The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

Future Ready 111

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Learn the story and the lesson plan and book that will help you build bridges with your students. Book Giveaway Contest. I wish My Teacher Knew Book Giveaway Contest. And she also has a book , and we’ll be hosting a giveaway for it on the show today. You know, the advocacy is not lost on them. Enhanced Transcript.

Differentiated Instruction 286

Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Report Company 286

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

These include items like books written by authors of color, or other resources featuring figures from diverse backgrounds. Keya Wondwossen, the director of advocacy and public partnerships at DonorsChoose, drew on personal experiences to explain to reporters why this campaign is so important to her. classrooms.

Classroom 164

Classroom Google Advocacy Robotics 164

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

And I was thinking to myself, “Kids can get an immersive experience that takes them places that you could never envision in a 2-D movie or in images in a slideshow or a PowerPoint or any way shape or form, or book. They truly become a part of the environment. Where does this technology fit? How they are discussing VR now.

Education 287

Education Examples Maker Movement Company 287

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Creating excitement Librarians and teachers routinely review usage statistics such as books opened, time read, reading sessions, average time per session and per book, total unique users, and achievements earned. Staying close to the data has helped the district bolster both enthusiasm for and competency in reading.

Data 111

Data Libraries Advocacy eBook 111

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I’ll shelve books. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia. Thank you, Pam, for all that you’ve done, and for all your inspiration.

Dropout 290

Dropout Company Twitter Maker Movement 290

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Horace Tate, for example, featured in Vanessa Siddle Walker’s book, “The Lost Education of Horace Tate, ” was a hero who, beginning in the 1940s, aggressively recruited undergraduate students from historically Black colleges and universities to teach in rural Georgia. Related: How to hire more black principals In the wake of Brown, Leslie T.

Education 138

Education Policies Advocacy Report 138

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In elementary school, the classroom teacher often serves that function. In many middle and high schools, an advisory or advocacy program is often included. We worked with an elementary school that had multi-grade wings for long-term personalization. About the Authors. .

Strategy 168

Strategy Differentiated Instruction Elementary Advocacy 168

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. Third graders work through a reading assignment at Harpeth Valley Elementary School in Nashville. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Elementary 123

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 123

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 His approach, focused on equitable access to books and engaging the community, has left a remarkable mark. One of his standout achievements was creating a committee consisting of teachers, parents, and students to handpick summer take-home books from Lerner Publishing Group.

Edmentum 123

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 123

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It was a mistake to assume that all parents would be as enthusiastic about the book as I was. A concerned parent took issue with the language used in the book and its depictions of drug use. She immediately called the district to ask that the book be removed from my curriculum. Related: Who picks school curriculum?

Advocacy 140

Advocacy Policies Analysis Report 140

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The cause, as activists saw it, was partly “the absence of systematic, cumulative, phonics-based reading instruction in the early elementary classroom,” they later wrote in an open letter. For example, she might have read a book like “What Is at the Zoo,” in which each page follows a predictable pattern: Are there elephants at the zoo?

Elementary 145

Elementary Training Groups Report 145

Hapara

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

During Cameron’s senior year, they gained national prominence for speaking out against their discriminatory school internet filter and book banning. Not only that, but the district also banned certain books related to LGBTQ stories, race and the Holocaust. They also distributed hundreds of banned books to young people.

Hapara 130

Hapara Company Meeting Accessibility 130

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2024

Instead of working in her dream role as an elementary school teacher, she spent her days hauling cow organs for inspection. Through the local advocacy of several organizations, the community will have nine Spanish-speaking providers by this summer — including Aguilera. Stuck at her job at a Tyson meatpacking plant.

Training 131

Training Advocacy Report Groups 131

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For the first quarter of the year, I’ve been exploring how to start book clubs in our school in a variety of ways. I hoped that by offering a variety of ways to engage with a book, that we would support many different interests, availabilities, and format preferences. The students enjoyed this time out of the noisy lunchroom.

Elementary 47

Elementary Google Groups Meeting 47

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation.

Training 155

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 155

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

Report 139

Report Training Elementary Strategy 139

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. It’s because we’re mostly women,” she explained. Women’s work in general is undervalued.”.

Secondary 102

Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Calls for book banning and censorship have become common. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

Education 124

Education Policies Advocacy Outcomes 124

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Over the summer, photos began to circulate of children, bundled in warm coats, mittens and thick hats, reading books at their desks, outside, in the New York City winter. A first-grade teacher at Portland’s Longfellow Elementary School wrote to Teller about how the experience is going so far. And in the Chicago one, too.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

We are nearing the end of November, which means the close of Picture Book Month. Jenny Lussier, Cathy Potter, Shawna Ford, Kathy Kaldenberg, and I created the very first Picture Book Smackdown which was held via Google Hangout on November 21, 2013. For one hour, we all shared as many picture book talks as possible.

