Doug Levin

JULY 12, 2017

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.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2020

The last time that schools had to slash spending was after the 2008 recession. Specifically, they calculated that a $1,000 reduction in per-pupil spending after the 2008 recession reduced reading and math test scores by about 1.6 Spending fell by less than a $1,000, on average across the nation after the 2008 recession.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

References: 1.Albers, Albers, Glover, T. A., & Kratochwill, T. Where are we, and where do we go now? Where are we, and where do we go now? Universal screening for enhanced educational and mental health outcomes.” Journal of School Psychology , 45(2), 257–263. link] Belfer, M. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01855. 1469-7610.2007.01855.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

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. Plus of course, AI, AI and yes, a little more AI. Drop the company name Instructure on the average educator and you may get a blank stare in return.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Zeitz, 2008. McLean (1994) suggested that instruction can be supplied by teachers who have taken a keyboarding methods course. Here–briefly–is a summation of the research: 1 Why Learn Keyboarding. Student writing develops faster through word processing because it facilitates the review and revision learning process.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

VHS Learning has been accredited by MSA-CESS since 2008. More than 500 schools around the world take advantage of VHS Learning’s 200+ online high school courses — including 29 AP® courses, credit recovery, and enrichment courses — to expand their programs of study. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Cap the Number of APs Students Can Take Advanced Placement courses give students a taste of college-level work and, in theory, allow them to earn college credits early. In 2008, a little over 180,000 students took three or more AP exams. AP courses and exams also raise complex issues of equity. And many U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2018

2008) conducted a study where 36 students were interviewed about aspects of the teaching and learning environment that motivated or demotivated their learning. It was a critical factor in providing a learning context in which students construct their understanding of the course material. Kember et al.

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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. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S. About Certell, Inc.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2020

On the day of his college career fair—September 15, 2008—Lehman Brothers collapsed. During the Great Recession after 2008, recent graduate hiring plummeted by over 20 percent. But of course, I’m talking about college. Of course, universities can’t fully counter the headwinds of a next recession.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One of those classes is offered as a concurrent enrollment course with Utah Valley, so students can start earning college credit toward a teaching degree even in high school. In fact, many experts say a major cause was the 2008 financial crisis. “It It had a lot to do with the changes in people’s finances, I think,” says King.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Founded in 2008, Busuu offers courses in a dozen languages and serves more than 500,000 paying subscribers, according to the… The post K-12 Dealmaking: Chegg Acquires Language Learning Platform; Startup MindX raises $3M appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Poptential course packages boost student engagement by using a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources. Course packages in American History, World History, U.S. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

Over the course of the year, I have seen some much growth and improvement since the work began in August. Costa & Kallick (2008) share why reflection is a critical component of the learning process: Reflection has many facets. My visits to this school have been inspiring as I have seen the future of education in the present.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Most students are able to achieve at much higher levels with 1:1 teaching , but, of course, the logistics are impractical. Research conducted in the mid-80’s by Benjamin Bloom, of Bloom’s Taxonomy fame , found that the most effective model of instruction is one student to one teacher. . AI Tools and Personalized Learning Are a Powerful Pair.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2013

Of course not, but the change that was initiated is much more aligned with the learning needs of our students. This not only reflects grading as punishment, but also creates a hole that students cannot dig out of (Gusskey, 2000, Reeves, 2004, Reeves, 2008, O’Conner and Wormeli, 2011). The new philosophy is now an expectation for all.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. An experimental psychologist by training, Logue designed an experiment.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Video, of course, enables other innovations. Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples. Swanger’s article continues: The 2008 recession had a devastating impact on the US economy; and, higher education was not insulated from that impact. An example?

