Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is changing the educational landscape, often in unpredictable ways. It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

It also provides me with an opportunity to reflect on what I see and my take on how the field of education can continue to evolve in ways that better support the needs of all learners. The concept of brain breaks got me thinking about a growing trend in education – as kids progress through the K-12 system, there is less and less movement.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

An early warning and intervention system, called BARR, pictured above, was one of the most successful education interventions to come out of the Department of Education’s research and development program that issued $1.4 billion in grants between 2010 and 2016. The failure rate was 74 percent.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification is only $359. In 2007, she was named a member of the USA Today All-Teacher Team, and in 2011 she was awarded the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award in Creative Leadership. In 2013 she was named Boston Red Sox Most Valuable Educator.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills. In addition to their daily task of educating students, teachers must also continue to learn. Traditionally, that requires educators to take courses, whether in the classroom or online. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:24. A lot is demanded of teachers.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Guided and inspired by educators doing extraordinary things since its inception in 2011, IM is continually improving curriculum support for its problem-based instructional model based on feedback from school leaders, teachers, and students. ” The IM 360 curriculum continues to be coherent and accessible to all.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And its announcement of a $40 million Series D round, led by Owl Ventures, is recognition of years of growth at the forefront of programming education. Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade.

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Education Elements

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

"We all get caught up in the business of doing, and sometimes lose our place in the flow” (O Magazine, August 2011). Recently, we were spinning in circles trying to figure out a new process for an internal role we stepped into when Jason shared a way we might reframe our conversation.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We wrote recently about some of the reasons that may be keeping teachers from pursuing the bilingual educator route, despite the widespread need for teachers who can instruct English learners. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The need has gained new urgency as the immigrant population in the U.S. percent to 10.7

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team. The earlier educators start promoting family engagement, the more effective it is.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For many rural students, higher education means waking up before the sun four days a week, then driving an hour through cornfields or pine forests to reach the only college for 100 miles. For the more than 33 million people living in education deserts, college-going can be a drastically different experience.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. Because at-risk students don’t always have educational resources over the summer, they are particularly vulnerable to losing knowledge gained over the school year.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

To develop and periodically revise the standards, ISTE leaders draw on research, expert perspectives on trends and technologies, and, most important, input from teachers and other members of the education community. Thousands of educators from around the world have contributed to the standards' development and evolution. . Tweet text.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 24, 2017

Today Daisy Dyer Duerr @DaisyDyerDuerr reimagines what rural education can be. Rural education has a significant majority of perpetually impoverished counties in America. The need for more rural education advocacy. An example of a rural program from the Farm Bureau that is an exemplary idea we can use in education.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

I have since become a teacher educator (with some teaching of elementary gifted students at a few Title 1 schools thrown in). I believe that educators do more counseling of children and young people than any other profession. The goal, though, is for you to develop your own sense of hope.” ” Hope often gets a bad rap.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 2, 2024

Enhanced Executive Control : Bilingual individuals often perform better in tasks requiring executive control, such as working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility (Bialystok, 2011). The paper also touches on public policy implications related to multilingual education and healthcare for bilingual individuals. Bialystok, E.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. As part of the Discovery Education family of services, DoodleLearning will continue to apply its educational ability to building and deploying affordable learning solutions for students worldwide.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 31, 2021

Here is a smattering of such articles: A time for disruptive innovation in education. COVID-19 as a catalyst for educational change. Despite our wishes otherwise, even the savviest, most skillful, most trusted school leader is going to have difficulty transforming their educational system after the pandemic. 2021; under review).

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Because I was traveling, my co-chair for the 2011 Global Education Conference, Lucy Gray , took the lead on announcing our new conference website, dates, and call for proposal. The Global Education Conference is a collaborative and world-wide community effort organized by the Global Education Collaborative , Classroom 2.0 , and Web 2.0

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 5, 2011

You may remember, last week I did my nominations for the 2011 Edublog Awards. Edchat also made the shortlist for Best Educational Hashtag. This is an annual event highlighting the best in the Edublogosphere and Twitterverse. It is truly an honor to be nominated and I am in good company on both lists.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2011

Since that time so much has gone on in the world of Social Media in Education, I decided it needed some updating. Check out this short presentation from 2 of the best and most connected administrators in education. Lastly, check out my most recent post from Leadership Day 2011. I orginially wrote this post back in 2009.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural 3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network Alumni Grants Program. These are innovative ideas that will change the world and we could not be prouder,” said Amy Nakamoto, General Manager of Social Impact at Discovery Education. Paul, Minn.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

By many measures, schools here made big gains under Gordon and the ambitious 11-year effort to overhaul the education system that he helped create. The effects of poverty on education make further gains a daunting challenge. The Cleveland Plan began in the 2011-12 school year, a make-or-break time for the district.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2024

It’s among a fast-growing number of closed colleges in rural America, stripping communities of nearby higher education options to which young people can aspire and eventually go. Only four employees still work at the college, running a nonprofit that is helping rural students continue their educations. They don’t think they can do it.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 17, 2011

Note: This is the first of my series "5 things to watch in 2011" Future installments will include: Five people to follow in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five technologies to watch in 2011 Five blogs to read in 2011 The folks over at Prezi continue to make their presentation product more and more compelling.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

After years of discussion, New York City announced in October 2021 that it is overhauling gifted and talented programs, eliminating the testing of thousands of 4-year olds and the city’s separate education system of schools and classrooms for students who score high on this one test. Among Hispanic students, it’s 5 percent.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology. I can say from what I saw in my travels around that educators still are just scratching the surface when it comes to 24/7 Professional Development. No science behind any of this. So, how did I do last year?

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. Check out the Voicethread In Education wiki for some. So many educators ditched the service all together since the free options for educators doesn''t really have all that they need. More and more people started using the great education features.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2018

But earlier this week, one educational app reigned over all in the endless galaxy of apps. It’s a rare feat for an educational tool to best the social and entertainment apps that absorb so much of our attention. So how does an app that primarily functions as a messenger for students, parents and educators take the crown?

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

After watching the Edublog Awards process for a few years, and even voting in the final round before, I''ve decided it''s time for me to get involved at the grass-roots level by making some of my own nominations in 2011! It blends the educational side of technology with the technical side. Best New Blog: Terice T.

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The Electric Educator

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Spearheaded by Daniel Rezac , the purpose of EdReach is to "To take education forward, by bringing voices together." Learning in Hand ( Tony Vincent ) Tony''s blog is dedicated to harnessing the power of mobile devices in educational setting. Check back next Monday for the final installment in my series "5 things to watch in 2011".

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

To check out an online version of the Horizon Report 2011, see here. What does the report have to say to our current circumstances in educational technology? An interesting place to start is to look at what the report calls “Key Drivers or Technological Trends” affecting teaching and learning specifically, and education in general.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

educational system beginning to decay? American fourth-graders, on average, had worse reading skills than they did five years earlier, in 2011, with scores slipping seven points on a 1,000-point scale. Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. Is the U.S. At the same time, other countries leapfrogged ahead of us.

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The Electric Educator

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

2011 iNACOL Virtual School Symposium This week I attended the 2011 Virtual School Symposium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 1,900 educators interested in online learning were in attendance. Many of the best innovations in education related to online learning are from outside of the United States. The US is behind.

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