A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Over the summer, they really ramped up how their LMS (Canvas in their case) would be used K-12 to facilitate their hybrid learning model better. I have seen all schools incorporate Zoom breakout rooms in Corinth but was super impressed with the pre-K teachers who used it in conjunction with Nearpod. So, where do you begin?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2020

It is also vital to think about moving from traditional requirements such as the school calendar, seat time, and Carnegie Units (first rolled out in 1906, by the way) to competency models. Now, this is not to say that some “traditional” methods won’t still have value.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 20, 2021

Here is what I shared in Disrutive Thinking: These teachers—and a handful of others throughout my own K-12 educational journey—engaged in practices that were memorable and perhaps even outside the norm. For me, there were several standout teachers that impacted me in ways that I am forever grateful for.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I hear frequently from those in business that younger employees, directly out of K-12 or higher education, are looking for direction. The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 17, 2021

These models were never meant for K-12 education, and there is no definitive playbook available as things seem to be in a constant state of flux during the pandemic. As I was on-sight with them in a socially distanced cafeteria, I facilitated a more traditional workshop.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Using skills they’d learned in their computer science lessons, the students designed a traditional button blanket on a laser cutting machine. The program trains educators at K-12 schools whose students include Native children on different ways they can introduce young people to programming, robotics and coding.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2023

billion commitment to bridge the digital divide by providing free internet and Wi-Fi hotspots for five years to disadvantaged K-12 students. Kermit Belcher School districts like Kansas City Public Schools, for example, are providing cellular-enabled iPads as an alternative to their traditional Wi-Fi-only model. Today, over 5.3

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

A law passed in Idaho in 2021 not only required all districts to teach reading using “evidence-based” instruction, it also required K-12 teacher preparation programs housed at any state institution of higher education to prepare teachers according to that reading plan. It gives me understanding of what’s going on,” Omar said.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 14, 2024

That’s significant in an era when college leaders are concerned about attracting and retaining students who may be skeptical about the value of a degree and also worried about the impending “ enrollment cliff ” resulting from fewer Americans of traditional college age coming up in the next few years. Good for Everyone?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 19, 2017

This applies not only to K-12, but also higher education. The challenge for education is to begin to embrace new modes of thinking and innovative practices that are disruptive in nature and difficult to assess using traditional metrics. Traditional measures of success often blind us from the truth. Speaking of change.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University. During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

Last year’s abrupt transition to remote learning impacted all levels of K-12 education. According to a National Parents Union Survey in October 2020, 45 percent of parents of K-12 students would opt to keep their children fully online if given the opportunity.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

Tom Darling, Transfr’s director of strategic initiatives, has worked in workforce development for 20 years, from the K-12 level through community college and beyond.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Nearly 80 percent of young children who attend the Lourie Center’s therapeutic nursery program will ascend to a traditional kindergarten setting. Consider that the annual cost of K-12 special education is nearly three times that of “general education”: $26,000 vs. $9,000 per student in California, for example.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

One study measured the impact of classroom design on 12 active learning practices, including collaboration, focus, opportunity to engage, physical movement, and stimulation (Scott-Webber, Strickland, & Kapitula, 2014). & Kobbacy, K. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1(1), 4–12. Godwin, K., & Barrett, P.,

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2024

Without having been there for the event (the student’s K-12 education and life), they must find clues in documents (high school transcripts and student essays) and eyewitness accounts (letters of recommendation) to solve the case (decide whether a student might be able to thrive at the college).

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In fact, the authors made the surprising conclusion that many instances of flipped learning involve more time spent on passive learning than the traditional lecture model, because some professors both assign short video lectures and spend some time in class lecturing to prepare for class activities.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

During and between the three days of sessions, the trainers reflected on how today’s residency programs are far more meaningful than their own traditional training experiences. The trainers reflected on how today’s residency programs are far more meaningful than their own traditional training experiences.”.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Thomas is vice president of strategic initiatives and community engagement at the Community College of Philadelphia, and he connects K-12 students to college opportunities that help them earn associate degrees or industry credentials and secure jobs as paraprofessionals. Why would they want to go back to that?” Thomas asks.

