Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 5, 2023

Thinking Tasks Unlike in a more traditional classroom, where the lesson might start with direct instruction from the teacher, a typical day in a Thinking Classroom starts with the teacher assigning thinking tasks for students to work on in groups, and direct instruction is only given on an as-needed basis.

Pedagogy 130

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Academic language includes the key academic concepts, related vocabulary , and syntax needed to navigate reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and other subjects. Together, we will level up the learning experience and address a gap that is critical for success in both K-12 and lifelong learning.

EdTech 98

EdTech K-12 Social Studies Research 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Instead of staying with the same two teachers in the same room for most of the day, students have one teacher for a combined science and math class and another for a humanities class that brings language arts and social studies together. That’s fine with Chew. Related: Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix.

Project-Based Learning 112

Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. By incorporating video, educators are aiming to enhance traditional teaching rather than replace it.

K-12 69

K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 69

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The committees are different from traditional student government, she said, because any student can join. She was hired as the student voice specialist at Chicago Public Schools in 2012 to oversee the district’s newly created “student voice committees.”.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Our nine districts have been considering free or low-cost open educational resources alongside traditional options. As many states adopted new state standards in recent years, educational leaders voiced concerns that traditional publishers had not developed adequately aligned materials.

Lesson Plan 106

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2018

Ann Marie Lynam, seventh-grade social studies teacher, Baldwin Schools, Long Island. Lynam teaches seventh-grade social studies five periods each day, to students with severe special needs, to a mix of general and special education students, and to kids who are academically advanced.

Social Studies 106

Social Studies Elementary School Tradition History 106

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

We hope students of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage share their experiences and their cultural traditions with their peers, and teachers include the contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to our collective history in lessons this month. They helped shape our country into what it is today.

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In the middle of all this activity, seventh-grader Jacob Higuera sat alone with his laptop, intently typing out a social studies assignment. Many classrooms resemble a traditional setup, with a teacher at the front of the room and students sitting in rows, at desks, completing assignments with pen and paper.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Tutoring Middle School Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. Yet, social studies has been on the chopping block at schools across the country for nearly two decades now, especially in schools serving largely poor and minority students.

Civics 85

Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 85

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

as a female child of immigrants from Taiwan, this kind of behavior is practically sacrilegious; certainly scandalous and wildly antithetical to my traditional upbringing. school and university system, I wanted to find out how microaggressions shape the experiences of Asian American K-12 educators. Growing up in the U.S.

Education 118

Education K-12 Psychology Cultures 118

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.

K-12 52

K-12 Professional Development Economics Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, dozens of taxpayer-funded public charters enroll far more white students than any of the traditional public schools in their areas. Schools superintendent Dennis Dupree came to the city 12 years ago, promising innovation. His son now attends Clarksdale Collegiate.).

Charter School 108

Charter School History Library Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2018

From first through fifth grade, each teacher taught fewer subjects, perhaps just reading or reading and social studies, but was responsible for more students. Then Fryer compared test scores of the kids in the “platooned” schools with those in traditional schools in which a main classroom teacher continued to teach most subjects.

Elementary School 112

Elementary School Economics Project-Based Learning Tradition 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In a number of states, including Louisiana, adult education — which ranges from basic literacy to vocational training to high-school equivalency testing — is lumped with technical and community colleges, separate from the K-12 system. The goal with the first two groups was to help them earn a traditional diploma, if possible.

High School 69

High School K-12 Tutoring Elementary School 69

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Michael is a senior at Vertus High School , an all-boys charter school in the Rochester City School District whose hallmark is a program that blends online classes with more traditional classroom teaching. For his part, though, Michael appreciates the opportunity to work faster than traditional classrooms allow.

Charter School 111

Charter School Advocacy Middle School High School 111

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. By incorporating video, educators are aiming to enhance traditional teaching rather than replace it.

Teaching 52

Teaching Education K-12 Critical Thinking 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. By incorporating video, educators are aiming to enhance traditional teaching rather than replace it.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

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. Nearly 400 schools use the Summit Learning Program across 40 states.

Junior High 128

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2020

As an example, Hudson cited a lower elementary school in the Delta where none of the K-3 teachers are certified to teach. Until recently, Jackson State’s Master of Arts in Teaching program had the same testing requirements as the university’s traditional route. Adrienne Hudson, executive director of RISE, a Delta-based nonprofit.

