The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The backup in Milwaukee is so severe that it is not uncommon for people to wait six weeks to get a first appointment to begin the eligibility process, said Cathy Steffke, an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin. “I Cathy Steffke, an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Training Software System 40

Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The space was created in 2009 with the Digital Youth Network and support from the John D. A poet, she has worked at YOUmedia since its conception, watching as many classes come to embody the values of community and self-advocacy. and Catherine T. YOUmedia alumni say they build strong bonds in the space. “We

Libraries 49

Libraries Advocacy Laptops Video 49

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

But I don’t see my advocacy as a zero-sum game. I see it as imperative for both genders to thrive, not just survive, in the global, knowledge-based, information/technology-driven world they’ll live and work in together as adults. People often question me on why I’m not advocating for girls and empowering them instead.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Knowledge Base Accessibility Report 40

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

The National Head Start Association, a nonprofit advocacy and professional support organization for Head Start, convened an Opioid Working Group in spring 2018 after hearing from educators that children in areas hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic were exhibiting an unusually high frequency and intensity of challenging behaviors.

Training 181

Training Classroom Report Groups 181

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The Puerto Rican rate is from 2009-2010, the latest available in a territory whose government produces few up-to-date statistics, and which federal counts often don’t include; experts say it’s likely only gotten lower since then. Department of Education says. Some local universities were there too. There were none from the mainland.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

In the last seven years, the program has helped thousands of students feel more at home exploring science, technology, engineering and math. It’s significant progress toward the goal of connecting more young people with educational and career opportunities in technology.

Industry 129

Industry STEM Education Survey 129

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

A 2009 study concluded that no one explicitly shows teachers how to teach to “different needs.” Mike Flom, a parent and co-founder of the advocacy group New Jersey Parents and Teachers for Appropriate Education, said many factors impact inclusion’s effectiveness. Educators say little has changed since then.

Training 40

Training Elementary Report Course 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Prior to joining Leander ISD, Dr. Gearing served as Superintendent of Dripping Springs ISD from 2012-2019 and as Superintendent of Marshall ISD from 2009–2012. Ann served as Executive Director for Educational Technology in Klein ISD, near Houston, Texas until September 2013, when she and her family moved to Los Angeles, California.

Data 96

Data Student Data Privacy Policies Training 96

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

But in recent years, as the opioid crisis has transformed homes and communities across Ohio—overdose death rates in the state are up 300 percent since 2009—those calls have skyrocketed in number. I would get that call maybe two or three times a year.”

Training 187

Training Assessment Advocacy Classroom 187

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling. We have the AASL Learner Standards.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

He is a former teacher but spent 20 years away from the classroom working as a technology attorney and software executive. Gary Lilly, Superintendent at Bristol Tennessee City Schools in Tennessee since 2009, has been an educator for 24 years. Cabrera was named Superintendent at El Paso Independent School District in Texas in 2013.

PowerMyLearning 40

PowerMyLearning Data BYOD Training 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

India’s education system has long lagged behind others, despite the country’s enactment of the 2009 Right to Education (RTE) ACT , which was supposed to give every child in the country the right to a full-time elementary education “of satisfactory and equitable quality.”. India has also had long had a problem with keeping girls in school.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Learning Tablets Training 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For perspective and advice, we recently talked with José Vilson, co-founder and executive director of #EduColor , a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to issues of race and social justice in education. I do my best to be judicious about that because I think there's power in technology in education.

Conference 191

Conference EdTech Advocacy Assessment 191

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. The George W.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

President Obama allowed the program to expire in 2009, but it was reauthorized for five years in 2011. Department of Education (ED) staff, Congressional leaders, state school chiefs, and leaders of major trade associations, think tanks, and advocacy groups.). It allows about 1,200 eligible students in Washington D.C.

Education 60

Education Policies Competency Based Learning Advocacy 60

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via MIT Technology Review : “ DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one.” ” Via Campus Technology : “ NYC Data Science Academy Launches Online Bootcamp.” million total.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Dr. Schell, Ed.D.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2019

President Barack Obama delivers a speech at Macomb County Community College July 14, 2009 in Warren, Michigan. Within a decade, he said on that day in 2009, community colleges like Macomb would collectively boost their number of graduates by five million. A decade later, progress has been slow. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images.

Policies 109

Policies Report Advocacy Meeting 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

The challenges in rural communities are very real—funding, teacher recruitment and retention, access to technology, poverty, ever-changing expectations, and professional development and support,” U.S. The E-rate program to connect schools with the web and more technology has grown to just under $4 billion, helping many rural schools.

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, briefs President Barack Obama for an interview in the Oval Office July 22, 2009. For them, she needs a more balanced message around resources, technology, distance learning, personalized learning and teacher quality. Department of Education (2009-2012). appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Advocacy Academic Standards Secondary 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The last time it comprehensively updated the curriculum standards was 2009, under the leadership of a board chair who told the Austin American-Statesman newspaper that evidence for human-caused global warming was “a bunch of hooey.”. Kerry Emanuel, professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Pearson 130

Pearson Guidelines Company Study 130

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This is part one of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Last year, I started this series – my annual review of the year in education technology – with an article on wishful thinking. Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

.” I mean, yes, I’m totally making up the framing of the “trends” angle here (in the hopes, I confess, to defanging all those ridiculous clickbait articles that just list a bunch of shiny new consumer technology products and predict that they’re poised to “revolutionize school”).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Having accurate graduation rates and alumni earnings information may help students, including those who are undocumented, find the right college, said Chad Marlow, advocacy and policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union. And that’s the climate that we live in,” said Marlow, who focuses on privacy and technology.

Data 44

Data Policies Report Advocacy 44