The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Black teachers were more than twice as likely as other teachers in the winter of 2021 to say they planned to leave their jobs at the end of the 2020-21 school year, according to a report released by the RAND Corporation. One of Talbott’s daughters graduated from Lusher in 2021; the other still attends the high school.

Leadership 145

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 145

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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Professional Development Leadership Public School Teaching 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

I say a few affirmative words aloud to center myself, then I reach into a drawer and pull out a small bottle of lavender aromatherapy that my leadership team gave me as a “wellness gift.” By the end of the 2020-2021 school year we resumed in-person learning with full days. For a moment, like Calgon, I’m taken away.

Leadership 113

Leadership Professional Development Cultures Middle School 113

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

Our recent analysis of teacher representation in edtech leadership revealed that former educators held a variety of top roles in the companies we sampled, heading teams that handled pedagogy, curriculum, product, marketing and sales. When Robbins left education in March 2021, it was for a client success specialist job at an edtech company.

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EdTech Pedagogy Professional Development Educational Technology 118

ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

I was always completing tasks for other people—school leadership, district leadership, state officials—at the expense of the students in my care. But when schools returned fully in person for the 2021-22 school year, my workload increased dramatically. I have always put in extra hours outside of the school day.

Teaching 105

Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 105

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2024

Since being elected, I have completed several fellowships, along with professional development training to enhance my knowledge as a board member. Nicholas Scotti was elected in 2021, at age 19, to the Nutley Board of Education in New Jersey.

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ED Surge

JULY 5, 2022

And in a clear demonstration of its potential and early success, the program earned ISTE’s Seal of Alignment in 2021, obtaining full scores in the categories of Innovative Designer and Computational Thinker. Successful professional development creates a sustainable teaching capacity inside the school system.

Pedagogy 102

Pedagogy EdTech Professional Development Leadership 102

Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

She is the recipient of the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement (American Democracy Project, June 2024) and the Stand Out Faculty Award (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, November 2019). Dr. Athena M. King is an assistant professor of political science and geography at Old Dominion University.

Civic Engagement 68

Civic Engagement Teaching Civics Political Science 68

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

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. Events and professional development moved to a virtual setting.

K-12 105

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 105

Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

It’s no wonder that Tasha was also selected to be in a teacher leadership program where she is a mentor to other teachers in the building. He also develops high-quality and high-impact professional development for his colleagues. Daniel Miller. Fairfax County Public School System – Fairfax County, Va.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Archiving Public School Project-Based Learning 52

ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

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. Department of Labor in 2021 to designate education as an eligible sector.

Tutoring 145

Tutoring K-12 Education Pedagogy 145

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.

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

It was the fall of 2021. 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. Web story: Looking for an internship?

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Government Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 138

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. But the school’s efforts have foundered because of changing school and district leadership, differing buy-in from the teachers and parental concerns about how it will all translate onto college applications.

High School 73

High School Social Studies Leadership Tradition 73

ED Surge

APRIL 29, 2022

Through our Voices of Change project, EdSurge has been conversing with educators and school leaders to understand how schools are adapting to meet the needs of their learning communities as they face the 2021-22 school year. Some schools and districts do give mental health days, but even that can backfire if it’s not implemented equitably.

Cultures 121

Cultures Education Elementary School High School 121

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

But Republican leadership never brought the measure to the House floor for a vote, after other members of the party expressed concern that lawmakers would be removing a tool schools rely on to give parents a “wake-up call.” Both efforts aim to help teachers and school leaders move away from punitive responses to absenteeism.

Elementary School 97

Elementary School K-12 High School Professional Development 97

Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Concerns of Universal Pre-K Programs Burden on the Childcare Market According to a May 2021 EdSurge research series about early childhood education, some care providers are concerned with universal pre-K’s potential effects on existing childcare programs. 2021, October 4). 2021, May 10). Center for American Progress.

K-12 52

K-12 Professional Development Economics Tradition 52

Dr. Preece

MARCH 6, 2023

2021) and resources available (Rackley, 2019), we are increasingly seeing climate education in Geography classrooms as a synoptic and decision-making activity at the local scale (Hicks, 2019; Barton & Noyes, 2022). From the early stages of improving our understanding of the science and issues (Knight & Adger, 2015; Knight et al.

Geography 52

Geography Economics Classroom Management Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

A study by Brett Lane, president and founder of the Institute for Strategic Leadership and Learning, an education research and policy consulting firm, reported that the percentage of students in the district proficient in math increased by over 50 points and in reading by over 40 points between 1996 and 2008.

Tutoring 50

Tutoring High School Middle School Humanities 50

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

HISD leadership is a disaster…. The latest, a May 2021 working paper by researchers from Brown University and the University of Virginia, looked at all 35 state takeovers between 2011 and 2016. “On It failed on a 5-4 vote. On January 3, Gov. Abbott responded with a scathing tweet : “What a joke.

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Charter School High School Professional Development Government 98

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

And the plan would take advantage of the expertise of veteran educators by supporting them as they try to take on leadership roles to address key challenges in their buildings. In addition, educators who are looking to immediately implement social and emotional learning (SEL) activities can make use of existing funding and programs.

K-12 139

K-12 Elementary School Library Professional Development 139

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

Friday/Class of 1986 Award for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching, and in 2021, she was recognized by the UNC Board of Governors with their system-wide Award for Excellence in Teaching. 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

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Russellville City school district created De La Rosa’s position in early 2021 as part of a larger effort to help educate its growing population of students who speak English as a second language. But as Grimes’ star rose statewide, according to local educators and residents, his relationship with city leadership started to unravel.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

ED Surge

JANUARY 16, 2023

Many Asian American educators EdSurge Research spoke to initiated Asian American affinity groups, professional development workshops and outreach programs with little or no support from school leaders. Finally, many teachers took on programming, curriculum development and professional development by themselves.

K-12 105

K-12 Education Leadership Professional Development 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Political polarization has damaged the standing of civics and history,” said Paul Carrese, a conservative professor of civic thought and leadership at Arizona State University and a key contributor to the roadmap. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. A chilling effect. The future of the framework will depend, in large part, on funding.

Social Studies 121

Social Studies Civics History American History 121

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2025

In 2021, Miguel Cardona, Bidens secretary of education, promised a new day for Puerto Rico. Flamboyan Foundation, the nonprofit in Puerto Rico, has been leading an island-wide coalition of 70 partners to improve K-3 literacy, including through professional development. There’s no transparency and there’s no clarity.

Education 121

Education Government K-12 Elementary School 121