Education 114

Education Elementary School Social Studies Leadership 114

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

11, 2001, high school social studies teacher and football coach Robert Lake stood outside with students waiting to get picked up from school. But even then, teachers of traditional U.S. Robert Lake, social studies teacher at North Plainfield High School. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images. NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. —

History 75

History Social Studies Museum Civics 75

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

I figure the educational videos she watches while I work are good enough to cover science and social studies for now. But low-income parents and parents in high-need districts are much more concerned that their kids will fall behind academically.

Tutoring 117

Tutoring Professional Development Social Studies Tradition 117

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. Students technically have access to hundreds of courses, but Jones-Redmond said the district focuses on math, language arts, social studies and science.

Social Studies 80

Social Studies Tradition American History Government 80

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2018

Magic Ladder offers a new kind of code for reading English words – a toolset in addition to traditional phonics. No similar studies have been done since the Magic Ladder method went high-tech. Students can read texts in math or social studies using the Magic Ladder tools and get the same supports.

Tradition 88

Tradition Social Studies Public School Research 88

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Also, Massachusetts public schools have been relatively slow to adopt student-centered learning, perhaps in part because traditional teaching approaches seem to work so well here—last year the state’s averages topped the National As sessment of Educational Progress test scores in reading and math. This approach is dynamic.

Teaching 112

Teaching Oral History High School Sociology 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Parents can follow the Twitter feed, and say, ‘Don’t you have that paper due soon in social studies class?’ ” Terrill said. Sanfelippo found his district’s social-media rallying cry during a school field trip to Fall Creek’s history museum, where vintage banners, pennants and pins were emblazoned “Go Crickets!”.

Museum 107

Museum Community Engagement Social Studies Tradition 107

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Kids in traditional schools sometimes act like they’re on a cruise ship, where they sit on deck and teachers bring them stuff to do,” Berger said. “We Kids in traditional schools sometimes act like they’re on a cruise ship, where they sit on deck and teachers bring them stuff to do. Ten schools began using the model in 1993.

Middle School 111

Middle School Library Elementary School Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Within each subject, schools identified learning targets, clearly explaining what students would need to demonstrate in order to be considered “proficient” — a shift away from the traditional system’s emphasis on logging seat time to earn credits and progress. considered passing. Elizabeth Hewitt for The Hechinger Report.

High School 97

High School Tradition Professional Development Social Studies 97

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

on day four of the strike, Nadia Morales, a counselor at Los Angeles High School, and Pedro Martinez, a social-studies teacher at Eagle Rock High School, prepare their children for the day. The “co-location” of charters on the grounds of traditional public schools is increasingly common. At 7 a.m., Tammy Kim/Hechinger Report.

Charter School 111

Charter School High School Public School Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

That law, known as Act 77, “opened up learning beyond the four walls of the traditional classroom,” says John Fischer, who was a deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education at the time. “It Some students were learning well in a traditional classroom, and for others, it wasn’t working for them.”.

High School 106

High School Economics Tradition Public School 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Kathryn Toppan switched to a 1-4 scale even before the administration required it, finding it “less arbitrary” than the traditional 1-100. In the city’s two traditional high schools — Deering and Portland High School — classes look, and sound, much as they did prior to 2012. Nearly half the enrollees are students of color.

High School 111

High School Tradition Cultures Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Sanborn Regional High School student Jailee Thibeault does research during her social studies class. New Hampshire is piloting its new assessment system alongside traditional testing. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report.

Advocacy 82

Advocacy High School Social Studies Tradition 82

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The app stores for popular mobile devices also have a host of early learning apps — including Endless Alphabet and Endless Numbers by Originator and apps by PBS Kids — that can help young children learn to recognize letters and numbers and develop an appreciation for reading, math, science, social studies and creative problem solving.

Elementary School 77

Elementary School Government Social Studies Tradition 77

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

A 2015 RAND study , which looked at 62 schools that had received various Gates Foundation-funded grants for personalized learning, found gains of 11 percentile points in math and 8 in reading. Pane predicts that if the personalized learning trend continues, it could upend traditional notions of what a classroom looks like. “I

Charter School 104

Charter School Tutoring Tradition Educational Technology 104

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2016

Students pursuing those diplomas are required to attain industry credentials but are allowed to graduate with fewer foreign language, social studies and science credits.) That’s why we’re trying to pair a CTE teacher with a teacher in a traditional core curriculum area. “Now academic teachers are embracing CTE.

Social Studies 74

Social Studies High School Tradition Education 74

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

The two had spent nearly seven years designing a new kind of high school meant to address the needs of students who didn’t thrive in a traditional setting. We thought our big contribution could be laying out how to do this in the traditional public school environment,” Resnick said.

Charter School 111

Charter School Project-Based Learning High School Public School 111