The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

More businesses must open their doors to students through internships, summer employment opportunities, research intensives and other experiential learning options. Likewise, schools must adopt more work-based learning programs. Work-based learning is an instructional approach to classroom teaching that connects it to the workplace.

Company 106

Company Academic Standards Report Secondary 106

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2015

High school teachers may not be getting sufficient opportunities and training to learn the very subjects they are teaching–and students are taking notice–according to new findings from YouthTruth Student Survey and a new analysis on education colleges conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).

Survey 40

Survey Analysis Secondary Academic Standards 40

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

Linda Darling-Hammond Project Lead the Way, or PLTW as it’s known for short, is a K-12 STEM curriculum that’s big on hands-on learning and having groups of students co-design solutions to science and engineering problems. Such approaches take training, resources and time, in addition to buy-in from districts, states and educators.

Assessment 68

Assessment STEM Academic Standards Course 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success in improving graduation rates and sending more students to college. Research found that a $3.5 TULSA, Okla. — Robert Balfanz, researcher at Johns Hopkins University.

Dropout 78

Dropout Secondary Data Report 78

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

First Comes Plans, Then Comes (Effective) PD Stephanie Avera, secondary TOSA, and John Morgan, Director of EdTech, of Capistrano Unified School District decided it was time to rethink technology PD. This has not only helped students to learn how to use their email appropriately but empowered them to reach out when they have issues.

Technology 60

Technology Education EdTech Future Ready 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

Thanks to a work-based learning program offered through nearby Harwood Union High School, Woods has been able to earn math and science credit by working 15 hours a week at the garage, instead of sitting in a classroom. “I’m Related: In this New Hampshire high school, internships shape the future of learning.

Classroom 87

Classroom Report Academic Standards Company 87

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

But in those early days, Fair had no idea how to handle her students with disabilities, whose educational challenges ranged from learning deficits to behavioral disturbance disorders. But training programs are doing little to prepare teachers; Fair’s experience is typical. They saw it as “an attack and a disrespect issue,” Fair said.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. They spoke of teachers inadequately trained to support special education students. It includes students with specific learning disabilities (such as dyslexia and dysgraphia), hearing and vision impairments, emotional disabilities, autism and more severe cognitive delays.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111