Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. billion to the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief Fund, also known as ESSER ( NCSL, 2021 ). ESSER Funds Optimization Rubric.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

This will create a new demand for online tutoring services and I anticipate and hope that more federal resources are allocated to school districts to offer this 1:1 tutoring to students. Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. This may assist with mitigating learning loss. Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. You know, there's a lot more to that when it comes to the biases of the data and important things like that. So the lack of data transparency really concerns me.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For districts like San Marcos USD in California, technology is providing the opportunity to augment staff resources and allow teams to develop collaborative solutions to better identify and support students. Tips for using data to secure more funding and support for mental health and safety programs.

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. Disaster Strikes!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour. million English-language learners (ELLs).

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Make sure your tech stack is set up to support fundamentals such as student data privacy, emerging challenges like AI policy-making, and ongoing critical mental health and safety concerns. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. Manchester Community Schools in Michigan is a smaller district, with only one elementary school. Classroom models should be based on district resources and teacher ability.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For districts like San Marcos USD in California, technology is providing the opportunity to augment staff resources and allow teams to develop collaborative solutions to better identify and support students. Tips for using data to secure more funding and support for mental health and safety programs.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). “Without internet, these kids are now disadvantaged two ways, and that opportunity gap grows even more.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. on March 18, 2020. Inequity looms large.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. Data collection for planning. Be sure to read my last post in order to review important Blended Learning attributes and resources. Data collection for planning.

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MindShift

APRIL 12, 2020

The digital divide is real. ” According to an Associated Press analysis of census data , Detroit is not alone. ” “There’s a huge disparity in accessing Wi-Fi and students having devices,” says Cara Godbe, a third grade teacher at Cottonwood Elementary School in rural Montrose, Colo. .”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. You kow, we haven’t closed that digital divide quite yet. But using EdPuzzle or PlayPosit, I can pause that video, insert that exam question or reflective thought idea, or send them to a website, or give differentiation by offering a different resource. Vicki: Yeah.

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eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. Manchester Community Schools in Michigan is a smaller district, with only one elementary school. Classroom models should be based on district resources and teacher ability.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Girls Who Code.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

This year, the Green Lake Parent Teacher Association paid about half that much to cover the cost of the elementary school’s vocal teacher and a portion of a full-time counselor’s salary, among other supports for students. About 3 in 4 students at Rising Star Elementary qualify for subsidized meals. Double click image to enlarge.

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Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. But it also created some data challenges. Thank you.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. In this series we profile vulnerable children whose education was already precarious and how the disease has exacerbated gaps in opportunities and resources for communities already on the edge. The digital divide.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC). Elementary and high school students from across the district were part of the initial program. Jara that, post-pandemic, his students were struggling.

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Evelyn Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

Schools in affluent districts benefit from advanced resources, while those in lower-income areas struggle with introductory provisions, creating a vast disparity in learning outcomes. It divides teachers into elementary or secondary based on the grades taught, primary teaching assignments, and the structure of their classes.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

In response, students from around the country – from Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona to Washington and California – are making their voices heard by arming themselves with data, testifying before school boards and petitioning local and state lawmakers. ” Olivia Sanchez, a rising senior at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

For example, members from our own communities who relied on school computers to access the internet were suddenly without this critical resource. School-sponsored ESL programs, for instance, are a tremendous resource not only for first-generation schoolchildren, but also for their families.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 19, 2017 The Top 10: Student Privacy News (Feb-March 2017) | Future of Privacy Forum → If you care about student data privacy, worth the read and worth signing up for the email newsletter.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2018

This fall, Cypress-Fairbanks (TX) Independent School District is particularly excited about welcoming back 150 of our underserved elementary, middle, and high school students after they’ve enjoyed their first full summer of district-sponsored Wi-Fi. Step 3: Be creative in finding funds; begin by analyzing free/reduced data.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tang now works part time as a tutor at DuPont Elementary, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The county has poured resources into making sure everyone in the community set in the Tennessee foothills has enough technology to get online. Those resources seem to work. Before that, she worked in special education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Schools will continue to invest in mental health resources, and the solutions that gain the most traction will be those that honor the central role that parents play. In 2023, the shortage of therapists, school counselors, and other mental health care workers will result in parents seeking resources that they can implement.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. We need to invest in resources that will help us get better at finding the root cause of these issues instead of just treating the symptoms.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via DelawareOnline : “The first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools, says a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police.” The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The folks at Getting Smart promote CS and SEL resources on Facebook for Education. More PR from Techcrunch : “ Nintendo is bringing Labo kits to elementary schools.” ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. And sure, why not. Khan Academy is launching a new series on US history and civics.

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