The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started. But Lynn, right now, you’re excited about what you’re calling TL 2020. What is TL 2020? TL 2020 is our teaching and learning initiative in Salisbury Township School District.

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Professional Learning Gamification Company Elementary 172

eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Geared towards giving girls in middle and high school access to STEM resources and career exploration tools, this program dives deeply into the topics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cyber security. The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate and non-profit leaders?

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19. Archambault agrees.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2021

While the state has implemented several alternative certification options to speed things up, the number of unlicensed teachers in Montana classrooms has more than doubled in the past four school years, from 88 in 2017-18 to 185 last year. But word came back in spring 2020 that her paperwork was incomplete.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. It’s not like you can just drop the tool in and the flowers will bloom and the birds will chirp.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Interest in outdoor schools like Sol has spiked since Covid-19 hit the United States last year, according to a 2020 snapshot report from the Natural Start Alliance. today, nearly double the number in 2017. has more than doubled since 2017 to 585 in 2020, according to the Natural Start Alliance.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Suspensions and expulsions plummeted during the 2020-21 school year, as most school districts closed their buildings and put instruction online to slow the spread of Covid. In 2017 it banned suspensions for students in kindergarten, first and second grade. And three days was a lot to miss.”. Some districts appear to be doing just that.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Brentwood Union Free School District gave out 466 long-term suspensions from 2017-18 to 2021-22. The New York State Education Department does not collect data on suspension lengths, but public records requests to 17 of the state’s largest school districts uncovered more than 6,200 suspensions of more than 20 days from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since March 2020, MindSpark has impacted more than 10,000 educators across 1,800 schools and districts around the world. I’m also piloting a 6-week program with an elementary leadership club using the tools I’ve learned from mindSpark Learning.”. About mindSpark Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Related: When it comes to liberal arts education, online learning changes only the tools. They fanned out across historically undercounted communities like Harlem and reported on the 2020 census. We sensed, correctly, that we had built a sufficient foundation for the students to take the lead on these interviews.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Although the majority of educator-preparation programs saw no or relatively small enrollment changes in fall of 2020 and fall of 2021, 20 percent of institutions saw a decline in new undergrad enrollment that exceeded 10 percent, according to survey data from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

Chen, who was hired as the school’s first principal of color in late 2017, said a better description might have been “exclusive,” and not just because of the $12,500 to $20,500 tuition, but because of the cultural rigidity that clearly delineated outsiders and insiders. This story also appeared in ESPN. Hard it is.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Jennifer : These are our edWeb PLC numbers from the year we started, the 2016-2017 school year, through the 2021-2022 school year. We sent out a survey in March of 2020 to teachers and leaders and asked some basic questions. What new tools and mentoring and modeling are you doing? There’s always a constant growth pattern.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Jennifer : These are our edWeb PLC numbers from the year we started, the 2016-2017 school year, through the 2021-2022 school year. We sent out a survey in March of 2020 to teachers and leaders and asked some basic questions. What new tools and mentoring and modeling are you doing? There’s always a constant growth pattern.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Rather than viewing them as tool for punitive measures, assessments are just another tool that allows educators to figure out how to improve teaching and learning. In 2017 the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. The world has changed. It is going to be different moving forward.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

TD-OTR refers to strategies that allow teachers to gauge student participation and understanding continually (Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017). This not only keeps students actively engaged but also provides immediate feedback to the teacher on student understanding (Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017). 2005; Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The district also holds several events inviting staff to learn about technology tools and strategies for the classroom. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2024

million times from 2017-18 to 2021-22 across the 20 states that collect this data. We need more tools in the toolkit for our educators and for our principals to be able to respond to some of the social and emotional needs,” he said. Suspension and expulsion shouldn’t be the only tool that we pull out when we see behavioral issues.”

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edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

To help with this work, there is also an Educational Justice Assessment and Transformation Tool, which can help educators evaluate and improve key aspects of a district plan, such as relationships and climate, student behavior and discipline, policies and procedures, and teaching and learning. 1, in Southeast Michigan.

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Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 64

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Schools kick students out but call it a ‘transfer’ In 2020, nearly every school district in the nation was forced to come up with a way of providing education online. “Instead of taking traditional or legal pathways,” she said, “there’s a pattern that the easiest solution is to remove a student rather than deal with the underlying issues.”

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

In addition to keeping student privacy and school budgets in mind, teachers also need to make sure that the tools work in the school’s technology environment. Similarly, when vetting tech tools, the contracts should include the district’s accessibility requirements. Dr. Brubaker has CoSN CETL certification and a Ph.D. Dr. Carol L.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

As Superintendent of Fort Smith (AR) Public Schools from 2017-2020, Dr. Brubaker launched the district’s Vision 2023 strategic planning initiative, working extensively with stakeholders to identify and prioritize the district’s greatest needs. Brubaker has CoSN CETL certification and a Ph.D.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Similarly, before the crisis all of the presenters were working with their boards and communities to show them edtech in a positive light and help them understand the importance of using tools in school that students will use in college and the workforce. Glenn Robbins is Superintendent of Brigantine Public Schools in New Jersey.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2023

Now they’re a tool to encourage more Americans to enroll in college by giving them an early taste of post-secondary education and a head start with a few credits. When the pandemic hit in 2020, there were shocking double digit drops in enrollment at community colleges.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. Among those visitors were Joffe’s own friends and teachers, who found subject-specific tools through her site. “It

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Dr. Luvelle Brown was the 2017 New York State Superintendent of the Year. In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. About the Presenters.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, IL, explained, this isn’t about deciding what technology a district uses. The library staff constantly communicates with community leaders to find out how they can assist them; again, technology is the tool, not the end goal. Create a Common Vision : As Dr. Carol L.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Reexamining impact and use of edtech tools: Most schools are already collecting data on how frequently programs are used and the impact of the programs on student learning goals. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Keep the conversation centered on how you’re helping the students rather than what educational tool someone else uses. And even when a program meets a school’s privacy standards, it may not be an effective education tool for its students. Under Dr. Gaines’ leadership, Mehlville is expanding opportunities for students.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 26, 2022

When our district began its journey into competency-based education (CBE), one of the significant early steps was the publication of our Profile of a Graduate (PoG) in 2017. But looking back and looking forward, what if we had a tool or a more insightful lens to look at performance assessment more effectively?

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edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching at Southeast Missouri State University; a master’s degree in education at Webster University; a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration at Southeast Missouri State University; a specialist degree in education administration at University of Missouri St.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Closing that gap and getting kids to continue their training after high school is especially important here: 74 percent of jobs will require post-secondary education by 2020. Investing in school counseling as a tool for helping students climb out of poverty, meanwhile, is not high on the White House agenda. Why are women locked out?

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