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US Edtech Policy Conversations Amidst Coronavirus Concerns with Tom Murray

The CoolCatTeacher

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. Register for this free micro-course. Prior to moving to his role in Washington, D.C.,

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Loveless noted in 2016 that: Equating NAEP proficiency with grade level is bogus. If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. It’s significantly above that. ” Does that result surprise anyone? emphasis added].

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Overcoming security and privacy concerns with e-learning

Neo LMS

took at least one online course. It’s important to note that those impressive numbers don’t include remote students at the elementary or high school level. Without modern technology and near-constant connectivity, online learning wouldn’t be possible.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 percent (about 11,000 students) in 2018-2019. By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Simon was confident that her team’s efforts would help.

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How to program greater diversity among Mississippi’s computer science grads

The Hechinger Report

The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S. In 2018, of the 5,126,000 Americans who held a job in the computer and mathematics field, 26 percent were women and 8 percent were black, according to the BLS.

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When Olympic athletes coach students on perseverance and self control

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Related: Remote learning has been a disaster for many students. Subscribe today! and Canada. But some kids have thrived.