Edthena

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

But sometimes video self reflection mixed with other types of evidence analysis can improve the professional development experience. Explorations enable all organizations to implement research-informed strategies for evidence-based learning within a professional development cycle. Explorations™ is our answer.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

First, high-performing schools use data as a common thread to drive, monitor and adjust every aspect of their operations — including core instruction, small-group instruction, attendance interventions, social-emotional learning and professional development.

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K-12 Professional Development Tutoring Government 124

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

A 2015 report found only one in five principals nationally who were supervising a pre-K program at their school felt well-trained in early childhood concepts. In New Jersey, during the 2015-16 school year, 30,000 children started a pre-K program in a state elementary school.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Professional Development Leadership Humanities 111

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2016

BCPS’ Department of Digital Learning partnered with Digital Promise to roll out a micro-credential pilot during the 2015-2016 school year focused on “S.T.A.T. teachers,” in-school professional learning coaches whose primary function is to support learner-centered professional development in their assigned schools.

Education 113

Education Professional Development Leadership Public School 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Nevertheless, during the 2017-18 school year, the CRDC reported, 69,492 students received corporal punishment, on top of 92,479 students in 2015-16. Before working in education policy, Kostyo taught middle and high school math and science — and was recognized as a high school Teacher of the Year by his peers in 2015.

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High School Professional Development Education Policy Public School 142

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

During the summer of 2015, the Friday Institute, in partnership with Digital Promise, developed three micro-credential stacks – executive function, learner motivation, and working memory – aligned to the three core units of its “Learning Differences” MOOC-Ed. Enter micro-credentials.

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Artifacts Professional Development Teaching Education 119

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Delaware’s literacy plan , released in 2019 by the state department of education, included professional development for teachers and guided districts toward high-quality teaching materials. The percentage of third graders reading proficiently had slipped by 3 percentage points between 2015 and 2019. Reading Remedies.

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Professional Development Teaching Research 141

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

Forty-nine percent of the jobs in science and engineering were held by white men in 2015, according to the National Science Foundation’s report on “ Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering.”. Black and Hispanic men held less than 7 percent, total, of science and engineering jobs in 2015.

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Museum Elementary School Professional Development K-12 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

But she said professional development and support are essential, too. There are few high-quality purveyors of whole curricula to begin with, she said, and “most curriculum developers don’t embed professional development and support” in their programs. And they’re lacking.

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K-12 Professional Development Lesson Plan Middle School 100

Political Science Now

APRIL 22, 2025

Join APSAs Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the third event of their professional development workshop series! In 2017, she was elected to serve on APSA council and was the first community college faculty member to ever be elected to this position.

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Political Science Social Justice Civics Civic Engagement 36

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Studies suggest that instructional coaching is one such thoughtful intervention, providing a critical form of professional development to improve teacher practice (Kraft, Blazar, & Hogan, 2018; Knight, 2007). New rubric guides classroom technology use. The Dynamic Learning Project is now open to all interested schools. References.

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Professional Development Project-Based Learning Educational Technology Critical Thinking 105

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Eight Bay Area school districts found similar results when they de-tracked middle-school mathematics and provided professional development to teachers. In 2014, 63 percent of students were in advanced classes, whereas in 2015 only 12 percent were in advanced classes and everyone else was taking Math 8.

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Professional Development Elementary School Middle School History 100

ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

Since 2015, CS4All has worked diligently to ensure that all public school students in New York City learn computer science, emphasizing students who identify as girls, Black and LatinX. These initiatives aim to bolster the adoption and effectiveness of computer science education, beginning at the elementary level.

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K-12 EdTech Public School Elementary School 137

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Students who participate in guided collaborative projects improve critical thinking and social skills needed for college and careers ( P21 , 2015). News & World Report , 2015). Employers want employees who are able to communicate effectively and work in teams ( NACE , 2015). Why is this important?

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K-12 Education Civics Middle School 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Fuller analyzed these ratings and characterized the overall quality of New York City’s 1,800 preschools as “medium to slightly above medium quality” from 2015 to 2019. But more than 12,000 poor children remained not enrolled, according to a 2015 estimate by Berkeley researchers. .

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Research Professional Development Education 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

Papay cited his own 2015 study with Matt Kraft , along with a 2017 study of middle school teachers in North Carolina and a 2011 study of elementary and middle school teacher s. Just because inexperienced teachers are improving the fastest also doesn’t mean that professional development should be targeted at them.

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Middle School Professional Development Research Teaching 143

Education Elements

AUGUST 30, 2021

From 2000 to 2015, the number of coaches in school districts doubled. pre-service training, student incentives, merit-based pay, generic professional development, data-driven instruction, and extended learning time). With an influx of ESSER funds, many districts are choosing to invest in instructional coach positions.

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Professional Development Research 66

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The 67 teachers interviewed for the study were all Head Start instructors who had agreed to participate and receive additional professional development in science instruction. Only 37 percent of fourth graders scored proficient, and just 1 percent scored advanced, on the 2015 test.

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Research Professional Development Elementary School Humanities 80

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In the fall of 2015, five schools in the industrial port city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, dumped their usual math curriculum and started teaching their middle school students through a computerized system called “Teach to One.” A classroom using the Teach to One math program. Photo: Nichole Dobo. Those schools no longer use it.

