edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

She and her eLearning team worked to boost the state’s efforts to connect Indiana to great ideas in educational technology, virtual and online learning, and new learning models and instructional practices. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.

Education 54

Education Secondary Policies Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

This fall, enrollment was on pace to top 950, a two-thirds increase since 2014. He finds online learning boring, but says he is “learning a lot.” In September, online learning got off to a rocky start. But even though Marc found online learning boring, he said, “I’m learning a lot.”

Online Learning 145

Online Learning Study Report Accessibility 145

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Bryant, who teaches fourth and fifth grade Math at Ketcham Elementary Schoolin Washington, D.C., The report builds upon over five years of research that the Christensen Institute has conducted on the rise of different blended learning models in K-12 schools. 7 models of blended learning that were cropping up in schools.

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Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction Case Study Personalized Learning 113

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Dr. David R.

Learning 79

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 79

eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Knovation’s 2015 Digital Learning Awards program honors districts across the U.S. The awards are presented to small, medium, and large districts based on how they used the Knovation Content Collection via netTrekker or icurio during the 2014-2015 school year. Alhambra Elementary School District 68, Phoenix, Arizona (netTrekker).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Knovation’s 2015 Digital Learning Awards program honors districts across the U.S. The awards are presented to small, medium, and large districts based on how they used the Knovation Content Collection via netTrekker or icurio during the 2014-2015 school year. Alhambra Elementary School District 68, Phoenix, Arizona (netTrekker).

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Digital Learning Learning Elementary Personalized Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Two student at Greenville’s Em Boyd Elementary, work on a science project on an iPad. When Philip Hickman took over the role of superintendent in 2014 in the Columbus Municipal School District in east Mississippi, technology was almost nonexistent. Photo: Jackie Mader.

Laptops 40

Laptops iPad Elementary Report 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

The collaborative identified blended learning as one vehicle to implement competency based education and personalize student learning. With this context in mind, GWAEA launched its blended learning pilot program in 2014, selected for its ability to converge local and state initiatives while providing a pathway to personalized learning.

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Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 126

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Snyder is the principal of the elementary, middle and high schools in this tiny town in southeastern Colorado. Half of all new principals quit their jobs within three years, according to a 2014 study. The district is working to improve results at its elementary school, which has been underperforming. It is barely 8:30 a.m.

Elementary 112

Elementary Training Report Policies 112

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Though the rate of low-income students in the district has steadily increased in the last decade, so have graduation rates, to 83 percent in 2014. A new elementary school, Presidential Park, hosts more than 1,000 students in a modern, state-of-the-art building. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 175

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 175

Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Imagine Learning Acquires Think Through Learning: Imagine Learning , a provider of elementary language and literacy software solutions, has acquired Pittsburgh-based Think Through Learning , a developer of an online supplemental math program, for an undisclosed sum.

Learning 40

Learning Software Company Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common. Surveys and interviews routinely find that many students prefer learning directly from teachers and get tired of looking at screens. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform. Related: The messy reality of personalized learning.

Learning 122

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 122

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

This year’s report, Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students , provides landmark findings on the efficacy and value associated with popular digital learning initiatives: blended learning, online learning, school-assigned mobile devices and STEM learning.

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Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Though the rate of low-income students in the district has steadily increased in the last decade, so have graduation rates, to 83 percent in 2014. A new elementary school, Presidential Park, hosts more than 1,000 students in a modern, state-of-the-art building. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

EdTechTeacher

JULY 2, 2015

Avra: I began my career in education as an elementary classroom teacher – teaching 3rd grade and Kindergarten, but I spent the bulk of my career as a technology coordinator and teacher in a small district outside of DeKalb, Illinois. Q: How did you learn about EdTechTeacher?

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iPad Chromebook Elementary Google 60

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Online credit recovery programs were a big driver of improving high school graduation rates, which soared from under 70 percent in 2007 to over 84 percent in 2016.

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Software Course Instructional Materials Blended Learning 88

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools. Meanwhile, SNHU’s enrollment increased from 2,000 students in 2009 to 34,000 by 2014 and continues to climb.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Policies Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Ramm, who was part of the first cohort of Fuse fellows in 2014, was already providing support sessions for teachers and administrators in her district. Fuse fellow Debbie Ramm, the instructional technology coordinator for Johnston Public Schools, was one of the first to begin fielding calls from teachers.

Learning 114

Learning Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Training 114

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Enrollment in the Onalaska School District — which includes the town and outlying areas — rose by about 14 percent between May 2014 and May 2018, to 851 students. Related: Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids? And at the heart of that growth, former students and community leaders say, is the high school.

Company 111

Company Report Trends Study 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2021

And there’s no question that witnessing their loneliness, difficulties with online learning and seemingly endless hours on social media has been enormously stressful for the adults who care about them the most." Chris Loper: Chris has been an academic coach since 2014. However, she goes on to write: "Despite all of this, Ms.

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How To Course Study Strategy 48

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

The participants: Large district: Dr. Daryl Diamond, Director of Innovative Learning, Broward County Public Schools, FL. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center, South Park Township, PA. She is co-author of the book Digital Solidary in Education (2014). Small district: Dr. L. and Mark C.

EdTech 40

EdTech LMS Robotics Training 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 In Smart School money, districts find different approaches to tech | The Daily Gazette → Every school district in the state gets a cut of the $2 billion NY state bonds approved by voters in 2014 to enhance technology in schools. But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

“Personalized learning is not something you buy,” emphasized Chris Liang-Vergara, a consultant from the Chicago organization LEAP Innovations who helped charter Firstline Schools pilot its personalized learning programs between 2011 and 2014. “It’s How personalized learning came to New Orleans. Teira Rucker, 11.

Personalized Learning 97

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 97

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

Lee Elementary, a Pre-K-8 school on Chicago’s southwest side. “I Bourret’s learning curve when it came to personalized learning is pretty typical for teachers, said Chris Liang-Vergara, who was then serving as LEAP’s chief of learning innovation. I didn’t have the mindset to make this shift.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 89

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2018

Related: Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids? Related: How one Mississippi elementary school improved to an A rating. She taught English for 33 years — 14 of them in Jackson Public Schools — before retiring in 2014 to take care of her disabled son.

Education 69

Education Report Groups Classroom 69

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

For my notes on Day 1 of this academy, which took place January 15, 2014, click here. Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Imagine sharing student presentations to the world!)

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The centerpiece of Summit’s franchising effort, called Basecamp, is its Personalized Learning Platform, or PLP, a free, open-sourced learning management system that boasts a full curriculum for grades 6 through 12, including projects, online learning resources and tests.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Examples of applications like this include most educational apps sold in the Apple and Google app stores, and some online learning sites. Now, imagine the increased accuracy that could be added to personal profiles if they are fleshed out with datasets that contain personal information, starting with habits formed in elementary school.

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Data Edmodo Policies Knewton 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2021

En 2014, cuando hubo una ola grande de menores solos en el Condado Prince George, los maestros le pidieron a la directora que creara la posición de trabajadora social, en vez de contratar a otro maestro. Es una manera de crearles resiliencia, recordándoles lo mucho que han avanzado.

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Report Online Learning Elementary Google 83

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.”

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” EdX has launched some new “professional certificate programs.”

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