Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. Our pilot helped us learn a number of lessons which will assist us as we move forward. Authenticity is essential.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We have to engage in a movement,” Susan Patrick, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group known as iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning), told the cheering crowd of 3,000 true believers. No more simply “sitting on your butt in class,” as one educator put it. Why are we so stuck in an age-based, grade-based era?

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. The only face-to-face meeting was in October 2021, when Tameka sent her kids on the bus, only to learn they weren’t enrolled.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

For example, the focus of last summer’s global virtual camp was leadership and advocacy through the power of storytelling. Students produced mini-documentaries and TED-style talks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. Regularly exchange ideas, attend meet-ups, and collaborate on projects.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We That doesn’t mean that school districts were up to speed on distance learning, however.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour. The Richmond (Va.)

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techlearning

JULY 5, 2018

Though small, our first graduating class is a perfect representation of the reason online learning can be so valuable. Each of our students has been challenged to think, learn, and grow while having the flexibility to pursue their personal goals. is an online learning pioneer. The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.)

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

According to the state education department’s report card, the percentages of its middle schoolers meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations was lower, and in some cases far lower, than the South Carolina statewide averages in English, math, science and social studies in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

Other research from CMU explicitly connects the dots between (1) the significant impact of doing online interactive practice activities and (2) the somewhat common student practice of printing out their online learning materials. They’re not a response to the way OER caused the bottom to fall out of the textbook market.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Who Does Online Education Really Serve?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. The campaign was able to bring in big donors like Twitter’s co-founder and then CEO Jack Dorsey, who pledged $10 million to help meet the goal. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. And so we always talk about it as ‘unfinished learning.’ ”. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It It became clear quite quickly that an investment in stuff, in boxes that plug in, is not really going to pay off with a lot of learning or classroom innovation unless there’s somebody to guide that process.”. Often, she backs up these introductions by co-teaching a class or two. “It

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In most cases, schools are turning to third parties for help building out their core and non-core content right now, said Allison Powell, VP for new learning models at iNACOL , the nonprofit blended learning advocacy group.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2011

Join onTRACK Advocacy Group in Epsilen for announcements about onTRACK roll out: [link] OnTRACK overview Online learning tools (lessons) for students in math, science, ELA, and social studies developed to increse student preparedness and performance on STAAR high school assessments leading to a higher degree of College and Career Readiness.

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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. Photo: Emily Richmond for The Hechinger Report. When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In May, as one school year ended and another began to loom large on the horizon, Danks and the leaders of a handful of other outdoor education advocacy groups— Ten Strands , the Lawrence Hall of Science museum in Berkeley, Calif., During the in-person instruction days, the district would seek to maximize opportunities for outdoor learning.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

When suddenly propelled into distance learning last spring, educators rose to the challenge to meet the needs of students and families. To differentiate support, coaches are developing and curating just-in-time learning opportunities and resources (e.g.,

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

That can mean anything from helping with startup funding to meeting unexpected needs. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy. Today, Ann works as a public speaker, writer, and education consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Equal access to online learning opportunities has continued to be a challenge, with the focus expanding beyond access to devices and hotspots and now including high-speed access for all students. He also found that blended learning can be a great way to maximize the learning potential of parents as well as educators and students.

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Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 93

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform. She finds the program gives her extra time to meet individual kids’ needs.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

But while many districts around the country have moved to remote learning platforms like Google Classroom, Coe was using the school’s copy machine to put together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Wright’s district created a parent university that provided opportunities for parents to understand what their children would be experiencing and how they could support learning at home. Today, Ann works as a public speaker, writer, and education consultant focused on leadership to meet the needs of today’s students.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 83

edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

According to the district’s superintendent, Dr. Mark Benigni, their cloud-based solutions, including ClassLink, supports students spending additional time online learning. Over the last ten years, Dr. Van Heukelum has secured over $15 million in grants for innovative ideas that meet the emerging needs of our future society.

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Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 54

Educator Innovator

JULY 12, 2013

included libraries, community organizations, advocacy groups, museums, non-profits, cultural organizations, youth-serving institutions, and arts organizations. The ability to meet that challenge will help determine whether education will be more relevant to both young people and the economy where they will be eventually looking for work.”.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Today, Ann is based in Los Angeles working as a public speaker, writer, and education consultant focused on leadership and planning to meet the needs of today’s students. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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BYOD Smartphone Accessibility Advocacy 65

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

The Hechinger Report visited schools in India recently and talked to experts about blended learning – which includes an element of online learning with in-class instruction – and the potential it has for helping both teachers and students in the world’s second-most populous country. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

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Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests. Choi wouldn’t put a target on further expansion.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. You talk to anybody at a school or staff about the need, and whether they have what they need to meet the needs of these kids. “I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The long-term costs of making up for learning losses over the next few years are expected to far exceed the expenses that schools have already incurred. Have governments spent enough money to meet the unexpected and very steep costs of the last year? Jonathan Travers, partner at Education Resource Strategies. Travers said.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

ATLANTA — Brent Agnew remembers feeling a sense of relief when he left the meeting called to discuss his 6-year-old son Caleb’s anxiety attacks. One parent at a public meeting said that a police officer had told her that her son “would get better services in jail” than at her local school. Photo: Jesse Pratt Lopez.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The cohort of 16 students meet once a week for three hours to discuss readings and how their individual projects connect to the theories they’re learning. Any time they meet in person the school provides childcare and food to make sure everyone can come. People say online is flexible and that’s what’s good about it.

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