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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2001: $450,000,000. FY 1998: $425,000,000.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

edWeb.net

A recent edWebinar led by Bobbi Bear, Director of Customer Advocacy for Achieve3000, identified effective ways to integrate SEL with reading instruction, through classroom conversations about nonfiction and fiction texts. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

Conner also identified three levels of innovation that need to occur, starting with the application of efficiency logic to smaller systems like classroom design. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner. An educator since 1973, Ray has been a teacher, vice principal, principal, and superintendent.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems. Personalized learning is winning a growing amount of attention, but no off-the-shelf tech solutions. Instead it seems to be a learning strategy, sometimes driven by state governments. post-2001) web.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

edWeb.net

Classroom facilitator. This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. Furthermore, the members developed use cases for the new standards, such as student transfer information, personalized learning, and learning object repository. Database analyst?

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. What positive social change needs to take place to fully realize the goal of a connected and ''flattened'' environment that supports personalized learning?