TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 29, 2024

’ Even in an upper elementary classroom, students can access their grades and keep track of their assignments. Benefits of Data Tracking for Students With students in poverty, learned helplessness occurs when students believe they have no control over situations (Jensen, 2009). References Jensen, E. Williams, Greenleaf, A.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Elementary School Division (Grades 4-5) Hutch STEM Blue from STEM Magnet School at Allen in Hutchinson, Kan. Since the first competition in 2009, the KidWind Challenge and its partners have successfully implemented events in 42 states, with roughly 50,000 students competing in 400 events across the country.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

6] Whether you’re an elementary school teacher or work with older grades, you have the power to make a difference. With such stark statistics showing a gender gap in STEM, it can feel overwhelming for elementary school teachers to combat it. Education Week, June 2009, 28(35), pp. Viadero, D. Researchers Mull STEM Gender Gap.

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Waterford

APRIL 6, 2021

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. This Music Monsters activity is great for teaching older elementary students a quick lesson on composition. This Song Cubes activity can be a fun way for early elementary students to learn about simple tunes and rhythms.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

The Boston Teachers Union Pilot School was founded in 2009. Credit: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report The model at Boston Teachers Union Pilot School, which serves kindergarteners through eighth graders, has evolved since the school’s 2009 founding. I think this work is more fulfilling in the end,” she said.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“We founded Treering in 2009 with the goal of creating a more inclusive yearbook. Founded after the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy on December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Promise’s mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. If high school students are required to meet NAEP proficient to graduate from high school, large numbers will fail. emphasis added].

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

For instance, in her study titled “ Adaptive Teaching: Reflective Practice of Two Elementary Teachers’ Visions and Adaptations During Literacy Instruction “, Vaughn (2014) examines how two elementary teachers adapt their teaching methods in response to their students’ needs during literacy instruction. Madda et al.,

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

As such, Barrett and Zang (2009) identify three key design principles: Naturalness : Hardwired into our brains, humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. Their research suggested direct connections between the learning space and sensory stimuli among students. Cited Sources Barrett, P., & & Zhang, Y. Barrett, P.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

What reading program did they use in elementary school? Related: NAACP targets a new civil rights issue — reading Meanwhile, Megan met Jazmine as her ninth grade English teacher in East Harlem in 2009. Her academic records said Jazmine had worked hard through elementary and middle school, with good grades.

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Most elementary school teachers have little scientific background and many say they feel unprepared to teach the subject well, according to a national survey of science and mathematics education conducted by a North Carolina research firm in 2012.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In 2009, Baltimore City Public Schools removed meat from its school lunch menus on Mondays, part of the Meatless Mondays campaign. Meanwhile, the percentage of elementary districts offering weekly vegan options increased from 16 percent to 60 percent over the last five years.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

2008; Webster-Wright, 2009 ; Accomplished California Teachers, 2012 ). On the other hand, one-shot, “drive-by,” or fragmented, “spray-and-pray” workshops lasting 14 hours or less show no statistically significant effect on student learning ( Darling-Hammond, Wei, Andree, Richardson, and Orphanos, 2009 ).

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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Black elementary students in North Carolina tended to score higher on annual math tests when they were taught by an HBCU-trained teacher, but not necessarily a Black teacher, according to an unpublished study from a Stanford University graduate student. Credit: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck. It wasn’t just a mother’s intuition.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. They can customize the teaching so as to match the specific requirements of each student individually. Robot teachers are able to work 24/7 without taking a break and don’t need a salary. They are patient and unbiased.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The latest release, which followed students who started at the state-run pre-K program in the 2009-10 or 2010-11 school year through the end of sixth grade, found that grads of the program had lower academic scores, more behavioral problems and more special education referrals than their peers who did not attend.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The United States spent $11,319 per elementary school student in 2014, compared with the OECD average of $8,733, and $12,995 educating each high school student, compared with an average of $10,106 per student across the OECD. Bucking that trend is the United States. Spending rose a smidgen during. Last week’s U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2018

Third-grade test scores, he found–whether they were higher or lower than the national average–did not correlate to students’ academic growth through elementary and middle school. Reardon examined test scores for students in third through eighth grade at 11,000 school districts across the country.

