The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

The curriculum development was the subject of a 2012 paper.) Part of the appeal of project-based learning is the perception that there’s more freedom, a welcome antidote to the pressures of test prep and meeting Common Core standards. This version could feel too restrictive for some educators.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. On a recent spring day, Maritza Cleary’s third-grade class at the district’s Prairie Oak Elementary School tackled math pictographs. BERWYN, Ill. —

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How To Common Core Elementary Report 85

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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Elementary Meeting Report Survey 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2012

Date : Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2012-05-03.1714.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 Harada, 2012). They take collective thinking. Log in at [link].

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Libraries Blackboard eBook Common Core 67

wwwatanabe

JUNE 26, 2012

The Collaboration Coach training presents an opportunity for Apache Junction Unified School District teachers to explore coaching as an effective model for providing ongoing professional learning with classroom teachers focused on 21st century learning, Common Core, technology integration, and best teaching practices.

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Common Core Training Microsoft Differentiated Instruction 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2016

Related: Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards. One in five teachers will leave the profession in five years, costing large urban districts millions of dollars each year. In Seattle alone, the cost of teacher turnover was estimated at $10.6 million annually, according to one study.

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Training Common Core Course Report 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

Each year since, they have won numerous awards, including the trophy for Outstanding Production for the best overall elementary school performance three years in a row, from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2017. Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap?

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Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 81

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards. Unfortunately they are frequently used solely as word processors and for research.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 94

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. million for technological improvements.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. million for technological improvements.

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

Fifth-graders at Konguta Kool – an elementary school in a small Estonian village – prepare for a math lesson in the computer lab. On the 2012 PISA math exam , more than a third of low-income students were among the country’s top performers. Photo: Sarah Butrymowicz. But there’s an overlooked member of the list: Estonia.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

These may allow for certain high school benchmarks which would not apply to elementary or middle schools, for example. Steve also addressed any confusion regarding the Common Core State Standards. Since the Common Core is not a federal initiative, it is unaffected by ESSA.

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Common Core Pearson Industry Guidelines 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st, is worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit , a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 and the Discovery Educator Network. The Summit is from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time. This is a free event, with a focus on inclusion and participation--all are welcome!

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ePortfolio Digital Citizenship Social Media Common Core 48

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

It is fun, engaging, uplifting, auditory, interactive and educational, all in one,” said Kelly Wade, kindergarten teacher at Collins Elementary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “We use StoryBots daily in my classroom — from whole class warm-ups, to small group differentiated practice, to one-on-one remediation.”

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Resources eBook Common Core Libraries 40

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

When we started here in 2012, our district was the lowest performing in math and reading of all the schools that feed into Morton West High School,” said Carmen Ayala, Berwyn North School District 98’s superintendent. It’s how we recruit, how we use resources, how we conduct business in the district.”.

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How To Common Core Elementary Survey 39

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Charter School opened in 2016 on the former campus of the shuttered Randolph Southern School, a private school that had not enrolled a single black student in 2012, the last year for which enrollment numbers are available. Even A-rated Kirkpatrick Elementary, next door to Clarksdale Collegiate, is hurting for funds.

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Report Libraries Elementary System 108

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. But the shift to the Common Core State Standards meant it would have to go. Related: Common Core testing showdown in Massachusetts.

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Common Core Assessment Report Groups 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Neuman helped establish the Early Reading First program and the Early Childhood Professional Development Education Program, and was responsible for all activities in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act. Information text also introduced more technical vocabulary, compared to the literary language of storybooks.

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Common Core Elementary Secondary Study 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

A federal survey released in 2012, for instance, revealed that roughly 95 percent of the highest-income high schools offered visual arts courses, while only 80 percent of the lowest-income ones did. Related: Do the arts go hand in hand with Common Core? Yet access to arts education remains unequal.

Education 40

Education Assessment Guidelines Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

Second-graders at Dunn Elementary in Kentucky. Related: Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target. California has led on this issue, passing a groundbreaking law in 2012 to require a common definition and reporting of long-term English learners. Photo: Luba Ostashevsky.

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Policies Data Common Core Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

Department of Education for a waiver that would allow it to use the ACT as its high school completion exam and began requiring it of students in 2012. The district also embraced the new Common Core standards, despite controversy elsewhere. So, the district applied to the U.S. That’s our job to figure it out.”. Fair funding.

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Common Core Report Groups Meeting 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 57

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

In between those two jobs, Cardona had the distinction of being the youngest principal in the state at age 28, was named principal of the year in 2012, and served as co-chairman of the Legislative Achievement Gap Task Force. I went from 25 kids to 600 at Hanover Elementary School … Now it’s over 530,000, but it’s still service to kids.”.

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Education Elementary Common Core System 128

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Elementary teacher Michael Matera has students enter the realm of nobles (see video below) as his students join teams as part of learning in a not so bloody or violent Game of Thrones type approach. Don’t worry, you don’t see the gory zombies of movies, but the game is engaging (and aligned with Common Core Standards!).

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Game-Based Learning Classroom Learning Study 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them. Classroom 2.0

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 47

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2025

Woodworth is especially concerned about the cancellation of a widely used dataset called the Common Core of Data, which includes figures on student enrollment by grade, gender, income, race and ethnicity and geography. That could mean a loss of expertise and institutional knowledge in how to collect the nations school data.

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Data Education Report Assessment 140

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

Over the last three years, the proportion of students passing Common Core-aligned national math and reading tests has inched up, growing from 3 percent to 6 percent. Leave this field empty if you're human: At Gordon Bush Elementary School, pass rates on state tests more than tripled last year. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Industry Training System Company 95

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via Politico : Stolen “emails from the Democratic National Committee show DNC Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker telling his colleagues to avoid mentioning the Common Core in a video. Via Gawker : “ Black Elementary School Teacher Body-Slammed By Cop and Lectured on ‘Violent Tendencies’ of Black People.”

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” ” Via Education Dive: “Fifth graders from Tennessee ’s Nolan Elementary have created a campaign to convince the Tennessee Department of Education and Gov. .”

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Education Sakai Udemy Report 45