Turning Learning On Its Head

JUNE 25, 2015

Are you going to the ISTE 2015 conference and want to find out more about Flipped Learning? The books are: Flipped Learning for Science Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Flipped Learning for Math Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). There are quite a few opportunities for you to explore.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

JUNE 25, 2015

Are you going to the ISTE 2015 conference and want to find out more about Flipped Learning? The books are: Flipped Learning for Science Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Flipped Learning for Math Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). There are quite a few opportunities for you to explore.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

“The Back-to-School Pixel Portrait Project provides a great, tech-enabled way for students of any age to showcase their individuality and uniqueness,” said Sylvia Stein, president of StickTogether Products. My students love creating these themselves.” To learn more about StickTogether’s Pixel Art, visit [link].

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And finally, gamification can have an engaging place in the classroom if intrinsic motivation is prioritized.[4] When an activity or reward is focused around intrinsic motivation—like giving a child a calculator as a prize for winning a math contest—student engagement improves. What Teachers Can Do to Boost Student Motivation.

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eSpark

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Jeanette Simenson, technology liaison at eSpark partner school Walt Disney Magnet in Chicago, shared how her school participated in Hour of Code 2015, explaining that Disney went above and beyond the challenge posed by CSEW and Code.org. Beyond Hour of Code 2015. Didn’t participate in Hour of Code 2015?

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The existing tools for supporting meaningful technology use were neither fully aligned with 21st century skills nor did they provide educators with a framework that guides reflection on growth in technology integration over time (Budhai & Taddei, 2015). Indicators of impactful technology use.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

The number of American teachers using games in classrooms–particularly with younger students–has doubled over the past six years, according to a large survey released last week that measures national ed-tech use. T he 2015 Speak Up survey findings are the latest in a series of reports released each year by the Irvine, Calif.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

-based company claims it serves more than 45 million students in more than 80 countries. Hobsons’ other major business line, Starfish, which provides advising, communication and “ nudges ” to support student engagement and retention at higher-ed institutions, will be sold to Washington, D.C.-based based EAB for $90 million.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Staker (2011) defined this approach as “any time a student learns at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace” (p. Z., & Grgurović, M. Italica, 94(2), 314–353.

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MindShift

JANUARY 14, 2016

Excerpted from the book, “UnCommon Learning: Creating Schools That Work for Kids,” by Eric Sheninger , published by Corwin, 2015. . Engagement Does Not Always Equate to Learning. Engagement, after all, is the impetus for learning in my opinion. The allure of engagement can be blinding as well as misleading.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Since 2015, when the government mandated that computer science be integrated into grades K-8, Nick has spearheaded the adoption of computer science education across classrooms including with robots, microcontrollers, and block-based coding apps like Scratch. For example, 80% use in schools throughout the period of your trial.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 8, 2015

Schools and educators would be wise to take cues from the real world and make concerted efforts to integrate technology with the purpose to increase student engagement. Engagement, after all, is the impetus for learning in my opinion. The allure of engagement can be blinding as well as misleading. Need more support?

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2024

Supporting Upward Mobility Another piece of good news from the analysis is that Latinos are entering STEM majors at a rapid pace, with a 44 percent increase in STEM degree attainment from 2015 to 2020. There’s more that colleges and universities could be doing to help Latino students break into higher-paying jobs, Santiago says.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

It's a survey of K-12 students, parents, and educators. In 2015, more than 90% of district administrators said instructional tech is important to achieving their core mission of educating students. Principals at blended learning schools agree digital content increases student engagement. Parents echoed this view.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2015

note : We’re counting down the top stories of 2015 based on popularity (i.e. One is a new physics simulation module that uses real-world interactivity to increase student engagement. Students relate often-abstract concepts to real-world examples to increase learning. website traffic) to No.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 26, 2015

January 26th - February 9th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues! Register at [link]. See the complete schedule here.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In a 2015 interview with the New York Times, when asked about the name “Generation Alpha,” McCrindle said “It didn’t make sense to go back to A,” noting that it’s the first generation to be fully born in the 21st century. From their earliest years, he says, “they have been screenagers.”

