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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. 2016 digital education survey. E-textbooks: A Personalized Learning Experience or a Digital Distraction?

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Crunch the Numbers:New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

eSchool News

This report reflects insights shared by more than 29,000 students in TSI’s Annual Student Survey and more than one million responses from its K-12 collaborative learning platform, #WinAtSocial — making it the largest data set of its kind, spanning grades 3 – 12 in schools across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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Working in a group might be the best way to help kids meet individual goals, study says

The Hechinger Report

Critics argued that it isn’t good for students to be learning in isolation and that learning is a social activity not only between student and teacher but among students. Its advocates argue that group work like this helps kids learn the social skills that are necessary to solve problems in the modern workplace.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed. Leave a comment. CC- [link].

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

The NMC Horizon 2015 K-12 report offers a snapshot of where ed tech stands now and where it is likely to go in the next five years, according to 56 education and technology experts from 22 countries. BYOD/Maker Movement: In just one or two years, experts predict Bring Your Own Device policies and makerspaces will be commonplace in schools.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. IDC estimates that the total number of shipments in 2015 was actually around 207 million units. 2015 – the phones in their pockets. The markets, according to the press releases, are always growing.

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The 2019 Global Education Conference - Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Amanda is the recipient of the Roger Grizzard Innovative Educator Award, Weatherford ISD Teacher of the Year, 2015 Curtis Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2015 Region XI Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2017 Great Educators Matter Award, and 2017 + 2019 ISTE Presidential Bronze Volunteer Service Award.