article thumbnail

Preventing the Math Summer Slide

Digital Promise

The summer slide, a loss of academic progress during the summer break between school years, has been confirmed in many research studies since an early publication by White in 1906 [1]. Duffet et al [3], summarizing a study sponsored by the Wallace Foundation, looked at what kids and parents really want from out of school time.

Study 227
article thumbnail

EdSurge Recommendations for What to Read, Watch and Listen to Over the Holiday Break

Edsurge

The novel tells the coming-of-age story of three friends who start a video-game design company. But Zevin’s book also turns out to be an unusual study of friendship, love and how those can intertwine in the act of collaborative creation. So Babb’s book wasn’t published until 2004.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Choice and Engagement During a Pandemic #engaginglitminds

Reading By Example

If you want to read more about choice, I recommend the 2004 book The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz). This post is part of our 2020 Summer Book Study. And this connects to the chapter as well – when we read other people’s viewpoints and hear their experiences, it makes us more empathic and open to change.

Study 89
article thumbnail

Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

Edsurge

In 1998, for instance, researchers from the university formed a spin-off company called Carnegie Learning that popularized the math tutor software developed at the university. More recently, in 2013, a company called Acrobatiq was formed to try to bring lessons learned from the Open Learning Initiative to the market.

Software 166
article thumbnail

What if students could study what they love, at a pace that suits their needs?

The Hechinger Report

They envision school as a place where students have more control over their own studies; where they are not constrained by age or grade level; where children can move through subjects as fast or slowly as they need. The Horizon Report, as it is known, began in 2004 and is one of the longest-running publications of its kind. “It’s

Study 40
article thumbnail

EdSurge Article Recommends Edtech Efficacy Portfolios - Here's Ours

MIND Research Institute

MIND’s Chief Data Science Officer Andrew Coulson has made the case time and time again that the “one good study” paradigm is insufficient for edtech practitioners to base decisions on, and that a model of repeatable results at scale is one that should be adopted across the education industry. Dietrich, 2004), to name a few.

EdTech 40
article thumbnail

How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

The Hechinger Report

Pathways, Exposure, Academic Connection, Knowledge (PEAK) takes students to local companies such as Google and Facebook, as well as to hospitals, law firms and other businesses. As a high schooler, Kateryn Raymundo interned at Salesforce, a tech company, through the nonprofit Genesys Works. Photo courtesy of Pedro Raymundo.