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

Each of the 18 courses that are currently offered in the 7 Mindsets curriculum will include updated SEL and growth mindset-based lessons in the SELEQUITY portal. Seven new JEDI in Action lessons will also be added to each course. A new course for prekindergarten students will be added as well. About 7 Mindsets.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2023

Of course, I’m so happy for these people, but it’s just crazy that no one’s being held accountable for us private [loan] people.” So of course, I was like, this sounds perfect.” I’m frustrated, because, what can I do? I’d be in the same position as these other people had my loans been federal, period,” said Luciano, who is now 37. “Of

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techieMusings

JULY 19, 2020

I have been teaching AP Calculus AB since 2008. For any teacher who will benefit from it, I wanted to share my full AP Calculus AB course , complete with: videos for each unit covered in the AP Calculus curriculum. I began flipping my AP Calculus classes in 2010 and have taught that class in a purely online format for three years.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

Today we of course know that online content can be as engaging, educational, useful, empowering and challenging as books and novels, and we also know that literacy and reading literature are not necessarily exclusively, and causally linked. NEA, Reading at Risk , 2002. Not really. Things just moved online.

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Battelle for Kids

JULY 1, 2015

If they pursue postsecondary education, they often wind up spending long hours in remedial courses trying to learn the mathematics, reading, and writing skills they should have acquired in high school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

But even courses we think of as fundamental—physics, for example—have long been glaring areas where schools haven’t had qualified teachers. As reporter Linda Jacobson noted in the article, online learning has long been used in schools for subjects they couldn’t otherwise offer. She cited A.P. Calculus and Latin as examples.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Some offer the full suite of technologies needed to build an online program, including course design, recruitment, enrollment and student support. That approach is a recognition that universities are increasingly developing their own expertise in building online classes and courses, says Katzman. An April survey of more than 800 U.S.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

For the purpose of the Modern Language Association study, programs are course offerings during a given semester, not entire departments. percent of students enrolled in a foreign language course. Part of the problem I see is that so few students in the United States – just 20 percent – study a foreign language at the K-12 level.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 1, 2019

This is down from 73 percent in 2008. College graduates, on the other hand, tanked by only 1 percent from 84 percent to 83 percent during the Great Recession of 2008. Even though many middle-income jobs don’t require a college degree, a lot of them do require certain courses or training. The Robots Are Taking Your Job.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2018

He’s referring to the South Africa-based company that works with universities to build short online courses, which 2U purchased for $103 million in May 2017. Founded in 2008, 2U’s core business—helping universities create and market online, degree-bearing graduate programs—continues to grow. All options are on the table,” he adds.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2022

As John Warner referenced in 2018 , AltSchool sought to create “technology-infused schools that would revolutionize education;” in brass tacks, Ventilla and his team sought to create a network of microschools buoyed by a technology platform containing self-paced courses and curriculum. Money came flowing.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

They would work with students on their educational goals, whether that was working through the HiSET prep workbook or completing worksheets for a course. A 2008 state audit found that parents were pleased with how much they learned with these home visits. In 2008, SPICE was already using technology in innovative ways.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While being an entrepreneur may not be everyone’s destiny, the skills required to succeed as an entrepreneur are useful for almost any student, regardless of what career or course of study they choose. Entrepreneurial education was quite the buzzword in 2008/09, as educators grappled with how to prepare young people for economic meltdowns.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In the past several years, we have implemented a number of district-wide initiatives to support personalization and differentiation for students including the launch of our Virtual Instruction to Accentuate Learning (VITAL) program in 2008. Intentional design.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

Alan Miller, founder and outgoing CEO of the News Literacy Project In 2008, when Miller started the News Literacy Project following a visit to his daughter’s sixth grade class, he thought news literacy would be an important skill for students and educators in the age of burgeoning social media and smartphones.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2020

" In 2008, Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn gleefully predicted that, by 2019, half of all high school classes would be on the Internet. They were wrong, of course, and wrong by a long shot. Of course, face-to-face education wasn't so great for many teachers and students either. " Cop s**t."

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Looking back at the 2008 recession, we know that school budget cuts had the effect of widening achievement gaps for both low-income students and students of color. Now, it’s clear that the pandemic is on course to cause generational damage. We don’t need to go far in the past to witness the harm. It was survival mode.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Without conceptualizing an explanatory mechanism—a reason to believe a difference might exist—they simply compare the outcomes of students whose required course materials are openly licensed with those whose materials are traditionally copyrighted. Grimaldi et al. To be clear – I don’t believe Grimaldi et al.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Founded in 2008, Knewton blazed its way into the edtech industry with bold proclamations about its adaptive-learning technology, which it then licensed to digital curriculum providers. It is currently available for $44 per course for two years of access, or $9.95

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