eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Neuroscience, and the measurement of emotional immersion, will become a key innovation and a new precision metric of student engagement. Focusing on how students learn rather than what they learn will eventually lead to changes in conceptual frameworks of “teaching” and instructional practices.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Attendees self-assessed the state of equity in their work and partnerships using Digital Promise’s Equity Audit 101, the beta version of a forthcoming tool. Personalized learning implementation. Reaching traditionally underrepresented/disadvantaged students. Teacher professional learning, training, and practice.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2020

One of the key takeaways from this in-depth research is that deeper learning most often occurs when students “play the whole game at the junior level.” During a recent MAPLE Masterclass that included district teams from across Massachusetts, Mehta reiterated this concept throughout the workshop.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

During the school year, the professional learning we receive can be very district- or campus-centered. According to Malcolm Knowles' theories in adult learning, we should: Be task-oriented -- not only focused on memorization. Start by picking a target grade level, then the unit you believe your students need the most.

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Digital Citizenship Edcamps Common Core EdTech 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

During the school year, the professional learning we receive can be very district- or campus-centered. According to Malcolm Knowles' theories in adult learning, we should: Be task-oriented -- not only focused on memorization. Start by picking a target grade level, then the unit you believe your students need the most.

Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Citizenship Edcamps Common Core EdTech 40

Educator Innovator

MARCH 5, 2015

TeacherQuest: On a practical level, educators leave TeacherQuest workshops with the ability to use games in several different ways: as tools for student engagement; as tools for supporting and assessing learning in traditional content areas; and as tools for supporting and assessing development of 21st century skills.

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Game-Based Learning Case Study Professional Learning Study 32

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

RETHINKING STUDENTS EVALUATIONS AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE ONLINE INSTRUCTION (30 minutes) 4:00 PM US-Eastern Daylight Time Click here to see the time in your own time zone Student course evaluations are often the subject of faculty complaints, given their inherent weaknesses as assessment instruments.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Since its founding, the company has developed a two-part offering for schools and districts: consulting services to help envision, design and create instructional models and professional learning for blended and personalized learning programs, and a technology platform that helps schools transition to blended learning.

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Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell 1:30 PM Empowering Students in a Distance Learning Environment with John Spencer (60 minutes) 3:00 PM Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning (60 minutes) with Candy Mowen 4:00 PM Rethinking Students Evaluations as a Tool to Improve Online Instruction (30 minutes) with Steven J.

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Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A teacher’s efficacy belief is a judgment of his or her capabilities to bring about desired outcomes of student engagement and learning.4 6 Satisfaction resides in the willingness of the teachers being studied to adopt the technology and apply it to their professional settings. Schools as Learning Communities.

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Examples Strategy Technology Study 63

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The Framework helps districts address and track key steps and milestones in a unified way, integrating professional learning with district-level success metrics and milestones. This remarkable functionality makes an array of assessment types possible – including spelling tests, short answers, fill-in-the-blank, and more.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 51

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 146

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 7, 2022

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in. All the assessments!

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Google Assessment Groups Personalized Learning 93

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Concurrently, a portion of the funding went to LEAP to help train principals and teachers at more than 100 Chicago-area schools on personalized learning. The shift from a traditional ‘sage on a stage’ role to helping students learn at their own pace can be challenging, requiring a lot of professional development for teachers.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

Concurrently, a portion of the funding went to LEAP to help train principals and teachers at more than 100 Chicago-area schools on personalized learning. As part of their jobs, special education teachers assess students and develop teaching plans based on each student’s skill levels.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45