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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Elementary Exercises Meeting Report 139

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. We’re providing flexible, learner-centered, blended learning environments, including access to inter­active curriculum for teachers, students, and parents.

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Technology Tablets Differentiated Instruction Blended Learning 220

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools, a collection of prevention strategies and implementation tips for safe in-person learning. Make decisions about who you’re prioritizing for in-person instruction. That same month, the U.S.

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Handbook Strategy Broadband Policies 96

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

For example, imagine that you are an elementary school principal who is looking for opportunities to strengthen specific third grade math skills in the new school year. With this simple exercise, you have identified an area of need—as well as a valuable SME who is already overcoming the challenge.

Data 89

Data Blended Learning LMS Knowledge Base 89

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. Another advantage of AI is the time it can save teachers in the creation of personalized learning experiences.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

Khan Academy 47

Khan Academy Exercises Edmodo Gamification 47

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Exercises Edmodo Gamification 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Exercises Edmodo Gamification 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Exercises Edmodo Gamification 40

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Boston: Eileen Rudden of LearnLaunch announced a new multi-sector partnership to scale personalized learning throughout Massachusetts, and discussed the funding approaches they have leveraged to support the expansion of the ed tech network in Boston. Department of Education talked about the difference between access and equity.

Assessment 120

Assessment Tools Blended Learning Exercises 120

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Plus, the available content was designed around how much time I’d spend teaching it versus what I actually needed to get students adept at learning the topic at hand. They could easily access a library of lessons and assessments I’d created from scratch, or use. If that sounds like a lot of work, it was.

Khan Academy 60

Khan Academy Assessment Differentiated Instruction EdTech 60

MindShift

AUGUST 23, 2021

Its findings were drawn from interviews with teachers and students across elementary, middle and high schools about their pandemic learning experience. Students also valued the independence and autonomy they enjoyed while learning from home.

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Policies Report Groups Guidelines 68

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Every campus in the parish school district sustained damage; internet access has been spotty at best. Holland, from the school board, said a district program provides weekly meals for students enrolled in virtual learning, and will offer meals to all families during the holiday break.

Online Learning 135

Online Learning System Exercises Data 135

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!”

Elementary 143

Elementary Learning Report Exercises 143

Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). Grace Schaffstall collaborated with elementary school students and their teachers to create and publish a book about the growth of a bird.

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Social Media Personal Learning Network Wiki Common Core 28

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. CLASSCRAFT ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND QUESTS MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING ( www.classcraft.com/?utm_source=techlearning.com&utm_medium=referral Illuminate 11.0

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 50

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This app is perfect for those who are looking for a more dynamic and engaging way to approach math learning with their kids. Prodigy Math: Kids Game Prodigy Math is ideal for elementary and middle school students, blending curriculum-aligned math content with captivating, role-playing game (RPG) elements.

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iPad Khan Academy Exercises Elementary 62

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

Gifted education teachers at the National Association for Gifted Children’s 2019 conference work on a toothpick-and-gumdrop tower, an exercise sometimes done in “talent development” classes. However, U-46 created a separate, 100 percent Hispanic, elementary program that allowed those students to study the gifted curriculum.

Elementary 120

Elementary Policies Data Report 120

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

All sessions are recorded so you can access later. They felt like they had a front-row audience with experts that they would not normally have access to, So it’s going to give you… It’s free, first of all. For me, it’s a deep passion belief in the value of and the importance of global in our own personal learning.

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Conference Education Social Media Twitter 219

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Adaptive assessments, i.e. personalized learning or individualized instruction tools, are (often) computer-based, multiple-choice tests that adjust to get increasingly difficult or easier in response to correct/incorrect answers. From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. .

Assessment 108

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 108

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2020

“Affluent families already exercise school choice by enrolling in private schools, or simply choosing to live in places with good schools.” When the Montana Supreme Court invalidated the tax credit program, Espinoza was denied access to the scholarships her children needed. While the U.S.

Exercises 89

Exercises Education Report System 89

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Adaptive assessments, i.e. personalized learning or individualized instruction tools, are (often) computer-based, multiple-choice tests that adjust to get increasingly difficult or easier in response to correct/incorrect answers. From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. .

Assessment 100

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 100

User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

The longevity and sustainability of maker education will depend on making it feasible, approachable, and accessible to the masses of educators. Accessible, Low-Entry, High Ceiling Materials and Activities. A Learning Environment Driven by Learner Choice and Voice. Materials Openly and Easily Accessible.

Libraries 164

Libraries Classroom Maker Movement Robotics 164

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Personalized learning for struggling readers can be timesaving and easy to execute. Students struggling with fluency can do chunking and phrasing exercises with cards that contain phrases to learn to read multiple words at a time, instead of word by word. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.

Strategy 47

Strategy Exercises Elementary Professional Learning 47

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In April 2020, as the death toll from COVID mounted across New York City, an elementary school teacher at P.S. 343, the Children’s Lab School, in Sunnyside, Queens, organized a virtual dance party to give her second-grade class some levity. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning.

Training 94

Training Report Analysis Elementary 94

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Sylvan Hills Middle School Assistant Principal Monica Blasingame, center, and Principal Artesza Portee, right, discuss “big life goals” with a student as part of a goal-setting exercise in Atlanta Public Schools. In the first year, district leaders were given access to a dashboard version of the big-picture data they cared most about.

Data 69

Data Exercises Comparison Trends 69

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Adaptive assessments, i.e. personalized learning or individualized instruction tools, are (often) computer-based, multiple-choice tests that adjust to get increasingly difficult or easier in response to correct/incorrect answers. From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student.

Assessment 52

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 52

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Adaptive assessments, i.e. personalized learning or individualized instruction tools, are (often) computer-based, multiple-choice tests that adjust to get increasingly difficult or easier in response to correct/incorrect answers. From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student.

Assessment 52

Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In each one, the majority of the district’s or school’s students returned to in-person learning by the end of the spring semester — and officials identified Covid-19 cases in under 5 percent of the student population. Both of these rural districts faced challenges with online learning, as many families did not have Wi-Fi at home.

Data 129

Data Examples Strategy Policies 129

MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Meagan Erwin has been an elementary teacher for 20 years. Teaching 90 minutes of math with elementary students of varying experience lends itself to some challenges. By bringing up previous concepts, it also helps students build connections to what they are currently learning, which fosters deep conceptual understanding.

Learning 77

Learning Strategy Groups Elementary 77

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. Parhizkar, a science and technology specialist at Alief Independent School District, discusses how AI can be used to personalize learning for students.

Student Engagement 188

Student Engagement Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning 188

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

And so I really want to think that through a little bit more, especially when we think about the challenges for the coming year, because it’s difficult to have to distance yourself from students, where you’re either teaching them remotely, or you’re having to change how closely you can interact in person.

Classroom 52

Classroom How To System Groups 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2020

In this file photo, a student at Quitman County Elementary works on an assignment. The White House initially issued guidance that districts should resume in-person learning only after confirmed cases had trended downward for two weeks. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner/The Hechinger Report. It won’t happen without schools or child care.

Trends 120

Trends Elementary Report Groups 120

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We’re headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. Vrain Valley Schools.

EdTech 132

EdTech Industry Assessment Data 132

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. It is all about the balance.

EdTech 67

EdTech Learning Industry Data 67

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Lisa Grant, superintendent for the Centralia school district, makes her monthly rounds in a fifth grade class at Fords Prairie Elementary School on Dec. The school district welcomed all elementary students back for in-person learning in early December. I can also guarantee you that I will learn from them.”.

Elementary 107

Elementary Report Policies System 107

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

EdTech 105

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 105