Social Media 46

Social Media Libraries Elementary Twitter 46

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. Every state now has policies on the books that provide the flexibility needed for more learner-centered approaches. But the true indicator of impact came directly from students and their eventual professors.

Competency Based Learning 130

Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 130

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve read their books and articles. And, I think a lot of the of us who are doing this understand what particular kind of advocacy is critical right now–advocacy on behalf of the learner. I’ve heard them speak. We hope our responses will push and represent larger thinking.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

Over 20 years ago, I co-authored the best-selling “ Quarterlife Crisis,” one of the first books to explore the transition from college to the workforce. However, there are hundreds of jobs, such as public policy research and advocacy, with which students may not be as familiar.

Mobility 119

Mobility Advocacy Course Examples 119

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Most states have some sort of truancy laws on the books, but only about half still have policies punishing truancy with potential penal measures, according to the national policy group Education Commission of the States.

Policies 144

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 144

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. The books should have just Black characters who are presented as fully human in terms of curiosity, friendships, likes, and dislikes. Tonia Durden, Ph.D.,

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Education Policies System 98

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Among Sharon’s resources are: How to use the document and How to use the document in PDF format Weekly plan for Secondary Weekly plan for Elementary Detailed/unit plan Sample plans for elementary , secondary , unit All of the documents in one folder Documents may be copied one at a time.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The 2018 Picture Book Smackdown was held on November 29, 2018. This has been a yearly tradition since November became Picture Book Month. During a smackdown, we hold a Youtube Live event where students and authors in multiple states book talk as many picture books as possible across 45-60 minutes. We look forward to more!

Libraries 36

Libraries Elementary Advocacy Google 36

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

She became an educator in 2007 and has spent most of her career teaching special needs students at a majority-Hispanic public elementary school in the Bronx. The shelves around her teem with books and toys—brightly colored gadgets, plush penguins, a children’s basketball hoop. There’s such stigma around the label.

Advocacy 96

Advocacy Study Report Groups 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The teenager would write down the wrong number when solving a math problem, even knowing the right answer, or read the same page of a book several times to pick up basic details. Not all districts have complied, said Dustin Rynders, a supervising attorney with the advocacy group Disability Rights Texas. “In

Education 139

Education Assessment Advocacy Report 139

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

You are invited to connect with him on Twitter and share your favorite leadership book at @pj_aiken. He received his bachelor’s degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in elementary education. Dr. Dillon has taught in elementary and junior high schools and coached on the high school level. He received his M.Ed.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

Reading By Example

MARCH 8, 2017

Put away the flashcards and take down the sticker charts for number of books read. Two books reference much of the research on reading aloud: In Defense of Read-Aloud by Dr. Steven L. It was a book I relied on when I taught elementary school. It was a book I relied on when I taught elementary school.

Handbook 58

Handbook Smartphone Libraries Elementary 58

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

This past winter, she attended a precursor event to the camp in Philadelphia, at which students got an introduction to the Sunrise Movement and climate advocacy. Rajbhandari said he’s witnessed a big shift in the level of advocacy for schools and climate since he attended his first Sunrise event in 2019, a protest at the Idaho state capitol.

How To 82

How To Advocacy Learning Policies 82

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Her first teachers used Dick and Jane style books with simple, repetitive phrases. . 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.

Advocacy 62

Advocacy Elementary Meeting Report 62

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Dr. Kristi Wilson has served as Superintendent of the Buckeye Elementary School District in Buckeye, Arizona for the past eight years. She is also writing a book about empowering women in leadership. Dr. Levett was named to the Executive Committee of AASA, the national School Superintendents Association. About the Host.

EdTech 88

EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 88

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

In addition to leading the Meriden Public Schools to its highest academic scores in district history, Dr. Benigni has presented at national conferences, taught doctorate classes, and published a book and numerous articles. Doersch serves as a Technology Director for the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Program at Digital Promise.

Learning 75

Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 75

MindShift

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Many of these critical thinking concepts are not difficult but need to become habits adopted early in life, which is why Oxman first tried them out in his children’s elementary school classrooms. The comic book begins by describing how one child — who has burned his finger — sticks his wound into dung to heal it.

Digital Citizenship 75

Digital Citizenship Study Social Media Report 75