The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

In K-12 schools, students are facing an onslaught of emerging technologies — new developments arrive by the day — and yet we’re still teaching many of our core school subjects as if our daily lives are unchanged by these tools. Importantly, students have reported actually enjoying data science courses.

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Data Analysis Report Course 138

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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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Staker (2011) defined this approach as “any time a student learns at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace” (p. In her study, Carol J.

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Blended Learning Learning Outcomes Course 115

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Critical thinking, as Finn (2011) defines it, “is applied rationality…a set of skills that people can learn and apply in their everyday or professional lives.” (p. This approach helps students understand and appreciate different viewpoints and cultural backgrounds, which is crucial in today’s diverse society. References Finn, P.

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Classroom Khan Academy E-rate Internet Safety 120

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2022

What makes a great teacher is more open to debate, but Holston says it’s one who can meaningfully connect with students, who can create engaging lessons based on standards and help students engage with that material. Rewarding these types of behaviors is a big change from how teacher compensation is usually calculated. “I

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Policies Survey System Assessment 159

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. Research shows that differentiated content leads to greater student reading growth (Reis et al., 3: Student Engagement Increases Motivation. Contact Us.

Learning 52

Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2012

Below are some some examples during the month of December: On December 13, 2011, Art Coughlin from Nelson-Patterson Insurance Agency in New Milford was a guest speaker in Mrs. Vicari’s Business Strategy classes. Future collaboration between the Social Studies Department and the Language Arts Department is planned.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 12, 2017

The last example illustrates how many grades are nowhere close to indicating what a student has actually learned. After an analysis of several research studies, Alfie Kohn (2011) concluded the following: Grades tend to diminish students’ interest in whatever they’re learning. The issues with grading are not new.

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Learning Outcomes Analysis Meeting 215

Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

Genius Hour is a fairly new educational technique that allows students to work on self-paced and self-chosen projects for an hour each day.[5] 5] This encourages students to practice their creativity and independent thinking skills, and they can also develop a genuine love of learning. Child & Youth Care Forum, Jan 2011, 40(4), pp.

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Trends Gamification Digital Citizenship Blended Learning 304

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 12, 2016

” The “Back on Track” study , being presented as a series of research briefs at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association this weekend, represents one of the first comprehensive examinations of how online credit recovery impacts student achievement and outcomes. .”

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Study Course Company Online Learning 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Integrated Studies of Educational Technology: Implementing the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund – Educational Technology State Grants Program (Review Copy) (American Institutes for Research, 2002) **Note: Despite the fact that the report was conducted under the direction of the U.S. ” How would the program operate?

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

To further complicate matters, statisticians have long warned of the pending “ 2025 cliff ,” which represents the abrupt reduction of potential first-time, full-time freshmen projected to arrive in 2025 to 2026 due to the drop in birth rates between the years 2008 and 2011. The stakes are high and so are the needs of our students.

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Education Industry Training Strategy 192

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In the dynamic world of education, keeping students engaged and attentive is a challenge every educator faces. Classroom Attention Getters Here are some practical attention grabbers/ attention getters to use in your class to keep students engaged and focused: 1. Boredom, as Vogel-Walcutt et al. 2010; Ziv, 1988).

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Examples Classroom Strategy Study 117

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2017

He is the program director and co-founder of Pioneer Academics , which identifies and empowers high-achieving students with university professors so they can take part in challenging and creative research opportunities across a wide range of disciplines while still in high school.

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STEM Study Course Student Engagement 103

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2021

In parallel, online education went mainstream as educational providers at all levels— including colleges and universities—were forced to experiment with remote learning, long a preferred vehicle for part-time students engaged in lifelong learning.

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Trends Company Policies Industry 201

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 7, 2011

While attending the 2011 NASSP Conference in San Francisco, CA I listened to a keynote by Dr. Bill Daggett. courses (European History, Language and Composition, Physics B) and making all such courses available to any student wishing to take them. His message centered on the need for increasing rigor and relevancy in schools.

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Analysis Course Strategy Conference 208

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2011

This webinar will discuss how STEM and PBL projects work together, 21st Century skills and how to use Bloom''s taxonomy to create projects for student engagement. Also a chance to help develop the EpCoP blog for 2011 and help promote the EpCoP events for Feb - June. Incorporate STEM activities through project-based learning.

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ePortfolio Twitter STEM Strategy 43

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

With interactive whiteboards, students and teachers manipulate content directly on the surface of the screen. Student engagement increased. Holland’s students use the board in a variety of ways, both individually and in groups. "I I just stand back, and the kids are engaged. Make time for PD.

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Technology Classroom Training Software 157

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

In 2011, Cat Campos was a senior at Immaculata-La Salle High School , struggling to see how the iPod touch devices they were testing in her AP Literature class could support learning. Case Study) Immaculata-La Salle High School: Tech team leverages iPads at this School with MDM. Recommended resources from Mosyle.

