Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. 2011-2020: From Early Adopters To Mainstream Adoption. education technology companies each year for the past three years. billion in 2010.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Image credit: [link] The PGP was launched in September 2011.

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Common Core Educreations Personal Learning Network Flipped Classroom 359

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. Supporting student learning, however, necessitates a very different approach.

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Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Osmo is an award-winning STEAM brand, wholly owned by BYJU’S, the leading global edtech company. Osmo builds a universe of hands-on, curriculum-based learning experiences that nourish the minds of children by unleashing the power of imagination. Learn more at PlayOsmo.com and Osmo Education. About Osmo From BYJU’S. About BYJU’S.

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Robotics Epson Learning Software 62

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

APRIL 26, 2021

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. With the vaccination rollout in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Given the enormous potential of edtech to assist teachers in highly diverse classrooms to truly personalize learning and obtain significant student academic growth, why are we seeing such consistent and large-scale edtech failure when it comes to gains in student academic achievement? blended learning).

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

I received this question and image from David Voves today regarding a passage from “ The Innovator’s Mindset “: “Reading today and with personalized pd, I always question what I have in orange. Wondering if you could give me insight?” This empowers them to be more creative and innovative.

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Professional Learning Learning Edcamps Google 71

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. “Why are there 72 slides about gaming, from a company invested in EA, Zynga, Mobcrush, and Magic Leap?” ” he asks.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. million PreK-12 students.

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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!)

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Meeting Blackboard iPhone Social Media 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 1, 2011

Brenda Anderson will discuss how Montgomery County Public Schools, MD empowered the library media specialists to build personal learning networks with technology to explore the new Maryland school library media standards.

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Libraries Strategy Personal Learning Network Training 44

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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iLearn Policies Blended Learning Schoology 63

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

For this week’s podcast, EdSurge connected with Couch to talk about some of those frustrations, his time at Apple, and where he sees the company going next in education. We saw a big push by schools back in 2010 and 2011 to adopt iPads on a large scale. Our [textbooks] are not about problem-solving. Apply it.’

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Education iPad Strategy Technology 77

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 24, 2016

Technology “can personalize learning, engage the disengaged, complement what happens in the classroom, extend education outside the classroom, and provide access to learning to students,” the report reads, but “the number of [social-emotional learning] products in the ed-tech market today is insufficient.”

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Report Learning Trends Survey 40

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Not by chance, learning analytics and all its related technologies (measuring learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, personalized learning, etc.) have been part of the “Horizon Report” for a while.

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2017

I started researching for my book on this in 2011, and that came out 2015. Is the new era of education technology going to be mainly driven by companies and educators themselves, or do you see the administration playing a role? Where do trends like personalized learning and blended learning fit in?

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Education Report Industry Technology 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

I had never seen kids so in charge of their learning.”. Related: What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us? In its application for its 2011 grant, Portland pledged to move the entire district to a proficiency-based diploma. I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I

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Learning Report System Case Study 111

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Since 2011, Codecademy has reached millions of learners from 190 countries, making it the largest online resource for computer science literacy and computer programming skills. Through its mix of free and Pro courses, Codecademy makes online learning engaging, accessible, and flexible for its community of learners. About Codecademy.

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Education Libraries Accessibility Company 80

eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

BOSTON ( May 11, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today announced the appointment of Kerri A. Her insights will be invaluable to our company and our customers.”. Previously, Larkin served as the Director of Academic Programs for DCPS’ Office of Special Education from 2011 to 2016.

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Education Differentiated Instruction Company Assessment 98

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 11, 2016

based Frontline; the company began 2016 with the acquisitions of Teachscape , a professional growth solutions provider for K-12 and higher education, and online training provider EDTRAININGCENTER. magazine listed Frontline as one of the fastest-growing private education companies in the publication’s annual 5000 List. (The

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Groups Comparison Software Company 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

This was one of the needs behind the development of Ed-Fi , a set of education data tools and standards, in 2011 with support from the Dell Foundation. As today’s education technology tools are used more frequently to drive instruction, expectations have grown for how data can support teaching and learning. Reports to Insights.

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Report Khan Academy Data LMS 67

The Principal of Change

AUGUST 18, 2019

With the release of “ Innovate Inside the Box ” this past week, I was given the fantastic opportunity to share my “Sunday Seven” with the Burgess Consulting community which “ IMPress Books ” is a part of as a subsidiary company. The full “ Dear Sophie ” video is below.).

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

For the past several years the district has been focused on personalizing learning for its students by introducing more choice into classrooms, using blended learning strategies and offering multi-age classrooms.

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Blended Learning Course Digital Badges Professional Learning 68

Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since 2011, Adam has overseen the evolution of Edthena from a paper-based prototype into a research informed and patented platform used by schools districts, teacher training programs, and professional development providers. How does your company help teachers help school systems help schools with this process? Louis, Missouri.

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Professional Learning Video Learning Examples 98

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” “The Indiana Department of Education is seeking $4 million in damages from the company that created last year’s problem-plagued ISTEP test. and retailer George L. Heider Inc.

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Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Date : Thursday, September 15th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2011-09-15.1730.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 The LearnCentral event page is [link].

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Blackboard Advocacy Learning Study 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

To date, Stephen’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, The Gulf National, and countless others. Roger Schank Chairman and CEO, Socratic Arts Roger Schank.

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Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 18, 2018

“Personalized learning,” for example, is arguably thousands of years old, and we can date the idea of individualizing education by using machines back to the 1920s. I delete all my tweets after 30 days; I regularly delete everything I’ve posted to Facebook; I delete old emails. Skinner at Harvard University.

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Data Facebook Social Media Training 97

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

But as it turned out, the zeppelin company had gone out of business – I imagine that many people, like myself, could only think about Christopher Walken and Grace Jones’ characters and opted not to go. In the meantime, these companies continue to collect a lot of “driving” data. Google versus Uber.

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 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?

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Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” “ How Asian test-prep companies swiftly exposed the brand-new SAT.” This is part eight of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

” The article notes that “The number of states planning to use the new [SBAC and PARCC] tests dropped from 45 in 2011 to 20 in 2016.” An ex-Corinthian student is filing a federal class-action lawsuit against the firms that now own the private loans, as well as a collection company seeking to recoup the debt from borrowers.”

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Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook’s Plans to “Personalize” Education. ” A personalized news feed, for example. And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. ” Data can be shared with any company that Facebook deems necessary.

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. Greiff has previously been a partner at the 1776 venture fund and he was also a co-founder of the test prep company Grockit. ” “How Can VR be Used for Learning?”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

– to the New York-based company Cyndx. Founded by former Pearson exec Larry Singer , the company will offer openly licensed resources to schools. The company has raised $7.45 million from 1776, Learn Capital, Lerner Investments, and New Ground Ventures. Upgrades and Downgrades. Glam Media has closed. million total.

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40