The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The first schools to implement what Public Impact calls an “Opportunity Culture,” did so during the 2013-14 school year, and Edgecombe County Public Schools is set to become the first district to bring the model systemwide. Each school that embarks on creating an Opportunity Culture does so in a unique way, based on its needs.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

14, 2016 — Former U.S. We must support teachers with strong preparation, appropriate compensation, quality professional development and leadership opportunities so they may fulfill their calling: to ensure that every child receives an excellent education. Secretary of Education John B. Future of Learning. Higher Education.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Melissa Hedges, the math curriculum director for Milwaukee schools, shows teachers at a professional development seminar how folded paper can be used to demonstrate the solution to a fractions problem. He helped develop a “spectrum” that became the centerpiece of the program. Why am I enjoying myself right now?” I hate math.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures. It’s also important for all students to feel represented, Laura Thomas said in her Edutopia article from August 2016. As you teach students about a culture some may be unfamiliar with, it can pique their curiosity and renew their interest.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Colleges are holding professional development online events for educators on how to reimagine education with racial justice in mind. Leary uses resources from Black Lives Matter at Schools, a national movement started by thousands of educators in Seattle in 2016 that has spread to other large school districts nationwide.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 16, 2018

As teachers, we don’t always have a say in decisions that are made in our buildings, the pacing for curriculum, or the content of a professional development day. Are you decorating your room in a manner that is representative of all cultures ? What can I do in my position to change outcomes for kids?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The council will also provide professional development for the participants’ staff members, as well as research that the schools can consult as they change their learning environments. percent in 2016. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Florida International University and West Lost Angeles Community College are among the 15.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

There were a wide range of discussions and hands-on activities , including an introduction to 3D printing, a paper roller coaster project, and a conversation on creating maker culture. In 2016, Friends’ Central unveiled The Ulmer Family Light Lab , a makerspace designed for students from nursery to fifth grade.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Privacy and data-security themes are also woven into Raytown’s professional development workshops, curriculum planning sessions and even parent-teacher conferences. It’s become part of our school culture,” said Melissa Tebbenkamp, Raytown’s director of instructional technology. “If

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. But not at the Muñiz Academy.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Often families are drawn to friends, family or neighbor providers who share their language, race or culture; almost a third of Black children under age 6 and a quarter of Hispanic children in that age group are in regular care with a relative, according to 2016 data. About a fifth of white children under age 6 are in a relative’s care.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

However, to the extent that we have found high quality professional development focused on helping educators understand and respond to learning differences, these efforts are almost exclusively for K-12 educators. In 2016, we had our first participant from a YouthBuild International program in Mexico City.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2019

A panel commissioned by the mayor recently released a report calling for schools to mirror the demographics of their surrounding neighborhoods and to implement principles of culturally responsive education as a way to combat the city’s persistent achievement gap. Visiting other schools is the best professional development that exists.

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. He joined the faculty in 1995 and led the university’s nationally recognized First-Year Learning Communities Program (2003-2016). Allison Rank is an associate professor of American Politics at SUNY Oswego.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Ohio State University launched a summer internship program for student-athletes, the University of Michigan invests heavily in student-athlete career development, and Arkansas State University created a robust job placement program that matches student-athletes with alumni mentors.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

I would think that number would be higher for those who wanted to do one but couldn’t,” Katie Nailler, director of the college’s Career and Professional Development Institute, said. The experience “changed my life,” she said, opening her eyes to new career possibilities as well as a new culture.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Department of Education: One was administered as part of the 2016 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for eighth grade music and the other focused on all fine arts and was administered during the 1999-2000 school year. That figure jumps to 96 percent in wealthier districts, according to the 2016 NAEP survey.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2017

The same is true for literacy and math coaches, who normally visit classrooms to provide real-time professional development for teachers. In 2016, the district’s high school graduation rate was 64 percent, compared to New York State’s 79 percent. Photo: Tara García Mathewson.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Charter School opened in 2016 on the former campus of the shuttered Randolph Southern School, a private school that had not enrolled a single black student in 2012, the last year for which enrollment numbers are available. She liked the people and the culture and the history. Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Now that we have powerful, easy-to-use design tools and a capacity for worldwide publishing, we have an opportunity to restore the dignity and integrity of a work ethic by redefining the role of the learner as a contributor to the learning culture. 2016, May). 6] “Learner‐Centered Professional Development.” 6, 2016, pp.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Indeed, in a 2016 state-by-state assessment that compared student achievement, chances for success and financial investment per student, Nevada ranked last in the nation. But I really like it, I’m getting a ton of support and professional development. Photo: Sarah Gonser. Related: How do we stop the exodus of minority teachers?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Harper went to a professional development day at one of the district’s lowest-performing elementary schools. A big part of the problem is at the university level, in schools of education, according to the authors of a 2016 article in the Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders. Emily Hanford | APM Reports.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the grandchild of Mexican immigrants, she didnt find her language or culture welcome in the school. Little Mexican girls see their culture celebrated on the walls of every classroom. Voters banned it again in 1998, only reversing the latest prohibition in 2016. Professionally, shell be able to serve everyone.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 9, 2025

Join APSAs Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the professional development virtual workshop, Community College Careers: Applying to Jobs at 2-Year Institutions. He has served APSA as Chair of the TLC Program Committee (2015), and as co-Editor of the Journal of Political Science Education (2016-2022).

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Although the divide between the haves and the have-nots in this country has been widening for years, the 2016 presidential race and, in particular, the surprising victory by Donald Trump underscored the growing discontent caused by unequal access to the American Dream. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

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Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

Her work as Placement Officer set a new model for the field for professional development, and she created the gold-standard format for a Classics c.v.—one She established the Placement Service at UNC, committed to seeing all graduated students fully employed. one can always recognize a c.v. in the James lineage.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The federal government approved 819,512 DACA requests from the program’s inception through March 31, 2016. 819,512 DACA requests approved between August 2012 and March 2016. “I There is a total disconnect in the area of language and cultural understanding.”. But this fall, the presidential election could mean the end of DACA.

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Government Education Policy Political Science Professional Development 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 20, 2018

It proliferates in pop culture: in music, in movies and in slang. They say it as a slur, or a term of endearment, or they teach it within the text of assigned readings. Students spew it in the hallways, on the way to and from school, on buses and in sports practice.

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Lesson Plan History Professional Development Economics 96

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

million children younger than 18 were living in the United States with their undocumented parents in 2016, according to the Pew Research Center. She provides professional development sessions at schools by invitation, but said expectations are often unrealistic. The number of children affected is significant: 5.6

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