Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

“Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises.” – James Hollis ( What Matters Most: Living a Considered Life ). Now more than ever, educators are learning to live with ambiguity. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning.

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Hapara

MAY 25, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Have you walked into a classroom where students are encouraged to use their voices and make decisions about their own learning? This is a classroom that uses student-led learning. What is student-led learning?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2021

“Connection is the most important piece of the puzzle for the student-teacher relationship. … Students are more successful when they feel that their teacher understands them and understands where they’re coming from.”- There is a ton of research, but very few tools that enable [personalized learning] to come to life.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Visibly shaken, her voice trembled as she went on, "She’s been crying for days. And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. All the kids are upset.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The thing that surprised me most about my teacher preparation program was that we never talked about how kids learn. I assumed that I would eventually learn how the brain worked because I thought that studying education meant studying how learning happens. I was told to study my own students and investigate what worked best.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. However, how do I know how inclusive I am in my teaching? The first step in making this goal of reaching diverse learners is to reflect on what it means to be inclusive in teaching, and letting that guide our teaching.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When it comes to engagement, teachers value learning experiences that address the whole child—creatively, cognitively and emotionally. Such exploration is key to learning. Schools and districts are tasked with many challenges—from classroom management and test scores to student safety and emotional well-being.

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Hapara

JUNE 7, 2023

Empowering educators 3 tips for coaches: Personalize support for educators while using Hāpara Workspace Presenter : Amy Miller When : Tuesday, June 27, 1:00 p.m. – You’ll learn about the structure of a TeachMeet, which includes short, to-the-point presentations and allows educators to have fun voicing their ideas in a supportive environment.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Why is personalized learning becoming increasingly desirable in K-12? Each learner has a unique story and responds to different teaching methods. If you are curious about what personalized learning can offer your students, here are the answers to important questions you may be asking.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

Since the education system has gone virtual, we no longer get the opportunity to see and watch our students grow in person. Since the education system has gone virtual, we no longer get the opportunity to see and watch our students grow in person. Expecting and Encouraging Independent, Self-Directed Learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

This is the first of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. The necessary and rapid move to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disabling for our education system.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The administrators who sign off are thinking about how students will benefit long-term from more support in the classroom. In a survey released earlier this year, the edtech company Clever found that 85 percent of administrators say teachers are involved in choosing tools. So what explains the disconnect?

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

As COVID-19 upended schools across the country, leaders and teachers transitioned to a remote learning environment with unprecedented speed and managed an array of tactical issues. Schools raced to distribute laptops, provide free-and-reduced lunch to students in need and offer childcare to essential workers.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2019

This ethical question formed the center of a thoughtful, deep discussion about an email from the school administration asking teachers to tell students not to “like” a YouTube video posted by a comedian who had been accused of making anti-Semitic statements. Nor had they carved out time for her to do so.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2019

I teach a lot of online classes and as such, have used many different platforms. It’s clear to me that the course design–how I lay out the mix of resources, homework, classwork, and more–affects how students absorb and share knowledge. According to an extensive survey of UK students, on average about 72.5%

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light. Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

What are the best-flipped learning apps for K-12 grades in flipped classrooms? The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. Use Great Video Lessons Made By Others. Khan Academy.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

LOS ANGELES — When Abram van der Fluit began teaching science more than two decades ago, he tried to ward off classroom disruption with the threat of suspension: “I had my consequences, and the third consequence was you get referred to the dean,” he recalled. He doesn’t come in … like a persecuting way,” Valladares said. Last year, Gov.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is someone other than the teacher managing the makerspace or there is a schedule for the school, your kids may only be able to use it once a week or month. Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Keep reading for our top picks for the December 2022 resources for more student and teacher learning in 2023. Classroom community is about relationships and student voice and choice. Classroom community means that students feel safe, cared for, and purposeful. Working on positive student-teacher relationships?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have long supported teachers in their career development, but with the help of technology, they’re now transforming education itself. Research shows that well-developed PLCs have a positive impact on both teaching practice and student achievement.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

We want to build this thing that you’d be crazy not to use. The federal government has used this to standardize its job descriptions and to help employees identify new roles that might be a match for their talents. A community college in Denver used SkillsEngine to create a cybersecurity degree program. And slow to build.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. Sink or swim.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2019

One in 3 parents surveyed in a 2018 PDK Poll say they feared for their students’ safety—nearly three times the percentage in 2013. With safeguarding students’ online and physical safety as a top priority, schools are leaning on a variety of digital services. Others track behavior and disciplinary issues.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

one student shouts. “A Later, armed with protractors, they stand on street corners and beaches, digging holes and surveying land parcels. They elect a mayor, contemplate traffic problems and look clearly enthralled as they learn by doing, guided by Doreen Gehry Nelson and her brother, the renowned architect Frank Gehry.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

But there are a few things we know for certain: Textbook and tuition costs are too high, student engagement is too low, and students want choice in how they learn. We also know technology holds potential to improve many of these problems. Plus, there are new literacies that are not yet addressed in formal curriculum.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

ISTE18 for all students: The mindset & top 5 tools for inclusive best practice. One size fits none when it comes to learning! As teachers, our number-one mission and passion is to reach all the students we teach in a way that is equitable, meaningful, and impactful. Flexibility. and “Is it Awesome?”.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Those building, funding and using edtech tools must similarly wrestle with these concerns. Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. Students are stressed out.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

In Oklahoma, students are having a say in where and when they learn. And educators everywhere are paying closer attention to students’ mental well-being. None of us would have ever wanted to go through this,” said Deborah Gist, the superintendent of schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “We Learning from Lockdown.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With so many issues for school and district leaders to deal with during this difficult time, staying focused on students’ learning experiences may not always seem like the top priority. This came as a result of discussions CEL had with students over the course of a year. Leadership for Equity.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2016

One common faculty complaint of professional development is that it doesn’t lead to improvement. How did we know that so many educators felt overlooked by our professional learning efforts? At Farmington, we have collected feedback from students, families, teachers and staff using stakeholder surveys for many years.

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The Jose Vilson

AUGUST 19, 2016

But if our silence will not protect us, then why do we hold on to it for comfort? Pew Research Centre published survey results on social media conversations about race. We talk about student voice and student choice, and all the other #stuvoice trends in teaching, but how can we ignore their voice in the real world?

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

Developing critical listening and speaking skills is an essential element of a student's higher-education experience. However, verbally presenting one's ideas and listening to contributions made by student peers are not typical experiences for online students, as most activities in online classes consist of reading and writing.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 22, 2021

School buildings closed, but learning continued. As we move forward into recovery from the pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to improve the ways in which we engage with families. You check on us and the kids, we just want to make sure someone is also checking on you.”. Walther – how are you?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

EdClusters16 brought more than 140 leading educators, ed-tech entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and thought leaders to collaborate, work, and learn together. Gina Raimondo, who told #EdClusters16 us that “innovation is a critical part of closing the achievement gap and giving all learners a chance.”. Mapping EdCluster Ecosystems.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2019

Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn’t help students improve. 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.,

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