Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Code.org has created a great compilation of resources for how students can continue learning. ScratchEd (online community and resource sharing for educators who use the Scratch programming language). See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Dabble in the classroom. Start a club.

Comparison 218

Comparison Advocacy STEM Meeting 218

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s back-to-school season across the country, and while this is met with mixed emotions, like it or not, classroom doors are open and welcoming students. The good news is, we are seeing more clean energy companies investing in education to help provide resources and training to make this a priority. –Dr. –Dr.

Robotics 98

Robotics Industry Elementary Training 98

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

Training 152

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 152

The Hechinger Report

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. Before kindergarten, Jennifer Choi’s son was denied special education services despite a diagnosis of ADHD. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Literacy coach Melissa Knapp works in a first grade classroom at Harpeth Valley Elementary in Nashville. Sonya Thomas, co-founder of the parent advocacy group Nashville PROPEL and a supporter of the law, said Tennessee’s renewed focus on reading was a long time coming, though her own children are now too old to benefit from it.

Policies 103

Policies Report Advocacy Elementary 103

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Now, Tom is a 10-year classroom veteran who is working to make his classroom (and help others) connect with kids in new ways. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. And I’ve been in the classroom now for ten years. Somehow, he connected with books though and became a high school and college graduate.

How To 236

How To Twitter Moodle Elementary 236

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

classrooms continue to address the immediate needs of students while prioritizing academic progress for all. It showed that ELs had lower test scores than their non-EL peers through their elementary years, but they also made academic growth similar to or at greater levels as their non-EL peers. Portland, Ore. public schools.”.

Advocacy 55

Advocacy Policies Study Data 55

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 138

Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 138

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Achievement was lower for all student groups in fall 2021; however, as our data have illuminated before , historically marginalized students and students in high-poverty schools were disproportionately impacted, particularly in the elementary grades studied.

Outcomes 94

Outcomes Education Advocacy Policies 94

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. I’ve been engaged in thinking deeply about the promise and opportunity afforded the U.S. K-12 education.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Moreover, children who are expelled in preschool or early elementary are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated. Preschool classrooms with behavioral consultation services, such as Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC), have recorded significantly lower expulsion rates.

Education 193

Education Survey Advocacy Outcomes 193

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. At Creekside Elementary in Durham, North Carolina, kindergarten enrollment is down by 35 students. Keeping kids back unnecessarily takes resources from students who really need them, Creamer said. It was news Lauren Phillips, 37, had been waiting for.

Learning 125

Learning Elementary Data Report 125

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

As a student from rural Kentucky attending a predominantly white school, I’ve been in numerous classroom conversations in which “edgy” humor has been used to propagate radical politics and conspiracies, including the one about the alleged microchip inside Covid-19 vaccines. It is easy to enter an extremist pipeline.

Social Media 98

Social Media Advocacy Report Course 98

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 1, 2021

Unfortunately, our public schools lack the necessary resources to help them adjust, including qualified ESL teachers, academic resource teachers, translation services, mental health providers, and even sufficient capacity in our school buildings for this rapidly growing population. The Mainstream Classroom Environment for ELL.

System 81

System Learning Advocacy Elementary 81

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Instead, schools must support and address these issues in the classroom. One Oregon advocacy organization reported receiving calls from nearly 280 parents about shortened school days from September 2016 to December 2018. Pearson, the Oregon parent, was a teacher herself and was very aware of the lack of resources at her son’s school.

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Pearson Education Learning Report 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

In March, at ASCD Empower, which is a conference for educators with a focus on equity, she presented with Becca Mui, an education manager at GLSEN , an LGBTQ advocacy group focused on schools. There is a great resource from Gender Spectrum that gives administrators language to [address] specific parent concerns.

Policies 141

Policies Advocacy Conference Survey 141

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. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. NEW YORK — To Eva Santiago, her son’s education has always felt like an impossible dilemma.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

They join our already-regular shows: " REINVENTING.SCHOOL " with Howard Blumenthal and " The Connected Classroom " with Rusty May. Her work in 60,000 classrooms across 100 countries has rallied more than a million children who have banded together to launch 170 social enterprises and pass 17 laws. This is a great lineup!

