The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

How to improve learning and listening in the classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Listening skills and learning can be improved with podcasting. In this episode, Tom Daccord and I discuss how to using podcasting in the classroom. Listen to the Audio. Host: Vicki Davis.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2024

Enrollment in the program, ourBRIDGE for Kids, has bloomed over the last few years, from 35 students when it opened in 2014 to about 230 children in 2023, with more on waitlists. The afterschool program, which Ganzó started in 2014, now has more than three dozen employees and over 100 volunteers.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Creating a Routine to Help Students Learn. In your brick-and-mortar classroom, routines let your students know when to come and go, where to sit, when and how to complete assignments, and how to enter and leave the classroom. These can cover things like: What they will be learning. How to submit work. April 2020.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

One source for insights on how to proceed is the cross-pollination that takes place when educators working in separate spheres learn from one another. Much of this reflection is likely to take place within the often siloed communities of practice in K-12 and higher education.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 19, 2018

A closer look at Georgia Tech’s model could show universities across the nation how to use the digital sphere to spread the benefits of higher education. The OMSCS program is the first of its kind — a large-scale and inexpensive online degree program from a highly ranked department at a top university.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Most of the occupants offer products or services in online learning, though not necessarily massive open online courses or MOOCs, despite being the building's namesake. But MOOCs were trending upward back in 2014 when the education incubator was established, so it made a catchy name for the building.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In this episode, Leanna Prater and I discuss how to use play in the classroom to teach. Winner of the ISTE Online Learning Award 2006 and Best Talk Show Host in Education 2014 and many Best Teacher Blog awards, Vicki seeks to shine a spotlight on what works in education wherever it happens in the world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

You’ll learn easy tips to apply in your life as a teacher. In this episode, George Couros and I discuss how to bring teachers and schools into an open culture of learning and teacher improvement. In this episode, you’ll learn: What mistake did George make by sharing too many apps with his teachers?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The online course won’t include any heavy technical lessons, and is specifically targeting learners without experience with AI who want to better understand the technology or ways it could impact their business. Lessons will include how to select AI projects, as well as how to work with and manage AI teams within companies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

From theory to PowerPoint instructional design in a STEM lesson.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2020

Detailed lesson plans on the fundamentals of 3D printing and how to 3D print the Maker Mask can be found on Further , pi-top’s online learning space. Founders Jesse Lozano and Ryan Dunwoody created the first 3D printable laptop in 2014, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2017. About pi-top.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Using technology to support at-risk students’ learning. Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning. Vienna, VA: International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). [4] Personalizing Student and Educator Learning through Micro-Credentials.”Digital Citations. [1] 1] Education Consumer Guide.

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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. But teachers often didn’t understand when or how to override the online lessons. And they need examples of how to combine in-person instruction with computer time.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Up to 300 educators attended the workshops, which ran every day and sometimes on weekends.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

And the business is growing: Babson Survey Research Group’s 2015 Survey of Online Learning shows the number of higher education students taking at least one distance education course in 2015 grew by 3.9 Public institutions saw 147,169 new distance enrollments in 2014, according to Babson. percent compared to the previous year.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We Still, she added, there were “just so many stories of kids using their cellphones to complete assignments, to research, or having to figure out how to get to public libraries in order to access devices.”.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

The program’s generous terms—such as extending tuition benefits to part-time workers after only a few months on the job and allowing employees to choose their majors among nearly 80 subjects—made it unique when it kicked off in 2014 (and won it plenty of attention, including a cover story in The Atlantic).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 5th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. Gardner The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

For example, evidence from the Florida Virtual School program shows students did as well or only nominally better than their peers who did not participate in the virtual learning program (Chingos & Schwerdt, 2014). Some of these results are due to the varied levels of effectiveness that a virtual learning experience might offer.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

For example, evidence from the Florida Virtual School program shows students did as well or only nominally better than their peers who did not participate in the virtual learning program (Chingos & Schwerdt, 2014). Some of these results are due to the varied levels of effectiveness that a virtual learning experience might offer.

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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. In a home economics classroom, she runs through how to file taxes, balance a budget and apply for college. Heather Guenther, Onalaska High School graduate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

MAD about Mattering wouldn’t have happened if Susan Bearden and a precious girl named Kennedy hadn’t shown me Crescerance at ISTE 2014 for the podcast.) The more I learn, the more I realize I have to learn. You’ve got to relate before you create because you can’t build learning on hate.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The winter of 2014 /15 is proving to bring some weather that has definitely affected school calendars across the country. Join myself and others as we discuss “How to do an eLearning-Snow Day” this Monday night (Feb 23) at 8:00 EST time for a Twitter Chat. Over 25 Ideas for eLearning… Inclement Weather and Snow Day Make Up.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Cayer knows how they feel. She felt the same thrill when she was a young girl and her doctor dad showed her how to dissect a frog. The Greenfield model uses some rather commonplace strategies, such as integrating online learning, small-group instruction and greater parental and community involvement.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

In 2014, Kings College in New York became the first university in the U.S. Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

One of their first stops was Brooklyn Laboratory Schools (LAB), in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2014 on the premise of creating online personalized learning platforms, forging teacher pathways and building community partnerships. “If We think a lot about how we scale up our teachers, so they can use great technology.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Our friends at PowerUp WHAT WORKS , an American Institutes for Research project, and the Learning Revolution are excited to announce an 8-session professional development webinar series in May for teachers, ed tech coordinators, and school leaders. Learn more here. Don''t miss out on a great opportunity to connect about learning!

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EdTechTeam

JULY 30, 2020

Moreover, we’ll discuss the learning management system that I prefer, and the benefits of it that help me to be a more effective and unique teacher, even when teaching remotely. . Google Classroom has been around since August of 2014 and has been well-loved by educators throughout its lifetime – as it should be.

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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. Are we showing kids how to do really good searching?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Geo-educators are also engaged in serious discussion on how to implement geo-education across the country and around the world. Learn more at www.geo-education.org. Learn more here. The conference strands include Learning Theory, Learning Practice, Learning Science, Learning Spaces, and Technology & Learning.

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Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Thanks to Kate Bowles ( @KateMfD ) for sending me a link to an open Coursesites web site (free registration) that has been created for the MOOC discussion at the forthcoming Universities Australia 2014 conference. Greater awareness of wholly online learning as a valid model of higher education.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Since 2012, all of 2Rev’s offerings provide a blended experience, including face-to-face sessions as well as online learning opportunities. In 2015, after working with other tech partners, 2Revolutions decided to build its own social learning platform from scratch.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In 2014, the national association of EBS license holders sent the FCC a proposal to make a public inventory of available spectrum, and then gradually open it up for applications from school districts and nonprofits. To qualify for the waivers, the spectrum must be used entirely for education and, importantly, the license cannot be leased.

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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?

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