The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The exercise is part of a new program that encourages learning middle school math through real world problem-solving, now in use in 190 school districts across 36 states. A screen appears and dramatic music pounds into my ears. I’m told there has been a nasty avalanche and that it’s my job to restore power to the grid.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It helps us by learning, solving problems, and making decisions, just like we do! It can make learning more personalized for each student. It can help us with grading papers, learning new languages, and even do some of the boring administrative tasks like taking attendance. In education, AI can be helpful.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

In Oklahoma, students are having a say in where and when they learn. We have a chance now to make it something that will change teaching and learning forever for the better.”. At the outset of the pandemic, schools nationwide had to make swift and drastic changes in public education to keep students learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Are you ready to learn the basics?”. Children and teachers were familiar with a variety of learning apps and other educational software. Nagler said maybe the governor should have been clearer, but that even those who may resist remote learning and technology now could change their minds. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

As more schools across the country experiment with d personalized learning approaches to better meet the needs, goals and interests of individual learners, many are overlooking an important piece: arts integration. The Academy is a magnet elementary school is located in a U.S. Related: Can testing save arts education?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Related : What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read. chorused a few voices.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

A growing recognition of high teacher-stress levels and the toll they can take on learning has made trainings like this one increasingly sought after nationwide. I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School. Chris Berdik.

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Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

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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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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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. Driving student growth in California.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. When students have a voice in their education, they become more engaged and invested in the process.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2020

Skinner was hardly the first to use animals in psychological experiments that sought to understand how the learning process works. Thorndike measured how quickly animals figured out how to get out of the box after being placed in it again and again and again -- their "learning curve." " Such an organism as a pigeon.

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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. You can exercise outside, you can have band practice outside. That same month, the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

You could have learned your lesson.” You can’t learn if you’re not feeling safe or nurtured.” We are punishing them without giving them the support to learn.” A tutor began coming to his home for a few hours a week, but Martinez says he learned very little. Yet the legislation has never made it out of committee. “A

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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. Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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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. Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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Khan Academy Exercises Edmodo Gamification 40

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

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. Khan Academy videos coupled with IXL exercises aligned to standards we were learning in class. Kiddom's Planner.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

But Steve had a special place in his heart particularly for elementary schools. In fact, in the book, Steve is quoted saying, "If I could put one computer in a school and one person would find that computer, it would change their life." I watched kids learn to read in that lab. They had no idea what to do with them.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

#EdClusters16 brought more than 140 leading educators, ed-tech entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and thought leaders to collaborate, work, and learn together. See a video snapshot of some of their work here ). Joseph South (@southjoseph) September 22, 2016. Check out a short video highlighting some of their work here.).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

When LaGrange opened up for its first day of in-person teaching on October 29 — after a spring of virtual learning due to the pandemic and a delayed fall semester because of the hurricane — a small fraction of its 1,100 students attended. Students faced barriers to virtual learning. Credit: Katie Sikora for Southerly.

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MindShift

AUGUST 23, 2021

As we reflect on the experience of learning during COVID, a big question looms: What will schools look like after the pandemic? In the first, schools seek to return to “normal” and resume the familiar rhythms of teaching and learning much as they were before the COVID disruption. Unfortunately, both scenarios are problematic.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

It’s called personalized learning: What if each student had something like a private tutor, and more power over what and how they learned? It found that schools using some form of personalized learning were, on average, performing better ( there were some wrinkles we’ll talk about later on).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

That’s a big thing when you’re still growing and learning. Especially as much of a child’s developing personality and morals can easily be influenced by those around them. Fortunately, these days, educators are more aware of the need to prioritize social and emotional learning at school. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Classroom Elementary Exercises Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

DECEMBER 10, 2020

High school students face many of the same friendship dynamics as elementary and middle school students, yet friendship operates in distinct ways in these later adolescence years. Similar effects have been demonstrated for volunteer work and health-promotive behaviors, such as exercise, Prinstein says.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2018

Skinner’s work on educational technology – on teaching and learning with machines – is connected directly, explicitly to his work with animals. Learning, to Skinner, was a behavior – and a behavior that needed what he called “contingencies of reinforcement.” Hence my usage of the pigeon imagery.

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Khan Academy Training Course Gamification 71

Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I’m a believer in Wettrick’s recipe – freedom, autonomy, guidance, outreach, collaboration, digital media and networked publics, and an insistence that students can learn by doing projects that matter in the world. Her Twitter profile led to her blog , which could have been written by someone twice her age.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In this post, we delve into some of the best math apps available for iPads, exploring how they can transform the learning experience for students, parents, and educators alike. Moose Math Moose Math is a delightful educational app that brings an exciting blend of fun and learning to young mathematicians.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Avery Bencal is a fourth grader at Winthrop Elementary School in Melrose, Massachusetts. Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Related: Inside Maine’s disastrous rollout of proficiency-based learning. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Teachers can create transformational learning experiences for students by joining 3DBear’s AR Innovator Program. Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Here, learning is project-based, multi-grade and interdisciplinary. Over the last 20 years, scientists have learned a lot about how the adolescent brain works and what motivates middle schoolers. Related: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning. Chad Ratliff, principal of Community Lab School.

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Elementary Report Study Groups 140

MindShift

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this complicated topic, resorting to “tricks” that will help them learn the procedures of adding or multiplying instead. Valorie Salimpoor).

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Training Examples Exercises Study 28

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.

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