eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2015

note : We’re counting down the top stories of 2015 based on popularity (i.e. Venerable columnist and blended learning expert Peter West hit a home run with his intro to the app Snip , which is making video creation easier for students and teachers. Blended learning and flipped learning just got a whole lot easier.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Video Blended Learning Tablets 40

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

In 2015, after the state passed a law requiring each local board of education to have a virtual option for students in grades 9-12, the Athens City School District created Renaissance. He also uses Mobymax, a software that boasts the ability to help students “find and fix” learning gaps in several subjects.

Personalized Learning 94

Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 94

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

While credit recovery is one of the fastest-growing fields in online education, many programs are little more than diploma mills hastening students through the curriculum with insufficient support. Critics complain that the schools lack rigor and often use software programs vulnerable to cheating , such as Edgenuity.

Dropout 98

Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2016

Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. Although these investments can take many forms, they typically include software programs that are designed to deliver curriculum content through educational learning applications. According to a.

Software 60

Software Outcomes Study Blended Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary became one of five schools in the Dallas Independent School District to pilot personalized learning in 2015-16, principal Lisa Lovato said she and her team grappled with decisions on granular issues, such as “How long should it take a kindergartner to log into a computer?” What can that look like? When Dan D.

Personalized Learning 102

Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 102

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

In 2016, for instance, an audit of some 1,200 Web-based education software products by the nonprofit Common Sense Education found that nearly half the offerings didn’t automatically encrypt student data. Get Schooled” created by Data Quality Campaign in 2015. Sign up for our newsletter to get a weekly update on blended learning.

Training 40

Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. It blows my mind when a kid comes to class and says, ‘Hey, look what I made with Blender [the open-source, online design software]’ or ‘Look what I programmed,’ after they went online for research and troubleshooting, and did their own thing,” he said.

Broadband 93

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. Blended Learning. Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences.

Technology 40

Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction. They showed some trepidation.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. ” Initially, K-8 teachers were asked if they wanted to opt in to blended learning environments, which mix online and face-to-face instruction. They showed some trepidation.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Between the 2015-16 and 2018-19 school years, attainment levels for third through eighth graders on the standardized Measures of Academic Progress test rose from 35 to 65 percent in reading and from 30 to 66 percent in math. Students David Diaz and Emani Torres had been using Summit software at CICS West Belden since sixth grade.

Personalized Learning 145

Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

In 2015, the Idaho state legislature approved 19 incubator programs to explore the practice inside its schools. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The rise of online learning has accelerated it, and school technology providers have been fierce advocates. It’s the narrative we want to change.

Learning 108

Learning Common Core System Groups 108

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

Conference 34

Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

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 is easy to bastardize.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

Between the 2015-16 and 2018-19 school years, attainment levels for third through eighth graders on the standardized Measures of Academic Progress test rose from 35 to 65 percent in reading and from 30 to 66 percent in math. Students David Diaz and Emani Torres had been using Summit software at CICS West Belden since sixth grade.

Personalized Learning 45

Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45