Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. This is an updated post inspired by Felix Jacomino ’s 2014 iPadpalooza presentation, “ 500,000 Apps in 60 Minutes ,” “Give a teacher an app, she has a lesson for the day. I have the e-course you have been waiting for! .” – Felix Jacomino. Teachers with Apps.

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How To E-rate Classroom iPad 75

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. 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

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Most days in Nancy Barile’s English course at Revere High School, a visitor might begin to wonder when the real class is going to start. She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Huh uh,” Kunz said, “none of those.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. Similarly, the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Seniors like Abby Tozier are reaping the benefits of a better connection while taking dual-credit courses offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ satellite campus in Nome. As a result, the district is finally within sight of the FCC’s 2014 target speed, she said. More bandwidth, of course, is always better.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Learn more or connect with Amanda on Twitter @ AmandaFoxSTEM Brad Weinstein Brad Weinstein founded TeacherGoals in 2014 as a way to inspire educators that do such important work with students. Of course it was. Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

Faced with this pre-K shortage, districts across the country have turned to a cheaper, briefer alternative: preschool crash courses like the one in Lafayette. In 2014, after lobbying by then-Gov. Julie Grubb, an Indiana kindergarten teacher who leads a pre-K camp. Sign up for our weekly newsletter. The families cheered.

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E-rate Elementary Study Report 68

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. And of course current Undersecretary of Education, Ted Mitchell, is a former VC.) From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. Zelaya is now in her second year of college courses.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

The country as a whole passed that benchmark in 2014.) For Cristian, what mattered most on that terrifying first day was that, with leaders like Albright and Jasman setting the course, North Middle School was ready for him. Iowa has one of the highest graduation rates in the country, at 91 percent.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

” The statement also includes warnings about pain to come: “[t]o be sure, ahead of us lie difficult decisions and hard work” “[W]e also know that some of the changes we will undergo will be painful.” e]valuating our workforce in relationship to our changing needs and resources. Return rates look decent.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 95

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 21, 2016

You’ve been exploring apps with your students and faculty over the course of the year, now’s the time to nominate your faves! Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). I am a proud member of AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning Committee.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Via The New York Post : “Education department investigating high school’s online courses.” Because of course.

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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.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” Apparently it’s all Audre Lorde ’s fault, because of course it is. ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

And then there were MOOCs , of course, and all those predictions and all those promises about the end of college as we know it: “MOOCs make education borderless, gender-blind, race-blind, class-blind and bank account-blind” and similar fables. .” Udacity’s CMO Shernaz Daver left that company.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”? MOOCs are not particularly "open." last year to 63.3%

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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. We wanted to help hundreds of thousands of kids.”.

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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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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.

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Education Report Data E-rate 111

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” The Trump Administration is calling it “ restoring Internet freedom ,” because of f **g course. “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” Via The Kansas City Star : “A lawyer for the largest teachers union in Kansas told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday that lawmakers’ 2014 decision to get rid of a job protection for tenured K–12 educators was unconstitutional.” ” More on test scores and ed-tech in the research section below.

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone for its 2014 story “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA ” has begun. ” Devschool did have four stars on Course Report , a Yelp-like review site for coding bootcamps. Google has released an update to its Course Builder software.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

More than 3,000 of Mississippi’s kindergarteners, or 9 percent, were unable to move on to first grade for the 2019 school year, more than three times the percentage of children nationally who repeated kindergarten in 2014. Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” DeVos, of course, was a stakeholder in the student loan startup SoFi. ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Peter Thiel is also an investor. ” More via WaPo.

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. 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. More about Trump’s immigration policies in a separate section below.

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Maine governor Paul LePage has finally nominated an education commissioner – the post has been open since 2014. Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” ” More research on virtual schools in the research below.

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 ” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” asks Chester E. Duolingo has raised $25 million in Series E funding from Drive Capital. ” $100,000. ”). .

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Over the course of her 40-year career, Clinton has returned again and again to the trials and tribulations of the nation’s youngest. While at Yale Law School, she added an extra year to her studies to take courses in child development. And while that’s a great talking point, crafted by an experienced politician, it’s also true.

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Policies Advocacy Study E-rate 61

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The reporting often isolates education technology from other developments in the computer technology sector and tends to isolate education technology from education politics and policies more broadly (unless, of course, those policies dovetail with the political interests of ed-tech and ed-reform, which they often do).

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, the US can’t let the UK lead for too long when it comes to terrible people and terrible ideas in education. ” “Special bracelets” are, of course, ed-tech. Via Techcrunch : “ URB-E ’s launching a scooter sharing network at college campuses and hotels.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. Also via The Chronicle : “The University of California at Berkeley has reinstated an undergraduate course about the history of Palestine that it suspended.”

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Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Department said this week it will make Pell Grants available to 10,000 high school students who are enrolled in courses at 44 colleges.” ” EdX also announced the for-credit courses, part of its Global Freshman Academy partnership with ASU, that are starting this summer. ” Via NPR : “The U.S.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The 2014 Freeman report alone should be enough to see that. Respondents rated each of these 1 (strongly disagree) through 6 (strongly agree). standard deviation decrease in the rate at which respondents were persuaded by a teachign method. Respondents were told to check all the boxes that apply. and then stop.

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