MindShift

JULY 11, 2017

WILDER, Idaho — Eight years ago, the principal of Idaho’s Wilder Elementary School, Jeff Dillon, made a tough decision: He pulled his children out of the district high school to send them to private school. “I My kids begged me to come to summer school,” said Chantelle Mullins, a mother of two elementary school students. Dillon said.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2019

MIAMI — There are no walls between the seven classrooms on the third floor of the Medical Academy for Science and Technology, a former hospital that houses a magnet high school for would-be doctors, nurses, physical therapists and pharmacists. The space, upgraded in the 2015-2016 school year, is continuously changing.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Recent research reinforces this perspective.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm helps us learn the techniques to help powerful improvement happen in classrooms. IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom. Now, Deb, you work with implementing lighthouse classrooms, but you’ve also recently moved into instructional technology. Vicki: But how do you keep your classroom focused?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

- Mastery Design Collaborative (MDC) works with schools and districts that are focused on designing school models that personalize learning. MDC offers support in three ways: through strategic planning, professional development for classroom teachers, and a program called Reimagine School Collaborative.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

JUNE 25, 2015

Are you going to the ISTE 2015 conference and want to find out more about Flipped Learning? The books are: Flipped Learning for Science Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Flipped Learning for Math Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Blend and Flip in the Elementary Classroom.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

JUNE 25, 2015

Are you going to the ISTE 2015 conference and want to find out more about Flipped Learning? The books are: Flipped Learning for Science Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Flipped Learning for Math Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Blend and Flip in the Elementary Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

We know that every student is unique and has their own learning needs. That's why in this podcast, we'll explore various differentiated reading strategies that can be adapted to fit the needs of every student in your classroom. Jennifer's Podcast: To the Classroom Conversations with Researchers and Educators.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In December 2015, I found myself toiling away on a fifth grade figurative language lesson in a unique place—a local tech meetup called Code For Vegas. Busker may not have succeeded as a company, but I took the lessons and skills I learned from the tech scene and applied them to my work as a teacher.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

Five years into a massive transition to a personalized learning model, Educators at Fulton County School District in Georgia are scratching their heads wondering where they went wrong. District leaders even went so far as to dub the hardware “personalized learning devices.” “At It should have been communicated better.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In 2015, we opened the doors of Roots Elementary to 100 kindergarteners and first graders in the neighborhood. Roots Elementary. Before that I had worked at the Charter School Growth Fund with several of the early visionaries who supported the movement toward personalized learning. Teacher Roles.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Four of our seven elementary schools are ranked in the top 20 schools in Pennsylvania, and our high school forensics team is recognized as one of the best teams in the nation. In the winter of 2015, the TAC visited our own schools. Several of our students were named U.S. Presidential Scholars.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Tune in to learn more about Global Connections Week and other great ideas from Monica! Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen. Returning to the Classroom with Technology. Going Global in the Classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Kindergartners place their backpacks outside in the “hallway” next to a community garden in a Vista elementary school hallway. Students in the district can be seen collaborating and working on video projects outside of the classroom. There are no assigned seats in this VUSD kindergarten classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. million for technological improvements.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Digital Promise is crowdsourcing best practices for piloting learning technology tools, and we want to hear from you! 8 PM ET, March 27, 2015. That’s why we’re working with these six districts: to follow along and share what they learn about piloting learning technology tools in classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2017

In Wilder Elementary School, students not only pick which subjects they want to learn, but they can also spurn their desks and work on the floor if they want. My kids begged me to come to summer school,” said Chantelle Mullins, a mother of two elementary school students. Photo: Wayne D’Orio. What’s the reaction? “My Dillon said.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2017

On November 20th, 2015, I received an email in my inbox that would change my teaching career—it was from a stranger. Shortly after I received the award, it seemed like everyone wanted to visit my classroom and sit in a room with me to understand how I was getting my kids to learn. That’s when the email came.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. “And it has everything to do with the policies of the states.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

But with so much happening in our individual classrooms, we teachers often don’t take our own good advice. Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. Although we’d love to have one huge classroom, we just don’t have the space. Perhaps best of all, smath always us to personalize learning in new ways.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013. Keeler has more than 50 tips for Google Classroom under her belt, with an e-book on that series in progress. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. Shake Up Learning. Alice Keeler. Assorted Stuff.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In 2015, Austin, Indiana was hit with a deadly epidemic: HIV/AIDS. Alongside four other school communities, it was selected because the majority of the district’s students returned to in-person learning during the 2020-2021 school year — and under 5 percent of the student population was identified as a Covid-19 case.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

A few years ago, Amy Lopes, a veteran fifth-grade teacher in Providence, Rhode Island, learned that teachers at her school could try a mindfulness and yoga training along with their students. I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

During the 2015-2016 school year, MassNET worked with the Boston-based LearnLaunch Institute (under the umbrella of the Learning Assembly ) to pilot instructional software for English Language Arts with six teams of six to eight teachers in Boston-area elementary and middle school classrooms.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Prompted by district administrators’ desire to find ways to build student agency, engage student passion and personalize learning, we hoped blended learning would shake up the status quo and spark large scale change. Provide ongoing feedback from those who understand blended learning AND instructional coaching.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

At eSpark Learning, we want to reimagine classrooms so that they’re student-centered, allowing students to succeed in school and in life. Mineola has demonstrated how personalized learning can prevent summer learning loss, implementing eSpark in summer school classrooms with fantastic results.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. Our world is digital literacy now.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2015 $0. ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2013 $0.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

Over the last few years my classroom has gotten a lot of attention. They say I’m personalizing learning. Our classrooms were chaotic—everyone sitting in disarray. Defeat was built into the expectations of the special education classroom, and it was hard for me to see any viable escape.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

During the 2015-16 school year, Black students in the district faced out-of-school suspension at 3.4 While students ultimately may go back to in-person learning, remote learning will remain a possibility for suspended students “whenever feasible,” he says. Oliver Robinson. Robinson says.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

As the largest school district in Rhode Island, Providence Public Schools makes up 25% of the state’s entire elementary and secondary student population. Nearly 1,900 teaching and learning staff are employed in 42 schools, each equipped with various types of technology tools (42 in all).

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