Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. When I started Gaggle back in 1999, we were free email for students. ” Lesson learned #3: Don’t chase trends. The list goes on and on.

EdTech 40

EdTech Differentiated Instruction Gamification MOOC 40

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.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Summer courses or educational camps for younger students could also be covered, said Matt McCarter, the director of student engagement and postsecondary readiness for the state’s Department of Education. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

Education 75

Education Course Trends Policies 75

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

Middle school math students ready to save the world What may seem like an odd day in a “typical” math class is just the beginning. The Army commander and his instructions mark the start of Project Z, a 3-Act story problem and a new approach to math that’s designed to increase student engagement and make math more personal.

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Conference Video Student Engagement Examples 103

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

In 2015, the Idaho state legislature approved 19 incubator programs to explore the practice inside its schools. The rise of online learning has accelerated it, and school technology providers have been fierce advocates. In the mastery-based learning world, this is largely seen as a positive move. It is lovingly called the “Hive.”

Learning 106

Learning Common Core System Groups 106

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 145

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

” As a result, students engage in academics, athletics and extracurriculars because they “know you care.” Eastwood wants each student to be proficient in math and reading before finishing 5th grade. Class sizes are kept low, and students remain with the same student cohort. Why does that matter?

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He has previously served on the advisory board of Future Learning, the Professional Development Section Council of the American Society of Association Executives, the research committee of the eLearning Guild, and the editorial board of Innovate, a leading resource for information about innovations in learning and technology.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2017

Via Boing Boing : “Automated book-culling software drives librarians to create fake patrons to ‘check out’ endangered titles.” “Student engagement platform” ClearScholar has raised $1.25 Meanwhile, via Pearson : “ Personalized learning and student privacy.”

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Education Pearson Facebook Company 47