The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

But Boaler’s popularity and influence have made her a focal point in the current math wars, which also seem to reflect the broader culture wars. In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade. But the attacks on Boaler continue.

Social Justice 137

Social Justice Middle School Civics Tradition 137

ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

School is not the problem. This statement was shared by a former middle school student of mine during his freshman year of high school. John* was getting all A’s and one B in stark contrast to the B’s, C’s, and D’s received in middle school. But my school doesn’t work that way.

Middle School 116

Middle School Tradition Critical Thinking High School 116

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2024

On a sunny but brisk November afternoon inside Robert Abbott Middle School, six eighth grade girls quickly filed into a small but colorful classroom and seated themselves in a circle. But one way the program overcomes impediments is by bringing the program to the place students spend most of their time — school.

Middle School 134

Middle School Psychology Public School Tradition 134

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

class of the school year, actually their last P.E. class as a middle school student, Esme had pursued Eduardo across campus with a set of classroom scissors, sharp end out. teacher to allow—quickly descended into a breach of each and every tenet of our school’s Core Values.

Middle School 105

Middle School Cultures Psychology Tradition 105

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Other essays published by fellows examine pressing themes related to the intersection of teaching, learning and identity including embracing identity , leading with joy , teaching through grief , feeling undervalued in the profession and rethinking classroom culture.

Education 86

Education Geography Elementary School EdTech 86

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’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.”

K-12 131

K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Pedagogy 131

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Native students are also more likely to face racism and microaggressions than white students, and there’s often a disconnect between their cultural identities and Western higher education institutions, according to Native American higher education experts. Not realizing Cante was Native, the student accused her of cultural appropriation.

Tradition 128

Tradition Cultures High School Middle School 128

ED Surge

MAY 10, 2022

And the understanding of the students of color and their experience in school, and whether or not that’s been an experience of belonging, of trust, of identity, where students can be their authentic self. We have to start all the way back in high school to understand the pipeline challenge. I want to be a co-designer of the culture.”

Research 130

Research Cultures Middle School Teaching 130

ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Collaborative learning thrives in the metaverse , fostering teamwork and cross-cultural communication as students from different locations collaborate on projects. I had very good training as a substitute teacher in my first year at TASIS Hellenic International School in Greece.

Tutoring 120

Tutoring Project-Based Learning Tradition History 120

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

Healing affinity spaces for Black women teachers are necessary for us to not only honor our ancestors but also honor ourselves and carry on this important tradition of education and learning. Researchers have connected the knowledge and values of Black feminism with culturally congruent mental health resources for Black women.

Education 119

Education Heritage Tradition Teaching 119

The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

At the start of my teaching career, I was the only full-time, Black, male classroom teacher for a predominately Black student population in a southwest Philadelphia middle school. These struggles are more prevalent in schools that traditionally serve students of color and those from low-income backgrounds.

Social Justice 132

Social Justice Leadership Elementary School Professional Development 132

HistoryRewriter

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Brainstorming skills were enhanced by repeated queries of ChatGPT to generate high-quality interview questions that reflected advanced background knowledge and cultural competency. Traditionally, higher SES schools offer more field trips and are able to bring in more guest speakers to offer eyewitness historical accounts to students.

Oral History 130

Oral History History Social Studies Middle School 130

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Some parents are really worried about Covid and their child getting sick, but one of the main reasons is about culture. We want them to know a lot about their culture.”. The recent Census data only tracked five racial groups, without exploring home-school participation by religion. Covid-19 upended that. You’re stronger minded.

Lesson Plan 137

Lesson Plan Cultures Private School Public School 137

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Biologists at the school look at the math taught in traditional calculus courses, he adds, and wonder why it’s even being taught, because the math isn’t practically useful for the field. UC Santa Cruz sees a lot of underrepresented students disproportionately drip out of that leaky pipeline, Weissman says. The solution?

Social Science 145

Social Science Tradition High School Economics 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

. As a middle school teacher, I often see my colleagues taking pains to keep students quiet during class. After all, the rhythm of the traditional classroom doesn’t leave much room for chatting among students, and socializing in class is often viewed as a proxy for poor behavior or inattentiveness.

Leadership 111

Leadership Classroom Management Middle School Economics 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Aléshah Brown wasn’t yet in high school when she started having doubts about college. This story also appeared in The Washington Post “Even in middle school, you’re feeling all this pressure and stress about going to college, but no one’s asking you, ‘What do you want to do?’ ” said Brown, of San Antonio, Texas.

High School 124

High School Cultures Middle School Economics 124

ED Surge

JUNE 6, 2023

But actually this tradition of thought goes way back at least to an ancient Chinese text. And so I have some hope that if we cultivated that kind of practice among our kids, that maybe in the long run there would be positive payoffs for our culture in general. I especially worry as I watch my oldest son, who is in middle school now.

Teaching 145

Teaching History Middle School Tradition 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2022

Related: After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared. They must focus on creating classroom cultures of growth, and seek to discern what material students have not yet mastered so they can point them toward actionable steps for improvement. By June, many U.S. Not this year.

