Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

The robot has technology to detect children’s faces and recognize individual users to turn on and start its lessons. The company has also participated in several education technology accelerator programs, including xEdu in Finland and Edstart by Amazon Web Services. Subjects include colors, animals and shapes.

Robotics 128

Robotics Company Education Data 128

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

. Among the many exciting events at AASL National in Columbus was Scholastic’s release of the 2016 edition of School Libraries Work! . You’ll want to keep this important advocacy tool on hand and share copies with administrators, board members, teachers, parents, students. Through School Libraries Work!,

Libraries 40

Libraries Advocacy Analysis Assessment 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

More than 40 colleges have said they do not use facial recognition technology on campus and stated they have no plans to do so, according to a new “ scorecard ” published Tuesday by an advocacy campaign titled Ban Facial Recognition on Campus. We have no current plans to use facial recognition technology in the future,” Samson said.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

Our teammate and Events Director, Al Thomas , a former principal himself, ran the Education Leaders Network Playground, which featured 28 sessions for leaders by leaders, and one session in particular stood out when we talked about it… a session called Leading EdTech Initiatives for Social Good by Jennifer Williams , author of Teach Boldly.

Education 71

Education Social Media EdTech Advocacy 71

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 7, 2016

The Education Industry Association, which struggled to keep membership after a downturn in federal funding for tutoring, is joining a division of the Software & Information Industry Association, or ETIN, effective immediately, under an agreement announced today. Terms of the agreement were not released. and GSV Advisors, she said.

Industry 40

Industry Technology Education Software 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Carvalho has served as the Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the fourth largest school district in the country, since 2008 and is recognized by his peers as a national voice for equity in education. “Mr. For more information about ALAS, visit [link].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When Karli Hinman enrolled at Stony Brook University in fall 2018, she knew her family couldn’t help her pay to continue her education. As of fall 2022, Stony Brook is one of 33 higher ed institutions where students can apply for money through a local FAST Fund to help cover an education expense or address a basic life need.

Advocacy 169

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. Instead, said Duchesneau, educators and staff need to recognize cultural and contextual differences and how they impact students. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Education 67

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 67

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

That upward trend has continued: Since 2016, such requests have increased 117 percent. One of the ways DonorsChoose is identifying these teachers and projects, he said, is through a new function on the website that allows teachers to identify their gender, race, education and number of years in the profession, among other questions.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom.

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Technology PowerMyLearning Learning EdTech 40

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

In 2014, when Tennessee unveiled a statewide scholarship to cover tuition expenses at community colleges, the program was praised for making higher education possible for more people. It even inspired President Obama to pitch a similar federal program. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college. Free For Whom?

E-rate 143

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

There are few individuals out there who can list both “two-time TED speaker” and “doctoral student at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education ” on their resume. There’s also something else he brings up—his beliefs, specifically his concerns that educators across the U.S.

Twitter 95

Twitter Technology Learning Advocacy 95

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam Moran has been a leader in education reform in Virginia over the past several years as the state moved from testing to transformation. Pam, what is an update on what has happened with education reform in Virginia since we last talked? I admire her so much so we are doing a multi part series with her. There were several of us.

Chromebook 190

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 190

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Thank you, Pam for your time and wisdom and I hope everyone has enjoyed this four-part series with a truly remarkable educator. Vicki: So, educators, we’ve gotten so many great thoughts here. I just so appreciate you as an educator. Sponsor: The US Matific Games are coming this February. Vicki: Yeah. Pam: So that’s a simple one.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

Chicago, June 24, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools today announced the latest version of its award-winning product, Impero Education Pro V7. We are looking forward to showcasing the new Impero Education Pro version 7 at ISTE.”

Software 40

Software Digital Citizenship Handbook BYOD 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2019

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. Underrepresentation Based on Education. Trade Industry. Black-Owned Firms. Percentage Black-Owned.

STEM 98

STEM Industry Data Survey 98

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. You don’t have to choose — testing or education. Vicki: We don’t have to give up rigor.

