The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Hispanic-serving institutions, defined as those that have a full-time Latino enrollment of at least 25 percent, had access to this money from fiscal years 2008 through 2019. The HEA itself has not been reauthorized since 2008, but this week Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Deborah Santiago, CEO of Excelencia in Education.

STEM 101

STEM Groups Report Resources 101

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

I suspect this may stem from knowledge of the fact that English is widely spoken and studied throughout the world. In his book, “Educating Global Citizens in Colleges and Universities,” historian Peter Stearns has written that Americans are “legendary” for being reluctant to learn another language. Most students in the U.S.

Study 206

Study STEM Meeting Report 206

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Wiley had disclosed paying $56 million in cash for zyBooks, a digital courseware provider for STEM and computer science subjects. That’s a hard hit for investors in the New York-based company, which had raised more than $180 million since its founding in 2008. The math suggests that Knewton was acquired for less than $17 million.

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Knewton Pearson Company Adaptive Learning 100

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples. Swanger’s article continues: The 2008 recession had a devastating impact on the US economy; and, higher education was not insulated from that impact. So how bad is public funding for higher education? New pedagogies.

Examples 141

Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 141

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

Ten years ago, on August 14, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the last comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). In 2008, we worried about losing savings, and major banks and automakers going out of business. million American jobs. until 2011!)

Outcomes 97

Outcomes Policies Student Data Privacy Digital Badges 97

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

And yet, it has long been reported by Brookings (Loveless, 2008) and others like the Algebra Project (Moses, 2001) that Algebra I is the gatekeeper to higher level math classes, higher education success, and careers in the technical fields. “When will I ever use this?”

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Outcomes Learning Report System 127

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

Education 168

Education Meeting STEM Company 168

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Many of the skills weaved in above are becoming increasingly important to employers, especially those hiring in the STEM fields. Responsible decision making - including open-mindedness, critical thinking and self-reflection. Another meta-analysis found between an 11 up to 17 percentile gain (Patyon et al., Child Development, 82(1): 405–432.

Learning 117

Learning Analysis Secondary Accessibility 117

Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

String Telephone Project : A listening activity with a STEM component! Trends in Cognitive Sciences, November 2008, 12(11), pp. Build these string telephones as a class and discuss how sounds travel. Active Listening. Retrieved from psu.edu: tutorials.istudy.psu.edu/activelistening/. and Seitz, A.R. Benefits of multisensory learning.

How To 302

How To Classroom Examples Guidelines 302

MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 10, 2021

11 Lessons on Game-based Learning and STEM Education. Visit the ST Math Play Page and explore a variety of free, standards-aligned games that will create more engagement in your classroom. Further Reading: MathMINDs: Create Real-world Math Connections. Game-based Learning vs Gamification: What’s the Difference? Chapter 3 Number Sense.”

Game-Based Learning 145

Game-Based Learning Gamification Strategy Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I teach at a K-8 school, and when I look at these seventh and eighth graders, they’re no different than the kindergarteners,” said Robert Lane, a STEM teacher at the Sierra Verde STEAM Academy in Glendale, Arizona. Middle school students in Robert Lane’s STEM class dig through a box of supplies for a class project. Lane the STEM Guy.”

Elementary 138

Elementary Policies STEM Exercises 138

Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

Although educational VR content is not yet at an advanced stage, limited mainly to younger learners, and mainly exploratory (think digital field trips to Versailles) in nature, there are encouraging signs that STEM subjects, particularly chemistry and biology, will attract developer attention. How can teachers use VR in the classroom.

Classroom 150

Classroom Android STEM LMS 150

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

By 2018, it is estimated that 71 percent of new STEM positions will be related to computing; it is apparent that computer science is the future of the job market. Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2008-2018.

Robotics 97

Robotics STEM Conference Survey 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

In the past 20 years, increases in federal spending stemmed partly from policy changes, such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which extended education benefits to a new generation of military members and veterans. billion (96 percent) between 2008 and 2010. Here’s a look at how government higher ed spending strategies have changed.

Policies 73

Policies Report STEM Strategy 73

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

A 2008 study in Los Angeles public schools found that those who didn’t pass algebra by ninth grade were half as likely to graduate as those who did. Math courses are “the most significant barrier to degree completion in both STEM and non-STEM fields,” the authors concluded. Algebra I is the air you breathe to be in STEM.”

STEM 129

STEM Report Course Study 129

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Many of the skills weaved in above are becoming increasingly important to employers, especially those hiring in the STEM fields. Responsible decision making - including open-mindedness, critical thinking and self-reflection. Another meta-analysis found between an 11 up to 17 percentile gain (Patyon et al., Child Development, 82(1): 405–432.

Classroom 92

Classroom Learning Analysis Secondary 92

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Founded in 2008, EverFi offers digital content that tackles “big, intractable social issues” for K-12, higher-ed and adult learners who are often underserved in existing schools and companies, Tammy Wincup, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, tells EdSurge. This marks one of the biggest fundraises for a U.S.-based

Industry 135

Industry EdTech Coursera Company 135

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. The confusion stems from the study design.

Study 118

Study Course Dropout Data 118

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

He was also closely involved in STEM-related product launches and liaising with industry advocacy groups.

EdTech 56

EdTech Advocacy Education Company 56

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a well-respected writer on both the NCTM Focal Points and Common Core State Standards, Fennell served as President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) from 2006–2008 and was a founding member of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. For more information, please visit www.

