Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Today, we released our fourth annual State of the States report: Expanding Digital Learning to Every Classroom, Every Day and we are proud to announce that 40.7 Since 2013, the number of states with 99% of students connected has swelled from four to 20. billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019. million today.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2018

Johnson discussed his plans to go out to bid for wide area network (WAN) and Internet Access funding this year, particularly the challenges his district has traditionally faced connecting classrooms and his ideas for solving them. What Connectivity Challenges do School Districts in Alaska Communities Face?

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This is up from just 4 million students in 2013. 88% of our schools have robust Wi-Fi in their classrooms, leaving 10,000 schools still in need of upgrades. This is up from just 4 million students in 2013. 88% of our schools have robust Wi-Fi in their classrooms, leaving 10,000 schools still in need of upgrades.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

A Microsoft spokesperson says over email that this technology is publicly available, and that the company is aware of dozens of K-12 schools that are using it in the classroom. An Amazon spokesperson says over email that Echo360 has used AWS services since 2013. I think if the error rates were even lower.,

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Whereas a Google search for “learning techniques” returns over 400 million results, researchers Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Mitchell, and Willingham (2013) culled through hundreds of studies to provide a “curated” analysis of the 10 most effective learning techniques commonly used by students. Wood, E., & Ahmad, M.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

. Nearly nine out of 10 school districts meet the federal government’s minimum standard for internet connectivity – a significant increase from 2013, when only 30 percent met that level, according to a report released Tuesday by a California-based nonprofit organization. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Absolutely.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. But it logged growth starting in the 2013-14 school year, two years before the school introduced Edgenuity.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. Since 2013, 49 governors have led the effort that has connected an estimated 40.7 billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. We've already connected more than 20 million students to high-speed internet in the classroom.".

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. After all, most professors started out believing they were destined to do scholarly work, perform research, publish results and teach in classrooms; but for most, teaching online was not what they had in mind. Sink or swim.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Since engagement is something students have to provide, and teachers can not just apply engagement to any lesson, it is important to create a learning experience that is engaging, both in the digital and the physical classroom. One promising development in blended curriculum design that promotes student engagement is the new COVA model.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

In 2013, our SchoolSpeedTest analysis of K-12 broadband purchasing revealed only 30 percent of school districts nationwide met the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum Internet access goal of 100 kbps per student, leaving 40 million students without the broadband needed for digital learning. Provide every classroom with robust Wi-Fi.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. FY 2013 $0. (Having said that, I have already committed to writing a series of posts specifically on the U.S. ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2014 $0. FY 2015 $0.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Although they aren’t in the classroom together, the students stay connected on their project leveraging tools like G Suite for Education or Blackboard Collaborate. DeLaina Tonks has been involved in education since 1991 and has been the director at Mountain Heights Academy, the top-rated digital school in Utah, since 2009.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort. In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. ” Lacey also credited the E-Rate program for helping connect the district to high speed internet. So it should be with E-Rate.

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ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

These critical supports extend beyond classroom instruction to include teacher training on the science of reading, parental involvement and read-at-home plans, extended learning opportunities such as summer camps, individualized student reading plans, and more specialized, targeted support.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. The activity falls short, but not because of an inherent problem with the program or its application in the classroom. By Heidi Moore. Photo/ Laurie Sullivan.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. From the classroom to home, Kajeet has students covered. CEN also has a reputation for reliability.

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The PL2C Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The practice has been further developed for school administrators to observe and discuss best practices in the classroom, and modified to enable educators to conduct their own instructional rounds focused on self reflection and growth designed to begin discussions of instruction directly into the process of school improvement.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed the merits and utility of video games in the classroom before, so we won’t beleaguer the point. Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. 50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning in 2015. 0 likes. .

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. classrooms. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. Thursday, May 29th at 12:30pm CDT in Norfolk, NE Discover and Evaluate Awesome Apps, Websites and Games for Learning , Your classroom is tech ready for digital learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But if Delgado is right about the benefits for Nashville classrooms of a cultural match between teachers and students, the program has arrived just in time. In Nashville, Hispanic students almost never see faces like their own at the front of a classroom. Her mother, who works in the kitchen at a Chuck E. The share of U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As America’s classrooms become increasingly connected, the nation inches ever closer to reaching a major milestone: 100 percent of schools with high-speed internet access, defined as at least 100 kbps (or 100 thousand bits per second) per student. Since 2013, the number of U.S.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

The workshop helped to alleviate many of their concerns, and enabled them to see how the FabLab could be used as a tool to enhance their classroom. DSIL, a school with approximately 100 students, is very progressive—particularly when compared to the typical classroom in Asia.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

classrooms, the nonprofit is preparing to shut down. District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. can access digital learning in their classrooms (with 2 million to go). Our value add is largely done.”

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

Department of Education’s release this week of new data from the 2013-14 school year on how the nation’s schools measure up in protecting students’ right to an equal education. More recent data from the nation’s largest school districts suggests that national rates of suspension have likely declined even further since 2013-14.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD, near Houston, Texas until September 2013, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

." Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. School just isn’t for me.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. Franks, PhD Using downloadable audiobooks to improve student literacy outside the classroom - Sue Toms, Head of Libraries WLMA - Reach Out and Teach Someone - Terri Grief, President-Elect.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas! We have an absolutely terrific lineup of keynote speakers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 10:30am in Madison, WI GLS 10 Conference - Games in the Classroom , A panel discussion on surveys about games and learning: what surveys can and can''t tell us about this topic, what we learned via survey data, and implications for practice. For more information, click here. Learn more and register here.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Related: New research finds “Magic 8” preschool classroom practices. In 2013, the program’s developer, the nonprofit Waterford Institute, received an $11.5 a month for the first student in the family who enrolls, with a discounted rate for additional students. In 2013, the Waterford Institute’s $11.5 Source: YouTube.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

On a muggy fall morning, pre-K teacher Ruth Shows inspected the work of students in her classroom, stepping over a cluster of little learners sprawled on the carpet. Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E. ?. QUITMAN, Miss. — Sarah Warnock/Clarion Ledger.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. A pilot program would test the use of tablets in combining online education with classroom teaching in a prison setting. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / WASHINGTON, D.C. Jerard Briscoe is away at school.

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