The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. Dell Black Friday and Year Long Education Deals. Click Here for Deals.

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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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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We are transitioning from Office 2003 to Office 2010 and, as many of you know, there are major menu changes in terms of where commands are located. Microsoft has a great site that has tutorials and interactive guides to find where the commands are in Office 2010 products. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) has re-endorsed Classworks® for an additional three years. The CASE Executive Committee designated the award-winning platform as a CASE-endorsed product that delivers high-quality assessment and instructional resources to special education teachers and students. Learn more.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. I made three assumptions back in 2010 that still hold sway today. Not the other way around.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. 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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

That not only makes it harder to gauge how well students are learning math and catching up from pandemic learning losses, but it’s also making math grades a less reliable indicator of who should be admitted to colleges or take advanced courses. The National Center for Education Statistics plans to update this transcript study in 2024.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. Remote learning during the pandemic led to significant learning loss among students and was a primary driver of the U.S.’ The data on this is clear.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

PRNewswire/ — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to announce that it has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150, an annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills. PARAMUS, N.J./PRNewswire/

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cristopher Burge who runs the website Cloud Storage Advice , has a great rundown on how cloud computing has revolutionized education: The concept of cloud computing saw its beginnings in the educational sector ever since the first open source websites saw the light of day. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on blended learning. In our previous posts, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also examined various models of blended learning. Auster ‘s Study In an innovative approach to blended learning, Carol J.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

At a time when school districts are spending money on edtech like never before, it’s perhaps natural that some educators would be skeptical about both the pace and enthusiasm behind it. You see students taken away from more meaningful learning experiences and kind of plugged into computer screens where it's basically a flashcard.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinar page and learn how to implement CARES, a framework for inclusive family communication, genuine relationships, clear and flexible expectations, and concrete support, in your schools. The earlier educators start promoting family engagement, the more effective it is. Teamwork makes the dream work.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In recent years, many schools have entertained the theory that VR improves education. If virtual reality is reliable enough to train our armed forces, is there any reason not to implement the same technique at educational institutions across the world? Advantages of VR Learning. Suited to all types of learning styles.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). Building a business that can actually improve learning is much, much harder. So, the EPBC was launched—the first such competition to focus solely on the education sector.

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Omega Notes

AUGUST 19, 2019

The financial costs of textbooks and course materials acts as one of the primary obstacles college students are forced to overcome in order to have a fully developed and successful education in the 21st century. The purpose of Omega Notes is to improve learning outcomes while keeping the costs of our services as low as possible.

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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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. He is currently the chief product officer of Renaissance Learning, which acquired myON in 2018. Computers were still housed in labs or on carts, but one-to-one computing and internet accessibility were hot topics.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. First, the presenters agreed that while there are multiple potential uses for school technology, their main goal is to provide students with a competitive education. But the obstacles aren’t just about location.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In many cases, without even realizing it, educators plan their curriculum without considering whether it includes the diverse backgrounds and identities of their students. 9,16] If educators are unaware how to teach and support multicultural students, they will fail to reach a significant portion of their school.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2022

We’re familiar with the higher education headlines. The world’s complexity has been catapulted to a new level, and higher education is feeling the repercussions like never before. It simply accelerated a problem for higher education that already existed. Small colleges tend to offer fewer majors than large universities do.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Some of the conclusions may not come as a surprise in the Omidyar Network’s report on what works in scaling education technology in different regions worldwide. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. By many measures, the country’s education technology ecosystem is small.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2015

The following post is a modified excerpt from Uncommon Learning. Mobile learning provides enhanced collaboration among learners, access to information, and a deeper contextualization of learning. Over the years I have written extensively on the topic, including a chapter in my new book Uncommon Learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

PBLWorks partnered with the Bezos Family Foundation to create a project-based learning unit that teachers can download. It is for K-12 educators and students and the unit has them exploring solutions for hunger and malnutrition. It selected PBLWorks as a partner because of their expertise in Gold Standard Project Based Learning design.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2022

The ACT study found that high school grades rose between 2010 and 2022 while scores on the ACT fell. The latest is an analysis of more than 4 million high school seniors who took the ACT from 2010 to 2021. Another bad sign is that the grade inflation detected by ACT closely mirrors Department of Education research.

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Hapara

JANUARY 16, 2024

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] When your school adopts a new edtech tool, educators may be excited or apprehensive. There are educators who are power users of technology and can run with a new tool. The SAMR Model is one way to make sure that educators are able to use a new edtech tool without feeling overwhelmed.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Recently I recently learned about Pocket Points , an app that educators are using to promote better decision-making amongst students with the goal of keeping them off their phones when not being used to achieve learning outcomes associated with the class. Mobile technology is more accessible than it has ever been.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast One of the biggest issues facing our students is education inequity. Dr. Devers started by explaining what education inequity is and how it affects K-12 students. education inequity is when students of different economic levels experience different levels of access, resources, and quality.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I appreciate that I can play a small part in their lives, by helping them have easy access to books and activities. Our mission is to change lives through free access to literacy,” Siel said. “I ” As community members and literacy advocates, we all can provide students with this foundation for a lifetime of learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 15, 2011

As the summer break quickly approaches in the Northeast I have come across various articles focusing on summer learning loss and the negative impact that time off has on students. In 2010 Time Magazine published an article that clearly articulated The Case Against Summer Vacation.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. The model also helped students and educators weather the pandemic’s ups and downs more easily than other districts in the country.

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 10, 2016

What should the federal role be in promoting access to and use of technology for K-12 education (AKA ‘educational technology policy’)? This post is the first in a series on the topic of the federal role with respect to access to and use of technology in U.S. Department of Education. K-12 public schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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