The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

Across OECD countries that participated in both assessments, reading performance fell back to what it had been in 2006. But it could be that students who enjoy reading receive lots of books as presents or bring more books home from the library. OECD researchers are most worried about poorer students.

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Study Survey Report Comparison 144

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Professional learning communities (PLCs) or networks (PLNs) are groups of teachers that share and critically interrogate their practices in an ongoing, reflective, collaborative, inclusive, learning-oriented, and growth-promoting way to mutually enhance teacher and student learning ( Stoll, Bolam, McMahon, Wallace, and Thomas, 2006 ).

Education 120

Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

"On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. Winners will be announced at the School Library Journal Leadership Summit on the Future of Reading on October 22, 2010 in Chicago. So, if this is a new idea to you - start producing for next year!)

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Video Wiki Secondary Libraries 39

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

I came to the Cobb County School District in 2006. My 16, 17 and 18-year old students were entering my class reading at an elementary level. There was money available to purchase books, and we essentially had carte blanche to build our own library. My boss at the time, who brought me into education, told me not to worry.

iPad 125

iPad Assessment Personalized Learning Libraries 125

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 9, 2015

It also emphasizes the power of libraries in schools. Barrow Elementary’s Andy Plemmons Named to the “20 to Watch” Education Technology Leaders by the National School Boards Association. They are creators who have a voice, and I am thankful to work in a district where I can walk into my library and expect the miraculous every day.”.

Technology 28

Technology Libraries Education EdTech 28

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. billion on elementary and secondary education. But the opportunity comes at a cost: larger class sizes for third-graders. Not anymore.

Elementary 59

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 59

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. It was fascinating to see some of Karl’s projections from 2006. Today we also see greater skepticism toward Google than many of us had back in 2006.

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Laptops Secondary Google Company 214

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Even as early as 2006 and 2007, it was apparent to sociologists Lori Peek and Alice Fothergill, authors of the book “Children of Katrina,” that students were falling way behind as a result of the storm and its aftermath. Rory Williams stands in the library at George Washington Carver High School.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 128

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Materials for children in the preschool classes, which serve kids ages 3 to 6, and for the elementary and middle school classes, should include purposeful, authentic Montessori items like the infamous “pink tower,” a series of cubes that introduces children to geometry and volume; blue geometric solids and puzzle maps.

Training 111

Training Groups Report Study 111

Waterford

MARCH 31, 2020

Social Skills Activities for Elementary Students with Autism. Sharing time is a classic elementary school staple, and it can also be a great social-emotional learning (SEL) activity for kids with autism. You can use this as a tactile art activity if you’d like or as a science activity for elementary students. Sharing Time [5].

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Strategy Resources Elementary Examples 345

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

It has grown into a library of more than 1,200 explainer videos, many of which have received more than a million views each and are assigned in schools and colleges around the world. John Green is one of the most famous YouTubers, having built a following by making videos on the platform since 2012. But it can never replace teaching.

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Video Education Course Elementary 124

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, IL, explained, this isn’t about deciding what technology a district uses. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards. The school streamlined the process and included library card registration with overall school registration. About the Presenters.

Libraries 41

Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. McGavock Elementary, where Dr. Marczak served as principal, earned Reward status by being one of the top 10% elementary schools in the state of Tennessee in 2012.

BYOD 55

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 55

edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

This is really for all learners—adults as well as students—not just for those students with disabilities,” said Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL). Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Dr. Carol L.

Accessibility 57

Accessibility Digital Badges Elementary BYOD 57

edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

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. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

EdTech 53

EdTech Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 53

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

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. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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BYOD System Data Advocacy 97

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

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. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

Student Data Privacy 40

Student Data Privacy Data Policies BYOD 40

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching at Southeast Missouri State University; a master’s degree in education at Webster University; a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration at Southeast Missouri State University; a specialist degree in education administration at University of Missouri St.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Michelle’s professional background also includes her tenure at the Hesperia Unified School District as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and finalist for CA Elementary Principal of the Year. Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss, Superintendent of Salisbury Township School District in Pennsylvania, is an educational disruption designer.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Mobile Learning BYOD iPad 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

She was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, in Yazoo County, and now teaches there, at Bentonia Gibbs Elementary. The teachers learned about the Tougaloo Nine , a group of students from historically black Tougaloo College in Jackson, who staged read-ins at the white-only Jackson Municipal Library in 1961. For the study of U.S.

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Study Report Analysis Course 89

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

This story also appeared in The Guardian The flooding last fall that devastated the home of Deishangelxa Nuez Galarza, a fifth grader in this coastal area of southern Puerto Rico, also closed her elementary school, El Coquí, for three days while staff cleaned out a foot of muddy water from every first floor room.

Elementary 109

Elementary Report Dropout System 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

When they arrived, many of the soon-to-be kindergarteners in Miami Elementary School’s summer preschool program could not spell their names or grip a pencil. 1, one week before the start of school, the Miami Elementary students were walking in a single-file line to the cafeteria, writing their names, counting to 100 and reciting the alphabet.

E-rate 69

E-rate Elementary Study Report 69

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

E-rate is the name commonly used to describe the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A $21 million settlement paid by NEC in 2006 for price-fixing. What can E-rate tell us about the relationship between politics and ed-tech? Who has benefited?

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49