The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. Ideally, teachers are supposed to base their lessons on the textbooks, worksheets and digital materials that school leaders have spent a lot of time reviewing and selecting. But this doesn’t mean they should be starting from a blank slate.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Educators will have to do something different for the 2021-22 school year to make up for those losses. One 2021 study found tutoring led to strong math gains for even high school students , enabling those who started two years behind grade level to catch up. Teachers are going to need a lot more planning time for lesson plans.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2021

The lesson plans are typed up and printed out and the lesson objectives and daily agenda are posted artfully on the board. And then there is the 2020–2021 school year, where nothing is normal, and we have had five “first days of school.” Teachers wait excitedly to see their students’ faces after a summer break.

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TCI

JANUARY 21, 2025

While games cannot replace classroom instruction, they can enhance learning when intentionally integrated into a lesson plan. A 2021 study highlighted a positive relationship between gamified learning and student motivation from 2015 to 2020. You can integrate simple gamified routines or infuse game elements into your lessons.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2021

The study, “ The Effects of Student Growth Data on School District Choice: Evidence from a Survey Experiment ,” is slated to be published in the August 2021 issue of the American Journal of Education and was posted online in June 2021. Students don’t only learn from their teachers and their lesson plans but also from their peers.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

As students return to school for the 2021-22 year, educators are thinking about how to teach children who have missed months of instruction because of the pandemic. Teachers dealt with 10 as opposed to 15 struggle alerts per lesson. They’ll need hours more planning time to do it well. Should they step back or proceed ahead?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. It’s an open question whether large numbers of teachers will enjoy teaching detailed lesson plans created by curriculum designers. But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As I begin the new school year, I make a list of all my priorities: Lesson planning, grading, classroom setup, data analysis and new teacher mentorship. Since January 2021, 44 states have proposed legislation or sought other means to restrict the ideas teachers can present in the classroom. Not all teachers have this luxury.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

Almost a year later, in February 2021, the results are in: a mere three online learning technologies have clear evidence for improving student achievement. Teachers don’t have to change their existing lesson plans or textbooks to incorporate it. One helps middle schoolers with math homework.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2023

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. In 2021, while teaching sixth grade humanities, I united my love of writing and teaching and penned a memoir about my experiences teaching. It’s about more than tests and grades. It’s about helping kids discover themselves and the world around them.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

This call pictured above was one of more than three million umpire calls analyzed by researchers in a 2021 study finding that short breaks refresh an umpire’s attention span. The study, “ The Dynamics Of Inattention In The (Baseball) Field ,” is a draft paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research in June 2021.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2023

By Jennifer Yoo-Brannon When a proposed bill in Iowa suggested putting cameras in classrooms, teacher and 2021-22 Voices of Change writing fellow Jennifer Yoo-Brannon wondered what such devices would actually capture. Could a shorter work week prevent educators from quitting? Teaching Broke My Heart. That's Why I Resigned.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. So he has no idea if they’re learning. Your stories. practices solving?algebra

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

By 2021, it had committed to its most ambitious goal yet: overhauling the way Fairfax County Public Schools teaches students to read and supports struggling readers. The district gave all kindergarten through second-grade teachers scripted lesson plans featuring phonics. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s September 2021 and as one of the district’s instructional technology content leaders, I have finally been given the green light to host in-person professional development (PD) for this group of eager teachers after months of meeting online. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Like hundreds of school districts, Aspire purchased an online tutoring service for the spring of 2021 to help these students. Hallmarks of the proven programs are not just frequency, but working in-person with tutors using clear lesson plans, rather than merely helping with homework. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

Among the many changes the commission recommended — which became law in 2021, under the “Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Act,” and will increase state education funding by $3.8 In the 2021-22 school year, Houston ISD offered a starting salary of around $57,000, which put it among the lowest of 12 peer districts in the region, he says.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

The game does the heavy lifting, while the included lesson plans and student-facing lesson slides make in-classroom implementation turnkey and enjoyable. A 15 year-old going by the username Shininglice has dominated the competitive coding league since its launch in 2021.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift They involve hiring and training tutors and coming up with tailored lesson plans for each child. Half the children in 49 kindergarten classrooms were randomly selected to receive Chapter One’s tutoring program during the 2021-22 school year.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

