The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy, KnowledgeWorks.

Competency Based Learning 139

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tennessee’s law was modeled after a much-praised literacy program in neighboring Mississippi that includes tutoring, improved literacy training for teachers and a retention policy for third graders who don’t pass its state test. Literacy coach Melissa Knapp works in a first grade classroom at Harpeth Valley Elementary in Nashville.

Policies 100

Policies Report Advocacy Elementary 100

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For those who continue to struggle in school, the ideal instruction is one-on-one or in a small group with a trained teacher who provides intensive and systematic assistance in making connections between written words and sounds. The same thing happened when Chittenden requested another evaluation when her daughter was in first grade.

Learning 144

Learning Study Report Elementary 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. A majority of students weren’t mastering the subject, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test that tracks academic achievement. Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

Report 145

Report Groups Study Advocacy 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2019

And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. Here are a few of them, mixed with other suggested exercises from teachers who use SEL training in their classes: breathing — exactly what it says: Use this natural process to calm yourself and check in on your wellness. SEL exercises.

Education 195

Education Exercises Digital Citizenship Advocacy 195

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities. Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After a phishing attack in 2019, the Atlanta Public Schools district hired a private firm to conduct security assessments of its networks to find blind spots and weaknesses, according to Olufemi “Femi” Aina, the district’s executive director of information technology.

E-rate 109

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 109

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Trauma-informed staff training and signs of suicide training for counselors. ROX, a girl empowerment program, offered in elementary through high school. State-sponsored PBIS training through a whole-child lens. If It’s Tier 1 attendance, the goal is enhanced classroom management the student advocacy team supports.

Outcomes 87

Outcomes Survey Data System 87

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Meghan Whittaker, director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. I don’t think anyone’s going to say that what we were doing worked or was equitable,” said Meghan Whittaker, the director of policy and advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Here’s why they’re not.

Education 145

Education Advocacy Policies System 145

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Assessment of students has also been transformed in many cases, with a greater emphasis on students’ social-emotional well-being and behavioral characteristics, in addition to their academic achievement. Improving the use of the various types of assessment data is another priority.

Technology 93

Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 93

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

He was also willing to look at the overall system, particularly higher ed, to see whether teachers are trained appropriately to deal with so many of the problems that youngsters from urban areas bring to the classroom.”. I went from 25 kids to 600 at Hanover Elementary School … Now it’s over 530,000, but it’s still service to kids.”.

Education 119

Education Elementary Common Core System 119

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

Steps to encourage a school culture that promotes executive functioning includes analyzing current systems, assessing physical or social learning environments, and providing teacher training and executive function professional development opportunities. Fostering a Culture That Promotes EF. Courtney Wittner, M.Ed., About the Host.

Schoology 54

Schoology Advocacy LMS Strategy 54

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Different sections provide a PK-12 continuum of skills, identification of priority skills for every grade level, and graphic organizer assessments for the priority skills. The ESIFC includes a rich repository of downloadable graphic organizers to support assessment. The heart of the ESIFC is our students.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. It also offers training on site at public housing complexes.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.

Study 136

Study Data Report Elementary 136

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. These new assessment systems are a crucial component of personalization.

Personalized Learning 68

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 68

edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

At the heart of anti-racist early childhood education, she emphasized, is institutional critique combined with advocacy and transformation. Training and preparing a future anti-racist teaching force is a necessity. In-service training and resources should also be available to ensure ongoing racial equity and anti-bias instruction.

Kaplan 98

Kaplan Education Policies System 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2022

Wylie, who has trained in therapeutic crisis intervention, now works with kids in grades 6 to 12 who have been suspended from their home schools and are attending tutoring at the district’s Washington Irving Educational Center, where the diversion program is housed. No answer, no gesture was too small to merit thanks.

Groups 138

Groups Report Meeting Elementary 138

MindShift

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Now the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety is joining with the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association — the nation’s largest education unions, with several million members — in calling for schools to reassess the use of lockdown drills. She is an AFT member and an activist with Everytown.

