The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data. By May 2021, the campaign had accounted for roughly 70 percent of all Oakland public school students through the survey.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 113

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s a professional assessment of a flawed model. Surveys of school principals during the 2020-21 school year by the RAND Corporation found that 60 percent of schools were offering hybrid instruction, but that could also mean that students alternated between in-person and remote days. It’s completely absurd.”.

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Personalized Learning Study Laptops Learning 138

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2022

One study by the assessment organization NWEA noted that the achievement of Hispanic students, who were already trailing white students academically by two or so years before the pandemic, dropped twice as much as for white students by spring of 2021. Now we have a new batch of studies analyzing how students did on fall 2021 assessments.

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Study Assessment Data Elementary 129

The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

There’s no definitive count yet of how many students are enrolled this summer in a wide range of new options, from a push to close early learning gaps in Texas to a summer program in Oregon that helps kids learning English. A push to close early learning gaps in Texas. Playing catch-up in districts that were already struggling.

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Elementary Report Groups Personalized Learning 114

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

On April 20, Kentwood Elementary in Los Angeles opened its doors to students. Lola sat in a room with her classmates while her teacher, who was home for medical reasons, taught them online. “I’m At Creekside Elementary in Durham, North Carolina, kindergarten enrollment is down by 35 students. Credit: Jenna Conway.

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Learning Elementary Data Report 129

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Related: Choosing personalized learning as a strategy for educational equity. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 101

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place?

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

From an instructional and assessment perspective, Olivia recommends considering the relative importance of teaching critical skills, developing mastery, and providing grades. Data use is another key aspect of teaching secondary students online, as it shows what is working and what needs to be changed.

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Education Secondary Policies Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Based on a survey of families with children ages 3 to 13 and with incomes below the national median of $75,000, the report determined that, in 2021, 1 in 7 children do not have broadband internet at home, leaving them either unconnected or with poor quality connections. Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department.

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 143

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times The Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit that provides a collection of online learning tools and videos and has long been a go-to for math homework, has created exactly that. A student goes over an article in University of Washington’s computer ethics class, taught by Prof. Dan Grossman.

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Khan Academy Software Report Tools 113

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

At the beginning of each semester, Jayla’s school sends every child a survey with photos of every adult in the building, asking the kids to name someone who they feel they can confide in, who cares for them as a person and who will find them the support they need. They may not have the time or even the words to talk about mental health.

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Report Training Elementary Survey 138

EdTechTeam

JULY 7, 2017

I was finally able to incorporate video, formative assessment with responders, and have a visually appealing lesson behind me. I had surveyed one of our elementary sites to find out their tech needs. Check out our other Online Learning Opportunities! The list goes on. I scoured the hyperdocs.co Get the book!

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UDL Handbook Twitter Survey 76

techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

Schools increase their course offerings by using the VHS catalog which consists of more than 200 unique online courses, including 23 AP® offerings, innovative STEM programs, and a wide variety of unique electives. is an online learning pioneer. Since 1996, the organization has set the standard for quality online education.

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Course Accessibility Blended Learning Secondary 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 19, 2020

In April, the NWEA, a nonprofit assessment organization, published research showing some students could start school this fall nearly one year behind where they would normally be , part of a phenomenon referred to as the “Covid slide.” Russell said a parent survey showed significant support for the move.

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System Report Robotics Accessibility 141

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. Some universities and some K-12 school systems have developed media literacy courses and standards to help. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Social Media Data Course Report 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2021

And one of those stressors is trying to teach their kids: Almost three-fourths of adults with children recounted that managing online learning was a “significant source of stress.” Even early on in the pandemic, surveys showed parental stress was affecting children.

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Report Study Survey Online Learning 138

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

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Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 50

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. Three days to gather online resources so aligned instruction could continue to take place.

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Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

45 percent of principals in an August 2020 survey said that the pandemic prompted them to start thinking about leaving the profession or sped up their plans to do so. The school community also struggled with grief after the coronavirus touched Audubon Gentilly directly: a student lost her father and a teacher lost her sister.

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Report Laptops Study Survey 107

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

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Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 36

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

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Embracing Opportunities for Self-Directed Learning in Formal Learning Environments: Bernard Bull. Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth. New Pathways to Knowledge and Learning: Rónán O’Beirne. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt.

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Education Learning Resources Tools 268

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2023

Four out of five child care centers across the United States are understaffed, according to a 2021 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) survey. In the same survey, 20 percent of participants said they are considering leaving their jobs, and of that group, 40 percent cited mental health as the reason.

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Training Survey Accessibility Meeting 148

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

This is one of many multisensory activities Welch uses in her reading intervention class, a 30-minute pull-out session that meets daily at the elementary school. Children dance to learn the letter D, for example, while chanting the sound that goes with the letter. Credit: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report.

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Strategy Elementary Training Report 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. Textbooks have given way to Google Classroom and the Blackboard Learn management system, and lessons are assigned, submitted and assessed online.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 94

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Claire Latané, an assistant professor of landscape architecture at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona who has been heavily involved in connecting landscape architects with schools for site assessments and planning, says that her own experience as a single working mom in public schools has given her a greater sense of what’s at stake.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

Another tutoring researcher, Philip Oreopoulos at the University of Toronto, is studying whether once-a-week Zoom tutoring sessions at home are sufficient for some students when combined with practice problems from Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization that provides free online learning.

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Khan Academy Study Training Differentiated Instruction 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform.

Learning 124

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 124

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ultimately, from Upchurch and the technology team to leadership districtwide, AISD knows how important technology is in today’s learning environment and wants every student to have the same opportunity to be successful. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Our quest to look ahead follows this week’s release of scores on what is known as the nation’s report card – the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The scores released this week assess basic skills among nine-year-olds, comparing that age group over long periods of time.

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Report System Assessment Instructional Materials 94

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

Its conclusions run contrary to the on-the-ground reality lived by many educators and leaders dedicated to providing millions of students with blended-learning experiences. The reality is that blended learning is flourishing. In fact, it is quickly spreading, as online learning becomes an integral part of the nation’s schools.

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Blended Learning Learning Assessment Report 40

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

I saw students who are performing great and getting good grades in online learning as well as those students who used to get straight A’s, but now, are not getting technology”. There has been a rise in AI programs with books and courses exclusively focusing on elementary and high-school students.

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Common Core Industry EdTech Social Media 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

.” It’s a concept grounded in the psychology of motivation, learning science and growing technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). Personalized learning is the No. More than nine out of 10 districts polled said they were directing devices, software and professional development resources toward personalized learning.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In Vaughn’s state of Michigan, over 40 percent of teacher vacancies last year were in special education, according to a Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators survey with responses from roughly half the state’s school districts. Vaughn recalls feeling like the special education professionals were speaking in code.

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Education Advocacy Policies System 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

And perhaps even more worrisome are the outcomes for the children of teenage mothers, who score lower than children of older parents in health, intellectual and behavior assessments.

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Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 136

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” Students In Visual Arts , Music ,” NPR reports. a month.). .”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47