The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

A past gubernatorial appointee to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia, Dr. Moran was selected by her peers across the Commonwealth as Virginia’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

Elementary 188

Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

percent decline in course offerings between 2013 and 2016. Language educators lament that courses in STEM are celebrated for teaching real-world skills, but language classes are not. “It Yet college language course enrollments are plummeting. The Modern Language Association reported a 9.2 It is every day.”.

Course 88

Course Study Report Policies 88

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. I filled out the quick application, and within a few weeks, I was notified that I was selected for the week of January 18-22, 2016. 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

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed. And so we always talk about it as ‘unfinished learning.’ ”.

Study 136

Study Data Report Elementary 136

techlearning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

“By focusing on prevention education with a science-based approach – anchored in the youth voice – ‘Operation Prevention’ gives students opportunities to share their stories, engage with their peers and to play a visible role in stemming the tide of young people who fall victim to the pipeline of addiction.”

Education 41

Education Advocacy Elementary Learning 41

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

“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. The grade-point average of students at private high schools who took the SAT climbed between 1998 and 2016 from 3.25

Report 101

Report Study Advocacy Policies 101

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2020

ALA Editions has published two collections of his writings: The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change (2016) and Wholehearted Librarianship: Finding Hope, Inspiration, and Balance (2019). Michael resides in Traverse City, Michigan.

Libraries 60

Libraries Conference Training Advocacy 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While seven of those 27 schools were able to reach 70 percent student proficiency in either English or math in 2016, none had attained 80 percent. At Arise, the school whose name begins with Achievement, not even 40 percent of students were proficient in 2016, based on composite scores for English and math.

Elementary 71

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 71

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. The 2016 Ghost Ship fire that claimed 36 lives occurred a few blocks from the Code Next lab. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

Industry 140

Industry STEM Education Survey 140

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Sometimes, I think the best advocacy on behalf of the communities can be simply to listen and lift up voices that aren't often lifted up—to amplify the voices of those who are often on the margin. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. On that last note of listening to others.

Twitter 96

Twitter Technology Learning Advocacy 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

So unrelentingly are the cards stacked against them that only 694 high school graduates from all of Puerto Rico went to college on the mainland or abroad in 2016 , the last year for which the figure is available from the U.S. million, only 694 high school graduates from all of Puerto Rico went to college on the mainland or abroad in 2016.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. When given the opportunity, then they will succeed. And so we always talk about it as ‘unfinished learning.’ ”.

Study 42

Study Advocacy Training Groups 42

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Much of the advocacy for net-zero buildings has focused on environmental and economic incentives. Supporting these efforts, the Department of Energy published a how-to report on building net-zero K-12 schools in 2016 and created a “Zero-Energy Schools Accelerator” program to give districts technical guidance.

Elementary 108

Elementary Learning Data Report 108

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

percent of STEM undergraduate and 17.4 percent of STEM master’s degrees.[i] iii] Lee, Erika, 2016. For example, NCES reported that in 2021, Asian students earned 13.6 i] Yet research on Asian Americans’ perceptions of belonging tells another story. References [i] US NCES: Table 318.45. ii] Kim, Jung & Hsieh, Betina, 2022.

Education 151

Education STEM Advocacy Groups 151

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Among her most recent notable achievements are 2021 Georgia Carl Perkins awardee, 2020 University of Georgia College of Education Lifetime Achievement awardee, 2019 Georgia Outstanding Woman, and 2019 Georgia Department of Education’s STEM and STEAM Advocate of the Year. Follow Dr. Levett on Twitter @AnnLPGA.

Technology 88

Technology BYOD Learning Advocacy 88

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

Tools 59

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 59

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

I learned things like metacognition, self advocacy, motivation, determination, resiliency. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. You have to do it differently.

Learning 60

Learning System Advocacy Technology 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Most states have something on the books to encourage competency-based options, but only about a half-dozen have loosened seat-time dictates enough to dispense with grade levels, according to Matt Williams, chief operating officer and vice president of policy and advocacy for the personalized-learning nonprofit KnowledgeWorks.

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Steve Steve Hargadon steve@learningrevolution.com [link] @stevehargadon CURRENT SESSION LIST: Abigail Ekangouo Awanga : Emoji grading a fascinating effect on low proficiency learners AERO : Yong Zhao Keynote at the 2016 AERO Conference AERO : Peter Gray: Self Directed Education. What Is It, How Does It Work?

Conference 34

Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2021

For others, it’s “ political advocacy ” and “ anti-American theories. ” According to Literat, the 2016 election brought about a clear shift for young people. Political controversy stemming from school curriculum is not a new phenomenon. For some, it’s crucial civic education.

Social Media 173

Social Media Classroom Learning Trends 173

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jennifer Pokempner, director of child welfare policy at Juvenile Law Center, a legal advocacy group in Philadelphia, said the Seita program is “seen as a model.” He graduated from JW Sexton High School, a STEM-focused magnet school, in 2016. But Tinai, who wants to move to D.C.

System 111

System Study Policies Report 111

Kathy Schrock

AUGUST 1, 2019

The focus of that post was how to create an infographic to use for advocacy or promotion. The March 2019 theme for Discovery Education was STEM education. I decided to concentrate my post on the various thinking processes and how they can be used to support the areas of STEM. Juliani, called the LAUNCH Cycle.

STEM 40

STEM Advocacy Data Tools 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

In 2016, California had 33 racially identifiable white charters, Texas was home to 19 and Michigan, 14. In 2016, Cobb worked to push Lake Oconee to agree to accept a more equitable manner of determining funding for the charter school.) In 2016, Southwest Georgia STEM Charter School launched in Randolph County.

Report 112

Report Company Data Meeting 112

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. The Continued Importance of School Libraries Schools resoundingly feature libraries and digital media centers.

Libraries 92

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The money owed is by All Children Matter Inc stemming from fines to the Ohio Elections Commission for violating campaign finance law. ” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. million to Ohio.” ” by The Atlantic’s Melinda D.

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Keith Krueger, chief executive officer of the Consortium for School Networking, a technology advocacy group, calls the digital divide in the US “the civil rights issue” of our time. Mayor Tom Norton (center) meets with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) advisory board at Northridge High School. Greeley, Colo.,

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

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 Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via Politico : “ Families for Excellent Schools CEO fired after investigation into ‘inappropriate behavior’ ” That’s Jeremiah Kittredge , who’s run one of the best funded pro-charter advocacy groups in the company. Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.”

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Having accurate graduation rates and alumni earnings information may help students, including those who are undocumented, find the right college, said Chad Marlow, advocacy and policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union. Related: Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment.

Data 44

Data Policies Report Advocacy 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And now, the final weeks of 2016 revolve around what will happen after January 20, 2017. Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes – think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. The US Presidential Campaign.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40