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Elementary Data System Accessibility 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

Philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates popularized the notion in a 2009 TED Talk when he said “ once somebody has taught for three years, their teaching quality does not change thereafter.” That is, the cohort of rookie teachers in 2001 were just as effective as the cohort of rookie teachers in 2009.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 24, 2020

In normal times when students come to my classroom (I provide pull-out services for gifted elementary level kids), I get them doing hands-on activities within minutes of entering into my classroom. I, like many of you, have been doing remote teaching since March, 2020. I am a student-centric, hands on/minds on teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Founded at Brookline High near Boston in 2009, the group now works with roughly 1,000 students from 14 nearby districts beginning in the summer after seventh grade to help them complete advanced math classes like calculus before they finish high school. In the summer of 2009, Mims piloted his idea with a group of rising eighth graders.

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Groups Report Robotics STEM 144

Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

8] Before school gets out for the summer, connect parents with guided reading activities and summer learning programs for elementary students. Limiting the Academic Summer Slide for Urban Elementary School Students. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009, 14(2), pp. Green, A.M., Feldman, P., Baggett, P.,

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

In 2009, Hispanic students made up 46 percent of the student body but just 26 percent of gifted students, according to federal data , whereas white students were about 20 points in the opposite direction, comprising 38 percent of the district but 57 percent of gifted students. What happened between 2009 and 2018?

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Elementary Policies Data Report 130

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

The very first time I heard the idea of integrating the Arts into STEM education was while watching a 2009 keynote made by Daniel Pink at the NECC Conference in Washington DC… yes prior to ISTE Conferences! November 8, 2009 (21centuryedtech Article by Michael Gorman). A look at the works of Leonardo da Vinci will attest to this!

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

4] Even though the technology is likely to change from their early school years to the time they start their first career, teaching digital literacy in elementary school is a great way to get students started. Lessons that involve digital citizenship can help a student use technology responsibly well beyond their elementary school years.

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Technology Classroom Digital Citizenship Education 260

The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Most recently I had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of elementary students about social media and which platforms they are using. Fortunately, my employer supports this and as such, we have been incorporating the voice of students in the guidelines around social media (You can see the teen guidelines at schools.nyc.gov/socialmedia ).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Ravenswood City School District, which has about 1,600 students in its elementary and middle schools (excluding charters) in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, saw chronic absenteeism spike from just 471 out of 2,549 (18.5 Source: California Department of Education. Note: Figures include charter schools. percent) in 2021-22.

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Meeting Data Elementary Policies 181

Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Developmental Psychology, 2009, 45(3), pp. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School. Retrieved from michigan.gov: [link]. and Tyson, D. Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement. Sheldon, S. and Jung, S. Wairimu, M.J.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. Second grade teachers Amy Hart (center) and Alina Turner (right), with her dog, Mello, meet with Karen Shutt (left), instructional coach for a planning meeting at Edmondson Elementary.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers. In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2024

According to CDC data from 2009-2019, 1 out of 5 adolescents aged 12 to 17 reported having experienced at least some kind of major depressive episode. What continued to move the program forward was the ability to pilot the program with an elementary school counselor and an administrator.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

Mathematics Growth in Early Elementary School: The Roles of Beginning Knowledge, Student Engagement, and Instruction. The Elementary School Journal, 108(2), 115–130. Implementing a Schoolwide Literacy Framework: Improving Achievement in Urban Elementary Schools. Elementary School Journal, 111(4), 535–560. Bodovski, K., &

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Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

Neo LMS

APRIL 4, 2017

One four-month study in seven US elementary schools showed that kids either retained or improved their academic results over the period and anecdotal evidence from teachers described kids who used the balls as quieter and more attentive. These are the self same bouncy balls we use in the gym to stretch.

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Outcomes E-rate Learning BYOD 177

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

A 2009 analysis of 81 multiple choice tests given to elementary, middle and high school students directly compared paper versus digital versions. Educators and testing experts surmised that many students weren’t comfortable working on a computer, or weren’t familiar with the computer they had to use for the exam that day. .

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