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Education Elements

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I got started with this tradition of predictions in 2010 after reading Disrupting Class, a book by Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn. Now at the end of 2020, I’d estimate that +95% of all K-12 students took some form of an online class, and most likely this trend will continue into 2021.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2024

Last week, there was finally some movement on this front — a group of K-12 educators, students, higher ed officials and industry leaders presented initial findings on what they believe students should know about data by the time they graduate from high school.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2019

It is a call for us to continue the tradition of treating the first day of school like a revival of our communal spirit. Still, cuts are integral to the first day of school tradition. It was a tradition that lasted for a few years, until Teddy died. The new look benefits students and affirms our community traditions.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

It seems to be making a difference for both the tutors and the K-12 students. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, dean of the university’s School of Education, agrees that paying aspiring educators for their time and service with K-12 students “eases the pressure” on them to find other part-time jobs.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We still need the traditional algebra-to-calculus curriculum for students who are intending a STEM major,” said Gary Martin, a professor of mathematics education at Auburn University in Alabama who led the team that conducted this survey of college professors. Majors that require calculus were excluded.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The K-12 standards for personal finance education, as recommended by the Council for Economic Education, include topics such as earning income, budgeting, saving, investing, and managing credit and financial risk. Experts say it’s a course that doesn’t necessarily have to be taught by a traditional math teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2020

When I read about some of the challenges that many of my traditional brick-and-mortar counterparts are experiencing, my heart goes out to them. The post OPINION: How online and traditional teachers can work together to bring more students into the middle class appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

The transition to digital has been tough to crack for traditional textbook publishers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a Boston-based K-12 education content and technology provider, has finished its sale to Veritas Capital, an investing firm which markets itself as seeking to improve education.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The current K-12 education system often minimizes identities and creates a homogeneous group of learners with identical needs and desires. Too many young people have school experiences that leave them disengaged and ill-prepared for the future.

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Digital Promise

MAY 4, 2021

Preliminary research suggests that design thinking improves metacognition in K-12 students, and ultimately improves STEM performance. For K-12 students to develop strong skills in design thinking, they rely heavily on the acumen of their educators. Work in mathematics (Goldman et al., 1998), science (Kolodner et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2022

In 2012, the panel issued a joint statement asserting that calculus should not be the “ultimate goal of the K-12 mathematics curriculum.” Subsequent research and statements from math experts questioned the relevance and efficacy of traditional pathways to calculus for all students.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As I began working on this film about successful Black men and women returning to their college alma mater, the data from students currently in K-12 indicated that, without an intervention, college reunions would have fewer Black attendees in the future. This will exacerbate issues such as housing instability and unused potential.

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ED Surge

MAY 13, 2024

Daniel Gauna We want to see technology leveraged beyond the traditional classroom approach. Recommended Resources: Getting the Most from Your Digital Signage : Key tips for K-12 schools on digital signage selection and use. How did the district determine which technologies to adopt in alignment with its vision?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Monarch School, a public-private K-12 school, is an arrangement between the San Diego County Office of Education and a local nonprofit. The goal is to stabilize students enough to return to traditional schools, DeVries says. And getting homeless students to show up to school has been an elusive goal for many districts.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

In the United States, there are over 15,000 esports teams in K-12 schools, and many esports teams and programs emphasize access to students with disabilities. Esports offers incredible benefits for student engagement, community and skill building, and pathways to higher education and job opportunities.

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Pedagogy to Share

AUGUST 21, 2023

Buttrey, K. Inclusion, engagement, and Nearpod: Providing a digital alternative to traditional instruction. Kentucky Teacher Education Journal , 8 (1), 1–12. A review of Nearpod – an interactive tool for student engagement. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching , 2 (2), 95–97. W., & Yue, W.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The study , “How Teachers Navigate the Ethical Landscape of AI in Their Classrooms,” interviewed 248 K-12 teachers. As part of his role at the center, Aguilar conducted research into how teachers think about AI in classrooms. Those teachers were largely white and from public schools, introducing limitations. The main findings?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

While expanding access to technology and broadband alone will not improve teaching and learning, our new K-12 Leaders’ Guide to Successful Technology Integration shares lessons learned from several Digital Promise initiatives, including seven years of implementing the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program.

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