The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But Rehobeth says trained and experienced aides are key to recent success. And they’re expanding that expertise in developing a team of trained reading educators as they work on afterschool tutoring and community support. “If Credit: Alaina Deshazo for AL.com. Rehobeth is working on boosting both those aspects.

Training 106

Training Elementary Groups Report 106

Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 13, 2023

” question about the way generative AI might change the ways that learners interact with instructional materials like textbooks. The overwhelming majority of faculty have no training whatsoever in teaching and learning. Last week I asked a “What if?” This week I’d like to ask another.

Instructional Materials 148

Instructional Materials Training Assessment Examples 148

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

The details: Over the summer, teachers will receive training in delivering online learning and will be flexible and able to transfer their in-person instruction to an online environment. The details: Over the summer, teachers will receive training in delivering online learning.

Blended Learning 218

Blended Learning Online Learning Training Guidelines 218

eSchool News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Training healthcare workers to fill an increasing gap between available jobs and highly-qualified candidates begins in high school–and there is where CTE enters the picture, according to a new report from iCEV , conducted by Catapult X.

Instructional Materials 112

Instructional Materials Industry Training Trends 112

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

COVID has been an accelerant to all of the trends—increase in digitization, skills-based training—that were already there,” says Maia Sharpley, a partner at Learn Capital. “It Those that help bridge the communication gap and provide high-quality instructional materials will fare better, says Sharpley. What’s the Big Deal?

EdTech 208

EdTech PresenceLearning Company Trends 208

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2023

After somewhat predictable sections about low teacher pay and the need for better teacher-training pathways, the report includes a section on a topic so mundane it’s almost startling: “Demonstrate Respect and Value for Teacher Time.” on Teachers Pay Teachers,” a popular platform that educators use to buy educational materials from each other.

Survey 218

Survey Report Study Instructional Materials 218

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 2, 2023

The show notes for a recent episode begin, Stop me if you’ve heard this before: “GPT3 was trained on the entire Internet”. So it’s more accurate to say that GPT3 is trained on 0.0000000001% of the Internet. But the topic of AI training data also intersects with another topic that’s near and dear to my heart: copyright.

Learning 148

Learning Training Study Instructional Materials 148

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Only 53 percent of teacher education programs “provide sufficient coverage of early reading components,” the National Council on Teacher Quality found in their 2020 review of elementary teacher training programs. These more effective teacher training programs spend ample time exploring the theory and research behindthe science of reading.

Instructional Materials 124

Instructional Materials Training Advocacy Elementary 124

User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Instead, more professional learning time should be spent helping teachers plan, develop materials, and practice delivering the strategies with colleague support. ( [link] ). Teachers need to be offered lots of instructional suggestions and resources so they can tailor their PD learning to their own teaching environments. https://www.e-volunteerism.com/volume-xvi-issue-1-october-january-2016/training-designs/enhance_learning

Instructional Materials 120

Instructional Materials Strategy Training Professional Learning 120

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

As principals do classroom walkthroughs, they look for specific instruction based in the curriculum, rather than an academic standard dutifully written on the chalkboard but ignored. This is a lot to ask of teachers, and it seems strange to allow the quality of instructional materials to depend on a teacher’s Google-fu.

Instructional Materials 160

Instructional Materials Case Study Assessment Company 160

eSchool News

JULY 12, 2024

Despite these advancements, 33 percent of educators remain dissatisfied with the current level of AI implementation, citing insufficient training, exposure, and lack of clear policies or guidelines. This rapid adoption highlights the significant role AI plays in today’s classrooms.

Guidelines 121

Guidelines Instructional Materials Outcomes Training 121

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Or their latest crop of teachers needs training? technicians, programmers and technology coaches), network infrastructure, maintenance and—importantly—teacher training on how to effectively use all that new technology. The pandemic will eventually subside and those dollars will likely be funneled elsewhere.

Technology 196

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 196

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Provide educators with the necessary tools and training to set up English learners for success in STEM subject areas These tools and preparation could vary, but some suggestions involve schools and districts ensuring that teachers engage in field experiences and learn research-backed best practices for supporting English learners in STEM.

STEM 167

STEM Policies Assessment Report 167

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

Students will attend school in a blended model with two days of face-to-face instruction and three days online. The hope is that by training teachers in both, we can better transition to complete distance learning if an outbreak occurs. But there is some research supporting its impact on learning outcomes when executed well.

Learning 218

Learning Software Blended Learning Flipped Classroom 218

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom, according to a survey from ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills. The home-school connection is not happening when it comes to SEL.

Survey 117

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The state trained K-3 teachers and elementary school administrators how to teach foundational reading skills and provided support by placing highly trained reading coaches in its lowest-performing schools. After the Act’s passage, Mississippi aligned with the science of reading.

Policies 145

Policies Assessment Instructional Materials Outcomes 145

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The method teaches children to read by providing training and direction instruction materials for teachers and individualized software instruction for students. The initial training is engaging, informative, and fun.

Training 149

Training Instructional Materials Blended Learning Groups 149

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

While teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom, according to a new survey from ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills.

