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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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

And he says Vertus’s brand of personalized learning isn’t all that personalized. It’s not like you’re learning different stuff,” Roshawn said. Each student still takes life sciences, global history, algebra and the other courses New York State requires for graduation. It’s just a different pace.” schools today.

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Personalized Learning Advocacy Study Report 110

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

“For personalized learning to thrive, principals must create a culture of innovation that brings together students, teachers, administrators, parents and the community to share a vision for an improved learning experience.”. What the program offers.

Future Ready 60

Future Ready Advocacy Strategy Personalized Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

For years, in many schools across the country, English learners have regularly been pulled out of mainstream academic courses in order to receive segregated, English-only language instruction away from their English-dominant peers. Not only do U.S.

Education 130

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As the teacher librarian at RCCBA, Michelle also teaches elective courses in technology and information literacy skills to her students. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 This school year, more than 54,000 Cherry Creek students–the entire district–can access teletherapy with Hazel Health because of Michelle’s advocacy and ambitious vision.

Edmentum 92

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 92

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Provide a Personalized Learning Environment. In many middle and high schools, an advisory or advocacy program is often included. Dr. Ronald Williamson teaches courses in the principalship, school law, ethics and politics of education. It is important that students feel connected to their school. A Final Note.

Strategy 168

Strategy Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Elementary 168

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.

Personalized Learning 68

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 68

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. She watched as they fell behind in everything from academic courses to physical education.

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Third, the Recommendation comments positively on the ability of information and communications technologies (ICT) to “open possibilities for OER… to enable personalized learning.” Just like everyone else, they need to develop the capacity to create, use, and share OER, and to use and apply open licenses correctly.

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OER Advocacy Resources Accessibility 121

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

He’d made honor roll before the pandemic hit, but ended the 2020-21 school year failing all four courses, Murphy said. Numerous studies show that parents of color were more likely to keep their kids learning remotely during the pandemic. This year, the Murphys have decided to homeschool Ernest Jr.; has asthma.

E-rate 121

E-rate Pearson Company Report 121

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Personalized learning is one of the most popular goals in schools today. The computers themselves bring concerns about the negative effects of screens on children’s learning and brain development. MESA, Ariz.

Learning 121

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Liability: Of course, the main concern is with a data breach and the district’s responsibility. In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. District staff, board members, etc. Louis University.

BYOD 97

BYOD System Data Advocacy 97

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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Study Data Report Elementary 136

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Whether it was updating guidelines for early learners to encourage active co-viewing of media with adults, or advocating for personalized learning systems to be more attuned to the interests of the students they were designed to serve, we encouraged leaders and educators to put the learner at the center of the active use of digital tools.

Advocacy 138

Advocacy Guidelines Report Personalized Learning 138

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

Of course, if it makes you feel any better, Timmy could have gotten a 100 on the first assessment and 20 on the last one and would have gotten the same grade overall. Of course, the above is farcical. Percentages aren't always impractical, of course. At the end of the unit, he aced a final assessment with 100 out of 100 points.

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LMS System Course Assessment 52

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2015

A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. Drawing from research from Clayton Christensen, the report outlines four blended learning models: rotation, Flex, A La Carte, and/or Enriched Virtual.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Report Case Study Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Related: Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills. Students are now assessed based on their “habits of scholarship” in addition to their mastery of course standards. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? Instead of just saying, ‘Mr.

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Common Core Advocacy System Personalized Learning 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2022

He and the Schenectady City School District’s only other diversion social worker hold eight group sessions weekly over the course of four days. Now, they must also cover classroom staffing shortages and help colleagues struggling with mental health issues, along with helping students having difficulty returning to in-person learning.

Groups 138

Groups Report Meeting Elementary 138

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

By the fall of 2020, all Northern Cass students will plot their own academic courses to high school graduation, while sticking with same-age peers for things like gym class and field trips. Of course, no matter what individual states and districts allow, federal law still mandates grade-level-pegged testing. Quite often, so do parents.

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

A number of top executives, a bipartisan assortment of governors, and multiple advocacy groups have issued an open letter to Congress calling on the government to devote $250 million to computer coding education for students, along with professional development in that subject for teachers. District Teaches Coding to K-8 Students.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Industry Company Facebook 40

EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2019

EdTechTeam aims to inspire and empower educators to design meaningful personalized learning experiences for students. “Our team is so excited about this award. . EdTechTeam is an official Google for Education Professional Development Partner.

Google 40

Google Education Advocacy Chromebook 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

“Schools are often looking at instructional uses,” said Thomas Arnett, a research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and author of a paper chronicling the efforts of these two organizations to co-develop classroom technology to support personalized learning.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

“No matter how much I studied, I was failing,” Hernandez said, recalling the pediatric and medical-surgical care course that almost felled her. “I Hernandez had persevered through a difficult pregnancy, the demands of children, a job as a home health care aide and her other tough courses. I was just so frustrated.”.

Study 96

Study Report Course Dropout 96

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Districts, in turn, must decide whether to build out their own online content platforms, farm it out to a learning platform provider like FuelEd (formerly Aventa Learning) or K12, or take a hybrid approach. Of course, if the district has the right level of financing and support, the do-it-yourself LMS route is actually within reach.

LMS 40

LMS Blended Learning Advocacy Company 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others. With support from CZI, Vision to Learn has provided eyeglasses to more than 120,000 students to help them meet their basic needs – and to learn and thrive.

Education 95

Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 95

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Related: Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills. That’s a tall order from states.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Policies Education Advocacy 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Of course, when all these narratives about “social emotional learning” get picked up by education technologists and education entrepreneurs, they don’t just turn policy mandates or even into TED Talks. All these promises, if kept, would indeed make for breakthroughs in teaching and learning.

Technology 67

Technology Education Facebook Company 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

The tally reveals that Discovery generates more energy through its solar array than it uses over the course of the year. Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives. Over the course of the year, these panels provide more than enough energy to power the school.

Elementary 105

Elementary Learning Data Report 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2016

Education Reimagined, a reform advocacy program that emerged from an unusual coalition of union leaders and reformers, recently highlighted the Cedar Rapids district’s work, and The Hechinger Report spoke with Pickering to learn more about it. Pickering oversees innovation, school improvement and technology in the district.

Blended Learning 81

Blended Learning Survey Advocacy Meeting 81

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

I had never seen kids so in charge of their learning.”. Related: What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us? But one district has been steadfast in its commitment, staying the course through three superintendents: RSU 2. Staying the course in Portland. I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

It holds true for my work too, of course.) There may be no better example of this in 2017 than “personalized learning.” “Personalized learning” has powerful advocates, least of which US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos who talks about it as part of her broader initiative to “rethink school.”

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Teachers visit to observe from around the state and country and the school was featured in videos made for a recent MIT online course , he said. When adopting a proficiency approach, Montpelier teachers jettisoned assignments that once were course staples. I’m an educated person.

Learning 82

Learning System Report Outcomes 82

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? We learn by the things we do. This is a genuinely laudable first step.

Accessibility 63

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

He works with schools, school districts, and public and private sector companies to help them create healthy, high-functioning learning environments. He taught two American History & Literature courses to third-year undergraduates.

Blackboard 44

Blackboard Advocacy Learning Study 44

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Of course cyber security is necessary in education. Under his leadership, Bristol Tennessee City Schools has embraced personalized learning through an effort that includes providing laptops for students to use at school and at home. Schools have valuable information to protect for both students and employees.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40