The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The researchers at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab ( J-PAL ), an organization inside the economics department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scoured academic journals, the internet and evaluation databases and found only 113 studies on using technology in schools that were scientifically rigorous.

Educational Technology 108

Educational Technology Research Education Tutoring 108

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2025

Try two weeks on a concept in mathematics, try this data set to cover the existing unit you already have on ecosystems in biology, teach the booms and busts of economics through data from the Federal Reserve. I think the way that the data science and data literacy movement in particular is approaching this is through bite-sized modules.

K-12 115

K-12 Education EdTech Lesson Plan 115

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnsrud: Educators can stay informed about future workforce trends, including emerging jobs and highly sought-after skills. School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Take Adobe Express for Education , for example.

Advocacy 129

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 129

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Stacie Johnson Leader of Professional Development at Khan Academy Johnsrud: The World Economic Forum this past year reported that creative thinking is the number-one skill needed across industries globally in the next five years. EdSurge: Some people feel that being creative means being artistic and, therefore, claim to be “not creative.”

Pedagogy 135

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Professional Development 135

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When will this PD end so I can get back to lesson planning and grading student work?” For those who have been educators for any length of time, I’m sure this is a familiar scenario. Here are the top 10 skills needed for today’s workforce, as identified by the World Economic Forum: 5.

Artifacts 98

Artifacts Professional Development Leadership Lesson Plan 98

ED Surge

JULY 14, 2022

As I read dystopian fiction in the wake of the pandemic, which has brought suffering, death and economic hardship, I began to wonder what happens to readers when what was once a purely fictional event grounded in cataclysmic events seems to edge much closer to reality?

Library 22

Library Humanities Lesson Plan Professional Development 22

ED Surge

AUGUST 11, 2023

And already limited breaks and planning periods are clipped even further at understaffed programs, meaning lesson planning, assessments and paperwork often follow teachers home on nights and weekends. As a result, early childhood teachers are burning out.

Lesson Plan 98

Lesson Plan Economics Teaching Education 98