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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. Students needed devices to learn in remote settings, so most schools that weren’t 1:1 before the pandemic became it almost overnight. In reflecting on this year of AI, I, too, have been connecting the dots.

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Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills

The Hechinger Report

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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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2011 $100,000,000 (President Obama’s request: $0).

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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

Edsurge

Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. Darren Ellwein, a principal at Harrisburg South Middle School in South Dakota, says that since his district opened channels such as Facebook and YouTube, the sites have become vital learning sources for their students. “We We must keep learning first.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

The graduation rate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. The Cleveland Plan began in the 2011-12 school year, a make-or-break time for the district. The graduation rate rose from 56 to 81 percent between 2011 and 2020. Related: How to make Cleveland ‘great again’?

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Counting on summer school to catch kids up after a disrupted year

The Hechinger Report

million through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. That program ended in 2011. ” Related : Children will need summer tutors to make up for pandemic learning loss. This latest allotment marks the third round of Covid stimulus for schools: Harrisonburg received $1.26

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Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

According to Matt Renwick, Author and Principal of Mineral Point Unified School District, WI, in a recent edWebinar , complex authentic student learning experiences require complex assignments that not only demonstrate content knowledge but should also gauge enthusiasm, communication skills and habits of mind.