MindShift

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Excerpted from Making Science: Reimagining STEM Education in Middle School and Beyond by Christa Flores, published in 2016 by Constructing Modern Knowledge Press. Assessment is real time and authentic. These informal educational outlets do a good job spreading science literacy to the general public in a joyful and engaging manner.

Education 28

Education STEM Assessment Report 28

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Minnesota ranks among the most educated states in the country, with nearly half of adults aged 25 to 64 holding an associate degree or higher. He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. In 2011, fewer than 16 percent of employees were people of color.

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Dropout Secondary Course Report 74

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

After giving birth to her son in 2011, Burgos dropped out of her old school when counselors told her that she didn’t have enough credits to pass ninth grade. While BDEA’s approach to education may once have been a radical departure from the norm, experts say it’s gaining in popularity. Soon she began to thrive.

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Dropout Policies Report Course 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

Join me Tuesday, May 31st, for a live and interactive Future of Education webinar with James Bosco, Principle Investigator at the Consortium for School Networking ( CoSN ). Date : Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.

Learning 73

Learning Policies Secondary Handbook 73

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

The whole conversation brought me back a blog post I wrote following ISTE’s 2011 conference in Philadelphia. The purpose of the Librarians Network is to promote librarians as leaders and champions of educational technology and digital literacy. Here’s my post from July 20, 2011. But a few issues continued to bug me.

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Libraries Technology Conference BYOD 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

While the state’s Department of Education cycled through commissioners (six in six years) superintendents struggled to figure out the law, largely on their own. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 Imported from Alaska.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2023

Homework is a controversial topic and the object of differing opinions among teachers, parents, and educators. One of the most comprehensive research studies on homework is a meta-analysis done by professor Harris Cooper and his colleagues (2006) and published in the journal Review of Educational Research. Robinson, J. Dettmers, S.,

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Study Elementary Analysis Mobile Learning 145

EdNews Daily

JUNE 29, 2017

Between 2014-2016 the University of South Australia has been using the pedagogy associated with both playing and designing LBMLGs to blaze a trail that is informing the development of a contextually-based mobile learning framework for higher education. Background. The games developed have been played over 1,700 times.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To help educators who now find themselves starting another fast-changing and potentially problematic school year, former U.S. And throughout the pandemic, he has been sharing the lessons he has learned with educators and students via online video calls. Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Micro Goals and Mindsets.

Training 87

Training Professional Learning Data System 87

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2018

Department of Education demographic study of principals found that the vast majority of the people doing the hiring are white. While the percentage of white principals declined from 87 percent in 1987–88 to 80 percent in 2011–12, the percentage of black principals did not change significantly. Higher Education. A 2016 U.S.

Education 59

Education Data Study Report 59

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

Alessandra, a student at Pioneer Elementary School in rural Quincy, Washington, spent part of the fall term in an enrichment class focused on teaching elementary-age students the principles of engineering design through a curriculum designed by educators and scientists at Boston’s Museum of Science. “I Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

How To 112

How To Elementary STEM Report 112

MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

This story about STEM education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Since 2003, more than 15 million 6- to 11- year-olds at thousands of schools across the country have been taught how to think like engineers using the curriculum.

STEM 44

STEM How To Elementary Report 44

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 15, 2018

Tom Murray and I shared this thought in Learning Transformed : Educational technology is not a silver bullet. Improvement lies in our ability as schools and educators to move away from broad claims and opinions to showing actual evidence aligned to good research. 2003; Clark & Mayer, 2008; Mayer, 2011).

Learning 298

Learning Outcomes Technology Assessment 298

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Richard Baca joined the New Mexico National Guard for the education benefits promised to him through the GI Bill, but after returning from two deployments to Iraq he became mired in difficulties with a for-profit university and has at least temporarily given up on getting a degree. Photo provided by Richard Baca.

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Report Outcomes Company Training 72

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2012

Join me Wednesday, August 8th, at an early time , for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel with Stephen Downes, Howard Gardner, Alfie Kohn, and Gary Stager to talk about the need to reform the education reform movement. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Blackboard 76

Blackboard Laptops Study Assessment 76

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 14, 2020

This week, the topic is money--with the economic troubles brought on by the current pandemic, we want to understand how local and global economics intersects with the education of our children. He promotes the work of the Directorate for Education and Skills on a global stage and fosters co-operation both within and outside the OECD.

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Conference Analysis Policies Survey 36

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Having taught at the school decades ago, Johnson wanted to stop by his “educational home” to explain what has happened in Detroit’s schools. Keith Johnson, a retired president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, is pictured in front of what he calls his “educational home,” Western International High School.

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Elementary Report System Meeting 96

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Board of Education school-segregation decision, Williams saw a post on Facebook shared by an old high-school friend she knew from her days playing trumpet in the Gardendale marching band: The newly empowered Gardendale Board of Education would be meeting in a few hours. Board of Education opinion. Leslie Williams.

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Education Report Data E-rate 111