Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Did you know that when parents play an active role of their child’s education, academic achievement improves, students are more likely to feel confident and self-motivated, and chronic absenteeism drops? By empowering parents and giving them a voice, you can partner with them to help every student in your class reach their potential.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Innovate to Educate Awards to recognize the best ed-tech innovation and commitment to making the digital classroom and personalized learning a reality. Innovate to Educate Awards to recognize the best ed-tech innovation and commitment to making the digital classroom and personalized learning a reality.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. Instead, said Duchesneau, educators and staff need to recognize cultural and contextual differences and how they impact students. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

But as educators and edtech companies look to track the most effective tools and practices, two big questions are at the fore: How do we measure technology’s effectiveness? Educators frequently agree that it’s challenging to draw a direct correlation between technology and student success. Rachel Pierson, K-6 STEM Teacher.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I hope you are enjoying this series on formative assessment, and I am sure you will find these tools most valuable. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Part 4: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

For Pearson, the world’s largest education company, some of its recent tumult in past years have been self-imposed, even deliberate, under the helm of John Fallon. Even its digital education assets, including PowerSchool, a student information system, was sold because it didn’t fit with Pearson’s focus on learning outcomes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! The Global Education Conference Network's seventh annual global collaboration "extravaganza" will take place around the clock starting this Sunday, November 13, and continuing through Wednesday, November 16. Important Updates Below. Become a Partner Organization!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. You get CEUs (Continuing Education Units)–between 18 and 24 hours, depending upon the class you select (where applicable). ” Education’s fix requires technology. More about Summer PD: 35 Takeaways from Summer 2016 Professional Development.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Founded in 1986, Renaissance combines decades of experience in assessments with personalized instruction and analytics solutions delivering teachers and administrators the tools to plan, lessons to teach, and the resources to motivate students to learn. NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. About Renaissance.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2018

Most elementary school teachers have little scientific background and many say they feel unprepared to teach the subject well, according to a national survey of science and mathematics education conducted by a North Carolina research firm in 2012. Related: The next generation of science education means more doing.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. Because creating breakthrough, systematic innovations in education is challenging.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2016

So, as an educator interested in technology — after all, you are reading eSchool News — what is the best source for tracking emerging technologies for learning? The 2016 Report is made possible by Share Fair Nation at go.nmc.org/2016-k12 ). Here you go: Key Trends Accelerating K-12 Educational Technology Adoption.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. Just ask Jessica Reid Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

We are also hosting a giveaway contest with her book on assessment. In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. She is also a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. The event is free for all educators—sign up here! Although there were many reasons, in large part the district had moved away from desktops and more teachers were using carts of devices, often for assessment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In an effort to reach all students with meaningful literacy instruction, McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has launched SRA FLEX Literacy Projects Jumpstart, a free introduction to project-based literacy intervention for grades 3-12. A Collaboration, Presentation and Writing Assessment Guide.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 18, 2017

For the second year in the UK, secondary (high) school numbers have grown, and it's expected that over the next 8 years there will be a 19% rise in these numbers , with over 600,000 additional students. In many secondary schools, students are now being taught mathematics by teachers who are not qualified to do so.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Secondary schools can only take in 36 percent of students who finish primary school. In South Africa, the youth unemployment rate topped 50 percent in 2016. He is the founder of Injini , an edtech accelerator based in South Africa, that launched this year to support education startups from across the continent. Yet the U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

I do a lot of speaking about technology trends in education, and none of my talks seem to get larger audiences than those that address new or emerging technologies. So, as an educator interested in technology — after all, you are reading eSchool News — what is the best source for tracking emerging technologies for learning?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Encouraging students, their families, and other community members to provide input and participate in school and district activities not only results in a more equitable education for diverse students, but also better prepares the students for college, careers, and responsible citizenship. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Under this initiative, children who will be starting kindergarten in fall 2016 will receive a free summer subscription to Smarty Ants®, an effective, research-based literacy program designed specifically for young learners. Smarty Ants is not the only Achieve3000 solution currently implemented at Virginia Beach.

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

This story about science instruction was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. hours per week on science during the 2011-12 school year, the last for which data is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

As the largest school district in Rhode Island, Providence Public Schools makes up 25% of the state’s entire elementary and secondary student population. This case study was originally published on Getting Smart. Yet challenges presented themselves in a number of areas. Looking Ahead While Instituting Change. In partnership with.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

He needed the educators to incorporate his platform as part of their class. “If Scaling an education technology company has been an ongoing lesson for Arbaji. Origins in Jordan Arbaji’s decision to start an education company is rooted in how education shaped his own life. But that doesn’t work.” It opened doors.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The network links educators across disciplines who are interested in using games and other forms of interactive teaching to improve student success. A Proof-of-Concept Study of Game-based Learning in Higher Education,” published in the August 2016 issue of the journal Simulation & Gaming.

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techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

VHS also provides educators at local schools with graduate-level professional development and services. A 2017 survey of VHS participants found a 94 percent retention rate of VHS member schools in the 2016-17 school year, indicating strong educator and student satisfaction with the quality of instruction being delivered.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Doing what normal teachers do, we commiserated around the unstable workload that we each experienced in our own contexts: grading, lesson planning, data analysis, ad hoc administrative requirements, and an assortment of additional educational woes. Cue the first time either of us had ever embarked on a virtual co-teaching model.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

More than half of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 180 of the 623 districts honored with the “Best Communities for Music Education” award in 2019. The initial boost came more than six months before the district won its first “Best Communities for Music Education” award. Department of Education.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Me, I write about education technology for a living. And I do so because I want us — all of us — to flourish; and too often both education and technology are deeply complicit in exploitation and destruction instead. These are not good times for educational institutions. Not everywhere looks like Brandeis.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2018

CHICAGO — Here’s a devastating fact for youth living in underserved neighborhoods: Poor health can translate into poor school attendance, lower educational achievement and a shorter life. The centers are powerful tools for addressing health equity because they not only increase access to care but also promote educational attainment.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

A foreign language teacher, Lisa Toivonen, has tried to fill in the gap by putting on events to encourage students to consider higher education, but Toivonen’s time and expertise are limited. The ratio of school counselors to high school students in Minnesota was 681-to-1 in 2016, according to state data. The 19-year-old St.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

On Saturday, I shared why I was not at ISTE 2016. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. At the younger ages, our assessment system is built so that students are seeing steady progress with benchmark books.

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

On Saturday, I shared why I was not at ISTE 2016. We used three strategies to assess growth from fall to spring: Instructional walk trends, student engagement surveys, and digital student portfolios. At the younger ages, our assessment system is built so that students are seeing steady progress with benchmark books.

Elementary 40

Elementary Classroom Survey Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Minnesota ranks among the most educated states in the country, with nearly half of adults aged 25 to 64 holding an associate degree or higher. He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Will jobs go begging? Our future economic vitality depends on this.”.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Are any education technologies, for that matter? Education’s Proto-Platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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ExcelinEd

MAY 23, 2019

Researchers from the University of Arkansas recently studied achievement effects on students participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) between 2012 and 2016. Using a rigorous experimental design, the authors find negative effects for participating students on state assessments, particularly in math.

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