The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Advocates call this concept “personalized learning” but this sci-fi idyll (or dystopia, depending on your point of view) has been slow to catch on in American classrooms. Would an online math platform work in conditions where computer access is uneven? I rarely hear about “personalized learning” any more in a classroom context.

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Khan Academy Study Report Software 126

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

ohnson, a Little Rock native, came to the Arkansas side of the Delta in 2003 with Teach For America. Every child would have access to a laptop loaded with software for phonics and numeracy, because Johnson believed children needed a lot of practice in these areas. Library class is one of Clarksdale Collegiate’s core programs.

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Report Libraries Elementary System 105

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!),

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

Reinventing spaces—designing flexible classroom spaces and turning a library into a learning commons with flexible seating and mobile bookshelves. They showed up in tech access and connectivity, food availability and even transportation, especially in historically underserved communities. Access to food, for example, among them.

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Chromebook Future Ready Google System 95

MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A Twenty-first Century Guide to Politics in the Classroom . In their book about the research, The Political Classroom , Hess and McAvoy argue that schools, in order to fulfill their democratic mission, should be political (though not partisan). All around, classroom political discussions can be fraught with minefields.

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Classroom Study Comparison Groups 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." “Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand,” says Education Dive. Via Mark Guzdial’s Computing Education Blog : “University CS graduation surpasses its 2003 peak, with poor diversity.” ” asks Matt Bruenig.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2017

Still, none of the school’s staff are bilingual or immigrants, and only two taught English as a Second Language previously, although almost all had English learners in their classrooms. The two schools share the gym, cafeteria and library. as a refugee from Cameroon in 2003. Here the teachers slow down. Here we have respect.

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Groups Meeting Training Report 80

Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

In her 2003 book “ The Language Police ,” education historian Diane Ravitch contends that “every textbook has a point of view, despite a facade of neutrality.” But they pass through innumerable hands before they ever reach a classroom. Yet despite these limitations, textbooks are still the most popular way to teach and learn history.

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Analysis Pearson Course Libraries 216

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

6) (Note: Most of these tasks could authentically be taught in our libraries during the natural course of any inquiry project.). Triangulate: Try to verify the information in multiple sources, including traditional media and library databases. Students can benefit from these tips too. What exactly are you reading?

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Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

E-rate is the name commonly used to describe the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The burden of proof that schools and libraries are being offered a competitive price falls on the applicants themselves. A History of E-rate Legislation.

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49