Yet Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have been underrepresented in this country for years, according to Connie Chang’s article for Parents published April 2021. Why Asian/Pacific Heritage Month Is Important Asian Pacific Islanders make up 6.8%

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

And teachers were forced to develop more methodical lesson plans that allow both virtual and in-person students to keep up. © 2021 The Christian Science Monitor. “The question became: How much do we really know our students?” Based on input from students and parents, educators in his district relaxed rigid deadlines and grades.

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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. But when schools returned fully in person for the 2021-22 school year, my workload increased dramatically.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Parachuting In, Unprepared for Duty During the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year, I needed to make my first-ever parent call. One of my students, Justin, was consistently unresponsive during Zoom classes, failing to engage with classwork or respond in the chat.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 23, 2022

During virtual learning from 2020 to 2021, that was condensed to 60 minutes and we spent much of our time focused on reading texts, answering text dependent questions and writing essays. In my classroom, I usually teach English language arts in 70-minute blocks. John’s sharp intellect was apparent. Young people are tech savvy.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 11, 2023

Four out of five child care centers across the United States are understaffed, according to a 2021 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) survey. If it doesn’t, we risk leaving out multitudes of brilliant potential teachers, while trying to expand early childhood programs within an already stretched-thin workforce.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The grant funding provided 35 city schools with two-and-a-half years of professional development and instructional coaching through LEAP, plus technology and classroom resources, via the school district’s Elevate Program , which aims to bring personalized learning to 150 Chicago schools by the end of 2021.

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Studies Weekly

JUNE 3, 2024

22, 2021 • By Studies Weekly As the school year comes to a close, students are eager to leave classwork behind and spend more time with friends. 3 Ways to Keep Students Engaged When Summer Is Calling Mar. We have created a stand-alone curriculum full of proven strategies and aligned to the models of leading experts.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

When I went to college [to study teaching], they tell you: ‘Here, this is the lesson plan for reading, for math, etc.,’ The program is currently working in 32 schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, with plans to expand to 62 schools by 2021. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

The experiences included an online seminar (which included a virtual tour of UGRR), a self-guided walking and driving tour of significant underground railroad landmarks in Niagara Falls, NY, and the task of creating inquiry lesson for UGRR with the intent of being posted on the heritage center’s website.

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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. Constructing lesson plans around the 5Es improves instruction and allows student-driven learning. Phenomena-based Science Instruction Creates Equitable Learning Environments Jan. What causes that to happen?’”

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Rosie the History Teacher

JULY 31, 2020

As the 2020-2021 school year approaches, many teachers are still unsure whether they will be in their classrooms with students or logging on for more virtual teaching. One perk of my virtual teaching is that my daily schedule allows for a bit more flexibility/time for lesson planning than my traditional schools have.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Each class required a distinct set of lesson plans. Even though she was familiar with Buck Lodge staff, Ignacio’s mentor taught math, not science, so she couldn’t go to her for lesson planning help. And as a new teacher, she had no old lesson plans to fall back on or adapt from.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 17, 2024

Department of Education Fact Sheet, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER), U.S. To learn more about purchasing Studies Weekly curriculum with ESSER III funds, contact your states rep. References U.S. Department of Education. District seeks input on how to spend Esser Funds.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

There are groups working to vet different social and emotional curricula, to infuse discussions about how to cope with feelings and trauma into academic classes, ensure the lesson plans are culturally responsive and create a community mental health advisory group.

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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.

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Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

Many kindergarten and first-grade students missed out on crucial language learning during 2020 and 2021. Students across the country are falling more than one grade level behind where their reading scores should be. Help your students improve their reading scores! Get a Studies Weekly free trial today!

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

2021, May 9). 2021, May 28). 2021, December 21). Research shows that your students will learn, retain, and understand what they read better, and be more engaged, active leaders of their learning. Click here for a sample of your state’s Studies Weekly print curriculum. References American Optometric Association.

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