Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

Education 120

Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 10, 2017

Learn how his faculty and student council worked together to create a nurturing environment. He became an assistant principal in 2004 and was named the 2011 Oklahoma Assistant Principal of the Year. Today Will Parker @williamdp has seen kindness go viral on his campus. Listen Now.

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Secondary Twitter Conference Video 171

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

For the past 3 years CoSN has been involved in a project which is called " Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership and Policy." MacArthur Foundation and is included in the Foundation''s digital media and learning program. What does "participatory learning" actually mean, and how does it intersect with digital media?

Learning 73

Learning Policies Secondary Handbook 73

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

I was inspired to write this post because of the soon to be released episode 536 (to be released on August 5, 2019 ), where a third-year teacher, Edwin Thomas Minguela, and I talk about the lessons he’s learned in his first two years of teaching. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 247

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

“Students who share racial and/or gender characteristics with their teachers tend to report higher levels of personal effort, happiness in class, feeling cared for, student-teacher communication, post-secondary motivation, and academic engagement.”. In a 2004 study of Tennessee third-graders, Thomas S. Photo: Timothy Pratt.

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Secondary E-rate Report Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Up until about 1900, the American education system operated on a two-tier structure, with eight years of primary school followed by four years of secondary school. Arguments over how to create the best learning environment for young adolescents go back decades. Related: What does ‘career readiness’ look like in middle school?

Elementary 118

Elementary Report Secondary Study 118