The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift In the past decade, the population of elementary, middle and high school students in Massachusetts dropped by 42,000 while the number of school employees grew by 18,000. They added art and music teachers, librarians and nurses, as well as special education teachers to help children with disabilities.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Herein lies the key to the practical use of flex spaces in education. Follow the learning adventures at Wells Elementary on Twitter at #ExploreWells.

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Waterford

MARCH 10, 2022

Read alouds can be useful for teaching communication skills to elementary students. Name writing practice (Spanish: Escritura de nombre ): This worksheet helps early elementary students practice writing their name. Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel 2008. Hart, B., & Risley, T.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This year, I put a special focus on pandemic relevant topics, from the effectiveness of tutoring to helping struggling learners catch up to lessons learned from the 2008 recession. Thank you to everyone who has read and commented on my weekly stories about education data and research. How the last recession affected higher education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This isn’t just academic navel-gazing; the aim is to provide teachers, parents, and educators with a clearer, research-backed understanding of what exactly phonemic awareness is and why it’s so crucial in the journey towards literacy. Scholars and educators alike have grappled with pinning down a comprehensive definition.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University. Some experts and educators worry the reading reform movement has left older students behind.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2021

In May, there will be a teacher orientation on how to use the companion educational curriculum. Rebecca came to the Alliance for Climate Education in its inception in 2008 as an Educator, and now serves as ACE’s Director of Education. Subscribe to the Show. Rebecca Anderson – Bio As submitted.

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2020

The biggest shifts may occur at the intersections of K-12, higher education and workforce learning. Often these areas are treated as their own distinct silos in the education market, but the coronavirus crisis has revealed how interdependent these sectors may be. Will Education Still Be Countercyclical to the Market?

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Dr. Reid emphasized the importance of listening and grounding equity work in the voices of the students and other community members, and also making sure achieving educational and racial justice is a process of removing barriers for all students, rather than taking something from one group and giving it to another.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. 2004; Vescio, Ross, and Adams, 2008 ; The Wallace Foundation, 2012): A vision of academic success for all students based on high expectations.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I love educational technology. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues.

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N2Y

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Since 2008, Unique Learning System ® has been changing the lives of millions of students nationwide. aligned lessons across six grade bands, including three levels of differentiation in content to aid teaching, this special education reading program is unparalleled. A Complete Special Education Reading Program. With standards?aligned

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

In this post, I’ve synthesized the wisdom from these papers into actionable insights and examples for educators looking to hone their classroom management skills. They provide structured approaches that can be implemented across various educational settings. This strategy involves a nuanced approach to managing student behavior.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0:

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 30, 2019

This is an experience where local business leaders and other community members are invited to visit a school, tour classrooms, meet students and teachers, and learn about the great things being done in education. I arrived at Jackson Elementary with a smile on the morning of March 22. I was greeted by the office team, Ms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Get motivated today listening to Pam.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Department of Education launched an unusual marketing blitz. And the group found that in the fall of 2020-21, 20 percent of undergraduate teacher-education programs had seen enrollment drops of 11 percent or more because of the pandemic. Earlier this month, the U.S. So how are teacher prep programs responding?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The world’s developed nations are placing a big bet on education investments, wagering that highly educated populaces will be needed to fill tomorrow’s jobs, drive healthy economies and generate enough tax receipts to support government services. To boost education budgets, other areas were slashed. Meanwhile, U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They can dramatically cut the cost and raise the convenience of earning a teaching degree, while making a job in education accessible to a wider diversity of people. In Washington, nine community colleges offer education degrees. Two other states, Texas and Wyoming, offer early childhood education degrees.). (Two

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Palo Alto, CA– Award-winning STEAM brand, Osmo from BYJU’S, announces Peter Glovin’s appointment as Senior VP of Educational Sales, effective immediately. sales strategy for the brand’s educational sales division, Osmo Education , as well as expand its sales team, targeting the Pre-K to Grade 5 education market.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

And I believe education has a major role to play in addressing this imbalance, starting in the early years. This means that the adults around our children—parents, educators and caregivers—have been feeling less well. Yet this trend persists throughout the education sector. A Three-Headed Crisis 1. Our mental health crisis.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

The arts have been part of public education almost from the beginning. Nineteenth century education reformer Horace Mann, the father of American public schools, believed that the arts enhanced learning. Arts education steadily increased throughout most of the 20th century. Why learn art in school? Large trial.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

Today Jarrod Robinson @mrrobbo gives us the apps, tools, and mindset to rock physical education class. In today’s show, Jarod Robinson geeks out Physical Education Class: Replay apps to help kids see what to improve. Founder of www.connectedpe.com & over 100 educational software products & services. Listen Now.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Her parents wanted to get her a special education designation — and all the supports that came with it. The short answer, according to special education lawyers and advocates across the country, is no. Catherine Pearson, parent of a student in special education. But that doesn’t stop it from happening frequently.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Phonemic awareness is a key concept in early literacy development, a concept that never fails to spark passionate discussions among educators, researchers, and even parents. In my view, this is vital for educators to understand, especially when choosing literacy programs and ed-tech tools. 393, cited in Freebody & Byrne, 1988).

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Waterford

JUNE 28, 2021

One study found that when elementary students were taught to ask questions during science lessons, they could discuss what they had learned on a more complex level.[4] Educator Warren Berger recommends letting your students know that questions are always welcome in class and that they will not be judged for asking them.[8]. Spenser, J.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2019

Amy Mascott – Bio As Submitted Amy Mascott @ teachmama is the creator of teachmama.com < [link] >, where since 2008, she has shared tools and resources parents can use to become the best teachers they can be for their children.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2018

Michael Furdyk is the Co-founder of TakingITGlobal ( www.tigweb.org ), which provides innovative global education programs that empower youth to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges. In 2008, he was named by Contribute Magazine as one of 10 Tech Revolutionaries Redefining the Power and Face of Philanthropy.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

Furthermore, major educational and psychological organizations, such as the National Association of School Psychologists and the American Psychological Association, are recommending the use of universal screening (Albers et al., Universal screening for enhanced educational and mental health outcomes.” References: 1.Albers, Reinke, W.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

To help teachers with the transition to online instruction, an edWebinar hosted by SETDA featured educators sharing what is working for them as they teach students online during the COVID-19 crisis. Candice Dodson is the Executive Director of the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA). About the Presenters.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Fairfax County, Virginia, thousands of middle school students experience what most of their peers leave behind in elementary school — recess. Educators and researchers say students pay the price. Middle schools generally have more students than elementary schools, and the students themselves are taller and heavier.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. “But READ THE SERIES. In 2016, U.S. All the tests are showing these patterns.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

If we did in health care what we do in education, we’d say this to everyone who walks through the hospital door: “We prescribe the same treatment for everyone. Equal treatment will not enable us to reach the nation’s professed objective of educating all children for success. Getty Images. We’ve always done this.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

O’Neal Elementary School, in Elgin, Illinois, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level according to state tests in 2019. Just nine miles away sits Centennial Elementary School, where 73 percent of third graders met grade-level standards on that same test. At Ronald D. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? “If it does come true, we’re going to see massive changes,” said Mike Griffith, a school finance specialist at the Education Commission of the States, a think tank that aims to inform education policy.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Known as public school choice or open enrollment, this policy gives children in poor neighborhoods a chance at a better education. Three university economists studied the criminal justice records of 10,000 boys who were in fifth grade between 2005 and 2008. In Charlotte, these kids were predominantly Black and had higher test scores.

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