edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. The district is using multiple measures from the classroom to district level across internal and external categories to determine if students are college and career ready.

Education 63

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 29, 2011

No longer would they be compelled to purchase textbooks each year, but they would have freedom to choose digital content and the technological equipment necessary for students to access the digital content. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study. Another 37.8%

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers. When schools closed for the coronavirus, an estimated 1.2

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

littleBits , the inventor of the electronic building block, today announced a partnership and new grant program with National PTA , the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy association. littleBits was founded in September 2011 by Ayah Bdeir, an engineer and interactive artist.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute. And that’s not the case,” said Candace Cortiella, the director of The Advocacy Institute, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., Within each disability, there is variance in severity and how the disability reveals itself in a classroom. Who is in Special Education?

Dropout 78

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

A 2011 federal study that followed students for several years after high school graduation found that special education students are less likely to go to and complete college and, if they joined the workforce, earned nearly $4 an hour less than former general education students. In the end … a lot of the onus will come back on the school.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Another notable area of growth: the size of the report itself, which has expanded from 66 slides in 2011 to 355 this year , with the number of slides almost doubling in the last year alone. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. She also noted the growth of markets in China and in India.

Trends 56

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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. Currently, Amanda serves as President of NCTET.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Critical guidelines that can lead to successful and sustainable professional learning include specific content areas focus, opportunities for teachers to engage in hands-on learning, and professional learning experiences connected daily with classrooms. Cathy Moore became the Wake County Public School System’s 10th superintendent in May 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

State officials and financial experts across the country warn that taxpayers ultimately end up paying millions more each year than necessary, which can lead to new tax hikes or result in less money for classrooms. The building is not completely ADA accessible. Conflicts of interest? Whitney Curtis for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Cruz, who had worked for several years teaching kids with autism in a special needs classroom, noticed the shifts and, suspecting that they might signal a speech delay, promptly reported them to Jonathan’s pediatrician. The nonprofit offers workshops, one-to-one advocacy, and a monthly Spanish-speaking support group for families.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Some are also becoming de facto internet service providers as they try to provide WiFi accessibility. Enhanced teacher training: Professional development has always been a part of edtech initiatives, but there’s a difference between leading small group projects within the same classroom and coordinating them between students at home.

EdTech 53

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Beyond just the ability to pivot and be prepared for any type of learning, the pandemic has brought new concerns with “Zoom bombing” and increased outside access to school networks. He has served as Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, New York since January 2011. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

A key priority at the meeting: Ensuring all children had access to a good education and skilled teachers. Over the decades, however, local PTAs shifted their attention and efforts away from advocacy work to fundraising for individual schools. Classroom access should be considered the bare minimum, she said.

Elementary 145

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2016

As CEEAS takes over the school in the New Orleans juvenile detention center, its teachers hope to engage students lagging in classroom basics. Or, as he told his staff: “One of your jobs is to ensure that students have access to the education that they need and deserve, warranted under state and federal law.”.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

According to a 2015 report by the advocacy non-profit Child Care Aware, the average cost of center-based infant care in Louisiana—one of the four poorest states in the nation—was roughly $110 a week in 2014. Sylvia Levy, a 64-year-old instructor at Beary Cherry Tree, reads to a six-week-old in the infant classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom. For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. It looks unlike any school I ever attended.

Personalized Learning 96

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

They were among 450 students, teachers, preachers, child advocates and social justice activists from across the country who gathered for the Children’s Defense Fund’s 23rd Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. The bill was passed into law in 2006 and became effective in 2011.

Learning 78

Learning Advocacy Report Social Media 78

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

John Bel Edwards has agreed to a mandate that cursive writing must be taught in Louisiana ’s public school classrooms.” “The Vastmanland court ruled Tuesday the Malardalen University ’s two-year program ‘Analytical Finance’ that Connie Askenback attended from 2011 to 2013 ‘had no practical value.’”

Education 49

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Click here to register to attend the conference live or to have access to the conference recordings afterwards. Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. Dr. Beate W.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. It also allows her to teach students who arrive in her classroom with vastly different skill levels. Seventy-five different languages are spoken in the schools, and many of the refugees who populate classrooms haven’t been formally educated in years. “I

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

.” Via Politico : “Partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to the displacement of more than 300,000 Hispanic students between 2000 and 2011, with most of those students disappearing from elementary schools.” “ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom?

Education 55

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In 2011, following the death of 20-year-old Raheim Brown at the hands of school police officers, Black community organizers in Oakland pledged to eliminate the school district’s police department. “We But these [school] staff members, these teachers will still be calling the police on our Black students.”. Related: Protecting or policing?

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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 real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

Josiah Taft, 4, played at the water table in his public preschool classroom at P.S. 3 in Brooklyn in 2016. Ranges are based on the 2011 poverty levels used in the report and have been adjusted for inflation.) The District of Columbia, Florida, Vermont, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and West Virginia even offer universal preschool access.

Report 82

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

As a young attorney, she worked for the Children’s Defense Fund, an advocacy group. We’re lucky to have one candidate who has a track record like that,” said Kris Perry, head of the First Five Years Fund, an advocacy group that advises both Republican and Democratic politicians on early childhood policy. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

Policies 56

Policies Advocacy Study E-rate 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

As Kristina Rizga wrote in Mother Jones this year , In 2011, all federal funding for civics and social studies was eliminated. Google’s motto , remember, is to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” And Americans don’t just struggle with facts about science.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71