Common Core 101

Common Core Facebook Social Media Twitter 101

EdNews Daily

MAY 22, 2016

Bennett was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Martellus Bennett is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M. Bennett has also played for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears.

Conference 154

Conference Video Classroom STEM 154

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Founded in 2008, Padlet’s founder and CEO, Nitesh Goel proclaimed it “the easiest way to put stuff on the web.” For Padlet, the issue stemmed from its over-generous “freemium” business model, where a company makes a portion of its offerings available for free, and offers advanced features for a fee. I know Padlet needs to make money.

Company 110

Company EdTech STEM Industry 110

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

UT STEM Center @utstemcenter. The UT STEM Center's mission is to improve the teaching and learning of STEM through research, outreach, and educational services. The STEM Center is offering math and science professional development for K-5 teachers this August 1-2. [link] — NISD Elem Math Dept (@NISDElemMath).

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Twitter Education STEM Policies 80

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The phrase stems from a scene in the 2008 action-adventure film Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wherein Jones survives a nuclear explosion by hiding in a refrigerator.

STEM 29

STEM System Learning Education 29

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 25, 2020

Compared to students who entered four-year colleges and universities in 2008 and switched to two-year institutions at some point in their college careers, those who entered in 2011 were significantly more likely to make that switch only in the summer. The pandemic appears to be accelerating a trend that was already under way.

Course 140

Course Report System Trends 140

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

It dates back to 2008, when an educational journey began in Wyoming that revealed the important role technology plays in enhancing teaching and learning—especially in a rural state. Lachelle Brant) Creating Guidelines for Distance Education The Problem: Sometimes, the greatest solution stems from the greatest need.

EdTech 87

EdTech Edcamps Course Program Evaluation 87

Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

It could be argued that these theories stem back to the seminal claim of Marshall McLuhan (1964) that ‘we shape our tools and thereafter, our tools shape us.’ Bennett et al (2008) assert that there is no clear evidence that multi-tasking is a new phenomenon and exclusively the preserve of younger learners. 2008) Web 2.0

Technology 71

Technology STEM Tools Online Learning 71

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education award in March 2015 through April 2018 called “A Simulation-Based Curriculum to Accelerate Math Remediation and Improve Degree Completion for STEM Majors.” Players work on saving the world from disasters by manipulating linear equations. “We

Game-Based Learning 60

Game-Based Learning STEM Secondary Study 60

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

But when we moved to Georgia in the middle of the 2008-2009 school year, I knew it would be disruptive. The boys have always been academically advanced for their age and attended public and private brick-and-mortar schools for their first few years of school.

Video 126

Video Learning Education STEM 126

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Modular Robotics was founded in 2008 with a National Science Foundation grant to build an earlier version of Cubelets. To Schweikardt, small companies compete for kids’ time against large-scale toymakers. Sometimes we can feel like direct competitors, but it’s really all of us against the big companies,” he says.

Robotics 113

Robotics Education Company Industry 113

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

In the United States alone, jobs website Indeed reports that reduced productivity stemming from open positions accounted for $160 billion of lost revenue in 2014. Sixty percent of employers feel that the primary barrier in hiring for entry-level roles resides in the skills gap, according to a survey by PayScale.

Dropout 96

Dropout iPhone Outcomes Course 96

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The gaming giant worked with the Institute of Play to create STEM-focused, hands-on learning experiences that promote collaboration, creativity and problem solving. Consoles from the world’s most recognizable gamemaker are no longer contraband in schools—at least not to the hundreds of U.S. teachers who welcomed the Switch and Labo this year.

EdTech 80

EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 80

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

When Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn published “ Disrupting Class ” in 2008, the current wave of education technology was still finding its footing. This stems in part from how we’ve defined success in the market. The book posited two predictions. First, online learning would grow rapidly in K-12 schools.

Technology 86

Technology EdTech Education Outcomes 86

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 23, 2016

The other two reasons – changes in British vocational numbers and a drop in South African textbook purchases – are fascinating, but let me focus on this first reason. emphases added]. That’s another echo with the queen sacrifice, targeting disciplines likeliest to grow the most.

Pearson 40

Pearson Trends Education Analysis 40

EdTechTeam

MAY 12, 2017

Chad Sussex Hinton Community School Technology Instructor | Technology Coach GFE Certified Trainer @SussexChad TheTechSuss website Chad Sussex has been a teacher of technology for nine years at Hinton (northwest Iowa) since 2008. Makerspaces, technology, STEM, and all things Google are some of the driving forces for him as an educator.

Google 41

Google STEM Resources Twitter 41

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Or maybe it stemmed from the fact that anyone could get the gist of the teaching idea in the time it takes to rattle off a sound bite. By 2008 it had its own conference, FlipCon (which closed in 2016). It’s a simple model,” says Bergmann. Simple designs work well, and simplicity makes things happen.”. Jon Bergmann.

Flipped Classroom 132

Flipped Classroom Khan Academy Learning Video 132

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

A student jumps off a bus to enter McDonogh #35 Senior High School before the start of the school day March 19, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Funding for McDonogh 35, New Orleans’ last noncharter school, fell from $15,594 per student in 2008-09 to $11,651 per student in 2016-17. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).

Meeting 87

Meeting Groups Report Course 87