eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The company’s award-winning blended programs — delivered digitally on its innovative Savvas Realize platform and visually through engaging print resources — feature real-world learning experiences designed to increase student engagement along with high-quality instructional materials to accelerate academic outcomes.

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Resources Assessment Instructional Materials Education 84

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Online Assessment. Assessment must respect learners, provide actionable feedback, and motivate. Look at this course.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 486

edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2023

The science of gamification and automation and how it is being used to improve the mastery of science concepts and content was the focus of the edLeader Panel, “ Supporting High-Quality Science Instruction and Assessment Through Gamification and Automation.

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Gamification Assessment Student Engagement Exercises 87

Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. For every new teacher, the stakes are high.

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Strategy Professional Learning Policies Report 64

edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll. But What About Technology?

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Assessment ePortfolio Learning Secondary 49

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

OUR stood out for a lot of reasons: 1) it is authored by experts in their fields, 2) it is designed for diverse classrooms, and 3) it includes a full-service professional learning suite to support teachers. It includes a thoughtful balance of fiction and non-fiction selected to span a variety of topics and encourage student engagement.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Academic Standards Outcomes 173

Edthena

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Like any data-driven educator, you probably want to look at quantitative data to assess progress and ensure an upward trajectory. Inside our video coaching and professional learning platform, you can capture teacher proficiency on specific skills alongside your conversational feedback. With Edthena, you can. But, even better?

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Trends Data Video Professional Learning 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

The end result of the pilot was a sustained blended learning program for the districts and key learnings to support the effective implementation of blended learning as a pathway to personalization. Provide professional learning that allows participants to experience blended learning. Evaluate the impact.

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Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 118

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Part of the role of an instructional leader is looking at the data of your school—including attendance and assessments—and making informed decisions to ensure that teachers are meeting the needs of students. See HMH’s Blended Professional Learning research results here.

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Data Elementary Classroom Professional Learning 200

Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

Challenge Based Learning (CBL) is a type of project-based learning distinguished by its insistence that students engage with, investigate , and act on authentic and motivating challenges. It’s exciting to see students do some of the driving.

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How To Learning Professional Learning Assessment 316

edWeb.net

JUNE 9, 2023

Step 2: Assessing and Addressing Teacher Preferences Orange Public Schools identified and implemented the following measures to assess and address teachers’ needs, concerns, and desires during and after the pandemic. This happened while the district continued intensively exploring how to support teachers and students.

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Assessment Personalized Learning Data Blended Learning 92

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2016

The most glaring was the OECD Report that came out last fall. Here is an excerpt: " Schools have yet to take advantage of the potential of technology in the classroom to tackle the digital divide and give every student the skills they need in today’s connected world, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of digital skills.

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Digital Divide EdTech Data Examples 150

N2Y

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This way, data is collected with fidelity, allowing for learning management system (LMS) usage and improved pacing with general education. Student View. A simplified, more intuitive Student View design drives student engagement and provides clear, consistent navigation for students across their n2y solutions.

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Tools LMS Data System 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years. With 71,000 students, Fresno is the fourth largest district in California. The New Kids on the Block Program.

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Learning Analytics Personalized Learning Learning Microsoft 125

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Collaboration transcends classroom boundaries, involving a myriad of stakeholders – colleagues, students, parents, and the broader educational community. This highlights the essential role of teacher collaboration in school reform efforts, with restructured schools reporting marked improvements in student performance.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

In Teachers Know Best, teachers “suggest that the ideal professional learning experience should focus less on presentations and lectures and more on opportunities to apply learning through demonstrations or modeling and practice.” It’s essential to identify PD content that aligns with the initiatives in your school.

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How To LMS Common Core EdTech 144

edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

Train for transformation with professional learning focused on cultural competency and implicit bias. Provide mental health and behavioral support for students and teachers. Respect: Students wanted teachers to know who they are as individuals and know who their teachers are as well. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Policies Professional Learning Elementary Assessment 74

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Here are four of the latest SEL edtech trends that districts and schools can use this year to support the social-emotional well-being of students and staff, enhance students’ engagement with SEL content, and improve family communications. Higher levels of educator well-being also benefit students.

