The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

She also learned how to keep students with disabilities on task and break down lessons into smaller, easier bits of information for students who were struggling. Christina Rodriguez teaches a math lesson at Bloomfield Middle School. No one taught her these strategies. She was left to figure it out on the job.

Middle School 100

Middle School Professional Development Teaching Advocacy 100

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

A network of charter schools in California and Washington developed the Summit Learning Program for their students almost a decade ago; the model got a boost in 2014 from Facebook engineers after Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, visited a Summit middle school.

Junior High 134

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 134

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Arlington is a fast-growing district, and Discovery Elementary opened in 2015 as part of an ongoing school-building program (it shares a campus with a middle school with a trailer park to accommodate its overflowing student population). My lesson plan is: Here’s a problem. Solve it,” said Becker. “We

K-12 111

K-12 Elementary School Middle School Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

It focuses on lesson planning, instruction, assessment and academic language – all in support of student learning. States can take a leadership role in adopting policies that promote high-quality teaching across a teacher’s career, from pre-service to National Board Certification and beyond. There is much work to do.

Teaching 82

Teaching Pedagogy Tradition Leadership 82

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

This is hard because the reality of teaching is that you’re on every hour of the day, you’re lesson-planning, you’re calling parents, you’re writing curriculum. Alanni said teachers would sometimes accommodate her by printing out lesson plans from the computer program and allowing her to complete the lessons offline.

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. Cultivating leadership in staff, parents, and community partners.

Research 56

Research Education Professional Development Leadership 56

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

But as Grimes’ star rose statewide, according to local educators and residents, his relationship with city leadership started to unravel. Then, in mid-May 2023, a member of the school board told Grimes that it would not be renewing his contract, which was to end in June 2024.

High School 145

High School K-12 Professional Development Heritage 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As she would later argue in school board meetings, Hillsdale’s 1776 Curriculum was “supposed to be overlaid” with the district’s lesson plans, yet “there was never any evidence of that overlay” actually happening.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143