The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Related: While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own That incipient definition characterized a lot of early thinking about dyslexia. was creating its own special education categories and definitions to prepare for the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975.

Learning 145

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

What would learning look like if students could demonstrate knowledge and skills through embedded, performance-based assessments throughout the year rather than a statewide, end-of-year multiple choice exam? Thanks to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), some states are about to find out.

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Assessment Resources Advocacy System 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2024

The task force is focused on medical care and access to screenings or assessments; disability accommodations for students and for employees, because grad students often work for the university in some capacity; and potential changes to the curriculum. In part that’s because definitions of neurodivergence vary.

Report 138

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

However, there are specific behavioral and reading indicators that can alert teachers to the need for assessment and support. Self Advocacy and Resources for Students. Additionally, many people believe that all individuals with dyslexia see letters or words backward. While some do, this is not a defining trait. Intervening Effectively.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. These new assessment systems are a crucial component of personalization.

Personalized Learning 83

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 83

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. This group makes up at least 20 percent of the general population.

Differentiated Instruction 119

Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 119

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this masterclass, we will start with definitions of burnout and fatigue which are characterized by different symptoms. While burnout is not considered a medical condition but “an occupational phenomenon,” it is surely felt by workers as it brings acute stress that is difficult to manage. This 60-minute training is presented by Library 2.0

Libraries 73

Libraries Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 73

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

It definitely makes you feel like you’re not failing, you’re not behind; you just have certain things that you’re not strong in. Students are now assessed based on their “habits of scholarship” in addition to their mastery of course standards. But people who are geniuses also have things that they’re not strong in.”.

Common Core 103

Common Core Advocacy System Personalized Learning 103

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? ” Nothing remotely like that has ever been included in my definition of open.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 90

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

All students with disabilities need to develop strong self-advocacy and communication skills to make sure they’re getting the supports they’re due, especially in the sink-or-swim real world. The transition going from high school to college was definitely difficult,” he said. I utterly failed it. I got three words right.”.

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Study Advocacy Report Groups 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

Alamo also waived fees for the assessment test that first-time students lacking ACT or SAT scores must take. Maybe he’d consider a few online classes, he said, definitely not a four-year school. Brittany Jo Lee: A grant to cover child care helped Brittany Jo Lee stick with community college this year.

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Trends Report Data Course 145

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

Those things are intentional and are things we can definitely correct within the system.”. At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. We very well can help it because those things are explicit,” Dr. Durden urged. early childhood education.

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Education Policies System 98

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” Because “adopting OER” must by definition mean something else to Stephen, I can understand why he feels like there is no evidence for such a claim. I settled on OER-enabled pedagogy.

OER 60

OER LMS Course Secondary 60

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Members of the NAACP and an advocacy organization called Oakland REACH , started by Oakland parents whose kids attend the district’s lowest performing schools, have coalesced around a campaign for better reading instruction they’re calling Literacy for All. Continuing Advocacy. In Search of a Better Way.

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Advocacy Elementary Meeting Report 62

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

I definitely would have struggled [in algebra] if I didn’t have to go through the process of re-taking.”. It should be clear to students which skills will be assessed on any test or project and how those skills will be graded. I definitely would have struggled if I didn’t have to go through the process of retaking,” Kylee said. “It

Education 0

Education Report Course System 0

MindShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Joe’s conference really helped us center that schools can be liberatory spaces, but it definitely has been historically a space that has been violent towards kids,” said Nguyen Huynh, a teacher at DeJean Middle School in California. Huynh has faced a few issues getting parents on board with nontraditional assessment.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Though the state definition of proficiency is changing, for years proficiency was measured by how many students reached a passing, or “basic” score on the math and English portion of state tests.). Of the dozen or so school leaders interviewed for this article, not one had a definitive answer for why the projections were so inflated.

Elementary 76

Elementary Report Meeting Academic Standards 76

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

Brendan Sheehan: Definitely. And so as you think about your own home and what types of things need to be repaired in your own home, if you had a home that was 50, 60 or 70 years old, you would definitely need to replace the roof. Kirk: Favorite band? Brendan Sheehan: Favorite band? Oof, so many to choose from.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

He got a 20 out of 100 points on the first big assessment. At the end of the unit, he aced a final assessment with 100 out of 100 points. All that effort at the end and he only got an average of 60 percent in summative assessments. But it was too little too late. Our current Shelby Strategic Leadership Plan 2.0

LMS 52

LMS System Course Assessment 52

N2Y

OCTOBER 12, 2020

If this is the case, still contact your child’s teacher, but try waiting a few more weeks to be sure you are reviewing accurate and definitive data. Her general education and special education teachers have tried two different interventions in small groups, but her scores on all assessments show a plateau or a regression.

