The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

The arts provide dimension and perspective, and they help students develop the critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills they will need to succeed in school, work and life. Marinell Rousmaniere is the president and CEO of EdVestors , a school improvement organization in Boston.

Education 102

Education Civics Critical Thinking Cultures 102

ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

He suggested that instead of changing traditional school systems, guidelines and practices, I should be working toward helping students learn how to be successful within the current school environment. When he first entered middle school, John was used to a more traditional learning environment.

Middle School 122

Middle School Tradition Critical Thinking High School 122

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

For example, South Fayette Township School District implemented computational thinking projects at every grade level, and Piedmont City School District uses competency-based learning so students can work at their own pace. Yet as schools break away from traditional models of education, new challenges emerge.

K-12 120

K-12 Education Civics Middle School 120

ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says.

K-12 136

K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Pedagogy 136

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2023

The toxic and ominous polarization of our politics has arrived in our school board meetings, and educators are getting pummeled by accusations that they are brainwashing children into believing “woke” ideologies. School budgets are getting squeezed as Covid stimulus winds down.

Education 119

Education Charter School High School Critical Thinking 119

ED Surge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The challenge lies in the fact that while the college essay is essentially a personal narrative, this is a genre in which students receive little experience in traditional high school curricula. So, how can schools help students overcome these challenges?

Tutoring 129

Tutoring High School Professional Development Critical Thinking 129

ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Shapiro: Years ago, while working in a charter school in New York City focused on using technology in the classroom, I met Katie Salen Tekinba?. She was opening a public school in the city, modeled on game-based learning. We would say “play” or “critical thinking” or “computer science.”

Charter School 120

Charter School Educational Technology Critical Thinking Tradition 120

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Whereas traditional, standardized teaching models work for motivated students, they often leave less motivated or struggling students behind, he says. “A The job requires a high school diploma, technical certification and on-the-job training, and it can be physically demanding and hazardous. High school teachers.

Critical Thinking 111

Critical Thinking High School Research Teaching 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2022

In Chicago Public Schools, for example, data shows that attendance dropped precipitously, especially among Black students. This is critical, as most of our students didn’t know anyone who had started a small business, run a corporation or invented a product — much less envisioned themselves doing it.

Economics 100

Economics High School Critical Thinking Middle School 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Schools have to address student climate anxiety, provide them knowledge and skills, including the ability to recognize misinformation, and empower them to act, while schools also “clean up their act” by decarbonizing their physical infrastructure. We’ve been doing research with New York City Public Schools for the past 6-7 years.

Teaching 96

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 96

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Like many online schools, students at the school took self-guided, online lessons at home or somewhere with adequate broadband and the support of an offsite teacher who could also work outside a traditional schoolhouse. Related: Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home.

Humanities 110

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 110

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

I was also fortunate to find colleagues and peers who challenged me to try new things that, from the outside, had nothing to do with traditional librarianship or my background in English and history. If you had asked me early on if I was a “maker,” I would’ve said no, especially when I was a student in school.

Library 110

Library Middle School Lesson Plan Tradition 110

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

This work brings us closer and closer to recognizing student achievement through demonstrated competencies rather than more traditional methods of assessment.” Pam Moran of Albemarle Public Schools in Charlottesvile, Va., Students benefit long-term from real-world learning experiences. There is no silver bullet.

Charter School 38

Charter School Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Public School 38

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 24, 2020

She had started public school and no longer traveled to BMCC with her mother, and didn’t understand why she saw so little of her. “I I would be in school by 9 in the morning, and my aunt would be with the kids so I could stay late and study, but Anjerlin didn’t understand,” Hernandez recalled. “I Plenty of obstacles await.

Economics 114

Economics Junior High Advocacy Critical Thinking 114

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

Educators prefer to call the new exams assessments, because they’re so different in form and format from traditional standardized tests. Related: What the country can learn from Boston about bringing the arts back to public schools. It’s a parity thing.”.

Education 75

Education Elementary School High School Critical Thinking 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2016

The Portland Public Schools in Oregon was one of the local agencies that received a grant that first summer. Comprehensive services — that’s what makes us amazing,” said Deborah Berry, the director of Portland Public Schools’ Head Start. “I Eating family style is a Head Start norm across the country. Little to Nothing.

K-12 68

K-12 Public School Government Elementary School 68

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

Yet how do our schools prepare them for these actions when the civics topics they learn in school do not include logical and critical thinking about how government systems work, and how public engagement in the processes can create the change they hope to see? Students need to understand their local communities.

Civics 90

Civics Civic Engagement Government High School 90

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Lessons like these help students gain critical thinking skills and give them an opportunity to learn about workers’ rights and labor history, subjects that are often missing from classroom discussions, educators say. Related: Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind.

Education 85

Education Economics Civics History 85

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2020

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders , in particular, have called for ending federal funding for new public charter schools. ” As a parent of two public charter school students in Newark, New Jersey, I am disappointed. North Star focused on building his critical-thinking skills.

Charter School 98

Charter School Public School Critical Thinking Tradition 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

That’s prompted new Janesville Schools Superintendent Steve Pophal to enact a plan to give kids the critical thinking and specialized skills he hopes will help them meet local business needs while avoiding the trap of low-skill, low-wage work that accounts for a growing share of the city’s economy.

Pedagogy 111

Pedagogy High School Economics Humanities 111

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Parents, now is the time that you share the receipts of the betrayal that has happened in our public schools. ” Both of these developments have naturally caused a lot of concern for anyone who teaches in a publicly-funded K-12 school, and these concerns are absolutely legitimate. The claims in their statement are false.

Teaching 171

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 171