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Middle School Tutoring Teaching Professional Development 106

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I’ve spent two decades as a literacy specialist coaching teachers and providing professional development and I’ve seen a lot of transition in the field. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators.

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ED Surge

JULY 5, 2022

In 2015, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust set out to develop a computational thinking (CT) and coding education initiative of world-class standard, based on up-to-date teaching tools and proven pedagogy. Successful professional development creates a sustainable teaching capacity inside the school system.

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Pedagogy EdTech Professional Development Leadership 101

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Six schools were chosen to redesign learning for the fall of 2015, with subsequent cohorts of seven to nine schools selected each year since then. Teachers and students develop learner profiles together, and they shape instruction for the student for the rest of the academic year.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

By 2015, almost 75 percent had bachelor’s degrees ). And in 2015, after a comprehensive review of early childhood research, the Institute of Medicine , part of the National Academy of Sciences, recommended that all lead teachers in early childhood settings have a bachelor’s. “Now This work warrants continuous education,” she said. “I

Elementary School 110

Elementary School Professional Development Tradition Teaching 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The day’s professional development for these Chicago Public Schools teachers, alumni of the program, was a refresher, a way to strengthen their teaching practice, share ideas and return to the classroom newly inspired. LEAP is a nonprofit organization that trains schools and teachers to use personalized learning in their classrooms.

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Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2018

in 2015 were white. In response to this imbalance, universities have recognized that it is imperative to develop processes and procedures to recruit and retain diverse faculty of color. Related: Despite decades of pledging to hire more black faculty, most universities didn’t. A diverse faculty supports student inclusion.

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Social Justice Sociology Library Professional Development 88

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Superintendent Matt Miller pushed for a better deal, but Apple said it would not budge from its price list.

K-12 101

K-12 Professional Development Educational Technology Public School 101

Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

Halloran is receiving 40 hours of customized professional development on using technology to support Powerful Learning. Elizabeth Public Schools (EPS) was nominated as a HP Spotlight School district based on their recognized leadership in educational technology. In honor of their recognition as the 2019 HP Spotlight School, William F.

K-12 91

K-12 Leadership Professional Development Public School 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Eight Bay Area school districts found similar results when they de-tracked middle-school mathematics and provided professional development to teachers. In 2014, 63 percent of students were in advanced classes, whereas in 2015 only 12 percent were in advanced classes and everyone else was taking Math 8.

Professional Development 76

Professional Development Elementary School Middle School History 76

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2019

However, graduation rates haven’t increased commensurately: College graduation rates for low-income students increased by only 3 percentage points , from 6 percent to 9 percent, between 1970 and 2015. When you don’t know there’s a professional development pathway, you can’t get on it. If you knew better, you’d do better.

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Professional Development High School Research Education 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

A June report by New America Foundation and Rutgers University found substantial progress in home broadband access since 2015. “We have a much more equitable approach to technology and access to technology than we had in the past.” Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department. Credit: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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K-12 Library Lesson Plan Professional Development 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

Since 2015, 150 teachers have participated in Bulldog Bytes, Lee said. Recently, the state department of education allocated $300,000 to develop computer science courses and fund teacher professional development. We’re just trying to get them to know that you can have fun with computer science.

Elementary School 104

Elementary School Professional Development Middle School High School 104

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2017

Overall, the number of students who were held back in third grade dropped from 3,064 at the end of the 2014-15 school year to 2,307 at the end of 2015-16. In 2015, 52.4 Teachers can also attend professional development seminars, provided by the state, to improve their literacy instructional strategies.

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Tutoring Elementary School Advocacy Classroom Management 91

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

million students dropped out of college with debt in 2015 and 2016. . “I hope that our findings spur institutions to do some reflection on whether there is more they could do to help all students succeed,” she said. Related: Federal data shows 3.9 That helped accommodate low-income students who have to juggle work and school.

Tutoring 125

Tutoring Psychology High School Research 125

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the ‘90s, the district got rid of many tracked classes in its middle school and high school, and provided significant professional development for teachers so they could properly handle students of varying levels in the same classroom. Welner pointed to the Rockville Centre school district on Long Island, N.Y.,

Middle School 115

Middle School High School Professional Development Leadership 115

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

DoDEA educators went through a combined total of 2 million hours of professional learning and 800,000 hours of focused collaboration during the implementation of the system’s College and Career Ready Standards that began with PK-5 mathematics in the 2015-16 school year and were completed with PK-5 social studies in 2021-22.

Historic Sites 97

Historic Sites Education Museum Tutoring 97

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Among teachers who stay on the job, about 28 percent are “chronically absent” (more than 10 school days a year), according to the most recent Department of Education statistics, which cover the 2015-16 academic year. If we want to improve our test scores, then let’s all calm down.”.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Professional Development Classroom Management Teaching 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2016

Our research shows that social emotional learning is usually incorporated into one of four areas in state policy: early learning guidelines, school readiness definitions, teacher preparation/professional development requirements and/or kindergarten entrance assessment measurements. While 36 states, plus Washington, D.C.,

Education 75

Education Professional Development Elementary School Leadership 75