Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Project Unicorn is an advocacy initiative focused on improving data interoperability within K-12 education. Project Unicorn is an education advocacy initiative that got started in May 2017; so far, some 200 school systems, representing 2 million students, have signed on to support the effort.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2024

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2023

Situated in the diverse school district of Yonkers, the third largest city in New York state, the magnet school has implemented strategic measures to enable and empower its students through various tools and programs. Creation of a positive and inclusive learning environment that embraces diversity and fosters student success.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Chistopher Edmin (Associate Professor at Teachers College Columbia University) uses history, practice and theory to explore education’s most pressing issues: a lack of diversity among teachers, challenges faced by educators of color, and absence of student voice in the learning design process. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It is also immensely helpful to have tools and strategies to build good working relationships with people we see every day, sometimes even for longer periods than family. Everyone can improve skills related to building good working relationships with coworkers and managers. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

How can school and district leaders leverage research-based practices and models of success to create an effective personalized learning ecosystem for all learners? Personalized Professional Learning. Leaders can also take part in free, on-going learning opportunities at events or inside the Leadership Hub. Budget and Resources.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. We think that’s the hardest work left,” said Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “We Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. We know spreadsheets and 30-page PDFs are not the most useful.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mental Health and Wellness Series OVERVIEW : Learning how to say no is an underappreciated tool to equip ourselves with winning strategies for a successful career and life. The Art of Saying No to Preserve Our Wellness: A Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 This 60-minute training is presented by Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 9, 2023

Although the situation sounds dreadful, there are tools we can use to support ourselves, our colleagues, and staff members. She brings a customizable suite of tools to equip library workers to help them manage their own personal situations. Librarians are reporting that they are stressed out, fatigued, burned out, and exhausted.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

After a career working at tech-centric companies including Google and Quora in product roles, Liu Huang joined CZI in 2017 to oversee the product development, notably the Summit Learning platform. The development of the technology platform has been run by CZI since 2017.)

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. So therefore, institutions must learn how to serve those students better.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Later, during an afternoon session, Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy at Temple University, shared findings from a 2017 study that found more than half of the 33,000 students surveyed were housing insecure, while 56 percent face food insecurity and 14 percent are homeless. “We So what’s the policy solution?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. The third time was the charm.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Students can co-create curriculum and their classrooms with teachers for powerful learning experiences. Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. Imperative 2: Raise the Bar with Rigorous, Transformative & Innovative Learning and Skills.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They’re burned out , they’re demoralized , they’re facing hostility from parents , they’re not paid very well , and they’re either dreading or dreaming of a return to remote learning —a decision that most of them don’t have the power to control. Rebecca Hines consented to lead its relaunch in 2017, but on her terms. “I

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

But what colleges are learning is whether students understand ISAs and how they decide to take one on. And as it turns out, getting students to understand those terms, and how they differ from loans and other financing tools, is a common hurdle. Initial disbelief and skepticism Ever see an offer that sounds too good to be true?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Dressed in pastel pink and green for an early spring day, second-grader Katherine Cribbs was learning about energy on a virtual field trip – to her own school. She clicked on icons embedded in the virtual classroom to learn about energy-saving features such as LED lights and super-insulated exterior walls made of concrete-filled foam blocks.

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MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

Many district leaders are wary of soliciting such sensitive information, fearing they won’t have the tools to help students in crisis or that they’ll be liable if tragedy strikes and they weren’t able to intervene. Next year, district leaders plan to use the tool with seventh- and eighth-graders as well.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

When she rode the bus to each of the system’s other campuses to seek support, she learned that she might qualify for aid in a few years, once she turned 24, got married or had a child of her own. The committee spread word of the resources within the developmental learning and student advocacy departments.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

What does Virtual Reality have to offer to the learning process? I was a science educator, so I’m pretty comfortable and confident using technologies of all kinds, although the kids have really surpassed me when we start to get some of the newer tools that their using, particularly as part of their Maker Work. I like technology.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

” Instead, librarians can help families learn how to maintain a healthy balance and become good digital citizens. Step 3 – Parent Education: Give parents opportunities, such as a lunch and learn, to hear from staff face-to-face about student technology use. Join the Community.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

School leaders discuss their district approaches to Social Emotional Learning. One component of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires school leaders to measure students’ social-emotional learning (SEL) in order to gauge school success. We now work with the Panorama survey tool as it is much better than Google Survey.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We We are building all of that now to make sure we’re better prepared,” he said. Are We Ready?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. Monday, September 18, 2017. What Tom Learned when he quit high school his junior year. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” What did Tom learn from that now that he’s a teacher?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2017

Global Education Leadership Week (GLW) is a week-long celebration of leadership through global action in K-20 education, taking place this week, April 24 - 28, 2017, and organized by the Global Education Conference (GEC) Network. 12:00pm Using WorldVuze to Foster Critical, Creative, and Collaborative Global Thinkers !

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

I’m very pleased to share my New York Times Learning Network blog post with the Educator Innovator blog. In fact, this kind of learning was repeatedly promoted over the past century, as this 1928 article from The New York Times shows. Overview: Five Steps for Getting Started. Overview: Five Steps for Getting Started.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. There is much to learn from the Meeker report. Is this really a trend?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

Design creative ways to advocate and implement global learning initiatives. This professional learning event includes thought-provoking practitioner and expert panelists, student speakers, and an interactive design thinking challenge on "How can schools cultivate a culture of changemaking?"

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Reading By Example

JANUARY 7, 2017

– Getting Results with Accelerated Reader , Renaissance Learning. To be clear, Accelerated Reader is an assessment tool designed to measure reading comprehension. Yet it is not a valid tool for driving instruction. Matt Renwick (@ReadByExample) January 5, 2017. Why is it so critical that kids “pass”?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. Sometimes, there is no system in place for tracking how many students are being punished this way or how many days of in-person classroom learning they are forced to miss. “We

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