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JULY 10, 2024

My colleagues feverishly jotted down notes as one of my students, Ethan, moved through his presentation on how educators can more intentionally use AI in their classes. The population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education.

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JULY 2, 2024

When ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools emerged in late 2022, the major concern for educators was cheating. And it's not just educators who are worried, this is becoming an education policy issue. Teachers in K-12 schools are also beginning to push for similar protections against AI replacing educators.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

The binders resemble, to a degree, the individualized education programs, or IEPs, that are at the heart of education for students with disabilities. But Arianna and Alanni aren’t special education students. Every child at their pre-K-8 school, Belmont-Cragin, has one of these so-called individual learner profiles.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

As students return to school for the 2021-22 year, educators are thinking about how to teach children who have missed months of instruction because of the pandemic. Educators have long debated about the best way to catch up kids who have holes in their knowledge. They’ll need hours more planning time to do it well.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

A growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. Kim, a reading specialist, and other researchers had developed two sets of multi-year lesson plans, one for science and one for social studies. That’s hard.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. Ideally, teachers are supposed to base their lessons on the textbooks, worksheets and digital materials that school leaders have spent a lot of time reviewing and selecting. Related: Education research, condensed.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

It was an effective demonstration of project-based learning , a trend whose roots date back to John Dewey’s educational philosophies and has been spreading through schools across the country over the past five years. Related: The next generation of science education means more doing.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Salas, who attends Roosevelt Elementary School in San Leandro, California, is not alone in feeling the effects of heat on her schoolyard. Across the country, climbing temperatures have led schools to cancel classes and outdoor activities to protect students from the harmful effects of the heat. We can memorize concepts.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Experts say early educators are key to developing early math knowledge and noticing potential delays in math. Nobody uses the proper term for it, it’s not diagnosed frequently,” said Sandra Elliott, a former special education teacher and current chief academic officer at TouchMath, a multisensory math program. 17 at 8 p.m.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Our nine districts have been considering free or low-cost open educational resources alongside traditional options. All of our districts are members the members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, an 86-district coalition recognized for innovation and leadership in education.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

. – Dressed in pastel pink and green for an early spring day, second-grader Katherine Cribbs was learning about energy on a virtual field trip – to her own school. But the K-12 schools leading the net-zero charge are uncovering major educational benefits as well. The district plans to build on that success.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

As competitive coding is now one of the fastest-growing segments in esports, we want to empower educators to fully explore its potential in the classroom. Schools have begun to recognize the value of esports, with more than 8,600 US high schools having started video-gaming teams since 2018.

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ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2023

It’s a sentiment shared by many teachers, at a time when adequately staffing classrooms is already a challenge : Tens of thousands of teaching positions sit vacant this school year, and multiples more are filled by “underqualified” educators. Most educators have not left, and many never will. labor force, at 44 percent.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. They’re creative spaces where students can gather to explore, tinker, discover and create, and they’re making students more enthusiastic about school. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools. Read the original article.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Thirty-plus teachers and teacher educators gathered in the conference room nodded emphatically as Eckhoff, 35, told of seeing more and more students coming to school not just deficient in academic skills, but carrying a lot of emotional baggage. Elly Eckhoff, cooperating teacher at Paxton Keeley Elementary School.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 2, 2024

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

Keeping track of students’ questions and chatting with them in real time can feel more like being a short-order cook during the breakfast rush than an educator. The company is fueled by more than $120 billion that Uncle Sam has pumped into educational recovery after the pandemic, when students lost months of instruction and fell behind.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Generative AI has stormed into education. Most of its applications, though, are either geared toward students (better tutoring solutions, for instance), or aimed at making quick, on-the-spot lesson plans for teachers. Bubbling right under the surface is a key question: Can AI help teachers teach better?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Two Forest Grove Elementary School students show off their block structures for Nesra Yannier to photograph during an experiment. PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. Photo: Jill Barshay.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2017

In Wilder Elementary School, students not only pick which subjects they want to learn, but they can also spurn their desks and work on the floor if they want. My kids begged me to come to summer school,” said Chantelle Mullins, a mother of two elementary school students. Photo: Wayne D’Orio. What’s the reaction? “My

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

While every school is unique, research has identified several elements that can almost universally increase the chances for successful teacher development and create a powerful and positive school community. 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

We get you talking about your educational experience, get you working with children.”. Black students who have a black teacher in elementary school are more likely to graduate high school and go to college. If 85 percent of teachers are white, black and brown educators tend to have a difficult time.”.

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JULY 6, 2016

Related: Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards. For example, a new teacher mentor might observe a new teacher’s lesson and identify a need to better address the needs of a wide range of learners. Ellen Moir is the founder and chief executive officer of the nonprofit New Teacher Center.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2022

As the start of the school year kicks off across the country, elementary school teachers work hour upon hour to create welcoming, joyous spaces for learning. They set up their classrooms, consult the curriculum, make lesson plans and determine their routines.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

He breezily navigates the internet and educational platforms his school uses. Many schools embrace technology in the classroom as a route to these students’ hearts. They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. But he doesn’t like it.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Google and Apple both made big education technology announcements this week, unveiling new products designed for schools.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The project typifies the mix of personalized and social learning that’s been a mainstay for 25 years at King, a founding member of a school network called EL Education. Related: Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight? Ten schools began using the model in 1993.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson 12: Election and Electoral College (Grades K-3) Oct. Many people also didn’t have a formal education. Compare the school vote with the national vote. Lesson Plan: Using the Every Kid Votes live election site, analyze the data and results of the class, school, and national election.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The new students came to Starkville, a diverse district with a mix of 30 percent white and 65 percent black students, from East and West Oktibbeha County Schools, which were almost entirely black. Related: Is consolidation the answer for Mississippi’s struggling schools? Related: Schools in the poorest state become even poorer.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Higher Education. Online Advanced Placement courses for rural, low-income school districts. Infusing lessons with music. At Nora Davis Magnet Elementary School in Laurel, the arts are already a regular part of the day. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Leave this field empty if you're human: 1.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

public schools. Screenshot of teacher dashboards from Atlanta Public Schools. Atlanta Public Schools is on the leading edge of a new trend in education: getting helpful data to teachers in formats they can understand and leverage with their students. Related: Schools collect more data, but how is it used?

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Studies Weekly

JUNE 3, 2024

Although extra time for educators is as rare as a golden flamingo, spending a few precious minutes to call home to check on a student’s well-being is probably worth more than a golden flamingo. Take Time for Self-Care At Studies Weekly, we care about educators at every level. Are you taking time for self-care?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Much of the population also had no formal education. Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Possible answers: a more well-educated populace; voting restrictions had changed from 1789 to 1913; there were more people in the U.S. Have a class discussion.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

On windswept fields outside Fargo, North Dakota, a bold experiment in education has begun. In a lone building flanked by farmland, the Northern Cass School District is heading into year two of a three-year journey to abolish grade levels. school district. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. HUNTER, N.D. —

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

Esteves, age 10, is a fourth-grader at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark, N.J., Esteves’ teacher gives her books to take home, part of the school’s push to keep students reading outside of school. Claudia Pinheiro, a fourth-grade teacher at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark.

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