The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Credit: Allison Shelley for EDU Educators around the country have embraced the “science of reading” in their classrooms, but that doesn’t mean there’s a truce in the reading wars. In January 2024, five researchers from Texas A&M University published their findings online in the journal Scientific Studies of Reading.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Studies show that for students to remain engaged, they need texts that reflect their personal experiences. Here are four classroom-ready practices that I have developed while teaching English and designing reading curriculum; I’ve found them to be essential in stoking students’ reading engagement. Source: Newsela.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

When you think of racism in our classrooms and schools, what immediately comes to your mind? The data shows over and over that we are missing the mark completely in our effort to build equitable, anti-racist classrooms. We as educators can also serve as gatekeepers to either advanced studies, special education, counseling, etc.

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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. Related: Retraining an entire states’ elementary teachers in the science of reading.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

23, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today released new research titled “Using Lexia Core5 Reading to Address Learning Loss and Accelerate Learning: Insights from a 2020-21 Nationwide Study.” BOSTON ( Sept. The full “Using Lexia Core5 Reading” report is available at [link]. About Lexia Learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Linda Edgecomb is the principal of Golden Grove Elementary and a huge fan of Stinky Feet Day. Flashlight reading at Golden Grove Elementary School.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

As an Asian American, a former classroom teacher and a resident of Illinois, I got involved with AAAJ Chicago to learn how I could support local schools and districts. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Members of the public were also able to review the materials online for two weeks.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Illustrative Mathematics (IM) and Family Engagement Lab have partnered to bridge classroom curriculum and at-home learning in elementary school mathematics. We provide access to high-quality instructional materials, professional learning, and a community to support all students’ mathematical growth.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

. — Scotty Matthews took a seat on a small bookshelf and peered at a page of poems held by a third-grader in his southeast Alabama classroom. Matthews, a former tutoring aide who had just come to Rehobeth Elementary School, was used to working with students who needed some extra help with reading. This story also appeared in AL.com.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Wells, Shirley Chisholm or Denmark Vesey from his high school social studies textbooks. And while social studies curricula differ vastly across the U.S., Subscribe today! High schooler Joshua Carter didn’t learn about Black historical figures like Ida B. He learned about them through an app on his phone.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

In “ Closing the Homework Gap: Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School ,” Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK; Mike Cory, EdD, principal, Gettys Middle School, SC; Barbara J. Provide Out-of-School Access on Devices. About the Presenters. She earned a B.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Her private school in Toronto, Ontario, had made the transition admirably well, she thought, but she wondered what online tools existed to supplement her studies, and how she’d find the best options. Most technology use in classrooms — 60 percent — was “passive”: watching videos or reading websites.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

When students fail a required high school course, they can retake a prepackaged version of it in a classroom or computer lab, clicking through screens and multiple choice questions to “recover” the credit. “I Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. But there was a downside.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

The pandemic’s disruptions have also forced schools to get more proactive about communicating with families, especially in places where remote learning has turned homes into classrooms. Tulsa Public Schools is one example of a district thinking about education solutions outside the classroom box. Credit: Nicholas Serpa.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Although students can access WiFi in places like fast food restaurants, many public spaces do not provide the safest options for high school students to study at night. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement. “It WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Schools can use these online mapping systems to teach powerful classroom content spanning across subjects and grade levels, and they can get started with free resources for online mapping activities from esri.com/schools. At any grade, mapping activities can get students to think more critically, and make decisions based on evidence.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

The state is reviewing new science instructional materials for the first time in 12 years to help science teachers succeed in teaching students the latest standards. With the review process for science instructional materials to help teachers finally under way, implementation is another step closer.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Welcome to a series that supports the use of technology in support of differentiated learning in and beyond the PBL classroom. As I explored the idea of technology, PBL, and the differentiated classroom I needed find some common connections and categories. I needed to reflect on what this really meant before going any further.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

They really don’t even tell you to study for it,” Flores said. “We We don’t have that culture of studying for [the SAT]. So if you’re not even studying for it, imagine what the scores are like.”. Faviola Garcia, a high school sophomore who wants to study microbiology. It’s not a thing. I’d like to stay where I was born.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. Zoom took the number one spot in mentions by teachers in 2020, at 60 percent, displacing 2018’s top mention, Google Classroom. Perhaps to be expected, apps that enable creating a virtual classroom were popular. Accelerated?

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2023

It has produced remarkable results for students in almost 100 studies , but these programs are difficult for schools to launch and operate. It involves far fewer tutors, less disruption to school schedules and no extra space beyond a desk in the back of a classroom. By one measure, a third of U.S.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

These specialized search platforms provide access to peer-reviewed articles, books, journals, and a plethora of other academic materials, essential for in-depth research and study across various disciplines. It’s a valuable resource for educators seeking in-depth academic studies and theoretical frameworks.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions. Furthermore, ABCMouse will be offered at no cost to teachers for use in their classrooms, allowing them to take full advantage of many of these offerings. Videos provide stopping points to facilitate classroom discussion and encourage critical thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Students at Lovett Elementary, the Clinton, Miss. public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. The nonprofit EdReports completes reviews of core programs which illuminate the shortcomings of traditional materials.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

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edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2019

Microsoft has developed free mainstreamed non-stigmatized learning tools such as Immersive Reader, Inclusion Math, Translator and Closed Caption that empower classroom and special education teachers to create inclusive, accessible learning environments for all students. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by Microsoft.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. Some studies about media and behavior find mixed results (or correlation rather than causation).

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

The curated, easy-to-implement instructional materials, combined with state-of-the-art screener and diagnostic assessment tools, are designed to help move learning forward for all students. Teachers have been working hard to get students back on track academically after three school years of disrupted education. Test Less, Teach More.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. With the continued emphasis on reading at grade level by third grade, schools are looking for their elementary materials to focus on phonics. This happens with social studies too.).

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techlearning

AUGUST 8, 2018

“This recognition from the Mississippi Department of Education not only gives us the opportunity to partner with more schools and districts across the state, it reaffirms we are making classrooms better places for students and teachers.” It also helps students make real gains. To learn more about i-Ready, visit i-Ready.com/empower.

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

“The beauty of UDL is that it addresses ‘learner variability’, which is the norm in our classrooms.”. Whether deployed in a classroom or online, UDL focuses on integrating flexible pathways to learning that can address learner variability. Also, many rely on prepackaged content such as Khan Academy or Study Island.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2017

Spring means one thing to many elementary and middle schools across the country: test prep. Preparation can consume weeks or even months of classroom instruction. Materials are typically decontextualized, with multiple-choice items that mimic the format of standardized tests. Classroom minutes are precious.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And, she added, “I also have to miss studying for my physics test to be here.” Then came the anti-CRT movement Andy Rotherham, who was appointed to the state board of education in 2022 by Youngkin, said the outcome of the social studies debate shows that people can get past politics to a good result.

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