Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2013 $0. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.). FY 2014 $0.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Learning with 'e's

JULY 13, 2015

In yesterday's post entitled ' Open or shut ', I wrote about a rise in the number of academics who are turning their back on traditional research publications such as closed journals, in favour of more open, accessible outputs such as blogs and open access journals. That portion grew to 47% by 2013. Unported License.

E-rate 28

E-rate Social Media Exercises Accessibility 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

ALA’s mission is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. More information at [link]. Thanks, again, Karen!

Libraries 55

Libraries Conference Game-Based Learning Education 55

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Conduct a Needs Assessment to Fuel Demand for Improved Workforce Development Programs. Roles that have the fastest turnover rates. One HR leader provided an example of this needs assessment: “Early on, I had the head of hospitality coming to me saying, ‘We’re in a crisis. Lykins, L., & Davis, E. 1 Martin, K.,

Data 120

Data Industry Training E-rate 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. student 7:30am The university library website as a virtual study environment - Máté Tóth 8:00am Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success - Kara Malenfant, Sr.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas! We have an absolutely terrific lineup of keynote speakers.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Advocates say online preschool has the potential to address two serious problems with the current state of preschool: access and cost. In 2013, the program’s developer, the nonprofit Waterford Institute, received an $11.5 a month for the first student in the family who enrolls, with a discounted rate for additional students.

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Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 155

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

In addition, kindergarteners who took advantage of state-funded pre-K in Quitman ranked among the top five performers on an assessment of school readiness skills, state data released in November show. Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E. The state will spend $6.5

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Elementary Data Training Report 61

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Curriculum is available online and for iBooks, with interactive activities, videos, and assessments. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them. Third, learn how you can curate by organizing content into useful, easy-to-access collections.

Google 54

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. An APDS tablet, which students use to study, read e-books and watch TED Talks. / APDS is collecting data from multiple facilities where its tablets are used to assess what’s working. WASHINGTON, D.C. Jerard Briscoe is away at school. It’s a plausible story.

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Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 163

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

A recent Stanford Graduate School of Education report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Literacy assessed of the news literacy of students from middle school through college. Project CORA : Community of Online Research Assignments an open access resource for faculty and librarians.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Students in Dillon had little access to Advanced Placement courses, art and music; and teacher salaries were much lower than in other parts of the state. Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. The growth in the graduation rate at Dillon High School over four years.

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. ” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. “Is Estonia the new Finland ?”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

North Smithfield Manor has long been zoned for Gardendale schools as part of the district’s integration efforts, and Williams had planned her life around sending her children to Gardendale High, where more than seven out of 10 graduates enroll in college—one of the highest rates in the district. You are trying to take that from them.

Education 111

Education Report Data E-rate 111