Survey 106

Survey Instructional Materials EdTech Report 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

A sizable chunk of its business—which generated more than $65 million in revenue, per its 2018 tax filing—comes from in-person summer training institutes, attended by upwards of 40,000 educators each year. It marks one of AVID’s first forays into online instructional content. By the first week of April, it cooked up a new offering.

EdTech 200

EdTech Company Training Guidelines 200

edWeb.net

APRIL 2, 2025

Once again, support such as professional training, coaching, and webinars helps teachers understand this culture shift. Using high-quality instructional materials and getting teachers invested by showing them how the material helps can lead to better results. They may have negative views of math from their own childhoods.

Outcomes 62

Outcomes Instructional Materials Course Adaptive Learning 62

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Blue dots represent the 75 schools that were eligible for the right-to-read settlement program of training and funds. Teachers were trained in evidence-based ways of teaching reading, including an emphasis on phonics and vocabulary, and encouraged to use them. (A The newly trained teachers in the science of reading may soon quit too.

Study 139

Study Analysis Training Guidelines 139

eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2018

Newer ELL educators (those who have worked in ELL education for less than two years) are significantly less confident than more experienced educators in their ELL training and development, with only 36 percent of new respondents feeling they have received enough professional development compared to 70 percent of more experienced educators.

Resources 98

Resources Instructional Materials Survey Training 98

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

Just because a mandate has been passed, it doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a plan for implementation, access to training or a repository of resources, all of which are necessary to put it into practice with fidelity. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

Training 158

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 158

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you teach phonemic awareness, students will learn phonemic awareness,” which isn’t the goal, said Tiffany Peltier , a learning scientist who consults on literacy training for teachers at NWEA, an assessment company. “If Teacher training programs in the science of reading emphasized the importance of phonemic awareness.

Analysis 145

Analysis Training Study Company 145

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

For example, Sarin grew up with parents who spoke a mix of Hindi and English, which AI models largely trained on standard American English may have trouble emulating. But he hopes that such tools are used like textbooks or instructional materials, not as replacements for human instructors. “If

Trends 183

Trends MOOC iPhone Instructional Materials 183

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2020

In 2012, he founded Zaya Learning Labs , which developed portable devices preloaded with digital instructional materials for children that can be beamed to local computing devices, in areas across Asia and Africa that lack widespread internet connection. In August 2019, he incorporated Getsetup.

Company 149

Company Instructional Materials Microsoft Exercises 149

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Historically, states have treated K-12 education as one “thing,” an essential public good provided by professionals worthy of support and training, and whose results must be transparent to parents and the public. Our focus ensures that many more children are learning from high-quality, appropriately challenging curricular materials.

Education 130

Education Instructional Materials Report Training 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

More recent efforts include a technology-focused teacher training course at the University of Michigan, and the EdTech Genome Project , a collaboration of 100-plus education organizations to better understand when and why certain tools succeed or fail in the classroom. She was tasked with helping Newsela understand if its product works.

Education 164

Education Company EdTech Instructional Materials 164

User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Two elements from my training as educator lead me to really embrace this topic: Background in Experiential Education. This permits learners to have a direct and sensory experience interacting with the instructional materials. This coming year, I am doing several keynotes and workshops on the reflecting on the making process.

Maker Movement 120

Maker Movement Wiki Instructional Materials Study 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

Here are a few ways we can do this: Improve instructional materials. Provide educators with the time and training to be culturally responsive teachers.

Classroom 140

Classroom Instructional Materials Secondary Policies 140

Educate AI Magazine

MARCH 1, 2025

Other tools assist teachers with assessments and feedback, teacher practice support, instructional materials, teacher professional learning, and more. We must ensure that the AI is trained to eliminate bias, which requires transparency in the data used for its training.

Software 59

Software EdTech Industry Data 59

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

WILMINGTON, DE – August 4, 2022 – A new survey reveals that while teachers know their students need help developing social emotional skills, they rarely have time or adequate training to focus on them in the classroom. According to Simba Information, spending for SEL instructional materials was $1.725 billion for the 2021-2022 school year.

Survey 98

Survey Instructional Materials Learning EdTech 98

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Some states, such as Nevada, also restrict the use of state supplemental academic intervention funds to programs that meet federal research standards and are elevating the importance of evidence-based and high-quality instructional materials. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

Policies 161

Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 161

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Blended classes greatly benefit from BYOD scenarios because most of the class instructional materials are on the cloud and all students need to do is to sync them on their devices. Teacher-student interaction is enhanced because there is content and information sharing. Sounds easy.

BYOD 150

BYOD Classroom Khan Academy Policies 150

MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

And while the materials he uses match his students’ level of English proficiency, Brock said he sometimes feels like he’s insulting their intelligence. A nationwide survey of ELL educators by McKinsey & Company during the 2012-13 school year revealed 70 percent created their own materials. He isn’t alone.

Instructional Materials 28

Instructional Materials Survey Dropout Common Core 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

But it was impossible to tell whether the Core Knowledge curriculum itself made the difference or if the boost to reading scores could be attributed to other things that these charter schools were doing, such as hiring great teachers and training them well. It cost about $400 per student in instructional materials and teacher training.

Learning 145

Learning Study Elementary Comparison 145

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models. As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms.

Udemy 161

Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 161