The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 19, 2013

We hope you will consider joining us for the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference, the world’s first massively open online conference for educators focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The conference will be held over the course of three days, September 19-21, 2013 , and will be free to attend!

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Large school districts in different parts of the United States have now developed systematic ways to increase diverse students’ access to advanced courses, and the districts are also providing other important aspects of an equitable education that prepares the students for 21st century careers. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Michelle McLaughlin said Michael’s education did not prepare him for college or career. With help, he should have been able to graduate alongside his classmates, ready to pursue higher education. Our son’s education was a waste. Higher Education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Department of Education’s College Scorecard that shows 3.9 The results are quite sobering, and it compels all of us across higher education, including for-profit institutions like Strayer University, to be a part of the solution. In 2015 and 2016, 3.9

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MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

We also learned—and have experienced in our careers as mathematics educators and researchers—that spatial reasoning is a curiously unacknowledged and neglected area of the curriculum. Below we offer our Top Five reasons why, as educators, we should care about spatial thinking when we plan, observe, and assess mathematics in our classrooms.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Since 2013, close to a third of the US school districts have charged into “one-to-one” digital instruction, putting a computer in the hands of every student—and the number is growing. It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This “hush hush” attitude when it comes to discussing pay stems from anti-union propaganda from the 1950’s-1970’s as unionizing started to take hold across the United States. When I started working for the district in 2013, I made $47K as a new teacher. These states also tend to spend less per pupil on education statewide.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Caroline Levander, Rice’s vice president of strategic initiatives and digital education, said the provisions for the course’s teaching, tutoring, books, homework and review services are well worth the investment for Rice. Classroom and home educators can join the special Teacher Community cohort by contacting riceonline@rice.edu.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. Educational consultant and former state board member Leslie Jacobs on why charters may have had difficulty reaching projected goals.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Mount Olive High School (MOHS) in New Jersey first received a MakerBot Replicator 2X as a donation from the Josh and Judy Weston Family Foundation in 2013. Combining the arts with more traditional STEM learning is really where the magic happens.” As more and more schools across the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. National Geographic defines a geo-educator as any individual working to improve young peoples'' understanding of the world.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

secondary schools don’t require any coursework in the arts for graduation. He explains in an Adobe study on the creativity gap that “our educational systems don’t enable students to develop their natural creative powers.” Joy Kirr combined Genius Hour with the Global Cardboard Challenge in October 2013. Forty percent of U.S.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Did you know that music lessons can help students excel in STEM ? This guide will walk you through what you need to know about the importance and benefits of art in education. Then, we’ll cover what you can do to make art education part of your curriculum and a few educational art activities for young learners.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

This post looks at a progression of student thinking (and questioning) about the value of Wikipedia as they move across educational stages. Our study examined the behaviors and choices of 175 student participants, across six educational stages, as they engaged in four tasks in response to a grade-appropriate science research prompt.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Wherever the location, funding is always a challenge for educational leaders. While rural school districts face many obstacles, especially as they move education into the digital world, they have some opportunities that might differ from large, urban communities. from The University of Mississippi in educational leadership.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

For example, your directions can provide sentence stems to model what a response or comment should sound like, and vocabulary suggestions are a reminder of both academic jargon that is appropriate to the content topic as well as discussion phrases that strengthen argumentation. Share with us your educator story. ?Thank

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

in educational computing from the University of North Texas. Dr. Levett began her career in Savannah as a speech and language pathologist and moved to positions in leadership including Secondary Principal, Chief Academic Officer, Deputy Superintendent, and interim Superintendent. Brubaker has CoSN CETL certification and a Ph.D.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 6, 2016

Why do so many writers about higher education generalize about the whole sector from the experience of a handful of campuses? According to a 2013 article in the Harvard Crimson, the median grade at Harvard was an A-minus , while the most common grade was an A. This time the putative topic is grade inflation. Note the parentheses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Get Your Free! 3D Artifacts!

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2017

The federal government, in concert with the states and institutions, could do more to increase transparency and enhance market account- ability in higher education. Related: Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Get Your Free! 3D Artifacts!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Get Your Free! 3D Artifacts!

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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. Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Paid registration is required [link] About the Summit In a time of increased cultural diversity, global connectivity, and polarization of perspectives, how can leaders in classrooms, schools, districts, and education policy arenas support students with the competencies to thrive in college, careers, and as citizens in diverse communities?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Alternative Education ? Educational Technology ? Hacking Your Education ? Higher Education ? Math Education ? Music Education ? Positive Education ? Strengths-based Education ? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2021

There is no policy area in our governance “more complex than elementary and secondary education,” education professors and researchers Paul Manna and Patrick McGuinn wrote in their in their 2013 book. And that could have real consequences for our already fragile public education system.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

The board has spent upwards of $40 million over the past two decades on K-12 education with a pro-industry bent, including hundreds of pages of curricula, a speaker series and an afterschool program — all at no cost to educators. The idea caught on. Hundreds of oil-and-gas-centric lesson plans are now available at the click of a mouse.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Secretary of Education, is giving parents freedom of choice, either to choose charter schools or to use vouchers to buy an education at any school they like, public or private. And, not unlike what often happens with charter schools and vouchers, the Course Access policies can set up a competition for limited education dollars.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2016

During the Republican and Democratic conventions, The Hechinger Report will publish a new story each day, examining what the party proposals might mean for the future of education. Our staff reporters will provide education coverage from Cleveland and Philadelphia. If we fail, public education becomes a shell of itself.”.

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