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. Now nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states. It’s a mindset shift.”.

Junior High 134

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 134

ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

I hope no behavioral concerns arise, because if I can avoid a parent phone call I might be able to get some of this done—well, that is if I do a virtual assignment during social studies. I was always completing tasks for other people—school leadership, district leadership, state officials—at the expense of the students in my care.

Teaching 104

Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 104

ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

Name : Annie Talley Ochoa Age : 44 Current town : Cupertino, California College : Alliant University through a TeachStart Fellowship Area of study : High school social studies Hometown : Corona, California EdSurge: When did you realize that you wanted to become a teacher? Was there a specific moment? We need teachers.

Professional Development 97

Professional Development High School Social Studies Teaching 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2017

Social Studies teacher Michelle Adler talks to sophomores Maiya Schwartz, left and Emily Terranova about an assignment in an Honors Human Geography class at Gray-New Gloucester High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Michelle Adler, social studies teacher and local union president, Gray-New Gloucester High School.

High School 80

High School Social Studies Leadership Tradition 80

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. Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership.

Research 55

Research Education Professional Development Leadership 55

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

New EL schools must first go through several months of professional development, classroom observation and co-teaching — both at the schools and at three-day intensive “institutes” off-site. That said, EL’s leadership now relies heavily on technology to spread Crew and expeditionary learning concepts more broadly.

Middle School 111

Middle School Elementary School Library Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Coahoma county schools have been under interim leadership for more than a year. First, she got a fellowship with Building Excellent Schools, a charter leadership incubator. They would have science and social studies, because you can’t read if you don’t know anything about the world, she said.

Charter School 109

Charter School History Library Public School 109

Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts What is Universal Pre-K? 2021, May 10). What is Universal Pre-K?

K-12 52

K-12 Professional Development Economics Tradition 52

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During the Apollo program he held several important management and leadership positions, including the lead Retrofire Officer on the Apollo 13 mission. Discover more perspectives and experiences through Studies Weekly’s social studies and science products. He began working for NASA 1966 immediately after graduation.

Oral History 52

Oral History Museum Heritage Archaeology 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

One of the first things the new nonprofit did was hire Beatrice McGarvey, from Marzano Research, a consulting organization that offers professional development to schools across the country, to craft a common curriculum, said Linda Laughlin, now the Maine group’s executive director. Staying the course in Portland.

High School 111

High School Tradition Cultures Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sometimes, Talbott says, she was the first Black teacher her students had had at Lusher, even after she began teaching sixth-grade social studies in 2013; it meant a lot to her to provide students with that self-recognition and affirmation. Lusher enrolls students in kindergarten through 12th grade across its two buildings.

Leadership 145

Leadership Charter School Cultures Social Studies 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Denver high school social studies teacher Nick Childers, right, chants as teachers picket outside South High School on February 11, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. What is creating an impasse is the taxpayer-funded Denver Public Schools’ Professional Compensation, a pay-for-performance system popularly known as ProComp.

Professional Development 94

Professional Development Public School Social Studies Leadership 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2023

HISD leadership is a disaster…. We are not what they’re saying we are,’” said former Wheatley social studies teacher Kendra Yarbrough-Camarena. Citizens who spoke almost uniformly opposed the proposal, with many arguing it was the first step in an effort to privatize district public schools. It failed on a 5-4 vote.

Charter School 98

Charter School High School Professional Development Government 98

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business. For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese American computer programmer who founded Yahoo!

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

And the plan would take advantage of the expertise of veteran educators by supporting them as they try to take on leadership roles to address key challenges in their buildings. In addition, educators who are looking to immediately implement social and emotional learning (SEL) activities can make use of existing funding and programs.

K-12 139

K-12 Elementary School Library Professional Development 139

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. And of course, history and social studies teachers. With documentation and clear explanations, Muhammad challenged prevailing stereotypes about race and crime.

Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. Some call this teaching conflict — now more than a century old — the “ social studies wars.”. and African American history. Credit: Chris Tims. But Iowa state Rep. It won’t be easy.

Social Studies 125

Social Studies Civics History American History 125