Psychology 116

Psychology Professional Development High School Middle School 116

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

So my big concern for what's happening to the teaching of literature has to do with the people that I call my ‘thinking partners’ all over the country — secondary teachers, middle school teachers, even elementary school teachers, who are really under threat. That includes librarians as well. But so much has changed.

K-12 93

K-12 History American History Pedagogy 93

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Fewer Black and Brown communities are able to access services for students with disabilities and high-quality instruction for their children in public schools. Related: Special education’s hidden racial gap. Community scholar and activist Leroy F. Moore Jr.,

Education 111

Education Public School Middle School Tradition 111

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years. Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy" by Gholnescar Muhammad called for teachers to redesign their learning plans by looking to the literary practices of people I’d never heard of.

History 105

History American History Pedagogy Tutoring 105

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The first schools to implement what Public Impact calls an “Opportunity Culture,” did so during the 2013-14 school year, and Edgecombe County Public Schools is set to become the first district to bring the model systemwide. Swanson said that Opportunity Culture could be transformational. “We

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Advocacy Cultures Public School 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2018

Evidence from the court system, school surveys and controlled experiments suggests restorative justice can indeed do a lot of good. About forty years ago , criminal justice scholars and reformers in North America and Europe began exploring justice across cultures and studying the perspectives of perpetrators. In the U.S.,

Psychology 103

Psychology Tradition Cultures Middle School 103

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Considering the myriad of responsibilities science teachers face , it can be challenging for teachers to let go of traditional teaching practices and embrace putting students in the driver’s seat of their learning. When creating a culture of innovation, it is important that administrators build trust with teachers. Learn More.

Humanities 78

Humanities Middle School Cultures Tradition 78

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

While parts of the education system have incorporated tailored methods to keep students engaged, mathematics is often still taught in traditional, non-differentiated ways. It’s also important that they are presented with content that speaks to their identities and cultural contexts and makes them feel like they belong in the math classroom.

Heritage 133

Heritage Pedagogy Psychology Cultures 133

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

“Polk County is one of the counties you don’t think about very much,” said Nakia , a student at Chilhowee Middle School in Benton, Tennessee, a small rural town of fewer than 2,000 people. We’d look at another school that has technology, and we’re like, ‘Wow … I wish we had those possibilities.’”.

Pedagogy 102

Pedagogy Middle School Project-Based Learning Cultures 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2022

In Rich Township, however, the prevailing culture was one of trying to get students to focus academically and get more right answers on tests. Related: OPINION: Career planning in middle school prepares students for better workforce choices. The difference between these two districts could not have been starker.

Economics 87

Economics High School Critical Thinking Middle School 87

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Increasingly, we’ve seen young people asking for more opportunities to engage in quality work-based learning experiences while they’re in high school via increased learning opportunities in career and technical education. Related: COLUMN: Departure of ‘Fame’ high school principal is victory for arts education and student power.

Education 85

Education Civics Critical Thinking Cultures 85

Let's Cultivate Greatness

MARCH 3, 2024

Just know that if you don’t meet within your school day, your group won’t be able to take on nearly as many things. What are the school traditions? This usually works well for middle school programs that don’t necessarily have the volume of business to address. So, be realistic when planning your calendar.

High School 52

High School Tradition Leadership Middle School 52

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.” Ten schools began using the model in 1993. How am I doing?

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Tradition Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

And even if there were standardized measures for traits like integrity and compassion, whose cultural norms should be used to judge the results? “I I got a bunch of friends who go to schools around the neighborhood and it’s like you go to school, you get your grades, alright we’re done for the day.

Charter School 103

Charter School K-12 Middle School Cultures 103

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Students were prompted to find images that represent contemporary pop culture, and then to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to create their own Warhol-inspired work. Thirty-four elementary schools are contributing data to the district’s Project Daffodil, examining relationships between weather and plants. Kalama Intermediate School.

Education 84

Education K-12 Middle School Professional Development 84

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Despite having had a knee replacement a couple of years ago, Curran walked briskly around the track outside Taos Middle School, which has a view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Taos Pueblo to the northeast. This was not the first time Taos educators had set aside time to incorporate social-emotional learning into their schools.

Professional Development 140

Professional Development Elementary School Public School Middle School 140

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

as a female child of immigrants from Taiwan, this kind of behavior is practically sacrilegious; certainly scandalous and wildly antithetical to my traditional upbringing. You can’t interview Asians because they won’t say anything substantive due to the norms of their culture,” she said. Growing up in the U.S. Wait, what?

Education 90

Education K-12 Psychology Cultures 90

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

All students are exposed to music starting in elementary school; by middle school nearly half (44 percent) have picked up an instrument, according to district data. For example, 97 percent of Poe Middle School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, according to the state, and 58 percent play an instrument.

K-12 100

K-12 Elementary School Middle School High School 100

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 136

Tutoring Middle School Elementary School High School 136

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

When I was in middle school, I remember yearning to have conversations with my peers like the ones I was having at home. We spend the entire year cultivating in them a sense of pride, culminating in their graduation at which they don traditional stoles and are honored as full members of the community.

Middle School 98

Middle School Economics Tradition Humanities 98