The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2025

Financial constraints Justin Baeder, a former public school principal in Seattle who now conducts professional development for school leaders, posted a video commentary on X. She emailed me. The outcome of inclusion for students with SLD [students with learning disabilities] is frequently less than positive.

Research 121

Research Education Psychology Human Rights 121

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 17, 2025

In addition, ACLS provides fellows with professional development funding, access to peer mentorship and professional networks, and a relocation stipend (if needed). Fellows will take on roles in advocacy, policy research, communications, public engagement, and more.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Museum Social Science Professional Development 52

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy at Adobe The past two years have witnessed a notable surge in the use of artificial intelligence within education, marked by increased investment, deployment and integration into various educational practices. How would you respond to that?

Pedagogy 134

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 134

Edthena

MAY 29, 2024

According to Dr. David Baker, Professional Development Coordinator for St. Impact of AI coaching on teacher performance AI Coach significantly amplified the district’s professional development capacity. Can AI coaching help districts provide timely instructional coaching for all teachers? By leveraging AI, St.

Professional Development 110

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

If we care about the fate and future of our young black boys, it is imperative that black male teachers are sought after, hired and provided the proper professional development to excel in their incomparably important positions: teaching, inspiring and guiding the youth.

K-12 145

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Investing in professional development so teachers effectively personalize the learning experience for their students. In suburban Illinois, Gurnee School District 56 decided to take their commitment to personalized learning one step further by offering personalized professional development to educators.

EdTech 134

EdTech Professional Development Advocacy Public School 134

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

Verizon Innovative Learning Schools coaches were often tapped to help lead the transition in their districts , drawing on the program’s tech-focused professional development to prepare teachers to engage with students virtually.

Artifacts 139

Artifacts Middle School Advocacy Lesson Plan 139

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Deklotz and her team are committed to setting up teachers with the resources they need to be successful, providing extensive and differentiated professional development opportunities through the district’s micro-credentialing system.

Education 115

Education Advocacy Professional Development Middle School 115

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Micro-credentials can support those goals, as educators can use the resources included within each micro-credential and submit evidence to earn micro-credentials for professional development. Emphasizing digital equity and advocacy.

Library 142

Library K-12 Pedagogy Advocacy 142

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Then, in 2019, when I became the lead Arabic teacher at my current school, I attended my first professional development conference. Despite a diverse student body, social interactions are often segregated, and during record days and professional development workshops, Muslim students and white American students often sit separately.

Professional Development 23

Professional Development Advocacy Cultures Humanities 23

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2024

Through the local advocacy of several organizations, the community will have nine Spanish-speaking providers by this summer — including Aguilera. “The only question they really asked me was why I would want to pursue a child care license,” Aguilera said through a Spanish interpreter. “My I’m looking for another opportunity.’”

Advocacy 134

Advocacy Heritage Library Elementary School 134

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Among them are advocacy campaigns, curriculum and resource development, professional development for teachers and administrators, and continued research. We offer a number of recommendations to move this work forward. Supporting educators to teach computational thinking.

K-12 114

K-12 Education Advocacy Professional Development 114

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

Advocacy 112

Advocacy Educational Technology Elementary School Professional Development 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2016, Polites, the state advocacy leader for nonprofit Media Literacy Now, began to contact her state legislators, advocating for an “information literacy” bill being proposed at the time. Related: How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students.

Teaching 132

Teaching Civics K-12 Social Science 132

ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In Illinois, individual districts are ultimately responsible for creating an implementation plan and revising or developing curriculum, but that’s a lot of pressure. Professional development is a key part of building awareness of this absence and a knowledge-base for the educators who will be teaching students directly.

Inclusive Curriculum 104

Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 104

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

“This year’s NAEP results confirm the absence of political will in the last two years to do anything revolutionary to change the trajectory for our children’s futures,” a statement from Memphis Lift and Nashville Propel, two Tennessee-based parent advocacy groups said.

K-12 115

K-12 Advocacy Professional Development Education 115

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The model stems from an idea laid out in a paper almost a decade ago by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan Hassel, co-presidents of Public Impact, an education advocacy organization. Teachers essentially get real-time professional development targeted to the exact areas in which they need to improve.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Advocacy Cultures Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the Latino student advocacy group Excelencia in Education have joined forces to introduce an initiative this academic year to shrink this gap by helping working, adult students.

Advocacy 89

Advocacy Professional Development Tradition Cultures 89

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. Competency-based performance is not the same as traditional professional development.

Library 111

Library Artifacts Advocacy Professional Development 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

“One of the great paradigm shifts that has occurred with colleges that are really making headway is they no longer consider the students to be broken who come to them,” said Sugar, who was a co-founder of the advocacy group Complete College America.

