eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

These are important skills for students to master, not least because of the growing demand for science and STEM professionals. Here in California, like other states nationwide, the STEM job market is rapidly growing but students are still graduating without the skills and knowledge needed to fill these high-paying jobs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

How Do We Leverage Pre-Assessment Skills Meaningfully? In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face-to-face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning. Dawn Stansbury. She received her M.Ed.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2017

program introduces new research-based metrics to more appropriately assess that students are ready to pursue their lifelong goals and dreams following post-secondary education. Next page: More digital technologies and STEM resources). The Redefining Ready! Digital Curriculum and Tools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning. This yielded a total of 160 teacher-assessed essays, which we could compare directly to the AI-given scores and feedback on those same essays. How were teachers’ scores similar to or different from scores given by the AI?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Launching a STEM Council Seal of Approval for programs (e.g. Over 5,100 applications were submitted for STEM Scale-Up Grants. Numerous STEM externships are available for teachers.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). As a first step, assess your top 10 most expensive ESSER programs and answer these questions: What is our plan to close out or continue to fund this particular expenditure?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Secondary trends, found in only a few of the reviewed resources, included: blended learning, dashboards and learning analytics, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise. But content is not top on your list.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

digital lessons, add to an array of multimedia lessons and project-based learning activities, including 3-Act Math Modeling , Pick a Project , and STEM Projects , that invite every student’s input to build a collective understanding of new ideas.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team. Next page: The 6 components of future STEM education.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JULY 12, 2016

This week I’ll be on a panel discussing the Future Classroom at this year’s STEM Summit hosted by Towson University. Here are three important questions that deserve the most attention as we look to the future of secondary education: How will student evaluation change? How will instruction change?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Little Scholars of Arkansas (LISA) Academy is a tuition-free public charter school with a comprehensive STEM-focused college preparatory program. Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2016

STEM classes in particular have a natural potential to be both tech-rich and inquiry-based, especially hands-on lab activities. Here are 7 ways technology is enhancing and expanding STEM education in our school district. One exciting way we’re infusing technology into STEM education is through our district’s Innovations Labs.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I hope you are enjoying this series on formative assessment, and I am sure you will find these tools most valuable. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Part 4: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

It allows each person to contribute with shorter deadlines and individual deliverables and makes it easier to assess each person’s contribution. ET for a webinar “ How to Create Powerful STEM Learning Experiences with Technology, ” where I will share more about student collaboration, the engineering design process, and project-based learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

Similarly, over in Minnesota, a K-6 STEM teacher named Rachel Pierson relies on feedback from the students themselves. “If Rachel Pierson, K-6 STEM Teacher. Administrators were a bit more tempered in their responses, expressing hesitation about whether live observation is the be-all, end-all in assessing edtech impact.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Quiz now features: 200 new ready-to-use formative assessments created by Discovery Education perfectly aligned to content. Educators can refine instruction to keep students motivated with the classroom engagement tool, Quiz.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

These issues may appear isolated but largely stem from systemic problems facing the nation’s schools. A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 percent more likely to be suspended multiple times and 2.2

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company also offers a set of Student Safety and Wellness courses for students on topics such as bullying, suicide and digital citizenship and resources such as whitepapers and webinars to help teachers and administrators deal with issues of student mental health and trauma stemming from the pandemic.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

EdSurge caught up briefly with November and Mike Dorsey, Director of Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Houston Independent School District, at ISTE for this week's podcast. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM teacher and administrator. Check it out.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Check out my Booking Page. My calendar is filling.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. Bitsize is the BBC’s collection of free short videos and lessons (they’re all bite-sized) on over fifty subjects taught in Primary or Secondary education. It has become the largest STEM video library of its kind.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Books Starr has authored: Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective , Blogging for Educators , Teaching Students to Self Assess: How do I help Students grow as learners? , Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Our interest in academic discourse, and by extension Socratic seminars, stems from our work as Hollyhock fellows at Stanford’s Center to Support Excellence in Teaching. To maximize participation and use of the strategy, we provide discussion stems for the habit.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers an approach to price transparency to consider.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 16, 2017

But it’s not always simple to plan, and manage, and assess, so we’re going to talk about some practical teaching strategies today. With PBL, kids show what they learn as they journey through the unit, interact with its lessons, collaborate with each other, and assess themselves and each other. It’s pretty complex stuff.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

You could always give simple rules, provide basic question or answer stems, and have students ‘debate’ one another–or you, the teacher, assuming a person, place, or idea. See also Sentence Stems for Higher-Level Discussion. Formal debate is as much about the process as it is the content itself, so plan accordingly.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

While further investigation is necessary to assess the specific affordances and long-term effects of GBL in higher education, this study offers preliminary support for the claim that GBL can improve deep learning in this setting, by increasing enjoyment. These results may have particular impact on non-traditional students.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

To have access to high paying careers in the future requires some type of post-secondary education. Simulations for STEM Learning. EdSurge: How does technology fit into your goal of helping all students become college and career ready? Christine Johns: Our economy has changed significantly. a high quality of life?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 6, 2020

with Steve Hargadon || Automata for STEM Workshop No 1 - EU project (follow up from overview of the project) with Joel Josephson - Project partner || Build Your Own Virtual Library Learning Commons: Session 1 of 3 with Anita Brooks Kirkland, Chair | Professor David V.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

With Discovery Education’s unique blend of dynamic digital content and professional learning, district educators will be empowered to build digital, inquiry-based learning environments that create new pathways and opportunities for middle and high school students, helping them prepare for their post-secondary educations and careers.

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techlearning

JUNE 4, 2018

The challenge is part of the Solarize Your World program, a research and education initiative created by the Concord Consortium, and industry partners to engage future engineers and STEM workforce in the effort to more effectively harness solar power. About The Virtual High School The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.)

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techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

Schools increase their course offerings by using the VHS catalog which consists of more than 200 unique online courses, including 23 AP® offerings, innovative STEM programs, and a wide variety of unique electives. VHS also provides educators at local schools with graduate-level professional development and services.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

It just so happened that a group of about 50 biology students were testing products from Hands-On Labs, a company that offers at-home lab kits coupled with online instruction and assessments. The other Moraine Valley students will finish spring semester with online simulations developed by the faculty.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Executive functioning skills are the foundation of academic success in college, but similar to ‘soft skills’ in the workplace, are often not explicitly taught in secondary education. It may be helpful to first do an executive functioning skill assessment with students to determine their current level of EF strengths and weaknesses.

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