ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When I work with educators, we often begin with a lesson plan that has been taught many times before and consider how we might tweak it to provide more choice. Having information at their fingertips has made these kids curious and we need to create space for the big questions they have.

Education 140

Education Middle School Global Connections K-12 140

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

But the future of educational technology here is starting to emerge from a pixelated past. Debilitating slowdowns and districtwide outages in past years have been so common that some Nome teachers even now prepare two lesson plans per class—one to use if the internet cooperates and one that requires only textbooks.

Social Studies 103

Social Studies Public School Charter School High School 103

ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

In North Carolina, where I live, teachers are paid for “show time” with students, but there is little regard—and certainly no reward—for the hours of unpaid preparation and lesson planning it takes to keep a classroom running. In 2014, the teacher pay scale was overhauled, eliminating longevity pay.

Teaching 104

Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 104

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

There’s tremendous hype swirling around personalized learning, with money pouring in from foundations and education technology companies eager to capitalize on the trend. But, before Highlander recommends any technology, the nonprofit works extensively with the schools to get them ready.

Charter School 87

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 87

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Many schools embrace technology in the classroom as a route to these students’ hearts. They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

Junior High 134

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 134

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

When a grand jury decided not to charge Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown in 2014, my mom called me, defeated. Educational spaces must show Black people, like me, that we are loved. There was a level of innocence that I lost at that moment that still haunts me to this day. I will never forget that moment.

History 110

History Teaching K-12 Artifacts 110