Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. ” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. On November 22, 1996, U.S. House of Representatives or Senate.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As our country continues to struggle with historic teacher shortages, we ought to consider an untapped pool of aspiring teachers: Young immigrants who want to become educators. Enrollment in New York State’s teacher education programs has declined by 53 percent since 2009.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2020

The COVID19 pandemic has radically disrupted both society and education as we know it. Obviously, education is at the top of my mind since it is the profession both my wife and I are a part of, and my kids currently attend public schools in Texas. Access to devices and reliable WIFI needs to be emphasized.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. Because at-risk students don’t always have educational resources over the summer, they are particularly vulnerable to losing knowledge gained over the school year.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 31, 2009

As 2009 comes to a close I wanted to take a look back and see what post did people visit the most. So here, in all it''s glory (or lack there of) is the most popular post of 2009 on my blog. As is the case every Tuesday evening, educators, parents and students from around the globe came together on Twitter for #edchat.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

In classrooms where students are told what to do and how to do each task, they may not have the opportunity to develop the initiative, resourcefulness, and persistence needed to develop their ability to self-regulate (Zimmerman & Moylan, 2009). Education and Information Technologies , 22 (4), 1395-1454.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 7, 2017

BrandED educators focus strongly on that aspect. Aren’t educators always building, brokering, and sustaining relationships? Relationship building is a never-ending process, and in education it is not a part of a “sales cycle” (Connick, 2012) but is instead a part of an “awareness cycle.” Image credit: wedesign.la/how-to-tell-your-brands-story/

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Moving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0:

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2018

Infographics are a bit of a craze at the moment (to be precise they’ve been trending since 2009), and many great online resources have emerged to help teachers construct infographics with the view to condensing a lot of information into an easy to use, and visually interesting one-pager.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). The experiences where I had some level of choice were the most meaningful to me and resulted in real changes to my educational practice.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

And soon, qualitative results will offer a better understanding of why educational leaders choose to make their school staffing decisions. almost 20% fewer than in 2009-10. Yet: In 2009-10, the national ratio of students per librarian was 939 to 1. Interactive digital tools will allow us to easily make comparisons.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2020

One of the peculiar things about higher education is that it runs in the opposite direction of the economy. The 2009 Recovery Act increased the amount of Pell Grants to low-income students to more than $5,000 per year and expanded the number of students who were eligible for it. Ironically, funding for education plummeted.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 6, 2022

I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an Evernote Expert. I have Evernote web open to Home when I log into my Chromebook and I can see my schedule and tasks and access all of my frequently used notes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Today, the Omidyar Network does so again—this time for its education portfolio. Imaginable Futures will exist with its own board within the greater Omidyar Group, says Imaginable Futures managing partner Amy Klement, who previously led Omidyar’s education investment activities. They include Andela, Khan Academy and Code.org.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2014

It seems like just yesterday that I was a disconnected nomad working hard to maintain the status quo and conform to a rigid system commonly known as education. You see, prior to 2009 I was adamantly opposed to even the thought of using social media for both personal and professional reasons. We fear what we don''t know or understand.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. Koole (2009) No one will deny the impact that mobile is having on the world. Access alone will not translate into enhanced student learning outcomes. Cristol, D., & & Gimbert, B.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

No wonder, then, that “Montessori education is often seen as niche and elitist,” says Joel Mendes, executive director of Prepared Montessorian, a program that provides training to teachers and parents in Montessori methods. It’s a grand vision—and one that has recently secured big funding from leading education investors.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 14, 2023

You can for instance, choose a date range between 2008-2009 and Google Scholar will only return scholarly papers published during this time frame. You can for instance, choose a date range between 2008-2009 and Google Scholar will only return scholarly papers published during this time frame.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 31, 2019

