Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

That message catapulted Johns onto a career path that took her from teacher to administrator and eventually to superintendent of Utica Community Schools , a suburban Detroit community in the heart of the automotive industry. Title 1 School Flourishes When Learning with AR/VR Technology. Kids love it.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2015

Sara Schapiro is the director of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. Jason Tomassini is the communications director at Digital Promise. So when technology “failures” occur in our schools, it’s easy to blame what’s right in front of us. The absence of failure often goes ignored.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

At eSpark Learning, we want to reimagine classrooms so that they’re student-centered, allowing students to succeed in school and in life. I’m really proud of our product that we have today, shaped in large part by the school districts we’ve partnered with over the years. This Long Island district was one of our first partners.

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eSpark

APRIL 18, 2016

For the past five years, Digital Promise’s League of Innovative Schools has set a standard for innovation in public education. We’re honored to partner with ten of the League’s 73 districts to help their students succeed in school and in life with individualized technology. Elizabeth Forward School District.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

At the end of the school year, your district should come away with a clear understanding of the value of technology in the classroom. Take the guesswork out of new classroom tools and make sure that your district runs an organized and thorough pilot. Talk to other districts to determine best practices. High Commitment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

Ken Dirkin Dirkin is the Director of Online Professional Learning at Michigan Virtual , a nonprofit provider of digital learning solutions for the state’s K-12 schools. EdSurge: How does an LMS impact the types of professional learning a district offers to teachers? We figured, what’s good for the students is good for the teachers.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 19, 2015

So when technology “failures” occur in our schools, it’s easy to blame what’s right in front of us. Through our work with the League of Innovative Schools , a national coalition of 57 forward-thinking school districts, we know that the success and failure of technology initiatives are not black-and-white.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2015

As the skills expected of today’s graduates change rapidly, school districts have to overhaul their thinking on what it means to be “college and career ready.” We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As the skills expected of today’s graduates change rapidly, school districts have to overhaul their thinking on what it means to be “college and career ready.” We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors.

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eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

At the end of the school year, your district should come away with a clear understanding of the value of your piloted product. By following these 10 tips, you can take the guesswork out of new classroom tools and make sure that your district runs an organized and thorough pilot. Set your goals early on. Set your goals early on.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2018

“The wide range of differences found among children when they first enter school is sufficient to tax the skill of the most capable teacher.” How we do this: At eSpark Learning , we use districts’ existing assessment data to provide students with educational apps, videos, and activities tailored to their unique learning needs.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

They attended a school where most students are of color and in a free or reduced-price lunch program; they came from a community in which more than half the population lived below the poverty line and fewer than 40 percent were high school graduates. In 2016, EdBuild released a report on the most segregating school boundaries.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Jennifer Merritt’s first-graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Pryor, Oklahoma, were in for a treat. Abandoned by the school bus, Pete walks to Petroville Elementary in his pajamas. “It Teachers live in local communities, they’re sensitive to the needs and desires of the people paying their paychecks.”.

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