eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

Ten years ago it was not commonplace to see a Technology Director on staff at an elementary school, let alone a Technology Integration Specialist. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , during 2013–2015, 3.9 Many didn’t have proper internet access or even a tablet or other device with which to get online.

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Robotics EdTech Learning Secondary 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. Experts say it’s a promising model for alleviating some of the problems plaguing ed tech.

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Software Company Training STEM 122

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively , have access to a wider variety of jobs , and can more fully enjoy and participate in other cultures or converse with people from diverse backgrounds. Knowledge of foreign languages is also vital to America’s national security and diplomacy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TutorMe , the online tutoring solution of the future, and Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) today announced an agreement to provide more than 35,000 K-12 students with free access to TutorMe’s online 24/7 tutoring service for the 2021-2022 school year. OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan.

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Outcomes Accessibility Study Elementary 114

Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. Why is digital PBL so rare in foundational and elementary phases? In 2013 Leslie M. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Why is that, indeed?

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Common Core Elementary Case Study Guidelines 218

Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. With the help of technology, you can introduce your classroom to opportunities and resources they may not otherwise be able to access.[5] April 2010, 3(4), pp.

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Technology Classroom Digital Citizenship Education 260

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Today is day three of the 2013 Global Education Conference. A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5). To see the schedule in your own time zone, with the full session descriptions and a link to enter each session, go to [link].

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PLE Conference Advocacy Case Study 57

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As students return to the classroom this fall — many for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that upended their access to quality, in-person learning — we have an opportunity to enact standards to ensure that teachers’ instruction methods are effective and backed by science. In 2019, just over one-third of students in the U.S.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement.

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Equity of Access Accessibility Elementary Instructional Materials 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck. It wasn’t just a mother’s intuition.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 94

Waterford

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

My 4-year-old son Niko recently started transitional kindergarten at our local elementary school. Nowadays, children have more access to music than ever before. January 23, 2013. Written by Marika Ismail. Director of Inclusive Curriculum at Waterford.org. It’s been a rough time for us, with a few tears. ” Reading Rockets.

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Training Examples Elementary Classroom 246

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2023

The school year ended at Washington Elementary at 2:35 p.m. Malaysia Robertson, 9, outside of the closed Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., The lobby of Washington Elementary School in Kenner, La., JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — on Friday evening, July 28, 2023.

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Elementary Report Trends Outcomes 86

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

So says the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is issuing a challenge to developers and service providers working to make the subject more broadly accessible. Without access or success, their advancement to higher-order math and other skills, like abstract and critical thinking or data analysis, is obstructed.”

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Study Report Course Accessibility 161

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

While much of that discussion has focused on preventing a Newtown-style active shooter from making entry to a building, history shows that the majority of active shooters appear from the inside of the school, in the form of a student, staff member or parent who has unfettered access to the building. I said, ''it''s impossible.

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Mobility Report System Accessibility 231

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. Pediatrics, February 2013, 131(2), pp. Pediatrics, November 2013, 132, pp. 9,11] And toxic stress can begin much earlier. Marques, S.S.,

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Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

550 billion — the investment needed to bring schools nationwide up to standard due to damage caused by postponing repairs, according to a 2013 federal estimate. Even if a district school closes, families still need educational services close by, so they can work while their children get access to structured enrichment activities.

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Meeting Training Elementary Report 136

Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

That way, every student has access to resources that can help them retain knowledge over the summer. 8] Before school gets out for the summer, connect parents with guided reading activities and summer learning programs for elementary students. Psychology in the Schools, August 2013, 50(7), pp. Patton, K.L.S., and Reschly, A.L.

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How To Education E-rate Analysis 294

Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

Content : How the student will access the information. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013, 17(1), pp. Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades. Process : The method of the activities students use to understand the information. Retrieved from resilienteducator.com: [link]. NYUSteinhardt Staff.

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Differentiated Instruction Strategy Libraries Guidelines 250

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 114

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2020

Also, 71% think coding should be mandatory in elementary education. To get kids engaged with STEAM learning at home, Osmo creates hands-on games that make coding accessible, fun, and engaging for kids ages 5-10, and teach them basic concepts of coding “block by block” at an age-appropriate pace. How do parents future-proof their kids?

