ED Surge

JULY 23, 2024

The Let Teachers Teach workgroup released its list of recommendations in May, and their ideas span improvements for dealing with issues including professional development, student discipline and what one of the state’s top education leaders calls “the art of teaching.” “To

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

No school governance model is predominant. First, high-performing schools use data as a common thread to drive, monitor and adjust every aspect of their operations — including core instruction, small-group instruction, attendance interventions, social-emotional learning and professional development.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

APSAs Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Professions virtual workshop series features accessible, high-quality professional development opportunities for political science graduate students. Dr. Jamil Scott is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Government Department at Georgetown University.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work? 18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Learning Objectives: Students will identify the three branches of the federal government. is governed. is governed. Explain that after the Revolutionary War, the new United States didn’t have a strong government. government. Constitution is.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2024

Yet, for far too long, students have been left out of decision-making conversations, even though our voices are needed more than ever, and our perspectives are vital for fostering inclusive and effective governance. Hunter Holt was elected, at age 18, to the Marana Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona in 2020.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

Free professional development. Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. Discussion of primary documents. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. What more could you ask for? Applications open soon for our Fall 2024 Multi Day seminars !

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is essential for educators to tap into professional development (PD) opportunities to advance their understanding of how to use AI to improve the classroom experience. Being a government teacher and teaching about political elections, I'm really excited to apply what I’ve learned in my classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 30, 2024

States invested well over $10 billion in pre-K programs in 2022-23, and the federal government invested $11 billion in Head Start. Third, tightly linking curricula to teacher professional development and coaching is required for effective implementation. Close to half of all four-year-olds in the U.S.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Primary sources include: Personal correspondence and diaries Government and civil documents Speeches and oral histories Audio and video recordings Photographs and posters Unfortunately, most textbooks provide just facts and figures, not an immersive experience.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2023

government, according to data from the American Alliance of Museums. From providing free field trips to creating new, education-focused spaces and expanding teacher professional development opportunities, they are on the front lines of promoting scientific literacy and filling gaps in science education.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Identity-Affirming Professional Learning Networks Overwhelmingly, the 80 Asian American K-12 educators we spoke with described the critical role that identity-affirming and supportive professional community played in their lives. after COVID-19.

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2024

That’s why it’s so important to bring everyone together, including educators from both K-12 and higher education, edtech suppliers, non-profits and government organizations, to ensure the solutions we build benefit all. Before acquiring a new edtech system, tool or app, technology leaders need to consider privacy and security concerns.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2021

The report lays out policy recommendations to improve online education, including universal access to technology and quality internet service and a federal grant program for professional development. And the report says the federal government should create a grant program to get devices to students who need them.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Read more at Government Technology: Edthena Launches AI for Teacher Professional Development and at The Hogan Report: 5 Big EdTech Deals. Teachers’ professional learning needs are changing. Are you or your teachers feeling truly satisfied with professional development options?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2023

Instead, many of us are left working side gigs and applying for government assistance. Forgotten During Professional Development The work I do as a paraprofessional requires preparation, ongoing support and continued professional development opportunities. There is no doubt in my mind that I love the job.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Earlier this year, a handful of governors asked the federal government for more funding , but it’s uncertain whether Congress will step up. Nasha Patel is a managing director at Watershed Advisors, a consulting firm that helps governments design, implement and scale transformative education plans.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 27, 2021

There were high expectations of professional conduct and student learning outcomes, but those were embedded deeply within a culture of trust and respect. This culture of trust then extended to the overall vision, direction, and governance of the school. Teacher professional development isn’t typically decided by administrators.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 6, 2024

hours of professional development. Register now for this free professional development by clicking on the links below! 2024 marks the 60 th time that Americans have gone to the polls to elect a new president.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Additional strategies adopted by Illinois and Louisiana include tutoring and interventions for struggling learners and professional development for educators. Lesley Muldoon is the executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board , which oversees the Nation’s Report Card.

