The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In 2003, the state began requiring future K-6 teachers to take two early literacy courses in their teacher-preparation training. Mississippi’s progress in reading, at a time when many other states’ scores are stagnant or falling, is a prime example of how a state’s long-term commitment to its goals can pay off.

Academic Standards 83

Academic Standards Policies Assessment Course 83

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. This summer, in fact, we finished the two-year opt-in period for blended learning at the elementary level. Ninety-two percent of teachers have opted in.

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EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. But to expect that the Common Core – or any standards – alone will move the needle is overreaching, he said. Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works on reading with Tyler Howard, left, and Anthony Diaz, right.

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Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 66

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A fourth-grader makes a puppet while his teammate works on writing a script at Mountain View Elementary School in Longmont, Colo. Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”. Photo: Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. For example, St.

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STEM Report Robotics Company 110

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

They spoke of teachers inadequately trained to support special education students. Hatharasinghe-Gerschler had been diagnosed with a reading comprehension disability in elementary school. A lack of understanding often results in an assumption that students can’t handle academic material.

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Education Strategy Report Training 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

I think we took for granted before what 4-year-olds were capable of doing,” said Quitman Lower Elementary Principal Amanda Allen, listing some skills the youngest learners are impressing her with: advanced vocabularies, number recognition, self-motivation. Early education sets the train in motion for where children are going to end up.”.

Elementary 78

Elementary Data Training Report 78

techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

Each lesson includes facilitation suggestions, materials lists, center setup, and academic standards alignment. Each lesson plan provides specific setup suggestions, facilitation tips, and information on addressing cross-curricular connections and academic standards.

Robotics 40

Robotics Academic Standards Education Libraries 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In other words, school librarians should be trained educators charged with providing information literacy opportunities to learners across an array of contexts. As the National Center for Education Statistics stated, as recently as 2016, “ 95% of elementary schools and 82% of secondary schools had a library or media center.”

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Although she earned a bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate in math instruction for both elementary and middle school, she never had to take a class about students with disabilities. But training programs are doing little to prepare teachers; Fair’s experience is typical. No one taught her these strategies. Inclusion done right.

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Training Elementary Course Report 40

MindShift

APRIL 27, 2015

Education standards have always been implemented in a variety of ways. “What we’re talking about is teachers who have maybe not been trained and some attention on that would be important,” she said. Other advocates of the Common Core standards see them as an important step towards education equity.

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Common Core Academic Standards Assessment Meeting 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There are also lots of teacher resources to help in using this unit such as lesson plans, training, and academic standards met. An easier version — and well-suited to elementary age students — is Find My Body Parts. Each is three-five minutes and aimed at elementary age students. BrainPOP Jr.

How To 150

How To Digital Citizenship iPad Academic Standards 150

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The elementary school might evolve. In 2013, most elementary schools are simply diminutive high schools, with a balance of reading, writing, mathematics, geography, and other “core” skills, while character training supplements academic work. Personalized learning will disrupt how we think of curriculum.

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement Academic Standards Education Elementary 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

We tell the government officials that this is whats happening, and this is what students need, and they dont listen to us, and these are people that have never stepped foot in a classroom, elementary school teacher Billie Arthur said. If we can get more content experts, schools can provide training on classroom management.

Elementary 101

Elementary Policies Academic Standards Social Media 101