That it works so well should come as no surprise to seasoned educators. This motivating impact of interactive displays is seen at every level of education. A good deal of research shows the benefits of interactive touch screen displays in early childhood education. Moving up to higher education. That was in 2009.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 5, 2009

is highly interactive, accessible and collaborative. Learn how to utilize it in your classroom with free videos, activities and more from CDW-G and Discovery Education. Prestwick Cafe: Building Something New: There’s Always Demolition Required tags : change , favorite Web 2.0 tags : web2.0 , resources , favorite Posted from Diigo.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2018

When I work with schools, especially in a coaching role, I routinely ask educators to share with me how they are empowering students to own their learning or ways in which they are transforming teaching, learning, and leadership. With an array of social media tools at our disposal, every educator should aspire to be the storyteller-in-chief.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

That’s the pitch behind GitHub ’s announcement that, starting today, educational institutions will now be able to access—for free—its enterprise and business-level offerings as part of a new GitHub Education package. Our mission is to help developers learn to code with the real-world tools of industry.”

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Nation is in the initial stages of “higher education-massification” according to recent reports. India is closer than ever in reaching a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 30% in higher education. GER between 15% and 50% is regarded as a mass system, where higher education is seen as a right for those with certain formal qualifications.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

With educator quality as the most powerful in-school factor that contributes to students’ academic success, an essential component to supporting student recovery in the wake of pandemic-related learning loss must be ensuring all students have access to effective teachers and administrators.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We have recently discussed whether or not digital schools are the future of education. Digital learning is becoming increasingly popular, as seen by the decreasing number of k12 students who only study in classrooms since 2009. have increased from 2.2mn in 2009 to 10.46mn. Education Technology / December 27, 2017.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

A great deal has changed over the past few years not just in society, but also in education. Back in 2009, I began calling for an evolved construct of leadership that would better serve schools in meeting the diverse needs of learners and stakeholders alike. They also need to align with the core work that educators engage in daily.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

But white leaders have tried to restrict our education for centuries. Related: While white students get specialists, struggling Black and Latino readers often get left on their own And the Black community has always found ways to deliver the education our children deserve. We can and will ensure they have all the access to Kimberlé W.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

As such, Barrett and Zang (2009) identify three key design principles: Naturalness : Hardwired into our brains, humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. Today’s educational paradigm is no longer one of knowledge transfer but one of knowledge creation and curation. Steelcase Education. Cited Sources Barrett, P., &

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Department of Education documented rising grades on high school transcripts between 2009 and 2019, while 12th grade math scores fell on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The National Center for Education Statistics plans to update this transcript study in 2024.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

“I think college presidents are realizing that the business model that has guided higher education for, gosh, almost 250 years now, is broken,” says Jeffrey Docking, president of Adrian College in Michigan. Innovating is no longer a want, but “a need for survival” as it’s become too expensive to keep doing things the old way, Docking says.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

The report, “ Does the digital world open up an increasing divide in access to print books? ” Hong Kong and Taiwan are two of the highest performing education systems in the world and even after adjusting for students’ socioeconomic status, the advantage for paper reading remained pronounced. was published on July 12, 2022.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

…very little of the work we give students in school provides them with a sense that they are making a contribution to anything other than their own educational progress toward graduation. Despite the good intentions of targeted policies and increased attention to equity and accessibility initiatives, the achievement gap persists 2.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2022

With this new partnership, K-12 educators from the district office to the classroom teacher can seamlessly record and share video messages using ParentSquare and MyVRSpot to engage families with their communications. Completely web-based, this feature requires no special hardware, and was designed specifically for education.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2019

I remember like it was yesterday when I began blogging back in 2009. Part of my evolution has been to explore new pathways to reach my professional goals while attempting to give something back in return to educators. No wonder more and more educators have begun to use this medium to connect with other people.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s post, I am introducing you to blended learning, a concept that is now common parlance within the ‘education speak’ In crafting this comprehensive piece on blended learning, I delved deep into academic literature, drawing on peer-reviewed research papers to create an authoritative and informative post.

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