Elementary 188

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Guide shares best tech practices, insights, and resources from educators, administrators, and technology experts. When it comes to creating a technology plan, successes are largely driven by effective district- or school-wide technology committees that involve all stakeholders in the creation of the tech plan.

How To 64

How To Advocacy Tools Survey 64

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

With the proliferation of technology in school and at home, parents are looking for direction on how to keep their kids’ media habits in check. In addition, empower students to take control of technology by asking them how they could use media in a positive manner to effect social change. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Symantec Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 46

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

When it is missing, students battle to complete their education. In my previous role as the Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Nearly half of middle and high students in a 2016 Gallup poll reported being either not engaged or actively disengaged in school.

Advocacy 160

Advocacy Guidelines Report Personalized Learning 160

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

At an event in April 2019, Diane Jones, the Education Department’s principal deputy undersecretary, said the department was considering an experiment to help colleges offer income-share agreements (ISAs), a form of financing where students who borrow money promise to pay back a percentage of their future income as repayment. Is it a loan?

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Fuller formerly served as an operating executive at Investcorp Technology Partners, which assumed ownership of Impero in August 2017. and is the home of the Texas Computer Education Association. The company has partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

Software 40

Software Digital Citizenship Handbook Advocacy 40

techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Walters, of London, brings the wealth of knowledge and expertise he has acquired during his more than 40 years in the global education marketplace to Impero as it enters into a new phase of growth. In 2010, Walters was awarded membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to educational publishing.

Software 40

Software Digital Citizenship Handbook Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The study, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning , was produced by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. The researchers created 56 tasks for students in 12 states, and collected 7,804 student responses from January 2015 until June 2016. Read more about Blended Learning.

Social Media 40

Social Media Blended Learning Advocacy Study 40

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 4:39am PST. The Georgia State Department of Education was inviting educators to apply to takeover their Instgram account for one week. A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 5:49am PST.

Robotics 28

Robotics Libraries Social Media Education 28

techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Schools use Impero’s Education Pro software to monitor students’ activity while they are using devices on the school network. The software uses algorithms to alert educators if a student types or searches for certain keywords or phrases relating to issues such as bullying, violence or suicide and more.

Software 40

Software Digital Citizenship Handbook Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2019

It’s that fewer than one in five of adults in the entire surrounding Humphreys County have at least an associate degree, according to census data analyzed by the nonprofit advocacy organization Complete Tennessee. About three-quarters of Colorado jobs will require some education beyond high school by 2020, Baer said.

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Industry Report Company Training 99

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

When the kids showed up, educators could see even more clearly how uneven their learning has been during the pandemic. So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works. Allison Socol, The Education Trust.

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Study Data Report Elementary 132

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research, The Education Trust. This is just another systemic disadvantage that we put in front of low-income kids and kids of color,” said Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research at The Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy organization.

Report 98

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

At Valencia, that means they finish training in from four to 22 weeks on their way to jobs in information technology, advanced manufacturing, construction, welding, health care and transportation and logistics. Joe Battista, Valencia College’s vice president for global, professional and continuing education. There’s just no way.

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Training Industry Report Company 133

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

tl;dr – In order to be relevant today and in the future, a national open education strategy must (1) know exactly what it is trying to accomplish and (2) deeply integrate generative AI. WICHE is convening a series of conversations this week and next titled, “ Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

Strategy 150

Strategy OER Education Policies 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to participate in this event. He has delivered keynotes, papers, and workshops throughout the US and internationally on topics related to creative and open uses of technology to support and drive library services and learning. Please also join the Library 2.0

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 45

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

Education 79

Education Report Data Survey 79

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense Media, and SETDA will work together this year and in 2016 and 2017 to encourage digital leaders to file applications for E-rate program funding. Matt Holder, chief operations officer for the Oklahoma State Department of Education welcomed the new toolkit.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Libraries Advocacy 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. on nonprofit, foundation and library technology. Cindy Aden has been the Washington State Librarian since 2016.

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