The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. The first thing the group did, Mickens said, was to start tracking the number of public school students in Oakland who already had a device and internet service, and those who didn’t.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Hernandez, a 33-year-old mother of four and high school dropout, had already overcome an array of obstacles on her nearly five-year journey. “No I spoke with a group of students in the program, and I told them, ‘I’m not withdrawing, I’m just going to push through,’ ” Hernandez said. This story also appeared in USA Today.

Study 102

Study Report Course Dropout 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

The Greenfield model uses some rather commonplace strategies, such as integrating online learning, small-group instruction and greater parental and community involvement. Where the model pushes boundaries is in the addition of learning experiences called “expeditions.” A group of three appeared to be frustrated.

Robotics 89

Robotics Learning Report Common Core 89

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Emerging at the height of the pandemic, pods (or “hubs” as they are sometimes called) were organized primarily by middle-class, college-educated parents and community groups to provide safe, supportive spaces for virtual learning. Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff.

Learning 86

Learning Report Elementary Dropout 86

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.”. You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning. Some have banded together to call for providing internet hotspots and Chromebooks to millions of students who cannot get online or access lessons. They have art, they have gym, they have lunch and they have teachers they know. And now it’s all taken away.”

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 141

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. “If we can grab them at kindergarten and start to give them the skills that they need in order to be successful students,” says Creeden, “we have the potential to prevent that student from being a high school dropout.” You take a personal interest,” says Keith. ” Ending Social Promotion. "You’re

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It looks unlike any school I ever attended.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

This online conference will be free to attend, and you can follow the conversations by using the hashtag #learning14. The call for volunteers is now open - please join the group and sign up here. These advances can only happen if school systems have networks in place that support the new and dynamic context of learning.

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Once a dual superintendent-principal in Alaska’s remote Pribilof Islands, Shellinger runs a group, the National SAM Innovation Project, that’s working in Colorado and 22 other states to help principals better plan their days and train colleagues to assume more of their schools’ management tasks. (SAM

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Elementary Training Report Policies 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Thursday, April 24th at 7am Learning Revolution Keynotes , Don''t miss Pat Farenga on "What is the role of the teacher when children learn on their own?" Every year at our annual conference at the American Museum of Natural History, YouthCaN groups from around the world present and/or attend environmental science-related workshops.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 51

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

When her classes were assigned group projects, no one wanted her in their group. Its leader, Lisa Steven, anticipates an uptick in the number of students that groups like hers serve because of the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion. Except for one friend, even those who had been in the accident with her pulled away.

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Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 136

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” Via The Daily Times : “Blount County Schools building new options to personalize learning.” ” Boy, it seems as though “personalized learning” is really just code for “virtual charter schools.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

“Faculty,” as this year’s ECAR study put it , “have a love-hate relationship with online teaching and learning. Most faculty agree that online learning makes higher education available to more students, but few agree that online learning helps students learn more effectively.”

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55