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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ ’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students save money and get the same or better outcomes!”

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

Provided resources could include immediate access to services, such as the 988 hotline for mental health services, online resources, and other tools, which can all be used in real time and can be accessed at any time in the future. Universal screening for enhanced educational and mental health outcomes.” link] Belfer, M.

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The Future of Canvas

eSchool News

Founded in 2008, Instructure reports having more than 6000 customer organizations with more than 35 million users around the world in both K12 and higher education. In a world filled with intelligent agents and easily-accessed answers, the need for tools that guide, enhance and support active learning is critical.

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Transforming Schools and Outcomes by Using a Culturally Responsive Curriculum

edWeb.net

Responsiveness and Outcomes. The funding equipped teachers with a curriculum that met student needs and provided more tech devices and internet access. In 2008, he was appointed as a U.S. The post Transforming Schools and Outcomes by Using a Culturally Responsive Curriculum appeared first on edWeb.

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Recovering From 2020 Requires Supporting Students, Starting With Their Basic Needs

Edsurge

Despite having been here before, the 2008 recession resulted in little structural change to address these problems. Yet this goes completely against the trends we saw after the 2008 recession, and even today: The vast majority of new jobs require some form of postsecondary credential.

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5 critical ingredients in a school safety plan

eSchool News

As the halfway point approaches, there have already been 69 shootings this school year, up from 18 in all of 2008. The number and nature of access points to the building must be carefully evaluated to ensure they do not become vulnerabilities. Crisis communication is critical to ensuring optimal outcomes when the unthinkable happens.

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Are We On Track? Part 2

Doug Levin

, I revisited the central prediction of the first edition of Disrupting Class (2008), which was that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet. For those without access to the original text, the Summer 2008 edition (Vol.