The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

With the ability to log into lessons online, students at the secondary level won’t have to miss instruction even if they’re suspended, says Superintendent L. During the 2015-16 school year, Black students in the district faced out-of-school suspension at 3.4 Oliver Robinson. Robinson says. Everybody needs a check-in.

Learning 142

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

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. We knew that meant more than simply integrating technology into the school day.

Blended Learning 127

Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 127

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “We

Digital Divide 145

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. This story about digital learning devices was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Laptops 110

Laptops Survey Chromebook Mobility 110

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. Not insignificantly, the award came with a cash prize of $100,000.

Tools 93

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 93

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 10, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. Originally published October 2012, updated and re-released Summer 2015. Customized learning requires an enhanced and expanded Learner Profile.

Data 28

Data Differentiated Instruction Digital Learning EdTech 28

Doug Levin

AUGUST 19, 2015

In 2015, the poll included 34 questions (not counting the a/b/c/d variations of some questions asked only to a fraction of the overall sample), only one (1) of which addressed the topic of technology in education. Source: Education Next – Program on Education Policy and Governance – Survey 2015 [pdf]. So it goes.

EdTech 231

EdTech Policies Blended Learning Adaptive Learning 231

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 6, 2016

Udemy said it plans to use the new capital to “continue its strong international momentum, including growing its localized course content library and product offerings to meet the global demand for online learning.” ” The investment is a follow-on to Udemy’s $65 million Series D round of financing from June 2015.

Udemy 40

Udemy Company Software Google 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

He currently co-leads a Future Ready Administrators principal team to foster professional learning and he is working with the director of curriculum to define a blended and personalized learning framework to help implement digital content and services.

Future Ready 40

Future Ready Secondary EdTech Survey 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

The company sold The Financial Times and its stake in The Economist in 2015, for example. And I’ll note here because it suits my argument about platforms so neatly: Pearson announced last year that it was leaving the learning management system market. ” But what did Facebook do? Students will receive iPads.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning. These kids are surrounded by technology, and it just helps foster learning for these students.”. Overall, there is a risk that a “ digital learning gap ” is forming on top of the achievement gap that already exists.

Blended Learning 136

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 136

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

You take a personal interest,” says Keith. ’” Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning. "This These kids are surrounded by technology, and it just helps foster learning for these students.” "This is what education is going to look like.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Following that initial decision to focus on digital and with the start of the pandemic and beyond, Jones County principals, teachers, and students all embraced “a new normal.” Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma.

Education 106

Education Edmentum Epson Elementary 106

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Doug Levin

AUGUST 17, 2017

I have been critical of the treatment of technology in both the 2015 and 2016 Education Next back-to-school polls for a variety of reasons, including sloppiness in reporting, bias, and lack of relevance to education policy and practice considerations.

Digital Learning 186

Digital Learning Learning Outcomes Equity of Access 186

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Via Education Week : “For Online Schools , Unique Challenges in Serving Transgender Students.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” asks WonkHE.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops? .”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46