Bloomz Premium subscription, which offers exclusive tools to communicate and coordinate with their parent community, such as unlimited storage for teachers and administrators, engagement reports, premium calendar, and more. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This Herman Trend Alert is intended to provide employers with insights about what to expect in the coming years, so that they may position themselves for success. Look for a Herman Trend Alert on this topic next month.). Upskilling will help solve the STEM skills gap. . This strategy has many benefits for people and companies.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. The trend is not unique to Hollywood; other American businesses— from appliance makers to luxury resorts —are similarly entangled with Asian money. Lee contributed to the report. edtech startups.

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MindShift

JULY 7, 2019

This story about career readiness was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Stephanie Strom for The Hechinger Report). The nonprofit provides STEM-focused career education, research and programming to school districts around the country.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Newkirk concedes they are not the first to use these techniques, but the combination he and his colleagues have devised is getting results beyond what others have reported. That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. For students, this is a discouraging engagement, Lepper says.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” ” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “ DeVos Racks Up More Than a Dozen Visits to Florida Schools.” Via Education Week : “ K–12 Spending in Most States Still Far Below Pre-Recession Levels , Report Says.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ U.S. ” Remember: Jeb loves Betsy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Teachers Report Sharp Growth in Game-Based Learning by District Administration (July 2016) – reports that 48% of classroom teachers report using games in classroom instruction in 2015. Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM). STEM Games for Change. Sept 2015). Pedagogy first, then technology.

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Via the US News & World Report : “ Melania Trump , Jordan’s Queen Tour Girls-Only Charter School.” ” Having dropped its appeal of the FTC ruling, “ Amazon will refund millions of unauthorized in-app purchases made by kids,” Techcrunch reports. “2 Education Dept. Now It’s War.”

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.”

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

I hear of librarians who jump into making because they feel pressure to identify with a trend or because they are lured by a commercial promotion and a growing number of available turn-key kits. The action in our huge open technology wing engaged kids in robotics and coding and CAD and now, 3D printing. robotics teachers (OMG!

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Betsy DeVos was asked to address education reporters at their annual convention. ” Via The Washington Post : “Secret report shows ‘special’ treatment for public officials in D.C. Via Campus Technology : “6 VR Trends to Watch in Education.” She said no.”

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. While this all sounds great, there's a serious investment to get all the robots, sensors, maps, and cameras.

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