Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 system, the context for OER will vary across states and districts, across institutional types (regular public schools, charter schools, and private schools), across school levels (elementary, middle and high school), and across technological reliance and sophistication of schools (online/blended programs versus more traditional classrooms).

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OER Instructional Materials Meeting Advocacy 170

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Rivera also serves as the Past President of the Board of Directors for the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), a nonpartisan organization of public officials who head state departments of elementary and secondary education. For more information about ALAS, visit [link]. Dr. Frank Rodriguez, Director, Region 7 Southeast.

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Secondary Advocacy Future Ready Elementary 105

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. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

Competency Based Learning 143

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

This is likely due to several factors: increasing involvement from parents as schools moved online; advocacy from groups like Decoding Dyslexia; social media conversations and coverage in the popular press; and a push by state legislatures toward improving our nation’s stagnant and dismal reading scores.

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Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 128

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our mission within the Office of Information and Analysis is to provide solutions that support more effective teaching and learning. With this information in hand, we’re able to curate individual, department, themed, and other collections that we know will engage more students.

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Data Libraries Advocacy eBook 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

The way we access information and interact with each other is new. Related: To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade Number two: Youth ambassador opportunities that develop leadership and advocacy skills. We see problems and solutions differently from the adults around us.

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STEM Advocacy Robotics iPhone 120

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.

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Elementary Education Report Groups 145

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. All criteria should be available for review. Finally, follow your process.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Elementary Advocacy 168

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. In Vancouver,a shelter provider had to inform callers to its housing hotline that they might have to stay in their car for two weeks before they could get help.

Elementary 137

Elementary Report Advocacy Secondary 137

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Winners and finalists were selected by a panel of educators and industry experts who reviewed the submissions and judged the products and services based on the extent to which they are transforming education through the development or advocacy of edtech. For more information go to www.gocoderz.com.

Robotics 111

Robotics Tools STEM Advocacy 111

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. We have to do more.”

Elementary 126

Elementary Policies Advocacy Report 126

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Barry Zuckerman, who created the first medical-legal partnership in Boston more than 30 years ago, saw the need for family advocacy first hand during his childhood, in the 1950s.

Advocacy 120

Advocacy Report Study Training 120

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.

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Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 187

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

In March, at ASCD Empower, which is a conference for educators with a focus on equity, she presented with Becca Mui, an education manager at GLSEN , an LGBTQ advocacy group focused on schools. Vanessa, you are the parent of a transgender child and you've spoken about the desire to make your story an advocacy piece.

Policies 157

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 157

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

More importantly, this information would have stayed with Jason as he progressed through school. It is important to note that secondary and elementary assessment systems will be different. Additional assessments should be introduced only when more information is needed to develop an individualized action plan.

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Assessment Education Handbook Data 168

N2Y

DECEMBER 17, 2020

However, as this article written for the Council for Exceptional Children points out, the concept of leadership is preserved when the emphasis is on asking the child about what is important and using that information to create new goals. As you work with your student on self-advocacy, speak openly about their disability and learning needs.

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Meeting Advocacy Elementary Examples 98

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.

Advocacy 137

Advocacy Case Study Study Elementary 137

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. At Creekside Elementary in Durham, North Carolina, kindergarten enrollment is down by 35 students. Some basic information would be useful to schools. It was news Lauren Phillips, 37, had been waiting for. Credit: Carla Suarez-Capdet. “We

Learning 137

Learning Elementary Data Report 137

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The bill , which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. Media literacy is often defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information or media.

Digital Divide 137

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 137

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

Only when there is a trained and certified school librarian present are students taught essential inquiry and information literacy skills aligned to PA Core and Academic Standards, as outlined in the Pennsylvania Library Model Curriculum. From Kim Borden’s Plainfield Elementary School Library Reopening Plan and COVID Response.

Libraries 118

Libraries Elementary Future Ready Academic Standards 118

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times Regardless of what language parents speak at home, they have a civil right to receive important information from their child’s educators in a language they understand. Husband Enrique Barrera, right, often tried to help with interpretation, which federal laws require schools to provide.

Meeting 145

Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

As observed in Part I of EdSurge’s report on school data, parents say insights from data dashboards allows them to make informed decisions about their children’s school experience and helps the community hold local officials accountable to promises for improvements. Coreas has also learned to advocate for her children with data.

Libraries 113

Libraries Data Learning iPhone 113

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Taylor School District officials said they could not discuss student information without authorization. Similarly, the vast majority of states do not gather any information about how often they place students on shortened schedules. “They brought up safety of staff and other students, which as a parent, I understand,” she said.

Pearson 145

Pearson Education Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

We have already made the most informed choices with the information that’s available. Music teachers need your advocacy and your help. But this school year brings a new kind of uncertainty, not just for us, but for every teacher, administrator and district across the nation.

Online Learning 145

Online Learning Learning Advocacy Personalized Learning 145

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Digital Promise. URL: www.digitalpromise.org.

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Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

But providing this additional information for students does not need to be a big lift and can be done in partnership with campus staff, such as career services counselors. However, there are hundreds of jobs, such as public policy research and advocacy, with which students may not be as familiar. see College Scorecard ).

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Mobility Advocacy Course Examples 121

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 156

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 156

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That’s because some of today’s learners graduate without ever being required to process information, think critically or seek paths forward that are not explicitly spelled out for them. One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. They should be.

Competency Based Learning 131

Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 131

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. They launched a website , an advocacy group and an auxiliary group for teachers. More information is coming soon!” Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start?

Report 145

Report Groups Study Advocacy 145

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Under these conditions, it is especially difficult to push forward critical information skills and to engage in the kind of collaborations that enable librarians to integrate these skills. In some cases, libraries are closed so that schools can space kids out. In some cases, schools are doubling down on delivering curriculum.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

Now, some school districts are pushing this job exploration into middle and even elementary school, convinced that helping students connect what they are learning to careers will not only deepen their engagement but also help them make more informed decisions about their educational paths. “In

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

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. The people who are most likely to relay that information should be recognized, too.

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Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. All the information was on the internet.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 126

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. In past years, these programs met societal and student needs through instruction on culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed education, conscious leadership and many other progressive approaches.

Education 126

Education Policies Advocacy Outcomes 126

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In a spring survey in California, nearly one-third of Spanish-speaking families said that they could not understand the distance learning information sent home by their children’s schools. American schools are overwhelmingly English-only environments — and too often, this can make them hostile spaces for English learners and their families.

Education 140

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 140

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. With the right support, every student has the potential to achieve their career ambitions. –Dr.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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Elementary Learning Data Report 110