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Survey Tablets iPad STEM 103

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

My Twitter feed is full of articles and blogs discussing the research on homework, particularly at the elementary level, and how counterproductive it can actually be. Selfishly, I feel homework at the elementary level is an intrusion into the limited time I get with my kids in the evenings and weekends.

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Elementary Study Twitter Classroom 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The video’s simplicity and accessibility is the point for ReadyRosie, which offers parents ways to turn a chore like putting away groceries into vocabulary practice. Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012. It’s smooth and in the pantry,” the boy says slowly. she asks. “Uh-huh,”

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Strategy Video Company Smartphone 123

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

million, which will go towards expanding computer science education in 68 elementary schools, middle schools and high schools in San Francisco, and 20 middle schools in Oakland. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $2.7M $5M $6M $6M $7M. New OUSD superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell sees access to computer science education as a matter of equity.

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Robotics Company Conference STEM 129

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

High poverty, inequitable access to a high-quality education for poor families and students of color, and a well-known history of low student achievement all made for an unusually bad situation in Mississippi for a very long time.

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Common Core Assessment Elementary Policies 62

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

With help from Rosetta Stone’s language learning solutions, Boone County Schools is providing students with access to programs that it hopes will enhance college and career readiness and global competence. Three hundred kindergarten and first grade ELL students and 10,200 WL students in grades 2-8 have access to the digital learning program.

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Elementary Blended Learning Learning Digital Learning 40

Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

On this county-wide professional development day, while teachers at many schools around Chesterfield watched the clock, thinking about papers that needed to be graded and plans that needed to be written, the staff at Weaver Elementary spent the day immersed in service and learning together.

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Elementary Learning Conference Examples 101

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

Supporting this notion, a research study out of the University of Salford Manchester (UK), followed 3,766 students in 153 elementary classrooms from 27 different schools over a three-year period, analyzing classroom design elements along the way. There is also a free ASCD study guide aligned to the book that can be accessed HERE.

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Learning Steelcase Study Outcomes 309

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2018

For 20 years, I was a teacher librarian and worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries. In 2013, I was asked to be part of Project Connect , a Follett School Solutions initiative exploring the role of school libraries and librarians in 21st-century schools. In 2012, I was selected as Washington State Teacher of the Year.

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Future Ready Libraries Elementary System 89

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

In regard to the online content she provides, Olivia focuses on making it accessible through the use of pictures, emojis, and screen shots. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN. Setting the Course for Secondary Students.

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Education Secondary Policies Elementary 54

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. In 2012-2013, UCS adopted personalized blended learning in its 80 full-day kindergarten classrooms. Located in a suburb of Detroit, MI, the district had recently passed a bond reserving $28.5

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. In 2012-2013, UCS adopted personalized blended learning in its 80 full-day kindergarten classrooms. Located in a suburb of Detroit, MI, the district had recently passed a bond reserving $28.5

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones. Ninety-one (91) percent have access to computers, tablets or cellphones. More parents are sending their young children to elementary school with a smartphone.

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Dropout Smartphone Tablets Report 100

Tech Helpful

AUGUST 4, 2017

At that point iPads were the only device being used in our elementary school. I blogged on the subject of seating arrangements with practical desk set up ideas in May of 2013. In 2013 when my school became a more tech-rich school, I wanted to set expectations for student usage that didn't slow me down in the midst of a lesson.

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Chromebook iPad Elementary Groups 89

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. Thirty-four elementary schools are contributing data to the district’s Project Daffodil, examining relationships between weather and plants.

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Adobe Education Tablets iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

That’s vastly better than assigning students homework that doesn’t provide feedback and resembles busy work, be it photocopied word searches in the elementary grades or repetitive math worksheets across the school years. Youth from low-income homes often lack access to reliable technology and the internet at home.

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Tools Laptops Analysis Broadband 80

Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

During a break, I synced everything with my Evernote account and it was all there for me to access anywhere. The notes, both written and audio, were immediately in my Evernote account and accessible on all of my devices. Livescribe will officially launch the Sky wifi smartpen in the education market in early 2013. livescribe.

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Tablets Meeting Assessment Smartphone 182

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Superintendent Rico Munn made mental health a priority when he came to Aurora Public Schools in 2013. Sofia Kent, the school social worker at Montview Elementary School, saidwhen the topic of mental health is presented in a very open, nonjudgmental manner it makes a big difference. “ The new focus has paid off.

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Report Training Elementary Survey 139