EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

These 10 companies are hiring teachers over the summer 2017: Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is hiring experienced, accomplished tutors, teachers, translators, interpreters, and education specialists in Delaware. Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. MINIMUM 2+ years experience with severe emotional/behavioral issues).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Choosing a college has always been an excruciating, time-consuming process for prospective students and their families.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In keeping with the school’s long held tradition, the faculty at Boston College takes a “whole person” approach to education, helping students explore their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development. Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

In school hallways across the country, it’s not uncommon to see children sitting with adults who are there to assess their reading fluency and growth stopwatch in hand. Submitted student recordings are available anytime as a running record for teacher assessment. ” Remember the clunkiness of language learning labs?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2022

Medina first enrolled in remedial courses at a Los Angeles-area community college in 2005 after an assessment test placed him three classes below college level. Faculty are very concerned with what to do with students who fail this course.”. We need to address the equity issues.”. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As senior director for Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State, I see both opportunities and challenges around where technology and learning intersect. With this project they can gather information to inform their design, develop technical skills, and learn to articulate their design and product to users.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Security—whether online or in-person— is always issue number one. Culture of Safety: Building a culture of safety involves not only implementing technological solutions but also fostering awareness and responsible behavior among students, faculty, and parents. 00:00:38 Speaker 2 To the next day. 00:00:48 Speaker 1 About. Can you talk?

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Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 28, 2021

The Pivot Needless to say, my idea to restart my Blog went by the wayside as we were forced to pivot to online learning. The first case of Covid was identified in New York state on March 1, 2020. But in long-term crisis, both students and faculty may be suffering from the crisis.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2021

Among those are predicting how well students might do if admitted and assessing their financial need. David Weiss, co-founder, Assessment Systems. Turnitin, best known for checking for plagiarism, also sells AI language comprehension products to assess subjective written work. The University of St.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. To become certified, teacher candidates with a score below 21 on the ACT are required to pass the test, which also assesses candidates on their reading and writing skills. The Magnolia State is already working on the issue.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This story was produced jointly by inewsource San Diego, a data-focused investigative news organization, and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The professor was teaching basic math skills that the 18-year-old had already learned in high school.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

With any interactive or active form of learning, so much of how a class goes depends on the students. Peter Newbury , director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at University of British Columbia Okanagan, recalls such a time for him. “A I'm always concerned about having too much or too little material.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Avoid the pitfalls of tech integration – technology for technology’s sake, focus on tools rather than the learning – by being thoughtful and purposeful about lesson (re)design. is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on K-12 school technology leadership issues. Short description. Date / time.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It’s also a racial justice issue, since Black and Latino workers are more likely to have lost jobs in the pandemic than white workers. The Ohio Means Jobs center in Cincinnati prepares people for new careers in fields such as health care and trucking. How do we help them get back on their feet? Job seekers are hunkering down.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

But will they actually learn anything? We’ve never really had to demonstrate our learning,” said McCormick. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, called in 2006 for learning to be measured and reported publicly. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Even though marketing played a central role in her decision, however, Turner was surprised to learn the university, founded by U.S. Catholic bishops, is spending $5 million on a marketing and branding campaign and hiring five new marketing employees. Say the word ‘marketing’ and you could hear faculty members gasp,” T.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

What we have learned with our kids is we have to be incredibly explicit with everything we do.” It is a research-based approach that experts say is essential for helping children — especially those who struggle — learn to read. A new law in North Carolina aims to fix the problem by bringing uniformity to reading instruction.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Oklahoma State University, in a recent edWebinar , whether highly successful teachers choose a career path that takes them out of the classroom or they choose to stay in the classroom, job-related burnout issues are a high possibility. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2019

The behavioral issues group. While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in the edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D., both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning. The slow group. and Karen L. Brown, M.Ed.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. In addition, all the counselors were white, which is also an issue elsewhere. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report ?. are important, she said.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In this week’s dealmaking news, early childhood education app donated itself to Khan Academy while Canadian online tutoring platform GradeSlam raised $1.6 Duck Duck Moose is donating its 21 early learning apps to the online provider. ” Inspired Acquires International School of Europe Group: H.I.G. .

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

without really looking for the root cause of the issues. Disconnection between teaching and learning: Teachers often confuse covering the material with teaching to the kids—if they teach to understanding, then the classroom becomes a different environment. Racial bias: Does the school have internalized biases and stereotypes?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2017

We're excited to announce the keynote panelists for our our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," which will be held online ( and for free ) on Thursday, June 1st, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, with guest Jackie Whiting, Librarian at New Canaan High School, CT, presented in the webinar, “ Personalizing Instruction Through the Library ,” hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources. WATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2017

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 1st) is our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," being held online ( and for free ) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). What tools and understanding can library professionals bring to a world that seems to be dominated by fake news?

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

For students still sounding out words letter by letter, learning this skill, called chunking, helps kids practice combining letters and sounds together to make reading words more efficient. . Hughes, a first-year teacher, said she learned how to teach this important decoding skill to help struggling readers in her pre-service training.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Learned enough English to transition into regular classes in 8th grade, finished all high school coursework by 11th grade, now taking 5 AP classes as a senior. How do we assess student growth / development? Our current assessments aren’t up to the task. to move to the U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

So a few years ago Talbert, a math professor at Grand Valley State University, tried a new approach, known as flipped learning—a method catching on these days in college classrooms. He describes it as a new philosophy of teaching. It’s called “ Flipped Learning: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up. Where are the Administrators?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

It is learning support at exactly the right time you need it to be successful,” said Vicki P. The losses have been a pervasive issue for a “very long time” across the state and the country, Pruitt said. It is learning support at exactly the right time you need it to be successful.” Karolewics, president of Wallace State.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2018

Thompson, 69, came out of retirement to teach English after learning that Jackson Public Schools were looking for help in local classrooms. Thompson was happily retired after 46 years as an educator when she saw a television news conference last summer that changed her life. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

I am a proud member of AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Committee. You’ve been exploring apps with your students and faculty over the course of the year, now’s the time to nominate your faves! Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning (for formal/informal learning and personal productivity).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

Now, Savard says, learning targets are clearer, and there’s more opportunity to truly understand the material. Statewide standards set expectations for subject areas students are supposed to learn, but graduation requirements are set locally in Vermont. It’s better than it was.”. Moving in this direction is really a paradigm shift.”.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! For educational technology leaders and our students, faculty and staff, it’s important to prepare for what’s to come, while equipping our students to be tomorrow’s leaders. EDTECH: With the boom of the Internet of Things, security is a massive issue.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 8th Play is the highest form of research. Albert Einstein The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at [link].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Not long after, Lance met Debra Kachel , currently an affiliate faculty with Antioch University Seattle, via the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. Unfortunately, we didn't learn as much about the evolution due to the challenges of the pandemic. That, he said, was a wake-up call. Just making people aware is huge.

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