The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

The pandemic also made it impossible to ignore the inequities faced by Black and Latino students — such as limited access to digital resources, rigorous coursework and skilled educators. However, one of our greatest potential solutions is often missed in the national conversation: providing professional development for principals.

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Public School Professional Development K-12 Tutoring 141

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, is all done with shushing. Photo: Kelsey Aske.

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Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

He used that money to buy enough laptops and iPads for every high school student to have their own device, and for every elementary and middle school student to have access to a device in their classroom. Initially, Hickman said, this move caused an uproar in the community.

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Digital Resources Professional Development Middle School High School 105

Edthena

AUGUST 4, 2021

Forget scouring YouTube and welcome to your district’s secure video library hosted by Edthena, where you can curate model teaching videos to your professional development heart’s content. Support professional learning and school initiatives with a library of teaching videos.

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Library Teaching Digital Resources Lesson Plan 105

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 27, 2016

More schools are using digital resources than ever, but too often these advances are simply used to make procedures more efficient for the instructor — while students are stuck in the same routine they’ve known for decades. Technology has changed the classroom, but it doesn’t always change the student experience.

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Digital Resources High School Professional Development Teaching 81

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots.

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Elementary School Tutoring Public School Charter School 88