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Trends EdTech Classroom Tools 94

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. Leadership is second only to teaching among school-related factors that can improve student achievement, and it tends to show greatest impact in traditionally underserved schools ( Leithwood, Seashore Louis, Anderson, and Wahlstrom, 2004 ).

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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For example, according to a separate report by NCES the median annual earnings for full-time workers ages 25 through 34 who had not completed high school were $26,000, compared to $32,000 a year for those whose highest education level was high school completion. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear.

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Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 88

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For instance, a writing assignment could ask them to discuss something interesting they learned from their family while studying at home. Finally, administrators should set up assessments to help track student needs. However, these assessments should be asset based. Again, don’t keep the entire focus on what they lost.

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Broadband Instructional Materials System Professional Learning 85

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

It is a process that respects both the teacher and students. In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. Assess whether we are learning more and getting better. Routman, p.

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Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

It is a process that respects both the teacher and students. In order to increase trust in the instructional walk process, I had our faculty participate in an article study in order to develop the tenets of student engagement. Assess whether we are learning more and getting better. Routman, p.

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Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Evans, along with a panel of K-12 student voices, discussed findings from this year’s Speak Up Research Project. Focusing on student engagement, student empowerment, and equity in education, they shared key lessons educators learned during the lockdown. Student Engagement. Join the Community.

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Blackboard Learning Strategy Data 98

edWeb.net

JULY 23, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , the presenters discussed the findings of the AASA Learning 2025 National Commission and the need to get more students engaged in their own educational experience. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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Education Dropout Professional Learning System 97

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Reports from the field. Katrina Stevens, Director of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, also shared a vision for how mature EdClusters can collaboratively design, evaluate, and scale promising tools and practices. REPORTS FROM THE FIELD. Personalized learning implementation. — Demetrius C.

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Education EdTech Strategy Analysis 146

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

“Just think about identifying the explicit skills that students need to work on and the plan that we have to help them achieve a mastery of that explicit skill.”. A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. Johnston County district leaders made it a priority to find out where they were going wrong.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 118

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. Innovative technology will increasingly help accelerate professional learning for teachers and coaches alike.

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EdTech Industry Assessment Data 132

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Each chart has cheat sheets on how to use each report to target instruction along with what kind of activities their students could do, including online and offline learning activities. This helps teachers to really see what their vision for personalized learning looks like in practice.

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Personalized Learning Learning Conference System 71

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. It is all about the balance. This emphasizes the need for tools and programs to support their well-being.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 67

edWeb.net

AUGUST 27, 2020

In a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by Beable, educators and entrepreneurs—committed to developing students’ academic and lifelong skills—shared strategies and tools designed to propel student engagement, strengthen academic proficiency, and build young people’s capacity for gainful employment and financial well-being.

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Learning Blended Learning Company Pearson 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2016

So to support teachers with this challenge, administrators must become instructional leaders and create professional learning communities where teachers come together to connect with their peers and share knowledge. Classroom Management: This is one of the biggest struggles for incoming teachers. Read more about teacher preparation.

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Common Core Professional Learning Meeting Report 73

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

myTeachSource aims to offer personalized and paced professional learning in digital form. At ASCD, we strive to provide professional learning solutions to meet the diverse needs of all educators, and the launch of ASCD myTeachSource is the next major step in that mission,” said Deborah S.

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Resources Professional Learning Tools Strategy 40

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Check out her descriptions of a few strategies: think-pair-share , chat Stations , reciprocal Learning , and crumple and shoot. Her videos on Instruction and Assessment , Classroom Management , Technology, Presentation, and Design , Here’s Jennifer’s article and her explainer video of the Jigsaw cooperative learning strategy: 2.

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Tools Strategy Digital Citizenship Video 40

BYOT Network

JUNE 11, 2020

A district is also better able to support teachers through the consistent use of the LMS from both technical, instructional, and professional learning perspectives, which helps to ensure greater instructional equity and access. They have much better control over course activities, monitoring student progress, and designing assessments.

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LMS Schoology System Digital Learning 56