The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

When school districts buy laptops for students to use in the classroom, the cost doesn’t stop at the price per device. public schools. The market research firm Futuresource Consulting calculated that in 2016, Chromebooks made up 60 percent of all computing devices shipped to K-12 schools.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

They devised detailed lesson plans for teachers to follow, specifying when kids work individually, in small groups or come together as a class. It’s a lot more involved than tacking on a project to a traditional unit of study by assigning students, for example, to make shoebox dioramas about a book they’ve read.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Notably: In reviews of 17 middle school math programs , just one was deemed standards-aligned across grades six to eight. Of the 14 elementary school math programs, only two products were found to be standards-aligned across grades K-5, again both published by nonprofits.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Read “Amendment 12” together as a class. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? This could also be an argumentative essay prompt. Why or why not?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Flipgrid and Studies Weekly first appeared on Studies Weekly. You and your students will love the interaction.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2017

There’s an introductory curriculum guide , lesson plans , and sample Scratch projects for teachers to replicate or use as inspiration. Check out the Guide to Creative Computing to learn more about initiatives to expand and enhance coding in K-12 schools. Attend a ScratchEd meetup.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 11, 2024

11, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Explore Science is Studies Weekly’s newest K-5 science curriculum. Explore Science received a positive evaluation from CSA Education with the NGSS Lesson Screener Tool, and additional independent reviewers using the EdReports rubric found Explore Science to have a powerful alignment with NGSS.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Elly Eckhoff, cooperating teacher at Paxton Keeley Elementary School. They listed among their younger colleagues’ strengths: lesson planning, the ability to adjust their teaching to the needs of students, and preparedness to address the academic needs of struggling students. Photo: Peggy Barmore.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

What is Universal Pre-K? 15, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Universal pre-K is a state policy framework to provide every child with a quality, publicly funded preschool education. What makes a Universal Pre-K Program universal? This gives states more flexibility to fund existing childcare programs rather than create their own.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Though Wilson has maybe a dozen African American male teachers on its K-8 staff, only one of them teaches within Wilson’s primary school, in the second grade. Black students who have a black teacher in elementary school are more likely to graduate high school and go to college. What can you tell me about it?’

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To this day, I am a nonfiction reader first and foremost!” Bradshaw tries to share that passion with her students every day, and in every location she teaches.

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The Hechinger Report

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.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

In 2023, EducationWeek reported that 12 states accept mental or behavioral health challenges as a valid excuse for missing school. Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula. Tracking State Trends in Chronic Absenteeism.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Among reasons a school might leave the network: the fee, which starts at about $50,000 a year for new schools that need a lot of support and drops to about $15,000 for more seasoned members; a new principal who wants to champion his or her own approach, or simply a poor fit. We have to get some stuff online,” Berger said.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Nearly 400 schools use the Summit Learning Program across 40 states. The online platform includes a project-based curriculum for science, social studies, math and English language arts for students in grades four through 12, along with additional content in those subjects that students can tackle at their own pace.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 6, 2024

Warmly, Debbie Learn more about Studies Weekly Teacher Advocate Debbie Bagley and how she can help you succeed with your Studies Weekly curriculum!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The hope is that by providing students access to resources they did not previously have, including after school programs and individualized lesson plans for students in need of remediation, the district can help every student reach his or her full potential.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Infusing lessons with music. At Nora Davis Magnet Elementary School in Laurel, the arts are already a regular part of the day. The school is an arts magnet school and days are infused with dance, music, drama, and the visual arts. Dolan says they hope to offer AP Physics 2 and AP Calculus AB soon.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

The data dashboards make clear which students need extra help and which need more challenging work, giving teachers an opportunity to tailor their lesson plans accordingly. The Atlanta district is in its third year of rolling out the dashboards to members of the school community.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. Excessive screen time is also linked to a decreased interest in reading among elementary school students. Annisette, L.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

“Competency-based schools still need structures — they just need new structures,” said Sydney Schaef, a mastery learning designer for reDesign, a Boston company that guides school overhauls. “We And when kids should stop going to elementary school and start attending a middle school across town.

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Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Scientific Studies of Reading , 12 (1), 90–105. Register for the first webinar, Phonological Awareness, here. References Explicitly Teach Rhyming. Reading Universe. Friend, A., & Olson, R. Phonological spelling and reading deficits in children with spelling disabilities. How we learn to read: The critical role of Phonological Awareness.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2016

It offers a mix of programming for the general public and for school classes from pre-K to third grade, which means that the staff is familiar with skepticism about technology in early childhood education. Meanwhile, the museum’s school programs must support the science standards taught by busy elementary school teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. Fourth and fifth grade students work on an engineering activity using toothpicks and tape to build bridges during summer camp at Bethel Elementary School in Simpsonville, S.C.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2022

A high school classroom in Seminole County, Florida. Under the “Don’t Say Gay” law, Florida teachers in grades 4-12 will need to ensure that instruction in sexual orientation and gender identity is age and developmentally appropriate, as defined by the state. Credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

On July 17-20, Pizmony-Levy led a first-of-its-kind professional development institute for NYC public elementary school teachers who want to teach climate change in any subject. Disclosure: Bang is a member of the K-12 action commission at This Is Planet Ed’, where I’m also an advisor.)

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Students at Barwell Road Elementary School Photo: Alex Granados/EducationNC. Her school, Haw River Elementary in Alamance County, was offering students after-school clubs once a week. They also added a school support coach to help teachers improve their lesson plans and use more data to track students’ progress.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Credit: Kershaw County School District. Volunteers from Sherrelwood Elementary School in Westminster, Colo.,

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

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. Rights, Respect, Responsibility was developed by Advocates for Youth and includes free lesson plans for all of the elementary grades.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I would definitely recommend this article and lesson to other educators who are looking for a way to teach their students about climate change. In using the How We Remember lesson plan, our students engaged with Smith’s writing and started to explore the spaces he visited where the history of enslavement is either remembered or forgotten.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

. — Lindsey Johnson and Yesenia De La Rosa were taking different approaches to teaching the same English lesson on silent letters as they sat at opposite ends of this first grade classroom in West Elementary School. The shares are even higher in some classes at the district’s West Elementary School.

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