ED Surge

MARCH 16, 2023

Even if schools have high-quality curricula that can take some lesson-planning off teachers’ shoulders, they can’t use it if they don’t have time or aren’t trained on how to use it. “When I talk to teachers in their first and second years, they're telling stories of sitting in their living room and crying at 2 a.m.

Professional Development 145

Professional Development Lesson Plan Middle School Teaching 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meanwhile, the Data Science Academy is collaborating with the state’s Department of Public Instruction, hoping to roll out data science education in schools across the state, according to Levy. ‘Shelton’s team also hosts events like mini hackathons where high schoolers can work with data. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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K-12 Social Studies Lesson Plan Middle School 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! Washington University in St. And so on…

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Middle school students were asked to read a passage about a half inning of baseball and then reenact the action using wooden figures on a model field. Before digging into the Fordham Institute’s quantitative analysis, I want to explain why cognitive scientists think that background knowledge is so important in reading comprehension.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Her mother was a middle school science teacher whose parenting “really incorporated a lot of that curiosity and wonder and awe, kind of like we saw at the Smithsonian here today,” she says. Rivera grew up to become a middle school science teacher, too. It was a huge celebration for all of us.”

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Museum Education Historic Sites History 140

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

We expanded the League of Innovative Schools , our national network of forward-thinking school districts, and partnered with middle schools to create innovative learning environments. League of Innovative Schools. At Digital Promise, we saw tremendous growth in 2014. ” Kasey Van Ostrand. Project Manager.

Education 114

Education Civics Pedagogy Lesson Plan 114

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach? For no reason other than I wanted a change of scenery, I found myself in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Teaching 107

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Lesson Plan 107

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

A Crew of seventh graders at King Middle School in Portland, Maine, plays a conflict-resolution game called “Is This Seat Taken?” According to Berger, Crew fosters a schoolwide “culture and spirit of being on a team and looking out for each other.” And what are my plans for the future,” said Pierce. How am I doing?

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This will be part of our Murray culture now,” says Superintendent Jennifer Covington. And teachers were forced to develop more methodical lesson plans that allow both virtual and in-person students to keep up. “After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation.”

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K-12 Tutoring Public School Lesson Plan 144

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Sylvan Hills Middle School Assistant Principal Monica Blasingame, center, and Principal Artesza Portee, right, discuss “big life goals” with a student as part of a goal-setting exercise in Atlanta Public Schools. The Atlanta district is in its third year of rolling out the dashboards to members of the school community.

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Public School Middle School Lesson Plan Psychology 84

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A lot of times, [parents] let it go for a long time because it’s culturally acceptable to be bad at math,” said Heather Brand, a math specialist and operations manager for the tutoring organization Made for Math. Many parents don’t realize their child has a math disability until later in elementary school or middle school, experts say.

Tutoring 140

Tutoring Elementary School Advocacy Teaching 140

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

But as the movement against seat-time learning grows, more schools nationwide will be grappling with grade levels, deciding whether to keep them or to hack through thickets of political, logistical and cultural barriers to uproot them. And when kids should stop going to elementary school and start attending a middle school across town.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 84

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

That training time is also when teachers work on their “albums,” or lesson plans. You can’t really call yourself a Montessori school unless you have trained teachers,” said Rebecca Pelton, president of MACTE. The cultural area introduces students to puzzle maps, flags and globes.

Library 111

Library Middle School Teaching Psychology 111

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

And you’re the only student representing that culture at your school. Because that’s something that I hear a lot from people in predominantly white spaces is that the kids are not choosing to read books that feature characters from cultures outside their own.” . “My advice was not to do that.

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Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 255

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. If that doesn’t sum up middle school, I don’t know what does.

Library 110

Library Middle School Lesson Plan Tradition 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

In Alabama, the governor signed a law last month requiring schools to notify parents if their child is questioning their gender identity. In each case, teachers are being deputized as culture war cops, called upon to police their own behavior, and that of their students. Neither poll asked specifically about culture war issues.

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Cultures Library Elementary School Advocacy 25

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

She said having someone at school who could help was “really, really important.” Jayla goes to Columbia Middle School in Aurora, Colorado, a school that doesn’t just have one counselor on hand, but a full mental health team — plus teachers who have received training in how to respond to mental health issues. “If

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Middle School Elementary School High School 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Yet even with teachers, new and veteran, so rattled by pandemic teaching and concurrent culture wars, districts may not be adapting. After working with middle school students, she felt high school would be a better fit. Ignacio said she chose middle school in part because it’s such a pivotal time in children’s lives.

Teaching 86

Teaching Elementary School Middle School Lesson Plan 86

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The primary and secondary sources are perfect for middle school readers at multiple levels. I think it is important that the categories include culture, music and family. It introduces middle school students that there are forms of resistance that aren’t immediately obvious. I know I will return to them often.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

In early 2015, when its superintendent announced his retirement, the district recruited Heath Grimes, then superintendent of the nearby Lawrence County school system, for the job. A Cuban refugee herself, she led discussions with teachers on similarities between Hispanic and Southern culture. They love family.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

middle school work on a Reconstruction lesson. Rowan University history professor William Carrigan has written that students are unfamiliar with Reconstruction because popular culture focuses on the Civil War — not the post-war era. Students at a Washington, D.C. Photo: Rick Reinhard for The Hechinger Report.

Teaching 108

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 108

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As she would later argue in school board meetings, Hillsdale’s 1776 Curriculum was “supposed to be overlaid” with the district’s lesson plans, yet “there was never any evidence of that overlay” actually happening. But this is bigger than winning a school board.” There’s a lot of work to undo.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Leiserowitz — whose research has focused on how culture, politics and psychology impact public perception of the environment — said fossil-fuel companies have a stake in perpetuating a message of oil dependency. Hundreds of oil-and-gas-centric lesson plans are now available at the click of a mouse. The idea caught on.

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