Industry 44

Industry Advocacy Training Groups 44

Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2018

What is the necessary education and/or training? This exercise will help students understand both the educational and training aspects of the career. In addition, besides the informational infographic they can create, they can also make an advocacy infographic for promoting this career. What will you be doing in the occupation?

Handbook 40

Handbook Elementary Data Adobe 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2021

“We’ve run into challenges where legislators are reluctant to pass an unfunded mandate,” said Nicole Gibson, the senior director for state policy and grassroots advocacy at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Suicide prevention for school-age kids evolved out of efforts to train teachers.

Education 121

Education Policies Survey Training 121

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

Launching “Mindful Technology Consultants” in 2013, she continues to train teachers at the masters level on the use of digital portfolios as alternative assessments, and on bringing mindfulness practices into the classroom. Mara is the international two-time best selling author of HELP!

Trends 36

Trends Handbook Kaplan Company 36

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week , Excel in Ed hosted Commissioner Morat h and Jennifer Esterline , founder and director of Educate Texas’ Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium , for a deep dive into about the state’s COVID-19 strategy and approach.? ? . Assessing Anticipated Learning Loss. Designing New School Models.

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Holmes County Board of Education, a federal lawsuit filed in 1965, black parents protested that their children were taught by teachers who were lower-paid and less trained than those assigned to white students, in schools “inadequate in size and facilities.” Constructed in 1908, Durant Elementary in Durant, Miss. In Alexander v.

Outcomes 138

Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 138

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

The Hechinger Report has spent a year exploring the elements of the Summit model, the extensive training process for schools that are new to the program and the twists and turns of implementation. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s millions pay for every teacher and administrator new to Summit to attend summer training for free.

Learning 121

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Taheem Fennel poses for a picture with his mom and stepdad after his fifth-grade graduation ceremony at Bancroft Elementary School. I never rode a bike with training wheels,” he says. The staff at Bancroft Elementary School suggested counseling, and his mother eagerly accepted the help. WILMINGTON, Del. He had angry outbursts.

Elementary 118

Elementary Report System Training 118

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. The Continued Importance of School Libraries Schools resoundingly feature libraries and digital media centers.

Libraries 89

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 89

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 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

MindShift

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When children are identified with dyslexia, public schools often lack staff with the appropriate training to help, according to several studies and reports. When Billy Gibson, 18, was in elementary school, he couldn’t spell his own name. Students at or above proficient reading level. Disagreements Over Reality .

Training 78

Training Report Groups System 78

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One reason for the growth is the sort of advertisement that attracted Nemergut, which often touts the schools’ long experience in online instruction and teachers specially trained in remote learning. Yet the advertising belies these schools’ records serving students. Advocates want to move toward funding virtual schools based on performance.

E-rate 121

E-rate Pearson Company Report 121

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic.

Study 42

Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

“I am overwhelmed with joy for my students because I know now they each stand a better chance of being a successful student,” said Regina Trout, who teaches the second-year kindergarteners at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown. ” Regina Trout, kindergarten teacher at Maple Hill Elementary School in Middletown, N.Y.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

For the last two years, Summit has set out to replicate its success, not by opening more Summit schools, but by offering other schools free tools, training and support to transform themselves. Bits of student performance data are only just starting to trickle out of the pilot schools, so it’s too early to assess most of them quantitatively.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Mandated reporter trainings remind school employees that it’s not their responsibility to decide whether abuse is taking place but simply to pick up the phone if they have a concern, and the child welfare agency will take over from there. . Institutions for foster kids aren’t doing enough to educate them.

Report 111

Report Training System Data 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D. Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D. Shaheen, Ph.D.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Dan Quinn, research director and press secretary of the Texas Freedom Network, an advocacy group that was founded to challenge the influence of the religious right in state politics, calls the standards a “muddled mess when it comes to climate science.” It’s very common to face backlash in the classroom.”.

Pearson 128

Pearson Guidelines Company Study 128