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Meeting Advocacy Report Examples 52

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis.

Blackboard 54

Blackboard Epson Pearson STEM 54

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. This group makes up at least 20 percent of the general population.

Differentiated Instruction 52

Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

There’s no definitive data on how colleges’ relationships with these companies affect the cost of the programs — which include MBAs, master’s in public health, master’s in social work and more — to students. GMU is one of a number of schools across the country that have faced challenges from faculty advocacy groups over these partnerships.

Company 71

Company Education Industry Course 71

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

There’s definitely a colonial imperative in the existence of those lands.” These awards are designed to fund and assist tribes in creating adaptation plans and conducting vulnerability and risk assessments as climate change increasingly threatens their homes. It goes back to, really, the founding of the U.S.,”

Policies 83

Policies Resources Data Accessibility 83

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” “ Assessing Social-Emotional Skills Can Be Fuzzy Work; SELweb Offers Concrete Data.” And what does it mean (for the future of civic participation, if nothing else) if schools entrust this definition to for-profit companies and their version of psychological expertise? The Careful Balance of Tech and Relationships.”

Technology 68

Technology Education Facebook Company 68

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

To offset all this double counting, there is the separate issue of the many “whole course” OER that OTL refuses to index because they don’t meet the OTL’s definition of “textbook.” assessment banks, assignments, online homework tools).) To keep the conversation simple, let’s say there are 300 courses worth of OER available today.

OER 79

OER Course Company Smartphone 79

Reading By Example

APRIL 30, 2016

Many thinkers in education have provided their definition of this abstract concept. This definition applied to schools today would require some significant change to a majority of instruction in classrooms. Principals would need to find better ways to assess student learning. Teachers would have to let go of some control.

Student Engagement 31

Student Engagement Assessment Meeting Classroom 31

Reading By Example

APRIL 30, 2016

Many thinkers in education have provided their definition of this abstract concept. This definition applied to schools today would require some significant change to a majority of instruction in classrooms. Principals would need to find better ways to assess student learning. Teachers would have to let go of some control.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Meeting Classroom 28

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

The standardization of our assessments has led to a narrowing of our curriculum and instruction. Technology should definitely be included within a makerspace, but it is not required at a level you might assume. The lack of autonomy in schools today is saddening.

Survey 29

Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 29

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively. Summit partnered with Stanford’s Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity to develop the rubric for evaluating the cognitive skills in each grade. Her students seemed less ambivalent.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

The standardization of our assessments has led to a narrowing of our curriculum and instruction. Technology should definitely be included within a makerspace, but it is not required at a level you might assume. The lack of autonomy in schools today is saddening.

Survey 28

Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 28

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

He and many other experts also note that because of legitimate fears of overlooking kids at risk and vague definitions of abuse and neglect , school workers may sometimes be overzealous, calling in allegations over relatively minor issues such as broken eyeglasses, inappropriate clothing or small scratches. .

Report 111

Report Training System Data 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

For over two decades, CoSN has provided leaders with the management, community building, and advocacy tools essential for success. Partner Announcements Center for Teaching Quality : Share your definitions of what #TeachingIs to honor teachers this Teacher Appreciation Week! More information at [link].

Conference 44

Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

While most of the dialog around AI and education seems to be focused on assessment, I think the implications for instructional designers are critically important, too. Especially if you need to create several thousand assessment items. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about. The following examples are from ChatGPT.)

OER 211

OER LMS Resources Course 211

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

“Personalized learning,” according to some definitions, is driven by students’ own interests and inquiry rather than by the demands or standards imposed by the instructor, the school, the state. ” Or it dates to the Gates Foundation’s funding grants and political advocacy in the early 2000s.

Personalized Learning 85

Personalized Learning Learning Course Handbook 85

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Whatever the Justice Department decides to do, disability advocates are prepared to pursue the GNETS case as a class action lawsuit if necessary, said Alison Barkoff, advocacy director at the Center for Public Representation , a public-interest disability law firm. Leslie Lipson, counsel to the Georgia Advocacy Office.

Education 91

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 91

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145