The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2017

Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley. The Berkeley case teaches us to be attentive to accessibility up front, not simply because of legal requirements but because digital resources designed to meet accessibility standards support increased access for all. Photo: Alison Yin/Hechinger Report.

Digital Resources 52

Digital Resources Library Museum Economics 52

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I loved my colleagues on my social studies team; we shared resources and supported each other. I would attend a workshop or read an article on a new teaching technique, and I’d be excited about new ideas, but then struggle to find opportunities and resources to implement them. A Socratic seminar? Sounds great! Why is it there?

Library 124

Library Digital Resources Social Studies Teaching 124

Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2017

So I explained to my class that Open Educational Resources (OER) could be most easily defined as “free stuff on the Web.” And how can OERs supplement the print and digital resources already purchased by the school? If you think about the origins of a traditional textbook, the publisher did the curation work for you.

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K-12 Education Library Digital Resources 88

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

That kind of instructional practice resembles what you see with one-on-one tutoring and can be a powerful lever for improving teaching and learning. These programs can only work — and narrow, rather than widen, gaps — if all students have equitable access to digital resources.

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Tutoring Educational Technology Digital Resources Library 87

Leah Cleary

JULY 31, 2022

A lot of teachers are wanting to–or needing to–use resources from one of my curriculum sets digitally. I do create digital resources, but we all like versatility. So I’ve made my resources versatile. I’m going to show you how to use them digitally in 5 easy steps.

Library 52

Library Digital Resources Teaching Research 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

In the spring of 2021, $600 stood between Endele Wilson and his dream of achieving a teaching credential from Long Beach City College. Pandemic-related hardships have propelled many students to choose jobs over education and online classes have been barriers for low-income students without digital resources.

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Sociology Research Advocacy Digital Resources 119

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

In others, schools use PBS’s “Nova” program to help teach science. At the same time, many districts have raised the bar for teaching and learning as it became clear that closures would stretch deep into the spring, and potentially for the rest of the academic year, as has now happened in 35 states.

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Elementary School Tutoring Public School Charter School 86

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Meanwhile, millions of American students trek to public libraries and fast-food restaurants to get online after school, or they go without — a problem known as the “homework gap.”. Instead, these schools and nonprofits lease their licenses to commercial internet providers for cash (and free accounts) in secret deals.

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Library Social Justice Digital Resources Middle School 101