Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

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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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. Quickly learning to connect with students and develop rapport, she was able to recognize the most important part of teaching, relationships. She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015. Listen Now.

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Strategy Classroom Assessment BYOD 202

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Learning must be authentic and meaningful in order for the content to really be understood and usable. While there are several education models that promote this idea, it is a necessity in a well-planned Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” ? John Dewey. The 25 Resources.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The mandate made New Jersey second in the nation to implement such a measure; California’s so-called FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) was passed in 2011. We also learned where the new curriculum requirements will complement current efforts and where they’ll require more focused attention on the part of district administrators.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As schools reckon with learning equity, they’re often focused on academic progress. Evidence of Learning: Smith said the key questions he asks are “Are all students learning?” and “Are they learning enough?” Dr. Smith is a member of Leadership Maryland’s Class of 2011, and he has served on a variety of volunteer boards.

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Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 67

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In theory, proficiency-based models let students learn at their own pace, speeding up if they grasp a concept quickly, and getting extra help if they struggle. In practice, though, it can take many different forms, including independent study, learning communities and online programs. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report.

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Learning Report System Case Study 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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Personalized Learning Learning Policies Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

That post included our school’s limited progress in embedding technology into instruction that made an impact on student learning. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. I didn’t have really any conclusions.

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Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

That post included our school’s limited progress in embedding technology into instruction that made an impact on student learning. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. I didn’t have really any conclusions.

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. The Levelfly game-based learning platform includes a profile page that enables users to view and share information about themselves.

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Game-Based Learning STEM Secondary Study 60

Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 28, 2021

The Pivot Needless to say, my idea to restart my Blog went by the wayside as we were forced to pivot to online learning. This collective trauma may require instructors or instructional designers to address the results of this trauma on student learning (see Oleenu, Arnberger, Grant, Davis, Abramson, Asola, 2011 ).

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LMS Course Online Learning Assessment 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

For the past 3 years CoSN has been involved in a project which is called " Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership and Policy." MacArthur Foundation and is included in the Foundation''s digital media and learning program. What does "participatory learning" actually mean, and how does it intersect with digital media?

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Learning Policies Secondary Handbook 73

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. However, his formative assessments have a twist — students are all answering DIFFERENT math questions. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Opening Graphic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

They have challenged states and school districts to set clearer, higher standards and assess student progress in more creative ways, prepare more productive teachers, and provide effective intervention in failing schools. psid=2012-11-08.1616.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 globalization, climate change, migration).

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Blackboard Secondary Conference System 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Sue is a leader of innovation in the library field, pioneering new transformative methods of community engagement including integration of participatory STEAM learning into all library services and launching the first ever Fabrication lab, the FFL FabLab, in a public library. Michael received his MSED in Literacy from SUNY Cortland in 2011.

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Libraries Conference Outcomes Secondary 34

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Today, 27 percent are, Dastmozd said.

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Dropout Secondary Course Report 75

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

I was inspired to write this post because of the soon to be released episode 536 (to be released on August 5, 2019 ), where a third-year teacher, Edwin Thomas Minguela, and I talk about the lessons he’s learned in his first two years of teaching. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24) 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 236

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2018

hours per week on science during the 2011-12 school year, the last for which data is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Getting schools and teachers to begin effectively teaching to the new learning goals is a multi-year process. But as we do new things, we learn more.”. It does now.

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Elementary Education Survey Report 85

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

John Dewey Learning must be authentic and meaningful in order for the content to really be understood and usable. While there are several education models that promote this idea, it is a necessity in a well-planned Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” ?

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Resources Classroom Sony Digital Citizenship 59

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 126

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free.

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Future Ready Libraries Professional Learning Personalized Learning 46

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

When such a system works, it’s meant to offer students clarity about what they have to learn and how they are expected to demonstrate they’ve learned it. Students have more flexibility to learn at their own pace and teachers get time to provide extra help for students who need it. Key tenets of proficiency-based learning.

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Education Report System Course 0

MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

Research confirms that in order for ELLs to acquire English they must engage in oral language practice and be given the opportunity to use language in meaningful ways for social and academic purposes (Williams & Roberts, 2011). GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION. In this section, we give some general guidelines for oral presentations with ELLs.

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How To Guidelines Common Core Examples 46

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. Karen Salomon, a Pennsylvania parent of a son with autism.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 88

MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

hours per week on science during the 2011-12 school year, the last for which data is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Getting schools and teachers to begin effectively teaching to the new learning goals is a multi-year process. But as we do new things, we learn more.”.

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Elementary Education Survey Report 39

MindShift

DECEMBER 19, 2018

She was ferried — without the lights or sirens — to be assessed at the hospital’s special program for college students. “We try to minimize any secondary trauma to students who are already overwhelmed,” says Braider. “All I knew was what I learned from movies I saw about it so I was terrified,” she says.

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Meeting Report Secondary Exercises 33

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The No Child Left Behind targets, set in 2001, became more flexible in 2011, after U.S. It’s stuff that we learned.”. It’s stuff that we learned.”. Once the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approves charters in Louisiana, the applications are generally set aside and ignored. But that wasn’t a thing then.

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Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 70

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. At the heart of personalized learning is building a positive relationship with every student, every single day.”.

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Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 105

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

Work on developing culturally proficient communities during the previous decade has now led to the creation of a professional learning program designed to increase equity and inclusion during the 2020s, in collaboration with the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 65

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning. Love a good origin story?

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Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 59

Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning. Love a good origin story?

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Professional Learning Video Learning LMS 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Nearly 90 percent of the school population is considered low-income and nearly three-quarters are labeled English learners, meaning that the state language arts test assesses their reading and writing ability in a language they’re still trying to learn. This story also appeared in Daily Herald.

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Data Elementary Trends Analysis 145

TeacherCast

MAY 27, 2019

Since 2011, ScreenFlow has been the Screencasting Application of choice for the TeacherCast Educational Network and today we will look at key features that set Screenflow apart in the video production category. Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. ISTE Standards for Teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

Freed from the bureaucratic red tape that stifles innovation, charter schools could adopt new policies and practices to promote student learning and development. A lack of appropriate oversight can be found in Betsy DeVos’s backyard, Michigan, where legislators repealed a cap on charter schools in 2011.

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Policies Exercises Report Outcomes 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Always eager to associate itself with the latest tech craze, education technology embraced Pokémon Go with great gusto: “ Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification.” ” “ 14 Reasons Why Pokémon Go Is The Future Of Learning.” ” “ The Educational Potential of Pokémon Go.”

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Here are the areas that have seen the most ed-tech investment activity so far this year: Learning to code : Investments include Galvanize ($45,000,000), Codecademy ($30,000,000), Andela ($24,000,000), Wonder Workshop ($20,000,000), Revature ($20,000,000). Who’s to blame that companies aren’t selling enough stuff to schools?

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40