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K-12 Tutoring Professional Development High School 133

ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Why it matters: The federal government spent almost $2 billion on tutoring over the course of 2020 and 2021, and venture capitalists followed suit in 2022, investing more than $300 million in tutoring companies. Industry heavyweight Canvas bought Learn Platform , citing the company’s capabilities in assessing product efficacy as a rationale.

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ED Surge

APRIL 20, 2023

Government Accountability Office. To that end, the survey did reveal that schools with higher rates of students who are racial minorities and students experiencing poverty were more likely to employ tailored accelerated instruction, family outreach and professional development in attempts to help with learning recovery.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2018

We increase our chances of reaching this goal if our teachers receive the support and professional development they need. As the only federal money focused on teacher improvement and growth, Title II funding supports the development of our educators. House of Representatives to fund the federal government through September 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The world’s developed nations are placing a big bet on education investments, wagering that highly educated populaces will be needed to fill tomorrow’s jobs, drive healthy economies and generate enough tax receipts to support government services. local, state and federal governments chose to cut funding for the schoolhouse.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After nearly three years of disruption to learning caused by the pandemic, government funding has enabled many schools to invest in new devices and upgrade their technology infrastructure to accelerate learning and improve the education experience for all students. Hattie noted that this has the greatest influence on student achievement.

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EdTech K-12 Professional Development Public School 138

ED Surge

MARCH 16, 2023

In it, the report authors list the myriad tasks, in addition to instruction, that teachers do as part of their jobs — meeting with parents, participating in professional development, grading. Those responsibilities all regularly tip teachers’ work weeks past 40 hours. It’s a reality that troubles teachers across the country.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

Second, professional development should deepen that content understanding, and enable teachers to work with real students in real classrooms. These three suggested solutions will only be possible with support from the mathematics education research community and the state policymakers who govern accreditation requirements.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Some members of the institution’s own governing board were surprised when they were confronted with these facts. In a system of shared governance, they’re also served by keeping the faculty content. Other spending, too, continued to go up. The university overspent its budget by millions of dollars in each of the last five years.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It draws on listening sessions with more than a thousand educators, students, parents, state and district leaders and advocacy organizations, according to Erin Mote, CEO of education policy nonprofit InnovateEDU, one of several education organizations that collaborated with the government on the plan.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When the federal government released its revised edtech plan last month, it was laying down its hope for a future that delivers on effective instruction for students. The plan was first released to fulfill the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 and last revised in 2016. Another challenge: whether teachers are supported.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

That was the case of Birmingham, Alabama, where a 1:1 initiative was imposed by the city government in 2008 with virtually no support for professional development, technological infrastructure, curricula or repair. But these positive teaching and learning benefits didn’t occur in a handful of counterexamples.

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Professional Development Project-Based Learning Library Elementary School 113

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

We must support teachers with strong preparation, appropriate compensation, quality professional development and leadership opportunities so they may fulfill their calling: to ensure that every child receives an excellent education. It is necessary to lift up and thank teachers. It is also crucial to recognize that thanks isn’t enough.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

Mississippi is scrambling to qualify for a guarantee of up to $61 million to help families pay for child care after the federal government said the state must do more to train center workers and ensure it is paying centers adequately. The state will terminate its contract with the organization at the end of this year.

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Humanities Professional Development Government Library 106

ED Surge

JULY 28, 2022

There are a handful of government offices—like the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Interior Department and HHS—that would need to collaborate on the issue, Smith says. A Path Forward Smith says there’s already a precedent for the federal government working through tough situations to support child care: the military.

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Primary Sources K-12 Professional Development Cultures 104

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2017

The teaching track focuses on practice, professional development and advancement opportunities for classroom teachers. Professional development packages and leave schemes where different types of scholarships, study loans and leave provisions are also made available to teachers. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

As we traveled through Finland, we met with top government officials, education professors, classroom teachers and elementary-school students. Shift to treating the teaching profession as a critical national security function requiring government-funded, graduate-level training in research and collaborative clinical practice, as Finland does.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That was a problem identified in Kentucky, prompting the state to invest in technology training and professional development for professors, said Aaron Thompson, president at the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. The goal is to prevent these students from stopping out, according to Tucker.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

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