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iPad STEM Case Study Technology 149

Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

I was studying at college and a man in a white coat wheeled a television and video player into the room. My fellow students and I watched avidly - I can't recall what the topic was, but I do remember the thrill of the experience - it was fresh and new to be able to watch television in a formal education setting. References Brame, C.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

My personal example is worth noting as we are starting to see from the research coming available that the results of virtual learning, in which students engage in primarily online- mediated learning experiences, are mixed at best. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. DOI: 10.12698/cpre.2011.rr68.

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Learning Personal Learning Network Examples Analysis 33

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

My personal example is worth noting as we are starting to see from the research coming available that the results of virtual learning, in which students engage in primarily online- mediated learning experiences, are mixed at best. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. DOI: 10.12698/cpre.2011.rr68.

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Learning Personal Learning Network Examples Analysis 33

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2019

That changed when she enrolled at the University of Minnesota Rochester, a 10-year-old public university that has been closing achievement gaps by following a playbook that prioritizes student engagement. “I Now a rising senior, Orakwue has met other students who previously struggled to fit in.

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Survey Report Course System 110

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

I attempted a schoolwide action research project this past year around literacy and engagement. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. I did not include their students in the data set.

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

I attempted a schoolwide action research project this past year around literacy and engagement. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. I did not include their students in the data set.

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Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 11, 2011

Pope believes we need "a new vision of what it means to be successful in school" and that student voices are a key component of any conversation on school success. Date : Thursday, June 14th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate.

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Strategy System Student Engagement Study 51

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

After three years in an expeditionary learning school, students outpaced traditional school peers by 7 months in reading achievement and 10 months in math, according to a 2013 study by Mathematica Policy Research that EL commissioned. Related: Why Maine’s new high school graduation rules could hurt more than help.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Report 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Despite relatively little hard data on how much it helps students, the push to have more students graduate with a few college courses and credits already under their belts has been gaining steam for a decade now in at least a dozen states. More than 1.4 That’s a pretty good bet, Lowe said.

Education 76

Education Course Trends Policies 76

MindShift

JULY 10, 2015

Today she is a doctoral student and one of Peterson’s main research assistants. In an early study at McGill University in Montreal, the course showed a powerful positive effect with at-risk students, reducing the dropout rate and increasing academic achievement. She calls Peterson’s paper “intriguing.”

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Exercises Dropout Course Groups 28

EdNews Daily

JUNE 29, 2017

Their feedback was very encouraging and the LBMLG has been embedded in the course since then, now engaging over 1,000 students each year. “ The Local Enterprise App is likely to be a key reason for high student satisfaction in Business and Society as it links the course with the mindset of “Generation Mobile”. Current Practice.

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Mobile Learning Mobility Gamification Learning 0

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to Cooper (1989), homework is defined as "tasks assigned to students by school teachers that are meant to be carried out during non-school hours". In this study, Cooper et al analyzed a large pool of research studies on homework conducted in the United States between between 1987 and 2003. Farrow et al.

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Study Elementary Analysis Mobile Learning 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

But administrators and teachers had been trying to keep students engaged in learning and thinking about their futures, and the graduation rate had begun to tick up ever so slightly. Related: More studies mark the pandemic’s toll on student achievement. West Philadelphia High School’s current building opened in 2011.

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Dropout Chromebook Report System 109

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He became president in January 2011 and grew the science and education nonprofit beyond its print-based media roots and into TV and films. Students also liked the avatar-based 3-D games. “I This could change the way students engage with science,” he said. Others believe he’s still driven by that original vision.

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Education Company Chegg Pearson 80

techlearning

MARCH 29, 2018

In October 2011, Globisens launched the Labdisc all-in-one multi-disciplinary laboratory for every science field including physics, biology, chemistry, environmental studies and geography. The company improves student engagement and learning outcomes by providing educators the products they need for the 21 century classroom.

Software 40

Software STEM Data Tablets 40

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

As was identified in the 2011 NMC Horizon Report ( I served on the advisory board of the UK JISC version), it seems that learner analytics is going to be a big thing for education over the next four to five years.

Learning Analytics 55

Learning Analytics Data Mobility Report 55

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Quizlet Quizlet is a web tool and a mobile app that boosts students learning through a number of study tools that include flashcards and game-based quizzes. As a teacher, you can create your own class on Quizlet and share study sets with your students. References: 1. & Hammer, J. Academic Exchange Quarterly.

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Gamification Tools Game-Based Learning Video 139

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

What’s more, many districts completely block social media sites, something the Federal Communications Commission said in 2011 was inconsistent with CIPA. Human sexuality” When Grace Steldt was in eighth grade in the Rockwood School District, she had to do a research project and decided to study trans rights.

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Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 86