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Mental health and rates of anxiety (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor & Schellinger, 2011; Jones, Greenberg, & Crowley, 2015; Zins & Elias, 2006). So, how do we help students make responsible decisions? 5 Strategies Designed to Help Students Make Responsible Decisions. Click to copy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 4, 2016

Presents: "Student Engagement Through Library-led Gamification" With: Tasha Squires Learning Resource Center Teacher at O’Neill Middle School Library Date + Time: Wednesday, August 17th 10am EST for one hour (Click on the time link to see the event time in your own time zone.)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2016

Here’s their press release: Turnitin has opened nominations for the 2016 Global Innovation Awards program, which recognizes educators who demonstrate excellence in promoting academic integrity, student engagement and the innovative use of Turnitin to support learning in their schools, colleges , and institutions.

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Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 19, 2015

August 20, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 9, Number 9. These reactions have become less common recently as more and more people become acquainted with what blended learning is—a powerful instructional model in which teachers integrate technology into their teaching in order to better personalize learning and increase student engagement.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

percent from 2015 to 2016 to reach 6.4 Today, online students represent 31.6 higher education students. They also thought teaching online offers little interaction with students and that there is little student-to-student engagement. They rose 5.6 million who take at least one distance course.

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Battelle for Kids

JULY 22, 2015

July 23, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 8, Number 12. Driving Question: What If We Treated Teacher Engagement Like Student Engagement? We recently read the findings from Gallup's recent poll on teacher engagement. Surprisingly, findings show that only 30% of the 6,711 K-12 teachers surveyed report being "engaged.

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Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 10, 2015

August 11, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 9, Number 5. Driving Question: How does 'making" inspire student engagement and interest? As a child growing up in the 70s, I spent my free tiem outside building forts, fairy houses and sandcastles.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The biggest thing in establishing trust as an instructional leader is that you must have a vision—that you want the students and all your teachers to be successful—and that vision needs to be carried out. We have our formal evaluation process, which is multifaceted and very structured.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

So, while it’s easy to complain about standardized education, we can offer strategies like design thinking and project-based learning as alternatives that empower students to be the creative thinkers we know they can be. June 5, 2016 Figure It Out Yourself.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

For instance, a study by Louis and Marks reveals that schools with strong professional communities not only enhance student achievement and classroom organization but also lead to greater student engagement and reduced learning disparities. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ).

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Read part one to learn how this teacher improved her student feedback system to increase student engagement. Comparing academic performance and submission behaviors of students from before and after our shift to standards-based grading (SBG), I notice that the data reveals some fascinating trends. Valentina asked Jayda.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Fun topics keep students engaged in learning, and what better way to pull students in than framing a lesson around Halloween? From vampires and ghost ships to bats and pumpkin facts, it’s easy to craft lessons for students in all grades. Why is being scared so fun ?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

So, in 2015, the “ Palmdale Promise ” was born. The goal was simple: provide students with a well-rounded education—including technology competency—designed to help them throughout their lives. District leaders knew that something had to change, and it needed to happen fast.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A neurobiologist by training, Croft also designs her own STEM games for students, and like Nardolilli and Baselice she is trying to gather more evidence that games can lead to learning outcomes. Croft and Nardolilli also launched their own STEM game design company, Catilli, in 2015. “It

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Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2016

MOOC platforms like Coursera, Udemy, or Udacity, have massive numbers of enrolled students in their courses, yet a shamefully low number of graduates. The data for 2015 is better, with an average completion rate of 15% , but still under-satisfying. Reasons for this are plenty, all spurring from low engagement rates.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 That means 1 in 7 students missed 15 or more days of school. Of those students, an estimated 1 in 10 kindergarten and first grade students were chronically absent.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 That means 1 in 7 students missed 15 or more days of school. Of those students, an estimated 1 in 10 kindergarten and first grade students were chronically absent.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 That means 1 in 7 students missed 15 or more days of school. Of those students, an estimated 1 in 10 kindergarten and first grade students were chronically absent.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 That means 1 in 7 students missed 15 or more days of school. Of those students, an estimated 1 in 10 kindergarten and first grade students were chronically absent.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 That means 1 in 7 students missed 15 or more days of school. Of those students, an estimated 1 in 10 kindergarten and first grade students were chronically absent.

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