Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. Madda et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The state’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software grant program , created in 2013, requires ed tech companies to train teachers like Pitts on their products and obligates the businesses to credit the state if the licenses are never used. One state has a solution appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

On days when SpaRRk Academy students are learning virtually, the classrooms are empty except for teachers and administrators, who come into the office just about every day. Credit: Carly Graf for The Hechinger Report But, two years in, enrollment had dropped to 87 kids, a 65 percent decrease.

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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. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Policies Assessment Outcomes Instructional Materials 145

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2019

AltSchool, a developer of personalized learning software that once operated a chain of “microschools,” is getting a major makeover. This morning, the San Francisco-based company announced a series of “sweeping changes” that includes a new name—Altitude Learning—and new leadership. In 2017, it started closing schools.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Its print resources link seamlessly with technology to personalize supports and yield actionable insight for educators—reporting on individual student level growth through district-level growth. For more information, please see www.lwtears.com.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on?inequality Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report. Superintendent Rico Munn made mental health a priority when he came to Aurora Public Schools in 2013. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report. inequality and innovation in education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In fact, it seems as if all eyes are on Higuera and his classmates as they pioneer what the superintendent of Dysart, Gail Pletnick, calls “the future of education” — a personalized learning environment that puts students in control of what, when and how they learn, with teachers as their guides.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Additionally, the report finds that virtual schools tend to enroll fewer students of color and low-income students (those who qualify for free and reduced lunch). It could also be because virtual learning programs demand lower operating costs than a traditional school.

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Blended Learning Trends Policies Online Learning 167

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment. Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption of digital studying. Adaptive learning platforms provide instruction that is specific to individual students’ needs in a cost-effective manner.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

“Technology use must, first and foremost, be designed to support learning goals, not the other way around.”. Ottenbreit-Leftwich in their 2013 study of authentic technology-enabled learning, highlights the main challenge coaches face when trying to support teachers using technology. This insight, penned by Peggy A.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Learning Meeting 233

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2021

The program, launched in 2013, isn’t new. This story about virtual field trips was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The post A rigorous virtual field trip that’s part of regular class appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Fifth graders in California’s Cajon Valley Union School District learn about many careers, including how the stock market works. Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. Classrooms in Cajon Valley schools in California often display messages about lifelong learning. Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report.

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Report Case Study Chromebook Elementary 107

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

By October 2020, nearly 20 percent of adults who reported home schooling their children were Black, 24 percent were Hispanic or Latino and 48 percent were white, according to data from the Household Pulse Survey by the U.S. You learn better.”. Census Bureau. They’re average.”. You’re stronger minded.

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Facebook Groups Data Survey 138

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report. NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Supporters in New Orleans say that, so far, personalized learning has been transformative.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

Wess Wheeler (L), an independent learning opportunity student at Randolph Union High School, and Miles Hooper, manager and co-owner of Ayers Brook Goat Dairy farm, among the goats. Photo: Kelly Field for the Hechinger Report. Mississippi Learning. Photo: Kelly Field for the Hechinger Report. RANDOLPH, Vt.

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Report Personalized Learning Dropout Course 103

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Among high schools, only 6 percent nationwide now report that they lack WiFi, according to the CoSN report. Is technology necessary to personalize learning? A new story in The Hechinger Report asks and answers that question.) Read more about Blended Learning.

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Blended Learning Broadband Report Tablets 79

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 5, 2021

The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. Why is the report significant? What does the report say about K-12 math software? Utah’s commitment to rigor.

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Program Evaluation STEM Analysis Software 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As a 2013 report from the EU Joint Research Center put it, the school emphasizes “learner choice and empowerment in every possible area.”. The school’s aim is to foster an environment in which student and teacher together are jointly responsible for learning. Related: Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

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Personalized Learning Groups Report Study 96

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

He advised on matters ranging from developing and implementing cash strategies, to overseeing global accounting, financial reporting, tax, compliance and regulatory teams. In 2013, he was promoted to Director of Global FP&A and Leader for Data Insight & Reporting Center of Excellence.

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Company Strategy Analysis Report 61

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2020

Those who expected radical disruption in the wake of the Great Recession now seem to believe that it’s the coronavirus that will lead to a massive migration of students away from in-person learning and toward the promised land of tech-infused distance education. My colleagues report similarly positive experiences.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2020

A randomized controlled trial out of the University of Chicago Education Lab found students who received the tutoring class during the 2013-14 school year learned as much as two additional years’ worth of math than their peers who didn’t get the tutoring. The results are, as one researcher puts it, “blockbuster.”.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

The good news is that more organizations today are devoting efforts to giving underrepresented groups greater access than in the past, according to a new report by the State Educational Technology Directors Association. In fact, studies have shown that student-paced learning tools may sometimes exacerbate achievement gaps.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

For example, using interactive whiteboards to visually explore complex scientific concepts, or utilizing educational apps to personalize learning for each student. In contrast, random use of technology may not effectively contribute to learning outcomes and could even be a distraction. ​

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 9, 2019

Connected: The Power of Digital Learning Every Day. In 2013, the majority of schools across the country were not equipped to implement an innovative and technology-rich curriculum. Combining AI and HI maximizes how educators can personalize instruction and empower learners to help them reach their full potential.

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Conference Future Ready Outcomes Digital Learning 148

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

This has been a goal of Simon’s since she joined Long Beach Unified in fall 2013. By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. This is a time to stretch and learn new things,” he says. But it has proven elusive.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. We see kids whose challenges don’t show up on their report card, so they aren’t getting services,” said Jennifer Choi, a parent and founder of the advocacy group 2eNYC and a trustee of the nonprofit Twice Exceptional Children’s Advocacy. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report.

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Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

So, why then is personalized learning a non-negotiable? Because the government has largely been driven by an economic imperative to be a force in the global market (oftentimes said to have been turbo-charged by Reagan’s A Nation at Risk report), this has resulted in fewer concerns over individualization of student learning.

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Learning Dropout Industry STEM 164

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Note that the last category is the most subjective and one might reasonably argue some reports (including those conducted under contract with the U.S. Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Like most young children, she liked learning new things, and she excelled at school. One of the key components of engagement is students’ excitement about what they learn. Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Her freshman-year report card reflected that.

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How To Learning Report Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. This type of project reflects the best intentions of the Next Generation Science Standards , which encourage teachers to enable students to learn science by doing. The post The next generation of science education means more doing appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Education System Report Industry 105

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students and 2.6

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Report 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Photo: Gail Cornwall for The Hechinger Report. They’re among the 10 “talent themes,” or strengths, used to underpin learning in the school district here. Starting in preschool, teachers try to spot students’ natural talents; by kindergarten, each child’s top strengths appear on a “personalized learning plan,” a new type of report card.

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Learning Elementary Report Personalized Learning 86

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That’s up from 12 states in 2013, when Code.org launched, aiming to expand access to computer science in U.S. This story about computer science in high school was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Course Analysis Trends Report 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

This is a view of personalized learning that is strikingly similar to the approach Netflix has popularized with movies. Unlike movie enjoyment, which is an inherently subjective evaluation, learning is an objective outcome. Let's get this out of the way: Netflix doesn't care about you as a person.

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Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60