Classroom 36

Classroom Advocacy Learning Conference 36

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. There’s still work to be done. college admissions and financial aid. Don’t just translate a website and think you’ve done something.”.

Groups 101

Groups Advocacy Report Study 101

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. The district is using multiple measures from the classroom to district level across internal and external categories to determine if students are college and career ready.

Education 68

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 68

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. It’s because we’re mostly women,” she explained. Women’s work in general is undervalued.”.

Secondary 91

Secondary Report Advocacy Elementary 91

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

He then transitioned to the role of Instructional Technology Resource teacher at the same school, which he continued until 2010. in elementary education from the University of Virginia. He has previously taught at both the middle and high school levels and has served as an elementary and secondary administrator. About the Host.

Broadband 55

Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 55

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

King, consultant for research, policy and advocacy at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Some institutions are even cutting teacher degree programs, such as Oklahoma City University, which has suspended its elementary education and early childhood education tracks. “We We are running multiple ads all the time.

Training 148

Training Trends Social Media Policies 148

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools. Living digital equity involves thinking of each child and their individual and communal needs and actively seeking to provide access, resources, opportunity, standards, and support to all children, “especially groups that are and have been historically marginalized.” Amesse Elementary.

Accessibility 86

Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 86

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In the run-up to a new school year, I was proud to contribute $100 to the parent teacher association at my son’s school for classroom supplies. The Title I program identifies what fiscal resources schools need, but Congress hasn’t allocated enough resources to meet those needs. AP Photo/Ted S.

Secondary 69

Secondary Report System Advocacy 69

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After a few hours, the elementary school called: Come pick up your son, they told her. Related: Millions of kids are missing school as attendance tanks across the US Thousands of students went missing from American classrooms during the pandemic. They said they’d be back to set her up with resources to help her with parenting.

Policies 79

Policies Online Learning Dropout Elementary 79

edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

To meet these goals, they start with the perspective of advocacy for all, especially BIPOC, high-poverty, LGBTQ, religious, and other populations within their schools. This allows them to be intentional about spending resources (time and money). Culturally relevant pedagogy is “good teaching” that must be implemented in each classroom.

Differentiated Instruction 84

Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Meeting Advocacy 84

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

Future Ready 110

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

That’s why, even though half the school’s students still learn remotely, Santiago-Diaz and two other social workers, along with the two school resource officers, spend half their work day doing in-person home visits. McInerney said the school tried to be “as cost conscious as possible and save in other areas.”

Technology 122

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 122

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., To boost parent participation, many districts offer webinars and other online instruction to help adults gain fluency in the schools’ digital tools and guide them through available resources. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

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.

Elementary 56

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 56

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Tech Edvocate awards recognize outstanding products in the edtech industry that are focused on advocating for students by catering to identified classroom and learning needs. Lexia Core5 Reading was named the winner in the category for Best Literacy App or Tool.

Differentiated Instruction 42

Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning Advocacy Learning 42

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. Third, why creativity is important and a little bit of an upsetting story from one of her middle school teachers about what testing was actually doing to harm students in his classroom. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom ”.

Education 247

Education Examples Maker Movement Company 247

techlearning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

students nationwide will be transported from their classrooms to see the real faces of addiction and hear personal stories behind initial experimentation and movement from trial, to usage, to addiction. During Opioid Crisis: Real People. Real Stories. Real Science. The pledge also encourages the nation’s youth to live drug-free lives.

Advocacy 42

Advocacy Education Elementary Learning 42

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

A third of school leaders reported an increase in fights among students, and 56 percent said there had been an uptick in classroom disruptions that they attributed to Covid disruptions, according to a federal survey released in May 2022. That’s not what happens.”

Report 95

Report Survey Data Comparison 95

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In 50 elementary schools, according to officials, these students now take classes in Spanish and English with an ultimate goal of achieving academic proficiency in both languages by middle school. Approximately 95 percent of Massachusetts’ English-learning students are placed in English-only classrooms.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Data Study 111