Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? is an incident reporting tool for students that lets them anonymously notify a school counselor of any issues (e.g., Check out Boreal Tales.

Assessment 44

Assessment Robotics Digital Citizenship Tools 44

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

COM ) Achieve3000 Pro offers a patented instructional model that combines summative and embedded formative assessments to differentiate content and instruction, so students always see lessons at their just-right reading level. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

Robotics 41

Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. The rate nationally: 16%.)

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

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. announced the U.S.

Tools 55

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 55

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. The platform supports balanced literacy programs with integrated tools such as embedded assessments, a student recommendation engine, analytics to demonstrate reading growth, and engaging reading practice opportunities.

Tools 68

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 68

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? is an incident reporting tool for students that lets them anonymously notify a school counselor of any issues (e.g., Check out Boreal Tales.

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? is an incident reporting tool for students that lets them anonymously notify a school counselor of any issues (e.g., Check out Boreal Tales.

Assessment 40

Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Principals can access unique data insights on how teachers, parents and students are using FreshGrade through monthly reports. No bubbles required. Illuminate 11.0

Tools 50

Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 50

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis.

Epson 50

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

Via The Verge : “US denies visas to Afghanistan ’s all-girl robotics team.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Assessing the Travel Ban : What New Data on Overseas Recruitment Does – and Doesn’t – Tell Us.” Immigration and Education. ” Education in the Courts.

MOOC 57

MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

“Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department ,” ProPublica reports. Via PR Watch : “ Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm.” It’s just getting started,” says The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus. Education Politics.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

. “Learning styles” in the White House: President Trump doesn’t read his daily intelligence briefings, gets oral briefings on “select” issues instead, because reading isn’t “his style of learning,” the @washingtonpost reports [link] — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 9, 2018. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The Economic Times of India reports that “Udacity to focus on individual student projects.” ” Via The Hollywood Reporter : “ USC Rejects Harvey Weinstein ’s $5M Women’s Program Donation.” million ‘contract inducement’ to come back,” Bloomberg reports.

MOOC 43

MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” But here are some education-related stories: Via Education Week : “Privacy Experts Assess Potential K–12 Fallout From Facebook ’s Crisis of Trust.” ” Spoiler alert: Latinos.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Via US News & World Report : “Bathroom Wars.” Via The Hechinger Report : “ DeVos praises virtual schools , but new research points to problems.” Testing, Testing… Via Inside Higher Ed : “Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests.” ” asks The Hechinger Report.

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. The seller: Book Dog Books. ” The student in question: Tyrone Hankerson Jr, of meme fame. .

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. It’s a partnership with Microsoft. Students In Visual Arts , Music ,” NPR reports. ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

.” Elsewhere in Trumplandia: “ Columbia University has declined to comment on recent reports that Monica Crowley , an appointee of President-elect Donald J. dissertation at the university,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. More on the report via Edsurge. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s imperative to start evaluating our tech stacks differently as a part of the learning journey–standardized academic assessment is not the only measure of success. AI helps with automatic grading and assessment creation. The idea that a robot can replace teachers is laughable. AI can eliminate much of this.

Education 52

Education Industry Company Exercises 52

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

” “The Trump administration just failed to stop a climate lawsuit brought by 21 kids,” The Chicago Tribune reports. “To get rural kids online, Microsoft wants to put Internet access on school buses ,” The Washington Post reports. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. But at what cost?”

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Education Week reports that , in front of a room full of CEOs, Secretary of Education Betsy "DeVos argued that 65 percent of today’s kindergartners will end up in jobs that haven’t even been created yet. ” “ Google Is Being Investigated By Missouri Attorney General,” Fortune reports.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

“ Betsy DeVos Refuses to Rule Out Giving Funds to Schools That Discriminate ,” The New York Times reports. Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” More Education Politics. TBH, there’s plenty of blame to go around.

Education 46

Education Data Report Software 46

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Instead, each team member spent a few minutes sketching out how one part — a marble run, say, or a Lego Robotics kicking foot — would operate within the machine. They started incubating coding, robotics and other computational project classes in after-school programs and summer clubs. No single child designed a complete machine.

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” For your “yes, Microsoft is still horrible files,” this from The Washington Post : “ E-waste recycler Eric Lundgren loses appeal on computer restore disks, must serve 15-month prison term.”

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Previously, she was a Technology Integrator at Sacred Heart teaching robotics and programming to 5th through 7th grades and supporting the faculty''s technology and integration needs. Karen also taught 7th grade Math at The Dalton School and 7th/8th grade Math at LaBrum Middle School, a public school in Philadelphia.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59