Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district.

Professional Learning 211

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 211

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A key component of the division’s project-based instructional model is its maker curriculum, which has been the subject of presentations by division educators around the country, including at the White House. Congress to accelerate innovation in education. Dr. Moran’s career in public education began as a high school science teacher.

Dropout 333

Dropout Twitter Company Maker Movement 333

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

A key component of the division’s project-based instructional model is its maker curriculum, which has been the subject of presentations by division educators around the country, including at the White House. Congress to accelerate innovation in education. Dr. Moran’s career in public education began as a high school science teacher.

Education 363

Education Examples Maker Movement Company 363

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.

UDL 176

UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 176

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2019

And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. Stanislaus Elementary School with “Four at the Door.” Finally, if SEL is practiced at school, it’s a natural next step to make parents partners in this learning approach. SEL exercises. She looks students in the eye. She says their name.

Education 216

Education Exercises Digital Citizenship Advocacy 216

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. Advocacy takes time and persistence, but the more you keep advocating this way, the more likely you are to achieve your goal. ” That’s a present I’ll receive 24/7.

Advocacy 147

Advocacy Meeting Elementary Study 147

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

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 158

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 158

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

A key component of the division’s project-based instructional model is its maker curriculum, which has been the subject of presentations by division educators around the country, including at the White House. Congress to accelerate innovation in education. Dr. Moran’s career in public education began as a high school science teacher.

Chromebook 281

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 281

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

It gives parents highly specific instructions if they don’t want their children paddled: present a request, in writing, to the school principal or assistant principal, “prior to the second Monday of the beginning of each school year.”. Yet students at Collins Elementary join the increasingly isolated ranks of those legally paddled at school.

Elementary 145

Elementary Handbook Report Policies 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

For lower-income Black families, particularly those raising Black sons, algorithms that favor affluent schools can reinforce systemic barriers already present in education from disproportionate disciplinary actions, underrepresentation in curricula and exclusionary practices that overlook the needs of marginalized students.

Policies 68

Policies Comparison System Data 68

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 114

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 114

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

Education 130

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 130

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

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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our world presents increasingly complex challenges. Our world presents increasingly complex challenges. One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. Students are not actively involved in shaping their learning journey. They should be.

Competency Based Learning 130

Competency Based Learning Policies Advocacy Report 130

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It For example, Tressa Norris, a library media specialist at Joppa View Elementary School, recently worked with second-graders on multimedia presentations about American symbols to bolster a unit about patriotism being taught by their classroom teacher. I go wherever teachers need me.”.

Future Ready 111

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In other words, while distance learning may not be meeting all of English learners’ needs, we shouldn’t overestimate the effectiveness of the in-person instruction these children are presently missing — nor should we underestimate the value of the linguistic and cultural assets they gain from this additional time with their families.

Education 143

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 143

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 105

Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 105

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

With help from Hameed, the lead instructor, and several teaching assistants, students learn how to use search engines like Google, how to research and verify information, create presentations online, answer emails in a professional manner and use Google products like Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Drive.

Learning 145

Learning Advocacy Report Google 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

However, his school district only counts kids present in some classes if they both show up and submit their homework for the day. In synchronous classes, it is enough for a student to be present. Hayden, typically an A or B student, has had difficulty making the transition from elementary school to middle school online.

Policies 144

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since January 2021, 44 states have proposed legislation or sought other means to restrict the ideas teachers can present in the classroom. Many of the advocacy groups that filed challenges did so multiple times in different school districts. The language is meant to obfuscate ideas, confuse administrators and threaten teachers.

Advocacy 140

Advocacy Policies Analysis Report 140

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 1, 2021

During my seven years of teaching at Raven Elementary in the Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS), I saw a significant increase in the number of Hispanic students and ELL students, so I know the shortcomings of our system firsthand. Unfortunately, there are too few of these teachers to meet the demands of this growing population.

System 110

System Learning Elementary Advocacy 110

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

The four rural school district superintendents featured in the presentation reflected on the challenges and opportunities that have led to digital transformations and innovations in their districts. About the Presenters. He received his bachelor’s degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in elementary education.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. About the Presenters. Tech Enablers. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

Learning 91

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 91

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But she was relieved of the duty when Jacob graduated from his Head Start preschool program and enrolled in a Durant Public School District elementary school. But her grandson presents a more difficult challenge. It is not free to go to Nativity BVM Elementary School, however. His school was supposed to provide transportation.

Advocacy 96

Advocacy Elementary Report Training 96

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. million in ESSER funds being allocated to school libraries to complete a three-year collection redevelopment project.

Edmentum 118

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 118

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As part of a series on technology best practices for school district leaders, presenters in an edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , discussed five key reasons why everyone needs to be on top of their cybersecurity plan and continuously evaluate its effectiveness. About the Presenters.

BYOD 98

BYOD System Data Advocacy 98

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The awards program honored 17 individuals for their extraordinary education advocacy and leadership. PAST- Dr. Roosevelt Nivens, Superintendent, Lamar CISD, TX PRESENT- Dr. Calvin Watts, Superintendent, Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA. The 2022-2023 honorees are: ALAS Awards. Latino Serving Superintendent of the Year.

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Education Elements Professional Learning Elementary 52

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

In fact, reported the presenters, integration resulted in educational inequities along with a decline in Black cultural identity and the disappearance of Black educators. At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. About the Presenters.

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Education Policies System 98

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Dr. Malloy now sees blended learning as a design strategy and opportunity where “choice and voice are more present,” though the use of online technologies also revealed that some educators need more support in order to use the technologies effectively. About the Presenters. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Dr. Carol L.

Technology 97

Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 97

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

This historic investment presents an opportunity to close the digital divide across the country, but we must make sure that the 20-25% of unconnected households living in multi-family and public housing, primarily in urban and suburban communities, are not left offline. The No Home Left Offline Coalition will.

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Advocacy Policies 52

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

This last year, we wrote and received a grant allowing us to install STEAM labs in all of our elementary and middle schools. The use of virtual reality (VR) to present standard-based content can be a valuable tool for educators, allowing them to engage students in a variety of ways.

Advocacy 56

Advocacy Secondary Elementary Meeting 56

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. billion on elementary and secondary education. But the opportunity comes at a cost: larger class sizes for third-graders. Not anymore.

Elementary 67

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 67

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. ESIFC LibGuide.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The presenters highly recommended limiting staff access to student records and creating a culture where the school community identifies student digital records as the school district’s currency. All presenters agreed with Dr. Thiele that quick, knee-jerk reactions are not advisable. About the Presenters.

Strategy 95

Strategy System Data BYOD 95

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

During ClassLink and CoSN’s edWebinar, “ Accessibility for All: Creating an Equitable Learning Ecosystem, ” the presenters discussed the lessons they’ve learned, especially regarding technology as an instrument for accessibility. About the Presenters. Highlights. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Dr. Carol L.

Accessibility 59

Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 59