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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

In California, College Connect is Rowland Unified School District’s solution to making college and post-secondary pathways more equitable for every student. Previously held online, meetings now take place in person and are recorded and posted on the district website for increased accessibility and transparency.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

This revolution hit the education industry in earnest in 2011, with the launch of the Chromebook to compete with Apple’s iPad. This meant that devices were somewhat affordable and that, potentially, every student could have access to one. Recent survey data shows that 90 percent of secondary students are part of a 1:1 device program.

Learning 126
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OPINION: It may be time to rethink the emphasis on taking calculus in high school

The Hechinger Report

In 2011, a panel of mathematicians and math educators mapped college-prep sequences in high school math and proposed pathways that led not only to calculus but also to statistics, linear algebra and data analysis. It’s time to reconsider the dominance of calculus.

Secondary 108
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How to Promote Family Engagement During the First Weeks of School

Waterford

For this reason, parent-teacher conferences that are as accessible as possible are essential for family engagement. “Analysis of Parental Involvement and Self-Esteem on Secondary School Students in Kieni West Sub-County, Nyeri County, Kenya.” ” Educational Leadership, May 2011, 68(8), pp. Ferlazzo, J.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

It is top of mind for CEOs; the percentage of them who are “extremely” or “somewhat” concerned about lack of available talent increased from 56 percent in 2011 to 79 percent in 2019. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. economy $1.2 trillion of GDP over the next decade.

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Social Emotional Learning: Research & Applications for Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Now that content knowledge, such as computing a formula or remembering historical dates, is easily accessible through online tools, the demand for skills needed by employees shift to collaboration, iteration, critical thinking, and persevering through challenging and novel problems--all skills listed above or adjacent to skills listed above.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

Edsurge

From 2011 to 2014, U.S. higher education courseware business despite gains in digital—all because of secondary textbook market’s impact. For some students who lack access to broadband and digital devices, and for some schools that can’t handle the logistics of a device for every student, print remains the most accessible way to learn.

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