The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.”. You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 167

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. If the past few years have taught us anything,” Taylor said of the pandemic and its aftermath, “it is that regular in-person learning is critical to a student’s academic success.”.

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Dropout Analysis Policies Report 104

edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

To recognize and work through this sort of situation, McNulty recommends avoiding the “polarity stereotyping” of traditionalists and progressives, in which each group views the other as representing policies they disfavor while portraying their own views as having no downside. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

This story about personalized learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. Smaller communities.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

The organization also has established partnerships with local businesses and other community groups. ussell Rumberger, author of “Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It” and director of the California Dropout Research Project, has studied alternative schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2016

While other schools adopt different strategies to keep students in class, Bronx Arena, in the Bronx borough of New York City, is betting on close relationships and a personalized academic program to get the job done. A similar personalized approach is adopted in the school’s academics. I gravitated toward them.”

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The alternative assessments also have to meet nationally recognized standards for technical quality, standards that Lillian Pace, senior director of national policy at the nonprofit group KnowledgeWorks, said were written and designed for standardized, statewide assessments, not performance-based, local ones.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

It is features like these that have helped former high school dropouts like Rocheli Burgos — and other students who have struggled in school — get a second chance at earning a diploma. After giving birth to her son in 2011, Burgos dropped out of her old school when counselors told her that she didn’t have enough credits to pass ninth grade.

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Dropout Policies Course Report 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Black, Latino and Indigenous groups are often left out. There are gifted dropouts. The National Association for Gifted Children defines its target group as kids whose “ability is significantly above the norm for their age.” In 2014, a group of Buffalo parents filed a racial discrimination complaint with the U.S.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.” You take a personal interest,” says Keith. ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Emerging at the height of the pandemic, pods (or “hubs” as they are sometimes called) were organized primarily by middle-class, college-educated parents and community groups to provide safe, supportive spaces for virtual learning. Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff.

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Learning Report Elementary Dropout 99

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

He then mills around the room, meeting with students individually or in small groups. Related: Tipping point: Can summit put personalized learning over the top? Related: Massachusetts districts now trade notes on best paths to personalized learning. Is anyone interested in taking an assessment today?” Dobrin asks.

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Pearson Personalized Learning Course Report 94

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Proponents of online learning highlight its flexibility and accessibility. Research suggests that online platforms offer opportunities for personalized learning, catering to diverse learning styles and paces. On the other hand, classroom learning offers distinct advantages.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For them, there’s no substitute for in-person learning, “So, they’re not going to respond to anything or even log in,” Choudhury said. Choudhury, whose job is to problem solve, attributed his district’s progress to its early recognition that it had to closely monitor daily attendance and student learning online.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Over the past decade, school officials in Fulton County, Georgia’s fourth-largest school district, have experimented with so-called personalized learning , tried integrating English language learners into mainstream classes, and introduced high school-level courses in middle school. And if they said ‘Yes,’ I took them.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No I spoke with a group of students in the program, and I told them, ‘I’m not withdrawing, I’m just going to push through,’ ” Hernandez said. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

Working with Ryder Scott, the statewide director of the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center, Murphy created a program that merged outdoor and farm-based education with academic instruction, ultimately creating a faculty of five: a humanities teacher, a science teacher, an outdoor education teacher and two 4-H professionals.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report , and the school leadership group Chiefs for Change is calling for better connectivity nationwide. “It

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The first thing the group did, Mickens said, was to start tracking the number of public school students in Oakland who already had a device and internet service, and those who didn’t.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 115

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Currently, students are recommended for involuntary virtual learning by the principal, she said, and these placements are tracked aggregately along with suspensions, which makes identifying the particular impact of virtualization difficult. Louis, in the spring of 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

This past spring, he founded New York City’s first chapter of Synapse , a national organization started at Stanford University in 2016 to build support groups for those with brain injuries. See me for a small-group lesson. Step 3: Choose how to review the information from the video: Watch the Parts of Speech follow-up video.

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Learning Handbook Training Report 84

edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear. Additionally, Bobbi served as a learning facilitator, encouraging students to take ownership of their learning.

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Differentiated Instruction Secondary Advocacy Dropout 46

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

The Greenfield model uses some rather commonplace strategies, such as integrating online learning, small-group instruction and greater parental and community involvement. Where the model pushes boundaries is in the addition of learning experiences called “expeditions.” A group of three appeared to be frustrated.

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Robotics Learning Report Common Core 92

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Not by chance, learning analytics and all its related technologies (measuring learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, personalized learning, etc.) have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Each class has 18 students, according to administrators, and each group of 18 students has one advisor, who will move with the students from grade to grade through to graduation. Bungard recalls a phone call from a parent who warned him that a fight brewing on social media between two groups of students could erupt on school grounds.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 4, 2015

The reasons for going to college is a more specific group of words, but also misunderstood (see the college dropout rate, which is somehow attributed to lack of “prep” instead of the high cost or dubious utility of many college classes). Or learning disabilities. College is just a word. But some teens have babies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

The call for volunteers is now open - please join the group and sign up here. Tuesday, April 22nd at 1pm CoSN - Smart Education Networks by Design , New advances in technology, including mobile devices, are making it possible for students to learn anytime, anywhere and to experience personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

By the final quarter of school, as vaccines allowed Peak to Peak to open its doors to in-person learning again, Michael’s father also got his first shot and traveled to California to visit with Michael’s older sister. We’re all a group of misfits,” he said. “I They’re all kinda wacky, and I mean that in the most endearing way.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It looks unlike any school I ever attended.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 109

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Thursday, April 24th at 7am Learning Revolution Keynotes , Don''t miss Pat Farenga on "What is the role of the teacher when children learn on their own?" Every year at our annual conference at the American Museum of Natural History, YouthCaN groups from around the world present and/or attend environmental science-related workshops.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Learning 46

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Bless this headline ( from The 74 ) ’s heart: “Educators & Experts Say Personalized Learning Is Not About Technology or Money but Leadership and Relationships.” That people were asked to surrender their privacy and security for incorrect data claiming to offer "personalized learning" is just perfect.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Once a dual superintendent-principal in Alaska’s remote Pribilof Islands, Shellinger runs a group, the National SAM Innovation Project, that’s working in Colorado and 22 other states to help principals better plan their days and train colleagues to assume more of their schools’ management tasks. (SAM

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Elementary Training Report Policies 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Nor in home foster care or licensed group homes. Her tenure at Collins has overlapped with two developments that have contributed to a drop in paddling incidents: the state legislature’s 2019 partial ban on corporal punishment — of students with disabilities — and a global pandemic that interfered with in-person learning.

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Elementary Handbook Report Policies 145