eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Lessons on the history of the stock market and how to invest in stocks are covered in the new 2023 Poptential Common Sense Economics e-book, including: Investing for the future : Students can learn about the two broad categories of equity mutual funds—managed and indexed funds—in a chapter on investing.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2021

In his 2012 book “ When Can You Trust the Experts ,” Dan Willingham’s main objective is to help everyday teachers (and administrators and family members) determine which new educational approaches are well-supported by research, and thus worthy of your time and money.

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N2Y

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Since 2008, Unique Learning System ® has been changing the lives of millions of students nationwide. level texts, and books read aloud. aloud leveled books so that all students can hear the book, providing purposeful listening and reading opportunities for them. Library of Books. With standards?aligned

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

as well as the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down inflation by raising interest rates. ? The reasons behind soaring housing prices —Unlike the housing bubble of 2008, today’s increasing housing prices are driven by a lack of supply. features a video explaining the root of inflation currently impacting the U.S. ,

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

By leveraging the digital medium, textbook publishers decided to fight the monopoly and try to provide reasonably priced books. Decrease in State Funding: The government has been scaling back on the funding on college education since the great recession of 2008. Related: Are etextbooks More Affordable Than Textbooks.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As mental health professionals and co-authors of a book about the pressure and stress facing high school students, we’ve spent our entire careers supporting students’ mental health. In 2008, a little over 180,000 students took three or more AP exams. In response, more than half of all U.S.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

14] Because of the way childhood trauma affects the brain, it can seriously inhibit a child’s well-being—especially if the child has no access to support. Trauma-informed practices in the classroom can also include smaller measures, like providing books that reflect the experiences of trauma-exposed children. Brymer, M.J.,

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively , have access to a wider variety of jobs , and can more fully enjoy and participate in other cultures or converse with people from diverse backgrounds. Knowledge of foreign languages is also vital to America’s national security and diplomacy.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 4, 2014

In his book, The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact , Fullan points out that these federal initiatives have failed to bring about extensive instructional change because they use the wrong policy drivers to try to change education. Fullan (2014) says we have gotten it all wrong.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

By contrast, higher-income students were more inclined to hit the books during the summer of Covid — just the opposite of their low-income peers. But, according to Shapiro, this summer report is “very suggestive that we’re going to see continued gaps in [college] access for disadvantaged students.”.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2019

We read of how groups can self-organise and co-ordinate their actions in connected global environments (Shirky, 2008) and that there seems to be no limit what a tribe can do when it is given the appropriate tools (Godin, 2008). 2008) Tribes. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books. 2008) Here Comes Everybody. London: Piatkus.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2024

Kirk: You’re talking about 2026, when we’ll see the number of 18-year-olds drop precipitously because no one was having babies in 2008, during the Great Recession. Everyone stopped having babies in 2008. And even if those policies are on the books, they’re not always being enforced. Michael Horn: Exactly.

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ProfHacker

MARCH 21, 2018

I am also a hoarder of media, in all forms (see my post on getting rid of books , for example, where I still have books, or couldn’t pull the trigger on deleting tweets ). flight confirmation (do I still need the flight confirmation for my on-campus interview in 2008? No, literally. shipment notification. track package.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2021

DATE: Friday, July 30th, 2021, at 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time COST: $99 /person - includes any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and to receive a participation certificate. You can pay by PayPal or credit card, and will receive immediate and permanent access to the webinar recording. in English, and a B.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

He says it broke even last year, has reached $14 million in gross bookings, and passed 100 million users at the start of the year with more than 200 corporate clients. How They Work Busuu has grown considerably since its 2008 founding. But its co-founder and CEO, Bernhard Niesner, has started to make his case.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Stewart Hase contacted a group of us due to our interest in heutagogy for the purpose of writing a chapter in an edited book. This past week, because of their hard work, this book has been published through Amazon. What follows is: The Book Description. Book Description. The Table of Contents. Through Education 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 26, 2021

DATE: Friday, July 30th, 2021, at 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time COST: $99 /person - includes any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and to receive a participation certificate. You can pay by PayPal or credit card, and will receive immediate and permanent access to the webinar recording. in English, and a B.S.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. He is the author, co-author, and editor of 13 books. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A. Dr. Daniel A.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Then, in March 2020, Araujo was at a meeting with other local child care owners when she heard about a program that could give her access to federal Early Head Start funds. A toddler looks at a book on an October morning at Donna Araujo’s home child care program. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2019

