The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine. Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. The American Rescue Plan in March 2021 created the $7.2

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Edthena

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The push vs. pull of professional development. But you’ve likely attended professional development sessions that felt like a slog. In this ASCD article, professional learning expert Jim Knight talks about how to create momentum in PD with the analogy of a car. Remedies for teacher stress do exist.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. I was tasked with providing reading intervention services for at-risk K-8 students.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Research from McKinsey revealed that, on average, K-12 students lost up to four months of mathematics and four months of reading progress in the last school year. But some respondents noted that “any professional development for technology is the barest it can be to save time and money.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2023

They decided to take part in a new University of Wyoming project, the Master Educator Competency Program , to help give teachers meaningful support and professional development. The first part of the plan will give teachers the meaningful professional development they need, to prevent them from leaving the profession.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

It seems to be making a difference for both the tutors and the K-12 students. Yet teacher candidates and their classmates who aren’t majoring in education are paid $22 an hour for tutoring DC Public Schools students, as well as for their time spent in weekly training and professional development. They’re hooked.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

To help them succeed, the school — which last year served just over 500 high schoolers , roughly 80 percent of whom qualified for free or reduced priced lunch — provides its teachers with daily professional development and coaching on literacy instruction and other topics. It gives me understanding of what’s going on,” Omar said.

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Edthena

AUGUST 25, 2021

School leaders, have you modernized the way you provide professional development and resources for teachers? And here’s more about student engagement in virtual learning from Doug Fisher. A New Era for Adult Learning. Adult learning is evolving, from moving to digital models and conferring micro-credentials.

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Edthena

JULY 22, 2021

J]ust as there is a new appreciation for the professional development educators need to deliver effective instruction in various modalities—virtual, in-person, hybrid—there is also greater recognition of the need to embed parental engagement PD into induction programs.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Santa Ana’s enrollment losses accelerated during the pandemic, according to the California Department of Education, from about 5 percent overall from 2017 to 2019, to 12 percent from 2019 to 2021. Some classes now have as few as a dozen students in them. We have had to make some cuts due to decreased enrollment.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Promises that your venture will transform literacy, math, social-emotional learning or professional development are no longer enough to secure funding. billion in 2021. Global edtech funding plummeted 49 percent from 2021 to 2022, falling to $10.6 But investors retrenched almost as suddenly as they emerged.

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TCI

JANUARY 21, 2025

A 2021 study highlighted a positive relationship between gamified learning and student motivation from 2015 to 2020. Explore TCIs high-quality, standards-aligned programs: K-12 Social Studies | K-8 Science The post Using Games Effectively in the Classroom appeared first on TCI.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. She is a high school senior, a Queens native, and a K-drama fan. of all district students) enrolled in a K-12 New York City Public School in 2021-2022. Bangladesh’s existence wasn’t even acknowledged in her history classes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

Black and Latino parents were most hesitant about the return to in-person schooling in fall 2021. Nevertheless, as a former K-12 educator, education philanthropy leader and someone who currently works with a cohort of doctoral students in higher education, I understand and appreciate the need for in-person learning.

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Edthena

MARCH 29, 2022

2021, Asst. Director of Professional Development Helen Martin and Coordinator of Professional Development Amy French presented about how they use Edthena to build capacity, trust, growth, and goals among coaches and teachers. At the Learning Forward conference in Dec.

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

Just as often, though, it’s not a K-12 school the educators are leaving for. She was tasked with overseeing and supporting membership, accreditation, conferences and events, global outreach and engagement, and professional learning—all areas that had to be retooled in some fashion for a pandemic environment.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Yet, nationwide, there was just one school psychologist for every 1,127 K-12 students in 2020-21, a ratio well below the 500 students to one psychologist recommended by the National Association of School Psychologists. The shortages of school social workers and counselors are just as bad.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

What is Universal Pre-K? 15, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Universal pre-K is a state policy framework to provide every child with a quality, publicly funded preschool education. What makes a Universal Pre-K Program universal? This gives states more flexibility to fund existing childcare programs rather than create their own.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

According to data from the Arizona Department of Education, 14 percent of K-12 students were chronically absent in 2019. The organization will expand this work in the coming years and Read On Arizona will launch its own professional development for schools, in collaboration with the national nonprofit Attendance Works.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It works as a matching grant, where the amount of your teacher professional development grant depends on the size of your district. 30th, 2021. Funding Edthena with the Innovation Fund. Supporting your Edthena initiatives is the goal of the Innovation Fund. Wondering how you can fund your portion of an Edthena adoption?

