Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2019

This is the fourth post in our series on “Powerful Learning,” a set of principles guiding our work supporting schools and educators to develop learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners as we introduce new technologies. Recall supports memory 2. Want to know more about Powerful Learning? Karpicke, J.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 3: Student Engagement Increases Motivation. Here is a look at the research and principles that greatly influence eSpark’s curriculum. #1: Bodovski, K., &

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 31, 2016

Additionally, students and instructors are tightly integrated into the design, development and testing processes ensuring the final product has been thoroughly vetted by the very user groups Triseum aims to serve. “We Game-based learning can serve as the missing link between curriculum objectives and student expectations,” said Thomas.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 8, 2016

The world continues to change as a result of technological advances. It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. Make no mistake about it; technology is shaping the world in ways that we could never have imagined.

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Omega Notes

OCTOBER 15, 2019

But learning new ways of teaching and preparing new materials in response can be overwhelming, given a faculty member’s overall responsibilities (Loch & Reushle, 2008; Price & Oliver, 2007). Measure Student Engagement in Real-Time. Ed tech analytics can reveal any need for differentiation.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The Branson-backed “impact investor” is monitoring not only Classcraft’s revenues but also squishier, less quantifiable performance indicators such as student engagement and school climate in the schools that have bought the product. Often companies create their own and they’re not audited by outsiders.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

It was there that one of the most popular learn-to-code tools, developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group, was born in 2007. To conduct this research, she interviewed over a hundred Scratch users who are active on the platform not just during or after school, but even after a student has graduated and moved on to another school.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 31, 2021

In 2007, two chemistry teachers at Woodland Park High School in Colorado, Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams, discovered flipping that would impact traditional teaching models. They found a software program that solved the dilemma of getting material to students who missed class. A student has more control over their learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

Libraries of all kinds serve as formal and informal creative classrooms, supporting learners by employing emerging strategies in learning and engagement. These include: play, collaborative exploration of ideas and technologies, and other innovations. and Beyond” (2007, Libraries Unlimited).

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

Hardiman: So it launched in 2007. And the reason we said ‘same as,’ is that there are so many other benefits from the arts [that are] well documented, like student engagement, creative thinking and problem solving. (This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.) The 90s was the decade of the brain.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

Mooresville Graded School District, near Charlotte, North Carolina, has become a national leader over the last decade in using digital learning tools to improve student achievement. The leader of the district’s digital learning efforts, Mark Edwards, has served as superintendent of the 6,000-student school district since 2007.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Our goal is really to help people think differently about teaching and learning,” Niemer says.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Over the last decade, he has keynoted over 100 events across sectors, sharing his social media expertise and insights on youth engagement and global competencies to audiences in over 30 countries. in Education Technology program at Long Island University.

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wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I had the privilege of visiting two schools that infused technology in the classroom seamlessly. You see, all week long I indulged in PBL lessons such as STEM with GPS and students doing amazing projects, projects that I aspired to do when I was still in the classroom but hadn''t quite gotten there.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s the invisible thread that weaves together student engagement, academic success, and the overall harmony of the classroom environment. Salient Classroom Management Skills: Finding the Most Effective Skills to Increase Student Engagement and Decrease Disruptions. Gage, Ph.D., and Ashley S. MacSuga-Gage, Ph.D.,

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 18, 2023

While my writings are backed by numerous research papers (see references), this particular exploration primarily draws from the profound work of Jill Reese (2007). Connect with misbehaving students : Sitting down with a disruptive student and asking, “What’s causing this behavior today?” link] Dreikurs, R.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2023

. - Homework can drive students to develop negative attitudes towards school and learning. Assigned homework prevents students from engaging in self-directed and independent learning. Homework can interfere with students' engagement in social activities including sports and community involvement. The Homework Scam.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Flat World Knowledge began publishing “open textbooks” in 2007, and Connexions at Rice changed their name to OpenStax and started publishing open textbooks in 2012. (The Free High School Science Textbooks project had been one of the pioneers of this model in the early 2000s.) And that’s essentially where innovation stopped.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Started in 2007, the program now serves 3,500 students, over 80 percent of whom come from Maori and Pasifika families. Teachers and researchers are measuring student engagement in learning outcomes, not absences from school. Children are coming to school engaged in their learning as never before.

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 10, 2015

This week I am participating in Research Tuesday , an initiative promoted by Gray Matter Therapy to increase engagement in research relevant to therapy. You may have noted I like to do this anyway where I can be "on message" with this blog and also discuss technology tools that make our use of research-based practices. Goldstein, H.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Educational Technology ? Engagement ? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ? Defining Success ? Digital Citizenship ? Elementary Years ? Family & Parenting ? Future of Eduction ? Gap Years & Family Sabbaticals ?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Over the last decade, he has keynoted over 100 events across sectors, sharing his social media expertise and insights on youth engagement and global competencies to audiences in over 30 countries. in Education Technology program at Long Island University.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

Further elaborating on the flexibility and opportunities UDL offers, Evans (2010) notes that it provides “flexibility and opportunity for teachers and students by incorporating collaborative partnerships, technology tools, and differentiated instruction” (p. These tools can be particularly engaging for tech-savvy students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Dr. Schell, Ed.D.,

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 16, 2016

I’ve written extensively about “ the Silicon Valley narrative ” and the ideological underpinnings of the technology and education technology industries. He shapes technology products and politics alike. Thiel and his VC firm Founder’s Fund’s Education Technology Investments (since 2010).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Here’s a science textbook I was assigned at his school in 2007. Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.” ” Via MIT Technology Review : “ Second Life Is Back for a Third Life, This Time in Virtual Reality.” Jerry Falwell Jr. " No s**t.

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