The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. CHICAGO — By Marquell Brown’s count, he has been locked up “roughly 42 times” since 2009. Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report.

Online Learning 66

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 66

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2017

In response to these challenges, the NYCDOE launched WeTeachNYC in September 2015, an online professional learning space for teachers and school leaders.WeTeachNYC was designed based on three core understandings: Educators benefit from having a centralized space where resources and opportunities are easily discoverable.

Personalized Learning 98

Personalized Learning Libraries Professional Learning Learning 98

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. If the history of education has taught us anything, it is that education is a human process.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2020

Two months after the COVID-19 crisis forced educators across the United States to leave their classrooms and start teaching online, the scope of the changes and challenges have now become clear, and educational leaders have started to identify what’s working and what still needs improvement. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Online Learning 54

Online Learning Student Data Privacy Learning Data 54

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. To start somewhere, they decided to search for digital content to help with improving student learning.

Elementary 79

Elementary EdTech Case Study iPad 79

There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. Not going 1:1 limits options for learning. Blended learning is hard to do without 1:1. We call it the CAASPP here in California.

Blended Learning 79

Blended Learning Accessibility Robotics Assessment 79

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

In the world of education, some debates rage eternal. Other funded projects focus on ocean conservation, boosting girls’ education in rural India and combating child exploitation on the internet—the latter made to the Ashton Kutcher-founded nonprofit Thorn. How much testing is too much? That’s where Upstart comes in.”

Advocacy 135

Advocacy Training Guidelines Data 135

There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. Not going 1:1 limits options for learning. Blended learning is hard to do without 1:1. We call it the CAASPP here in California.

Blended Learning 58

Blended Learning Accessibility Robotics Assessment 58

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. I’ll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. She has a blog on Education Week.

Khan Academy 166

Khan Academy Elementary Company Personalized Learning 166

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. The MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) program coevolved with the technology available. The iPad does not direct the education—the teacher does. Here are five: Mobility: Students can take an iPad anywhere.

iPad 98

iPad Laptops Classroom Report 98

The Thinking Stick

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In my heart, I truly feel it is the best type of professional development for educators… or anyone for that matter. This is the reason when school districts contact us at Eduro Learning to help teachers understand the changing nature of teaching and learning in a connected classroom, the first thing we tell them is: It takes time.

Course 58

Course Online Learning Report Blended Learning 58

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Education is free, lunch is free, books are free, sanitary napkins are free,’’ Ballani tells parents, urging them to visit this government-run school on the edge of the Thar Desert, where, on a warm day late last spring, 12 teachers were overseeing the education of 260 students from first grade through high school.

Report 64

Report Study Blended Learning Secondary 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Almost 10 years ago, I served as the principal of a blended learning pilot school. Then, rather unexpectedly, we were awarded a big grant to test out a hot new topic: personalized learning. Were the blended learning programs themselves all that great? They could choose how and when to learn a skill online.

Blended Learning 169

Blended Learning Khan Academy Learning Personalized Learning 169

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

The setting seems highly unlikely for an innovation like blended learning to take root. Yet throughout India, a number of digital initiatives are underway aimed at improving education in areas that lack sufficient trained and experienced teachers. So why is there so much optimism about blended learning as a solution?

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Learning Tablets Training 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2016

“The bottom line for now is we need to broaden what counts in education, so I’m in favor of moving in this direction [performance assessments] even if we lose a little bit of precision to get there.” Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. . “I didn’t think it would make a very strong paper.

Assessment 40

Assessment Study Report Examples 40

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Richard Riley, Secretary of Education under Clinton, quoted in Trilling & Fadel, 2009, p. fact, this was the case even before the pandemic but those technophobes of us in education did not want to acknowledge it until they were forced to fully embrace it head-on. using technologies that haven’t yet been invented.

Assessment 136

Assessment Social Media Google Video 136

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Secretary of Education, is giving parents freedom of choice, either to choose charter schools or to use vouchers to buy an education at any school they like, public or private. It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” The signature issue for Betsy DeVos, nominated to be the next U.S.

Policies 40

Policies Course Accessibility Company 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

According to the most recent available Department of Education figures, Oklahoma spends less money per pupil than all but three states. After years of budget cuts and low teacher pay, Oklahoma has become the latest flashpoint in a roiling national debate over education spending.

Common Core 92

Common Core Data Report Blended Learning 92