The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. Students can co-create curriculum and their classrooms with teachers for powerful learning experiences. Drones in the Classroom. He’s actually been back, He’s taking a gap year.

Elementary 283

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 283

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We know many districts wanted to use ESSER funds to hire more staff, but workforce shortages prevented them from doing so,” Vaillancourt Strobach says, referring to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. The deadline to spend pandemic relief funds has indeed started the countdown to the end of some school-based services.

Resources 212

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 212

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Meeting Advocacy 170

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2024

For example, Kyla Johnson-Trammell, the superintendent of schools in Oakland, recently recalled having a male coach when she started out. For example, having a finalist pool with two women candidates — instead of just one — made the likelihood of a woman getting hired 79 times greater, recent research in the Harvard Business Review found.

Survey 126

Survey Education Elementary Data 126

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

You know, the advocacy is not lost on them. This is a great example about how we can motivate our students and motivate ourselves to build that relationship just a little bit stronger. And my intention was really to share this lesson that really works for me in my classroom. The families are so proud of this.

Differentiated Instruction 339

Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Report Twitter 339

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. percent to 22.5

UDL 176

UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 176

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

O’Neal Elementary School, in Elgin, Illinois, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level according to state tests in 2019. Just nine miles away sits Centennial Elementary School, where 73 percent of third graders met grade-level standards on that same test. At Ronald D. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

Data 145

Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Consider that the annual cost of K-12 special education is nearly three times that of “general education”: $26,000 vs. $9,000 per student in California, for example. Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated.

Education 207

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 207

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

This year, the Green Lake Parent Teacher Association paid about half that much to cover the cost of the elementary school’s vocal teacher and a portion of a full-time counselor’s salary, among other supports for students. About 3 in 4 students at Rising Star Elementary qualify for subsidized meals. Double click image to enlarge.

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Related: Leading by example: Black male teachers make students ‘feel proud’. Nyla Pollard is a member of the women’s basketball team at The College of William & Mary , where she is double-majoring in sociology and elementary education. When do black boys get the opportunity to connect, relate and reach their full potentials?

Dropout 145

Dropout Advocacy Report Elementary 145

The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 26, 2024

An elementary school on the Lower East Side of Manhattan had some student journalists who wanted to interview me about my life and work. I carry that example to this day. Advocacy takes time and persistence, but the more you keep advocating this way, the more likely you are to achieve your goal. No meetings. Perfect lighting.

Advocacy 145

Advocacy Meeting Elementary Study 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Yale survey of more than 300 undergrad and graduate students ages 18 to 35 found that students who participate in “collective action” — like involvement in advocacy groups or educating others about climate change — report lower levels of climate anxiety than those who only take part in individual actions like recycling or saving energy.

Survey 188

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 188

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

Education 130

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 130

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

. — At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. At the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester, N.H.,

Competency Based Learning 142

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 142

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For example, in following the data on average-time-per-book by format we learned that our students were spending more time in audiobook texts than in ebooks. Using data for advocacy Increasing funding to expand our collection of audiobooks is just one example of the many ways we’re using data for advocacy.

Data 107

Data Libraries Advocacy eBook 107

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For example: The school has on-campus showers, food pantries, licensed clinicians and social programs. Senate found that Monarch School’s students had poor reading and math skills when compared to public schools in the San Diego area, especially for elementary students. But the objection is more sweeping.

Advocacy 188

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 188

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2022

Tommy Sheridan, the deputy director of the National Head Start Association (NHSA), a nonprofit advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start, was hearing stories about just how challenging it is to be in early childhood education right now. The median elementary school teacher salary in the U.S.

Report 157

Report Conference Survey Advocacy 157

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. Pam: I think that one of the things that particularly — in states like Virginia where the resources that localities have access to can be wildly different.

Chromebook 281

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 281

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. The report also details the extent to which students are separated based on their perceived math abilities, starting as young as elementary school. Are a lot of students of color, for example, in the lower track?

Survey 107

Survey Elementary Policies Report 107

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

For example, an algorithm that prioritizes test scores might inadvertently favor schools in affluent, historically less diverse neighborhoods while marginalizing less-affluent schools that excel in cultural responsiveness, inclusivity and fostering equitable learning environments.

Policies 66

Policies Comparison System Data 66

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 125

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 125

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Her two youngest, both attending Vancouver’s Washington Elementary School, had struggled with remote learning and still lagged their peers in basic math and reading. At Washington Elementary School, in the Vancouver school district in Washington state, 16 students were identified as homeless in 2021-22.

Elementary 132

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 132

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 109

N2Y

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Consider these questions when preparing younger elementary students to attend an IEP meeting: What do you like about school? For older elementary and middle school students, try asking some of these questions to help them learn to lead: Describe some of the challenges you face in school. What are you good at? What is hard for you?

Meeting 98

Meeting Advocacy Elementary Examples 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The model stems from an idea laid out in a paper almost a decade ago by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel, co-presidents of Public Impact, an education advocacy organization. One of Edgecombe’s elementary schools created three teacher-leader positions to focus on improving literacy among students in third grade and younger.

Elementary 111

Elementary Advocacy Trends STEM 111

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

While the online curriculum has recently been successfully received and implemented by 200 elementary school teachers in a pilot study in the southeastern region of the United States, the researchers hope that, with additional federal funding, the online curriculum can be soon accessed by teachers nationwide.

Case Study 135

Case Study Advocacy Study Elementary 135

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. We hope the reach spreads more organically. It is challenging.

Training 157

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 157

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. Insist on thinking and problem solving.

Strategy 164

Strategy Differentiated Instruction Elementary Advocacy 164

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

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

In fact, in the face of our unprecedented situation, PSLA President, Cathi Fuhrman recently shared a space for sharing Reopening Plans or Protocols and a space to view the submitted examples. From Kim Borden’s Plainfield Elementary School Library Reopening Plan and COVID Response. Being proactive feels so much better.

Libraries 118

Libraries Elementary Future Ready Academic Standards 118

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.

Education 139

Education Policies Advocacy Report 139

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

“We see that advanced math coursework is a huge predictor of college success, but this stuff is all foundational,” said Lakisha Young, founder and CEO of The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group focused on better supporting low-income students of color in Oakland.

Industry 177

Industry STEM Education Survey 177

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 137

Report Training Elementary Strategy 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Over the past few months, Nathan Roberts has witnessed dozens of substitute teachers stumble through their first days at Penny Creek Elementary School. Nathan Roberts, a full-time substitute at Penny Creek Elementary School, teaches a class of kindergarteners how to count. EVERETT, Wash. This story also appeared in The Seattle Times.

Training 134

Training Elementary Survey Report 134

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners. Older children have access to these solutions, so why not offer the opportunity for young learners?

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools. Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. Amesse Elementary. He likens these practices to taking away students’ encyclopedias, through which they find knowledge and begin to make choices that will lead to advocacy for others and for themselves.

Accessibility 109

Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Her sisters “were an example and I wanted to be like them,” Alvarado said. There’s still work to be done.

Groups 110

Groups Advocacy Report Study 110