eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Unlike other digital interactives on the market, Pivot Interactives explores concepts using real-life experiments, not animations, allowing teachers to include phenomena-based learning at any stage of the learning cycle.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider. Moore says that before any rollout of sustainable and effective professional learning, there are four factors that school leaders must consider.

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

In a diverse school district with more than 20 schools and 23,000 students, providing an equitable opportunity for every student to learn and grow is not an easy task. Another innovation has been the creation of a retention program in which staff members who are members of minority groups can gather, network, and talk authentically.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In 2006 while waiting on a very late bus to pick up my first graders, my principal stopped by my room to tell me about this new website she had heard about from some admin colleagues. The more I learned, the bigger I dreamed. Checkout this Facebook group ! It was called donorschoose.org. What was that? It was incredible.

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MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

Our journey began when we conducted an extensive literature review at the outset of the project (Bruce, Flynn, & Moss, 2012) and learned about the crucial importance of spatial reasoning. Both groups of children completed pre- and post-tests involving a range of math and spatial skills. Spatial reasoning can be improved.

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

And, Branch says, that doesn’t even mean that every student in those states learns about it: Only two states require students to take earth or environmental science classes to graduate high school. The Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility has a group of 19 lessons for K-12.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. As champions we must learn to put ourselves in the shoes of a late adopter or laggard, then try to help them along. The constant for all teachers is students and their learning needs.

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APRIL 23, 2012

It doesn''t take a lot of money, but a community of practice to scaffold the learning and collaboration. They first connected in the K12 Online Conference in 2006. Don Tapscott talks about customization of digital tools which leads to customization of learning environments. So, learning can improve by doing pilot projects.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Join me Thursday, October 7th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com interview with Joseph DiMartino and Denise Wolk on their book, The Personalized High School: Making Learning Count for Adolescents. While at Brown she also contributed to Changing Systems to Personalize Learning: Discover the Power of Advisories (LAB, 2003).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 28, 2017

Abels also held a faculty position for 15 years at the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies and has been a librarian and information professional in special libraries, including the Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas in Mexico, Price Waterhouse's Washington National Tax Service, and Boston Consulting Group.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2016

She also learned from her mother, who spent more than 30 years teaching at New Orleans’ John McDonogh High School. Loyola University New Orleans shuttered its education department in 2006, although the school still offers a program for aspiring music teachers. Brian Beabout, associate professor of education, University of New Orleans.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This article features contributions from MIND Research Institute's YANA Community - an internal affinity group dedicated to sharing their lived experiences as black women in America. Understanding, facing, and solving these problems will require a willingness to listen, learn, and extend grace to each other.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It’s a common story: the energetic principal who comes into a school, revamps the curriculum, creates innovative learning practices, and then leaves with no sustainability plan. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 4, 2017

EdTechTeam is a Google for Education Professional Development Partner and the global leader in Google for Education Certification. Across all programs, EdTechTeam hired over 200 Google Certified Trainers ( 23 of them full-time employees) to deliver 438 events totalling 4568 hours of professional development in 2016.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Beyond just the ability to pivot and be prepared for any type of learning, the pandemic has brought new concerns with “Zoom bombing” and increased outside access to school networks. However, the bigger liability issue is with teaching and learning. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

All conversations start with why: Get all constituents involved from the beginning—even students and teachers—as to how the schools might adopt digital learning. Embedded professional development is needed at all levels to take advantage of the benefits of tech for all students. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. He has presented regionally, statewide and nationally on topics that have a foundation in professional learning communities and innovative schools.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Now, the presenters have encountered heretofore unthought-of costs like extended loaner devices, increased repair costs from home use, and distance learning options. With schools planning for potential shutdowns at later dates and with potential changes to learning overall, these costs must be considered immediately. Louis University.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

When writing policies, rather than restating the laws and all the legal jargon, administrators need to ask themselves what each group needs to know, and what do they need to do. Then, write policies that help each group enact the laws. Balancing those perspectives in conjunction with instructional needs is essential. Louis University.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

He has successfully led the implementation of enterprise-level student information systems, instructional management and learning systems; data warehouse, security, infrastructure, bandwidth, iPads, Chromebooks, mobile devices, BYOT, 1:1 including shared and individual student devices, and ERP financial systems. About the Host.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Tom Greaves, The Greaves Group www.projectred.org Project Red - large scale research project funded by Pearson and Intel; Collected data from over 1000 schools around the country and looked at 136 variables. Examples of their initiatives include PBS TeacherLine, PBS LearningMedia, CPB Ready to Learn (PBS Kids), PBS Kids Lab (learning games).

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edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

During the edWebinar “ Accessibility: Effective, Equitable Learning Environments for All Students,” which is part of a series hosted by CoSN and edWeb.net, the presenters discussed how they approach CoSN’s five steps to ensure accessibility. Both sides need to do their due diligence as the goal is to remove barriers to student learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

During an edWebinar for the Empowered Superintendent series, “Leadership for Mobile Learning: Creating a Shared Vision,” the presenters said school leaders, though, often miss key parts of the planning process and end up with useless “hunks of plastic.” Use focus groups, the newspaper, town halls, etc. Make equitable access a priority.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the speakers here.

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