Leadership 113

Leadership Advocacy Cultures Professional Development 113

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

But many don’t immediately get a spot: As of April, City Seats had 821 students on its waitlist, according to Agenda for Children, a nonprofit policy and advocacy group that administers the program. About 70 percent of the City Seats budget pays for children to attend centers that are ranked as high quality on the state’s rating system.

K-12 126

K-12 Advocacy Professional Development Research 126

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Nearly all of the options listed have professional development available. See a sample letter to principal, advocacy slide deck , and additional resources. You could: Teach a unit or course. Check out the curriculum options linked above. Advocate to bring CS to your school. Earn a credential or certificate.

K-12 90

K-12 Advocacy Professional Development Middle School 90

ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. Some providers are offering new benefits to existing employees, such as mental health counseling.

Advocacy 110

Advocacy Government Leadership Library 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It Teaming up with Skyview’s instructional technology facilitator and early-adopting teachers, Chun frequently demonstrates new tech tools at the school’s teacher-led professional development meetings. Often, she backs up these introductions by co-teaching a class or two. “It

Library 111

Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

ED Surge

MAY 23, 2022

The other is creating belonging at NAEYC, a professional and advocacy organization with nearly 60,000 members across its 52 affiliates. “I Events and professional development moved to a virtual setting. So Kang is listening. That’s one of the two priorities weighing heavily on her mind.

K-12 104

K-12 Advocacy Leadership Professional Development 104

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

APSA publishes four major professional journals directly, and is affiliated with publication of numerous additional journals through its organized sections. Congress, foundations, funders, and other associations in the U.S.

Political Science 66

Political Science Advocacy Government Professional Development 66

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Windsor Locks parents routinely refer to these communication and self-advocacy skills in describing the impact of the model, which ties into a more systemic shift in the district. Teachers have gotten extensive professional development to change their instructional methods — they now lecture less and facilitate student-directed learning more.

K-12 99

K-12 Advocacy Tradition Public School 99

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

The word just hasn’t gotten out about the ability to do this,” said Todd Ziebarth, a senior vice president of state advocacy and support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Still, the network dispatches experts on finance, community engagement, student experience, curriculum and professional development.

Charter School 135

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 135

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Program officials have visited each center, determined what is standing in the way of these centers improving in quality, and are providing tailored “intensive” professional development, technical assistance, and materials as needed. It’s really just flooding them with support,” Kelly said.

K-12 78

K-12 Advocacy Professional Development Government 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The number of institutions that have adopted this approach “is still a small group,” said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of the advocacy group Jobs for the Future, or JFF, which has announced a $5 million competition to develop more rapid-reskilling programs that reduce training time by at least 50 percent for well-paid occupations.

Tradition 141

Tradition Advocacy Professional Development Teaching 141

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

One big step forward would be universal broadband access, said Lillian Pace, vice president of policy and advocacy with the nonprofit KnowledgeWorks. Another is making sure teachers receive training on distance learning, through programs that prepare them for the profession as well as through ongoing professional development.

Charter School 123

Charter School Middle School Tutoring Advocacy 123

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

Mike Flom, a parent and co-founder of the advocacy group New Jersey Parents and Teachers for Appropriate Education, said many factors impact inclusion’s effectiveness. Teacher Herrera, who mentors iSTeM teachers, said the professional development provided through the program has improved her ability to teach students with disabilities. “I

Middle School 95

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 95

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Because of this, Li agrees it is important to retrain teachers and offer professional development classes on changing attitudes towards people of color. “I But he doesn’t necessarily blame her — he understands that teachers are constantly learning too. I haven’t really had the space to talk about what it means to be Asian.

History 107

History Heritage K-12 American History 107

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Rural districts tend to have a harder time recruiting school psychologists, said Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, director of policy and advocacy for the National Association of School Psychologists. Related: School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

Psychology 112

Psychology K-12 High School Economics 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

The program also spends over $2 million per year on professional development and coaching, which it makes available to any pre-K through third grade teacher in San Antonio. That’s why the program was designed to offer professional development to kindergarten and elementary school teachers in San Antonio’s 19 public school districts. “We

K-12 81

K-12 Professional Development Public School Advocacy 81

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

The teachers wanted to discuss the need for more anti-racist professional development at Lusher and the possibility of increasing diversity among Lusher’s leadership, including on the board of directors, whose seven members include two people of color, according to school administrators.

Leadership 145

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Schools used their professional development budgets, and were able to use federal money, for teacher training to support work toward the switch. The idea, popular among well-funded education philanthropies and education advocacy groups, is gaining ground across the United States.

High School 97

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 97