The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

The grant targets students living in remote, rural parts of the district with limited or no access to Wi-Fi and cell service, students in difficult family situations and high schoolers struggling to stay on track for graduation. It’s similar to what the district has offered to kids in its digital learning programs for 15 years.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Nearman, “all of our students could have the same access to programming and not have to worry about, well, my parents can’t afford it.”. Millions of students still face access issues. With JumpStart, says Ms.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Because of the devices and other technology, teachers have tested and tracked student progress more easily than was previously possible and provided more personalized learning. Students have been able to access a much wider range of texts, materials and tools than the schools could physically stock in classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

“It’s difficult to learn and to trust information if we’re not aware of some of these ways information is manipulated,” West said. Today’s information environment is tremendously exciting and there’s all kinds of access, but there are really some enormous challenges and pitfalls and hazards out there.”

Social Media 145

Social Media Data Course Report 145

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

Chair bands: These are like exercise bands that get wrapped around the front two legs of a chair. We used to have an area at my school that a counselor set up that had a little walking exercise for students to do. Academic Games: Consider using classroom games to make learning more active. Students can push on the band.

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Strategy Classroom Meeting Exercises 102

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Every campus in the parish school district sustained damage; internet access has been spotty at best. When Louisiana schools shut down due to Covid-19 in mid-March, Calcasieu Parish teachers scrambled to transition to online learning. Students faced barriers to virtual learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Garate emerged from her fog of depression after her sisters became concerned and started prodding her to exercise with them, to bake with them, to do anything. Their panic grew and grew, until eventually, when they were all cried out, it passed. “I I never want to feel that again,” Garate said. It’s so scary.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In its efforts to prevent students from leaving forever, to provide a public space for all residents to use and improve access to nearby natural resources, the school has built a sense of community. Related: Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids? I like a small town. That’s what you want for your kids.”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Amanda Amtmanis, an elementary physical education instructor in Middletown, Connecticut, handed out cards with QR codes to a class of third graders, and told them to start running. Amanda Amtmanis, the PE instructor at Macdonough Elementary, hands a fifth grader a card with a QR code for tracking her mileage. Whoa, look at Dominic!”

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Elementary Learning Report Exercises 143

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.

Accessibility 145

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 145

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

Although both platforms existed before the COVID crisis to provide free online learning resources to students, they added scheduling tools to help educators select and share materials with students and widely circulated them to the public once the schools closed. His school took extra steps to support collaboration.

EdTech 193

EdTech Online Learning Elementary Company 193

User Generated Education

MAY 16, 2020

I do so in my college classes as well as in my elementary gifted classes. Then each student is given an opportunity to share what came up for them during the exercise. Once PearDeck is activated, through the Google Slides add-on, students are given a code to access the Pear Deck.

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Exercises Video Strategy Google 369

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Hayden, typically an A or B student, has had difficulty making the transition from elementary school to middle school online. He was never a frequent user of computers, instead playing video games on a handheld device, and has found adjusting to the school’s online learning platform challenging.

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Policies Schoology Elementary Report 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Both of these rural districts faced challenges with online learning, as many families did not have Wi-Fi at home. Meanwhile, in Garrett County, Maryland , the school district worked with churches, community centers, and other centrally-located institutions to provide both Wi-Fi and food to district families.

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Data Examples Strategy Policies 130

Kathy Schrock

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

. _ One of the perks of being an instructor for the Wilkes University/ Discovery Master of Science degree in instructional media is access to the research databases at Wilkes’ Farley Library. Students in the masters program get access to these databases, too, as well as a subscription to Discovery Education Streaming!)

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Researchers are finding mindset exercises benefit certain kinds of students and not others. ” The problem is that low-income teens often don’t have access to it. He has incorporated mindset messages into a couple widely-used elementary school curricula for remedial reading and math. Photo: Kyle Spencer.

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Exercises Study Twitter Outcomes 71

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

With the help of technology, many people have access to education. If we look back at past years, we find that there were fewer opportunities for people to learn something new. Now, thanks to edtech, we can learn an endless number of things with just a click. Many schools are inclining more towards online learning.

Common Core 40

Common Core Industry EdTech Social Media 40

MindShift

APRIL 21, 2015

Germain-Rutherford says there’s really no substitute for engaging in real conversations with other people, which is one of the reasons she is fond of the districts that are using the Middlebury curriculum in blended learning classrooms. The elementary school curriculum consists of animated fairy tales from target language countries.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Especially in states like Arizona, where families have little access to mental health care, students often turn to school counseling to triage their personal crises. Credit: Source: YouTube.

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Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

And these things don’t perfectly translate to a classroom with social distance, or masks, or an online learning space. I taught elementary, so I had one group of kids all day long. I want to give you access to that power.” We have the power of a whole lifetime of learning.

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Classroom How To System Groups 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

Education 81

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 81

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

EdTech 107

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 107

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Carr nodded, saying they could return to rote exercises after. student population today participate in tutoring, it has historically been reserved for the monied elite and is often cost-prohibitive for children like Victor, who attends an elementary school where three in four students receive discounted meals. Victor nodded.

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Analysis Study Meeting Report 141

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

He finds online learning boring, but says he is “learning a lot.” In September, online learning got off to a rocky start. But even though Marc found online learning boring, he said, “I’m learning a lot.” With math, he could turn to an online calculator for help. Credit: Marc.

Online Learning 145

Online Learning Study Report Accessibility 145

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

It incorporates case studies to demonstrate how the framework and its dimensions could be operationalized, and how the gaps identified in the self-assessment exercise could be addressed. Who would have ever guessed that open access publishing leads to the wider dissemination of ideas? Should it be revisited?

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sitting beside her, Candy Turner , a retired elementary school teacher who had brought Ziploc bags of pear slices and dried cranberries for the hours ahead, agreed. “I Then it appointed Susie Luckey, a popular elementary school principal, as interim superintendent until June. I think we are in trouble based on what I saw.”

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Elementary Report Meeting Policies 138