Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2017
But visions of a world where every teacher and every student had an internet-connected device, and every student would get personalized assessments for learning, were still just that—visions. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 26, 2019
At the Telstar Freshman Academy in Maine, service learning is included as part of the curriculum. Bailey Fraser, 15 (left), and her stepsister Leah Kimball, 15, volunteer with Edible Bethel during their service learning block. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report.
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MindShift
JUNE 27, 2019
Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report). Called the Telstar Freshman Academy, or TFA, it involves all its district’s ninth graders in a hands-on learning method that uses outdoor-based projects and community-building activities as ways to teach across several disciplines. Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report ).
The Hechinger Report
MAY 26, 2020
Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. drove to school, and spent my days in my second grade classroom, attending to the needs of 7- and 8-year-olds. Motivated by a desire to contribute, former educators around the country are returning to the classroom, virtually. BROOKLYN, N.Y. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
APRIL 15, 2020
Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning.
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.
Edsurge
MARCH 1, 2017
This panel asks how this technology might expand the walls of the classroom—or isolate students from the learning environment. Attendees will also hear from other speakers including Heather Hiles (Deputy Dir Solutions for Postsecondary at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Bror Saxberg (CLO at Kaplan), and more.
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