Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2017

Mentor Public Schools is a suburban district 20 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio, which serves 7,650 preK-12 students across 42 square miles. Throughout the district, traditional rows of desks have been updated and replaced with flexible learning spaces. The district-wide implementation and emphasis on blended learning was strategic.

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Blended Learning Meeting Social Media Industry 316

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Matthew Farber on episode 268 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game-based learning might not be what you think. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. Listen Now.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Structure: Membership-based. The organisation’s primary activities include hosting key learning events, chief among them the annual ISTE conference and expo , producing professional development resources and a number of annual publications. A veritable “alphabet soup”, as my Mom would say. Reach: World-wide. Focus: Educating Educators.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 27, 2018

The TalentIndex K-12 report from PeopleAdmin found that the number of applications received for each teacher posting in the U.S. decreased by 20% between 2014 and 2016. The TalentIndex K-12 report from PeopleAdmin found that the number of applications received for each teacher posting in the U.S. 23% of teachers said “Always”.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Yet, despite efforts over the last 20 years to improve the performance of our schools, the U.S. Education researchers and neuroscientists are learning more about how people learn. Entrepreneurs are building on this knowledge to build breakthrough innovations that improve learning. It’s lack of equity.

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Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 318

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. You might even have siblings compete. Grades 2-5: Set up a summer lemonade stand.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Philosophy of education examples are the topic of our blog post today! Whether you’re stepping into a lecture hall at a university or a classroom in a K-12 school, you’ll be asked about your educational philosophy, often as early as the job interview. What is a Philosophy of Education?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. We’re excited for the opportunity to spread the word of what’s happening – and what’s possible – in education. Let’s use VR for good.

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Digital Divide iPad EdTech Competency Based Learning 175

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

When students — and adults — think of learning to keyboard, it usually generates images of rote drills where you sweat over a keyboard as you’re graded on speed and accuracy. There’s a better way to learn keyboarding: Blended Learning. These include: QwertyTown –fee-based, well done. Popcorn Typer.

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Exercises Digital Citizenship Blended Learning Report 155

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Educators around the world either discovered or got better at using technology in their instruction, for both K-12 and higher ed students. Whether they used online courses as a stand-alone teaching technique – or as part of a blended learning environment – teachers did their best in delivering the best education they could.

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Trends Gamification Flipped Classroom Learning 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2017

With the rise of online games, web-based education, and smartphones that access everything from house lights to security systems, it’s not surprising to read these statistics: In 2013, 71 percent of the U.S. population age 3 and over used the Internet. population age 3 and over used the Internet. No wonder parents are frightened.

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Digital Citizenship How To Internet Safety Smartphone 153

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

There’s Prenda, which is building a national network of neighborhood-based “micro-schools,” each serving no more than 10 students. And there’s Sora Schools, an online, project-based high school that connects students with work-study opportunities offered by businesses. And that’s fine.” See: Softbank).

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Education Company Software Blended Learning 98

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm on episode 329 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Instructional Technology Coaches can be helpful advisors for teachers if they learn strategies of encouragement and empowerment. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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Classroom Blended Learning Company Twitter 191

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. 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. The investment du jour?

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. 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. The investment du jour?

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2020

But why is ST Math worth using during this time of remote learning? More generally, what should educators, administrators and families be looking for in any distance learning program or resource? That limited amount of time still needs to be highly productive for learning-per-hour, even in the remote setting.

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Digital Learning Learning Guidelines Training 96

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Dr. Stanley explained during the past 20 years, her district has gone from being 91% White to 73% White, with Black, Asian, and Hispanic students now comprising more than a quarter of the student population.

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Tools Elementary Professional Learning Assessment 89

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

[ Editor’s Note: This article was first published on the Move This World blog on November 1, 2018. What is SEL? So, where does social emotional learning come in hand? Social emotional learning approaches complement the districts commitment to CSSS and many Hawaii teaching standards address SEL principles.

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Professional Learning System STEM Outcomes 92

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

Recent data from a test commonly taken by college-bound high school students found that only 20% of students are ready for courses typically required for a STEM major. In this blog, we will look at how educators and publishers can create STEM courses that will achieve the best outcomes for students. Create Reality-Based Problems.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Resulting accomplishments build a group’s confidence and competence to take on larger projects—like overhauling a school’s schedule or incorporating unique instructional practices across grades to promote student achievement—that meet community needs. Until COVID hit! You have reached your max and feel like you have lost control.

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Strategy System Blended Learning Course 98

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Grace Adkins on episode 191 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. What keeps you in education? Listen Now.

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Learning Exercises Course Meeting 172

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

Vodicka along with Erik Burmeister, Superintendent, and Theresa Fox, Coordinator of Technology and Innovation, both from Menlo Park City School District, CA, agreed that if 80% of students are graduating, then 20% of students are not graduating and that educational professionals can’t be satisfied with these statistics.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2020

Learning business basics, management psychology, and entrepreneurial principles equips them with evergreen business competencies. EVERFI’s web-based Venture Entrepreneurial Expedition is a good starting point. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Be your own boss. An enticing dream that is achievable with honed business know-how.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas. Um, they do.)

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Beginning in grades K-2, students learn and understand different computer systems, distinguish between hardware and software, and recognize the ethical issues and responsibilities associated with using software and computers. Word processing and spreadsheets are essential skills found in both digital literacy and core standards.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Common Core Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” The Orlando Sentinel on what students are learning in some of Florida’s voucher schools : “Private schools’ curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together.” What does the slide look like?” ” More on the plan from Chalkbeat. Education Department show.”

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Each of these leaders is working in thoughtful and creative ways on the frontlines of some of today’s most pressing issues—from the way we think about learning, AI, and innovation to gun control, refugees, and student privacy. Knowing how to utilize this technology has allowed me to level the playing field.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 1, 2013

Dr. Yong Zhao has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and development institutions to explore innovative education models. The 2013 School Leadership Summit, on March 28th, is a free one-day, online conference.

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

All of our teachers have had ample professional development in writing process and pedagogy, which helps to provide a strong knowledge base around the most effective practices,” says Gale. The district is seeing great results from its investment in technology-based tools and in training teachers to use them.

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Laptops Khan Academy iPad Google 64

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The Indiana Gazette : “Parents and other school district residents reminded the Indiana Area school board on Monday that their dissent of the Summit Learning program hasn’t waned, even though the administration scaled back the program and put it on ‘opt-in’ status for the 2018–19 school year.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Join us this year to hear what your colleagues have been doing this past twelve months or to hear from our great lineup of keynotes (see below!). 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!), but we''re raring to go now, and we hope you are, too! We also really hope that you will consider presenting.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” “What’s At Stake in President Trump’s Order to Revamp Apprenticeship Programs,” according to Edsurge. House of Representatives last week would create a demonstration project for competency-based education programs. More via Inside Higher Ed. “ ‘ Dreamers ’ to Stay in U.S.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. But maybe a lot of education policy is based on pseudoscience, so that’s why we can just let that slide… Via Chalkbeat : “President Winfrey? You must be so proud. 56% are white.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

. “ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” “Dear Mrs. .” ” Immigration and Education.

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