When “ Disrupting Class ” was published in 2008, we caused a stir by predicting that by the fall of 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses would be delivered online in some form or fashion. This field was in its infancy at the time when the book was published, but it has progressed significantly since.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Even at Google, leadership is human After I’d met with Eric Schmidt, I looked a little further into Google’s founding philosophy and was reminded that Larry Page and Sergey Brin started the search engine to help organize the world’s information, make it accessible to everybody and, by so doing, diminish evil. A very human vision.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

Other recent blog posts are available here , including: "The Hidden Power of the Pages (Our Employees, Not Our Books)," "Forgiveness: How Libraries Can Host Programs on Restorative Practices - An Interview with Azim Khamisa," "Do Your Library Employees Have the “Spirit of Service?,” Continue reading. webinars, blog posts, and podcast series.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it. What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books? Here’s the 2017 countdown, from #10 to #1.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

I have been a full-time remote professional for nearly 12 years, ever since I went from working at home a day or two a week to doing so full time in 2008. Are you required to provide your own internet access? The landscape has changed a lot since then, according to Flexjobs analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 3, 2020

Students need to focus their thinking by marshaling their attention and using their awareness to gather information from the teacher and the book. To access the content, they need to manage their behavior and not be distracted by what’s happening around them.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

But in less than a decade, by 2025, students like Badalamente could expect to pay more than $100,000 per year, based on projections by The Hechinger Report using annual college cost growth rates from 2008 to 2018. Then my business officer, when the books were closed, would beat me up for breaking the financial aid budget,” he said.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. I worked exclusively with students in special education classrooms who needed a way to access the curriculum or a way to communicate effectively in the classroom.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2020

During a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by The ProEthica® Program, the superintendent of one of America’s largest school districts spoke with a former state superintendent and other education leaders about key issues affecting students, parents, and educators, including digital access and equity, online privacy, and funding. Dr. Daniel A.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2018

They also must perform four hours of community service and take part in one community activity each month (options include the Toddler Book Club and Family Café Night, which comes with a free meal). Niah Gilmore moved into an FSH apartment in 2008 with her one-year-old son and moved out in 2013 with a college degree.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The Library of Congress, the National Archives and the Smithsonian offer parts of their collections to be organized and made accessible by employing the services citizen volunteers. These human intensive efforts will improve access to documents computers cannot accurately read, for instance, letters the public wrote to Abraham Lincoln.

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Connecting 2 the World

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

She is not as open to new technology, but she does rely on a netbook to access student records, courses resources, and student communication. In addition, Rettie''s (2008) research suggests that there are different ways in which devises are used depending on the level of intimacy between people using mobile devises. Ruth Rettie (2008).

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 29, 2015

Today''s #ThrowbackThursday brings us to a post I wrote in 2008 about using cell phones for learning even if they are banned where you work. Little did I know back then, that this post would receive more than 20,000 views and also be the basis for my book, "Teaching Generation Text."

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

She studies how burdensome paperwork and processes often prevent poor people from accessing health benefits. Inconsistent cell phone access isn’t uncommon among low-income Americans. The little girl should be in second grade, learning to master chapter books, spell, and add and subtract numbers up to 100.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Jennifer also worked with public libraries to extend access to e-books via the Big Shift project, create vibrant outdoor spaces and events via the Redbox funded Outside the Box program and taught libraries how to use community based advocacy to extend their reach to their communities and stakeholders.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since 2008, Utah has given its families an alternative to preschool called Upstart. For just 15 minutes per day, five days per week, students log into the curriculum to engage in adaptive lessons, digital books, songs , and activities designed to develop their knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics and science.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Join us Thursday, February 24th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Michael Horn and Heather Staker from the Innosight Institute as they discuss their case study on the North Carolina School Connectivity Initiative, a public-private approach to bringing Internet access to K-12 public schools.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

First, I included danah boyd’s new book It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens now that (a) I have read it and (b) it’s available for purchase and download (for free!). Maybe we can do that by trying to list some of the big ideas and an accessible entry point or summary of each idea.

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