ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.

Education 111

Education Elementary School EdTech Geography 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers. It’s geography; it’s history; it’s science; it’s cooking; it’s athletics, whatever that broad knowledge is about the world we live in.

Charter School 144

Charter School Geography Public School Private School 144

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. If she succeeds, it might provide a roadmap for educators on how to re-introduce more science and social studies in elementary school classrooms without sacrificing the basic skills kids need to know.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Border Crossers trainers Ben Howort and Ana Duque are both former elementary school teachers. The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. “I Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This geography blocks signals and slows internet speeds, even for Garrett County residents who do have a router at home. 3 Source: Maryland COVID-19 School Outbreaks dataset. 4 Source: Data from School Health Services Manager Rebecca Aiken. It’s difficult to get good internet access in Garrett County, Maryland.

Elementary School 97

Elementary School K-12 Geography Public School 97

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

communities of geography – Connected learning gallery walk – Interrogating our instruction: Are these connected lessons any good? individualization – Interrogating our instruction: An elementary school scenario. How could we make them better? – Getting set up with Twitter and our new hashtag.

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Under-counting is a problem often associated with certain groups and geography — children who may be homeless, the 25 percent of children living in hard-to-reach places and immigrant families who may fear being targeted. This wouldn’t be the first time that the under-counting of young children entered the census process.

Geography 83

Geography Elementary School Government Research 83

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We also looked at different combinations of race, income and geography. Another possibility is that suburban schools deliver a vastly superior education to students that, in normal times, is very effective in teaching young elementary school children to read well. But that did not happen.

Geography 98

Geography Elementary School Middle School History 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

It’s about improving education for all kids,” said school district Superintendent Lewis Holloway. John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016. Jones came to Starkville High in 2015 from East Oktibbeha County High School. And the Department of Justice bought into that.”.

Private School 111

Private School Elementary School Public School High School 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students chose their sites from a group of 10 photos, making inferences about how the climate and other factors might affect the geography based on what they saw in the photos, things like sea water, clouds, farm fields and evidence of erosion on rocks. It was a rough shift for many of her teachers and it came with tears and frustration.

Junior High 131

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 131

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Six months before she graduates, she is not about to hide her feelings: She hates school. Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. School just isn’t for me. I hate coming to school. Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography. I hate waking up early.

High School 104

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 104

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. Nobody can own spectrum, but they can get a license to use specific frequencies, which the FCC grants by geography. That’s why, for example, 92.9

Library 105

Library Middle School High School Government 105

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Teacher shortage is primarily a function of race and geography,” the authors wrote. Related: Former educators answer call to return to school. In the Coahoma County School District, also located in Clarksdale, officials are hoping modestly higher salaries — a bump of $1,400 — will help with retention.

Charter School 106

Charter School Economics Middle School Public School 106

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Excessive screen time is also linked to a decreased interest in reading among elementary school students. At a time when 40% of elementary school students cannot read at a basic level, setting students up for literacy is crucial. Our brains give more weight to words on a printed page.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

After all, she was workplace-close with Wesley Smith, the custodian at Cahaba Heights Elementary School, in this affluent suburb of Birmingham. This past legislative session, the House passed a bill to ban LGBTQ+ flags and symbols from schools. She was banned from school grounds until mid-August. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala.

High School 139

High School Elementary School Geography Public School 139

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In 1953, Brbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley surrounded by farm fields. Brbara Flores stands inside her old kindergarten classroom at Washington Elementary School in Madera on Oct. The school opened a dual language program in 2017.

Elementary School 117

Elementary School Education K-12 History 117

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Roffman said 4-year-olds want to know about geography (Where was I before I was born?); With so few schools required to teach these topics, experts say many kids who most need medically accurate, inclusive sexual health education aren’t getting it. All three organizations offer teacher training on request and for a fee.

Teaching 89

Teaching Elementary School Lesson Plan Middle School 89

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Catherine Ross, professor emeritus of law at George Washington University and author of a book on school censorship, called the blocks “a very serious concern—particularly for those whose only access is through sites that are controlled by the school,” whether that access is limited because they can’t afford it at home or simply can’t get it.

Library 104

Library Advocacy Humanities High School 104