EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards.

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MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

This story about personalized learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In response, they launched an experimental Personalized Learning Academy for 150 juniors and seniors deemed at risk of dropping out.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2016

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2024

These eBooks can be easily accessed from a library or a school computer. They get the ability to share questions, notes, annotations and other forms of input that are then shared and surveyed in real time. They can alter every part of the digital textbook to provide a personalized learning experience for the students.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A survey we conducted this spring of 575 low-income families with preschool age children found that 30 percent of parents were “very worried,” and another 47 percent were “somewhat worried,” about how school closures will affect their children’s learning and social skills development. This will be much harder for low-income parents.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

And while systems might not continue to operate as 100 percent virtual schools in a post-COVID world, better access to learning technology is no longer negotiable in this increasingly-digital world. The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. But personalized learning raises big questions about educational equity. When Dan D.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. They may interview, do observations or survey them about the problem. Barbara co-authored two books on personalized learning with Kathleen McClaskey: Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

By enabling progress through a mastery-based system, we would help students build confidence and challenge them in the most personalized way. In 2015, a major report from the research nonprofit RAND found that personalized learning works, confirming many of our hopes. Today, 99% of U.S.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology. The methods of the traditional classroom no longer work, necessitating teachers to leverage education technology to create personalized learning experiences.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Their report , titled “Access and Engagement to Education Study,” surveyed over 1,400 parents and professionals in the U.S. The challenges faced by most students and families reeling from the shift to online learning was heightened for children with visual impairments, says Rosenblum, many of whom have additional special needs.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Khan Academy. SurveyMonkey.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. They knew the locations, buildings and the people we were learning about. They learned about the history of their neighborhoods and the origins of the music they listened to.

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eSpark

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The resulting demands on classroom management and teacher grace have been cited as contributing factors in the unprecedented exodus of teachers from the classroom, a fact underscored by survey results released by NEA in February, in which an astounding 55% of all educators indicated they were planning to leave the profession earlier than planned.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each day we were in remote learning, I sent a daily email with a video message for the community, links to all of our teacher’s daily plans, links to tech-support, and a daily check-in survey so parents could share how remote learning was going in their house. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Some school districts became more agile, offering hybrid learning options to accommodate a broad range of family situations. Now that many schools are back to in-person learning, much of that dynamism could get lost. The Covid-19 pandemic forced educators to get creative.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

This book takes readers through a complete survey of all the tools from blogs to social bookmarking to even gaming. As a part of the school leader’s library, this book is an excellent strategy guide for engaging in social media as a means to foster personal learning.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 10, 2015

Paul, a vast new space called the Learning Studio is home to personalized learning. On any given day inside the sprawling Learning Studio at Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. With the funds, teachers attended professional development sessions on personalized learning and technology.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Fill out this five-minute survey , and you can enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card. They might call the position a different name, but the purpose of the position is to help faculty utilize either library resources or affordable resources, at Penn State we say affordable is $50 or under per course, or utilize OER.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

So giving out online assignments may require students without a computer or internet access at home to stay after school or visit a library to complete web-based assignments, which may not always be possible. Youth from low-income homes often lack access to reliable technology and the internet at home.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Our teachers had full schedules with loaded curriculum and they lacked the time to learn to use the tools or to figure out when to visit the lab. As the instructional technology coach and the library information specialist, we wanted to develop a sustainable strategy for implementation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2016

itslearning, maker of the personalized learning management platform of the same name, released “ Going Digital: A Curriculum Management Playbook ,” a guide to creating a fully integrated curriculum management system using the cloud-based platform.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 18, 2016

Devin Vodicka, superintendent of Vista schools, talks about his district’s path to personalized learning. ” At the same time, teachers are accessing an online library of short videos designed to engage learners via TED-Ed. Opportunities, Risks Revealed for PD Providers in Survey. “What is possible here?”

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Among Pernille’s recent posts are Why Writing Sucks and We Need to Talk About It and Getting to Know Our Students Survey. by Terry Heick.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

They also send a technical survey to the vendor, many times followed by a call or meeting to review more details of that resource. Mark Ray is Director of Innovation and Library Services for Vancouver (WA) Public Schools and Future Ready Librarians Lead at the Alliance for Excellent Education. About the Host. Christina Luke, Ph.D.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 4, 2021

Image via Library of Congress. If you’re as fascinated by this as I am, check out these 1918 photographs of Michigan students learning with the windows open in the winter , and the “open air” schools movement from that decade.). What if schools viewed outdoor learning as Plan A? Classroom on a ferry, NY, 1915.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Use a Google Form to create a survey you can send to parents. It’s not just a library anymore; many parents will and should be amazed at the scholarly materials available to their kids. Personalized Learning Through Gaming. Collaborative Learning Environments. Assign some pre-work. Navigating the media center.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

LEAP Innovations says it attempts to help educators develop and implement personalized learning environments enabled by technology to tailor instruction to each student’s skills, interests, and goals. The round, led by Belgium-based Sofina and London-based Atomico, marks Knewton’s largest fundraising round to date, the company said.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Boston: Eileen Rudden of LearnLaunch announced a new multi-sector partnership to scale personalized learning throughout Massachusetts, and discussed the funding approaches they have leveraged to support the expansion of the ed tech network in Boston. LearnLaunch has graduated 31 #edtech companies and has 120 mentors. edclusters16.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

It’s called personalized learning: What if each student had something like a private tutor, and more power over what and how they learned? It found that schools using some form of personalized learning were, on average, performing better ( there were some wrinkles we’ll talk about later on).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

History Survey Course: Free, Collaborative, and Self-Paced Professional Development - Craig J. Assistant Professor of Education Why my experience as a Cultural Exchange Educator helped bridge the gap between my community and others. -

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library. Now, Savard says, learning targets are clearer, and there’s more opportunity to truly understand the material. It’s better than it was.”. Elizabeth Hewitt for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls. It just wouldn’t be fair.”.

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