The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The learning experience is not personalized and thus will not meet the needs of all students. Katie goes on to describe how each scenario can be shifted to meet the needs of individual learners: In the 3rd-grade class, some sprawl on beanbag chairs, silently reading from well-worn copies of Charlotte’s Web. The problem?

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

“Every now and then, it's been hard to do a call while the kids are screaming or something like that, but between meetings, to see them or have lunch with them or go on a walk with them, that part has been actually quite nice.” EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic? They were real education.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

This allows us to meet as a whole group for a 20-30 minute math and science mini-lesson at the beginning of the period, before dividing the students into small groups for the rest of class. Throughout the year, we set aside weekly time to meet and develop lessons and hands-on activities. Benefits for students—and teachers.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2017

The basic premise (I suggest you read the whole article ) is that a 17 year old working at BlackBoard (a technology company), is ridiculed for using their phone during a meeting by some older adults, because it looks like he is texting, while he is actually taking notes. The ending (spoiler alert!): A few things.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. I can’t wait to see how the next chapter unfolds!

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years into his 12-year tenure as mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg and his then education chief, Joel Klein, kicked off a program that they hoped would transform education in the city by making schools “centres of innovation,” Bloomberg told the BBC back in 2011.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 2, 2017

We are so often willing to pat others on the back for great their own great actions but will be hard on ourselves even when meeting our own expectations but still not seeing it as enough. When some days are harder than others, getting up and doing your job is sometimes a courageous act.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

This 2016 video explains the Edutopia mission, “how can we help make education better for kids?” May you find many of their stories here on the pages of this blog and add them to your personal learning network (PLN. Don’t miss the professionally (of course) produced Videos.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Since the fall of 2016, the communications department at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom — with grade deductions for violations — except for teacher-guided use and “tech breaks” during longer classes such as Eames’s. But true multitasking is a myth.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Sheryl Javier graduated from Bronx Arena in July 2016, after 8 years of high school. He reused the name when he started Bronx Arena in 2011. She meets with the students on a weekly basis, but is in touch with them every day: “Every morning when I get to school at 7:45 a.m., Photo: Luba Ostashevsky. Nobody wants to drop out.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

What is 21st Century Learning At its core, 21st-century learning is student-centered, focusing on developing essential life skills alongside academic knowledge. This modern educational paradigm is about nurturing essential life skills in tandem with academic knowledge, tailored to meet the demands of our rapidly evolving world.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

“In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” . “ Ugandan parliament orders Bridge Academy schools closed,” according to Education International. Heider Inc.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) November 10, 2016. 2016 underscored that security flaws aren’t solely a problem of educational institutions and government agencies.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. The Flipped Classroom". Amazon Inspire.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” “ Roger Ailes ’ name will be removed from a WOUB newsroom, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced Monday during a Faculty Senate meeting,” the Post Athens reports. Everest Education has raised $1 million from unnamed investors for its “personalized learning” platform.

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