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Edthena

JUNE 24, 2021

It’s June, which means the end of the school year for most teachers! This month, we’ve been reading about how students and teachers can truly take a break this summer and education trends to be in-the-know about for the fall. Check out these top June reads and resources with highlights and article links below.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

To make sure the content is exciting and relevant to kids, classroom libraries are stocked with culturally relevant books that represent Columbus’ diversity (the principal reported that 38 percent of students are Hispanic, 27 percent are Black, 17 percent are Asian, and 12 percent are white).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2016

Most of the professional development opportunities the Intrepid Museum currently offers are geared towards upper elementary teachers or those working with middle or high school students. David Randle, senior manager of professional development, American Museum of Natural History. “A

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 17, 2024

ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) is a federal funding program to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 education. Studies Weekly’s research-based K-8 curriculum fulfills this requirement and is a great resource that teachers and administrators can use to close the learning gap.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

26, 2021 • Studies Weekly As a subject, Science can be one of the most equitable topics taught in the elementary classroom. Still, phenomena-based science instruction helps develop the skills students need to navigate their world today. Phenomena-based Science Instruction Creates Equitable Learning Environments Jan.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

14, 2021 • Studies Weekly Sandra Bradshaw, a second-grade teacher in Texas, is in the education field because she wants to positively impact students’ lives. Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction Jan. Bradshaw tries to share that passion with her students every day, and in every location she teaches.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This Edutopia post discusses the key features of successful PLCS and how to ensure they are an integral part of your school’s professional development. Resources for teachers are helpful, but it’s when they investigate and learn more about their instruction together that leads to student success.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. E., & Lafreniere, K. 2021, May 9). 2021, May 28). 2021, December 21). R., & Brønnick, K.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Each of Maine’s 124 high schools is required to offer such diplomas to the Class of 2021, next fall’s ninth graders. 124 — number of Maine high schools, all of which must award proficiency-based diplomas by 2021. At times, we have gotten that right, and in other instances, the change process has not been adequate.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

And, beginning with the graduating class of 2021, the district has added an additional challenge, a program it refers to collectively as Diploma+. The standards were intended to get students ready for college with an increased focus on a conceptual understanding of math and evidence-based writing. Twenty percent pushes the limits of healthy.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

During the drive, Jenkins used her experience in education, public safety and health care to help me tell my own children, who are 9 and 12 years old, and who both have a sibling-like relationship with my godson. Unfortunately, it is not a universally required part of educator training or professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

LaGarrett King, founder and director of the Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the University of Buffalo The controversies have had subtle reverberations for the classrooms in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia too. He adds that it’s not surprising that Black history classes make some people uncomfortable.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

Their idea: train career and technical educators to teach students about the field and build a pathway from K-12 to a career. A recent report from edtech platform Clever suggested that as many as one million students were affected by ransomware attacks at schools in 2021. Then the pandemic hit.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2024

They were welcomed by teachers who had spent 12 months in paid professional development, unusual in a field where teacher training varies greatly. million between 2013 and 2015, to $1 billion between 2021 and 2023, according to data compiled by the collaborative from the nonprofit Candid’s philanthropy database.

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Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

The CDC recently released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools around implementation tips for safe in-person learning and school reopenings. That professional development can be essential for when a student’s anger is escalating. Read more on Edutopia: Addressing Race and Racism Head-On in the Classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

12, where students learn in both English and Spanish, the process can be both bureaucratic and baffling. Yet a 2021 study found that dual-language “education can benefit … even students who often struggle in school because of special education needs.” 12 well enough to enroll her younger child there, too.

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