The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Over those 3 years, our Google Hangout event has grown stronger thanks to the collaboration of librarians, students, and authors around the country. For 3 years, I have organized an online picture book smackdown in honor of Picture Book Month. It will be November 19th from 1:30-2:30PM EST.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 28, 2015

Along with this series, be on the look out for another series I will be posting entitled the ABC’s of PBL and Deeper Learning. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We We are building all of that now to make sure we’re better prepared,” he said. Are We Ready?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

April 27th - May 11th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Join this interactive session to learn how to get started with game-based learning with your own students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. Abdi, for one, says she knew she could count on Collins, who spent a lot of time helping her revise her essay in Google Docs. Read more about Blended Learning.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 3, 2016

When we connect our students through Skype, Google Hangouts, or other web tools, they experience the power of the read aloud and realize that they are connected with a bigger world that is both the same and different from them. Shannon McClintock Miller and I invite you to start posting your schedules on our shared Google Doc.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. Kelley reflected that tech enablers and system thinking would drive the following year.

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Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

A makerspace is a DIY, passion-driven learning environment where the focus on creation versus consumption. I have learned through different trainings and resources that the focus and the culture of a school largely drives how the makerspace is utilized in a building. These are the four tenets for a 21st century learning environment.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, blended learning is a style of education in which students learn via electronic and online media and traditional face-to-face teaching. In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , the presenters talked about leading learning in a blended environment.

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Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

A makerspace is a DIY, passion-driven learning environment where the focus on creation versus consumption. I have learned through different trainings and resources that the focus and the culture of a school largely drives how the makerspace is utilized in a building. These are the four tenets for a 21st century learning environment.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Common Sense Privacy Evaluations Common Sense, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization, maintains a database that evaluates edtech tools on whether they are safe for use in schools. Since the project began in 2015, the privacy team has evaluated nearly 300 education apps. Its slogan is “Learn the privacy costs of free apps.”)

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Also needed are trauma-informed and trauma-skilled schools so that teachers are prepared to work with students who may have experienced severe hardships as well as learning loss. Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers. Redefining School and Resetting Expectations.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

All conversations start with why: Get all constituents involved from the beginning—even students and teachers—as to how the schools might adopt digital learning. She was a successful education leader in Virginia, and Texas before McGraw-Hill recruited her to lead their Urban Markets 2015-2017. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions. Professional Learning, Family Connections, and Community Engagement.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

COVID-19 was tough on schools, calling for swift shifts in teaching and learning practices to support virtual learning environments and a host of new pedagogical demands. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Professional Learning. By Michele Israel. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. They are also more likely to back the initiative when the focus is on the learning and how to leverage tech to support it, rather than just on what device to get.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our two-month, free, online summit focused on home-based and home-centered learning officially started last week. Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Sign up now: [link] Whether by circumstance or choice, learning at home is now the reality for more students than ever.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Teaching and Learning: When the school network goes down temporarily, classes are momentarily disrupted. Cabrera pointed out, though, that for schools with most materials in the cloud, a hacked network and any subsequent outages for repair can halt learning for days or longer. About the Host.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 3: Build staff capacity. About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

February 23rd - March 9th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Do you know that you don’t need to be a certified teacher in any state in order to help your children learn at home and in your community?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. The Hechinger Report → Do we learn better from printed books than digital versions?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. The Hechinger Report → Do we learn better from printed books than digital versions?

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Kathy Schrock

AUGUST 1, 2019

Although some of the tools are no longer with us (RIP Google Reader), using online tools to organize information, and get to it easily, is still as important today as it was then. Early on (2012), I began to think abut the use of infographics to support teaching and learning. My first Katch post on the topic was in November of 2012.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Location: Google Hangouts / Hangouts on Air Email hargadon@gmail.com for an invite. Patrick Farenga is a leading and unique authority on homeschooling, bringing more than 30 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience (he and his wife homeschooled their three daughters) to help parents and children learn in their own ways.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2015

" Starting to Homeschool " is concluding its series of six Webinars for those interested in starting the journey to homeschooling, or in just learning more about homeschooling. Webinar #6: Year-Round Learning Opportunities," will be broadcast live from 3 - 4pm US-Eastern Time on Friday, July 31st.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

" Starting to Homeschool " is a series of six Webinars for those interested in starting the journey to homeschooling, or just learning more about homeschooling. The Webinars are held using Google Hangouts on Air, and shouldn''t require any special software. Are you wondering if homeschooling can work for you?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The think tank New America and the student advocacy organization uAspire found that colleges they studied used 136 different terms for “unsubsidized student loan” — in two dozen cases, without actually including the word “loan.” Related: As students return to college, a basic question persists: What are they learning?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 8, 2016

Some great upcoming (and all free) Learning Revolution events are below. March 8th, 4:00pm US-Eastern: Webinar: CloudReady, Your Aging PCs + The Google Admin Console Ever wish your existing, aging computers ran like your Chromebooks and could be managed in the Google Admin console?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on the nomination of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General. Via Google’s press release : “ Google and Bertelsmann launch mobile digital skills initiatives with Udacity – 10,000 Android scholarships available for EU developers.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

This talk was presented at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. Silicon Valley does include Mountain View, where Google is headquartered. An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. “Disrupt.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

True, 2015 was a record-breaking year for ed-tech funding – over $4 billion by my calculations. Some of these areas that are popular for investment do coincide with the popular narratives about “the future of education” – “everyone should learn to code,” for example. Why, schools of course.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Code.org is backed by a long list of technology companies – from AT&T to Amazon to Facebook to Google to Verizon. (I’ll Bootcamp or Bust.

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