Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

While Netflix's algorithms can rely on viewer ratings and behavior to determine how successful its recommendations are, effective educational personalization requires objective measures of student learning. References Bjork, E. And the problem is that education companies often seem to be measuring everything but learning--e.g.,

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Because teachers don’t like Wikipedia, even though I feel like Wikipedia’s a good place to go if you know how to use it. The evolution of trust in Wikipedia was documented by Mothe & Sahut (2018) who noted a contrast “between a higher frequency of use of Wikipedia and a lower rate of citation.” M., & Hood, E.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). Videos are probably a more effective way to introduce you to a game than some kind of app overview page with nebulous, consumer-driven ratings. missing-image.png");})(this);'' />. Portal 2 Teaser Trailer. 0 likes. .

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

It’s e-counseling 2.0. Early on, when Abdi assembled her “balance list” of potential colleges, the low acceptance rates and sky-high average SATs of the most selective colleges left her feeling inadequate and intimidated. Despite a proliferation of such efforts in recent years, however, their scope remains dwarfed by the need.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

I wasn’t sure how to explain to a rising high-school junior why I’d followed her and her classmates to Belize. She told the students she planned to teach them how to make hudut, a traditional dish of coconut milk, herbs, plantains, and fish. then in 2013, Pierre-Floyd and her family returned to New Orleans.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. Second, you can rate and review tools, sharing views and tips on how you’ve used them with students.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Piña Mota said she would have felt more comfortable asking for help in navigating how to pay for college, for example. One reason the gap between the numbers of minority teachers and minority students persists is because minority teachers leave the profession at higher rates than white teachers. “I population as a whole by 2060.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

DSIL’s FabLab , part of the FabLab@School network , was inaugurated in January 2013 with programming beginning in March 2013. It is developing at the same rate as maker programming in Philadelphia and at other Learning Labs. At least one member of their group did not know how to sew. DSIL’s enormous laser cutter.

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Libraries Groups E-rate Tools 28

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Kids don’t have time to wait, so school leaders need to make professional learning a high priority.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. School just isn’t for me.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

." Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013. But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money. It isn’t even good direct instruction."

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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]. The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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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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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ideally, early learning opportunities teach kids about emotions, how to make friends and get along with other children, and important school-readiness skills like raising a hand to get attention, following directions and holding crayons. In 2013, the program’s developer, the nonprofit Waterford Institute, received an $11.5

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Laptops Accessibility Online Learning Company 159

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Quoting his owner in his book Life of an American Slave , Douglass wrote, “[I]f you teach that n *r (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. Grand Valley State University professor in 2013 in the academic e-journal Education Policy. It would forever unfit him to be a slave.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E. In the fall of 2013 , two district pre-K classrooms were paid for with limited state taxpayer money, but more than a dozen families remained on a waitlist. Skeptics remain. The Mississippi Capitol building in Jackson.

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Elementary Data Training Report 68

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 1:45pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Discover and Use Great Ed Tech for Learning , How do you discover and use great ed tech tools for learning? First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

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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. / And we’ve been teaching each other, having conversations about the books; she’s learning how to read,” Gaskins says. WASHINGTON, D.C. Jerard Briscoe is away at school. She has a tablet.

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Tablets E-rate Khan Academy Study 162

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Experts know how to seek authoritative voices but also recognize that unlikely voices can be authoritative, depending on need. On Twitter’s 10th birthday this year, Poynter, the respected journalism portal, listed 10 Twitter How Tos –guides for using Twitter for journalism from its own archive. Mandalios, J.

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Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

The programs allow children to practice classroom routines and start to develop some pre-reading skills, like letter recognition, while their parents might learn about read-aloud strategies and how children’s brains develop. In 2013, lawmakers created a $2 million grant program to support preschools serving poor families.

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E-rate Elementary Study Report 74

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” That’s Rohit Agarwal, founder of TenMarks, a math startup that Amazon acquired in 2013. ” asks Graham Attwell.

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Frank Brogan, the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State University System from 2013 until retiring this year, has joined the Department of Education in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development – likely ahead of a nomination to a separate position.” More via Politico.

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

There have been some improvements, such as new schools and higher graduation rates, but there is still a long way to go. Students’ growth scores, which show how much a student has progressed from year to year, on state tests were rated a C in 2014-2015 , after two years of being an F.

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