EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The team operates in 49 US states (Montana, we’re coming for you in 2018 – and we’ve seen you in our online courses!), The post EdTechTeam 2017 Impact Report appeared first on EdTechTeam. 10 Canadian provinces or territories, 8 Australian states or territories, 36 other countries, and on all 7 continents.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. Disparities among Undergraduate Anatomy Students' Study Strategies, Class Performance, and Reported Vark Learning Styles." Kirschner, P.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

Use of free course materials among college students is up, with 22 percent downloading at least one such resource during the spring 2019 semester, according to research published Wednesday by the National Association of College Stores. The percent of students who reported downloading free materials has increased each semester since.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2021

It was at 8 one evening that a woman Stretch advises admitted she was having trouble catching up with three unfinished courses from a previous semester while taking a full load of additional classes and struggling to earn enough to pay tuition. “I Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. And not only in Connecticut.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 25, 2020

Credit: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report. With millions of Americans unemployed or reluctant to travel or socialize because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and even though most courses will be online, summer registrations at colleges nationwide appear to be booming. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

To Sam Moulton, Director of Research for Panorama Education , a student failing a course is a wailing siren, signaling deep academic and personal challenges. After more than a decade of researching, writing and presenting, one of the many things he's learned is that course failures are major events for students. The answer?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It also had its employees pose as students to take online courses for them once they were enrolled, to make sure they passed. After a Study Double successfully completed two Georgetown online courses for Littlefair, the mother wrote Singer again saying they were “going to need help for sure with one more course.”

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Researchers involved in the project, which took place between August 2017 to July 2018, saw increased levels of student engagement and educator confidence in the 24 classrooms that used the 3D modeling and printing applications. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See these 4 steps to create a strong 3D printing program in your K–12 classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. Without a national standard or requirement, foreign language enrollment and assessment varies widely by state, but Edweek reported in 2017 that one in five K-12 students in the U.S. Of the small portion of the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

The MOOC landscape has grown to include 9,400 courses, more than 500 MOOC-based credentials, and more than a dozen graduate degrees. According to data gathered by Class Central, around 20 million new learners signed up for their first MOOC in 2017, fewer than the 23 million new learners who registered for a MOOC in 2016.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2019

Research suggests that when technology is effectively used in schools, access may help to bridge educational and social gaps (Warschauer & Matuchniak, 2010; Eccles, 2009; National Science Foundation, 2017). In each classroom, students were using some sort of technology, even if the course was not specifically a “tech” class.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two of the largest higher-education systems in the country are partnering to pilot an online course finder tool to increase students’ access to 10,000 online and transferable courses. Students may use the course finder to finish CSU breadth or general-education requirements during the summer to help them graduate on time.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The report also offers ways that those digital divides can be mitigated. “We The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017). The report also emphasizes that students need to be given chances to actively, creatively use ed tech.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) released a report in 2017 , demarcating the specifics of the “drop out” or (more polite phrase) completion rate problem among colleges. The report covered the six-year completion rates of the cohort of students (which the study refers to as the 2011 cohort) who began college in 2011.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Dartmouth College) With 2016 Computer Science Education Week in the rear-view mirror, I’d like to reflect on my hopes and dreams for 2017. “Oh, The Places You'll Go” is one of the most popular books by Dr. Seuss. What aspects of curriculum or community might get us there?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

A University of Missouri study found that students who feel their teachers care about them also report receiving better instruction. Researchers pulled data for two years (the 2017 and 2018 academic years) from Missouri’s state-wide teacher evaluation system, in which students rated teachers’ effectiveness. As it turns out, yes.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Nevertheless, during the 2017-18 school year, the CRDC reported, 69,492 students received corporal punishment, on top of 92,479 students in 2015-16. The most recent number is much lower mainly because in-person instruction and data reporting were disrupted during the pandemic. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2020

Multiple surveys (for example, this 2018 survey from PWC ) report that many teachers in the United States do not have enough experience, resources, or training to use technology in the most effective ways, especially in low-income schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

A new report on the effects college programs have on student retention attempts to answer that question. From fall 2016 to fall 2017, retention rates for first-time, full-time undergraduate students seeking degrees at four-year colleges was 81 percent, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017. Intensive” doesn’t quite capture the dedication that these courses require. TechCrunch reports the company is forecasting $3.5 TechCrunch reports the company is already making $150,000 in annual recurring revenue. Each course is made up of 70-odd short lessons and exercises.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 27, 2018

Robert Half reports in its 2018 Salary Guide that as growing industries such as healthcare, finance and manufacturing increase their reliance on technology, the demand for qualified workers is escalating at a rapid rate. Report: Companies Need Highly-Skilled Workers. Pull Quote.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

That’s the conclusion of a new report from U.S. Public Interest Research Group , a nonprofit advocacy organization that takes a skeptical view of publishers’ efforts to automatically bill students for pre-packaged commercial course materials. PIRG report, however, says the actual contracts tell a different story.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

These online courses, on-site workshops, and conference-style events are designed to celebrate educators and help them make the most of Mac, iPad, and built-in apps to enhance student learning. In 2017, EdTechTeam produced five conference-style events across the US and provided custom solutions to large school systems committed to Apple.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Several new bootcamps were offered in 2017, including the Learning & Leading Administrator, Clerical/Classified Skills, HyperDoc Bootcamp, STEM – Drones, and Beyond Code. Programs focused on students also continued in 2017, with four conference-style Student Summits.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar, and, for much of his time in Dallas schools, he took courses designed for children who are learning English. But Tha was automatically placed in the advanced course because of his scores on Texas’ STAAR test. The decisions were often subjective.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

For the purpose of the Modern Language Association study, programs are course offerings during a given semester, not entire departments. percent of students enrolled in a foreign language course. One of the biggest obstacles to improved language learning is a national shortage of qualified teachers,” according to a 2017 report.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2018

A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But the depth of this problem was obscured as most states, and thus most newspapers, reported achievement trends by comparing each new year’s eighth graders to the previous year’s eighth graders. Third, middle school math students need to spend more time on math overall and, where possible, take double-dose courses in math.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In Nevada, just 4 percent of students who took a career-oriented science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) course in the 2019-20 school year — 88 students total — were Black, even though Black students make up more than 11 percent of the state’s public school enrollment.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

Over 40 years, she’s developed strong views on what’s wrong with American math education, but one problem has rankled her since she first walked into a classroom: unequal access to higher-level courses. Help us count the ways appeared first on The Hechinger Report. And I have been looking for four decades. It’s heartbreaking.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Credit: Leah Fabel for The Hechinger Report Collegiate recovery programs began appearing at four-year institutions in the late 1970s, offering services like sober-living dorms, life skills classes and recovery coaches. Credit: Leah Fabel for The Hechinger Report But the toughest scrambles are often for staff and funding. and Canada.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Auster (2016) integrated screencasts into her Introductory Sociology course, applying what she describes as a supplemental model. The authors also discussed how they adjusted the course content and structure based on their experiences and student feedback, highlighting the dynamic nature of implementing blended learning strategies 3.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

In our latest annual report, Fulfilling the Maker Promise: Year Two , we share our findings from the fall 2017 survey and how those findings will shape the future of the Maker Promise initiative. These Maker Champions also report high levels of administrator (22 percent of signers) engagement and support with these programs.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

For now, the recent high school graduate is taking some education courses at the local community college. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report Neither of those options is feasible — or even conceivable — for many residents of Hazard, a close-knit community of just over 5,000 tucked into the hills of Southeast Kentucky.

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GoConqr

MARCH 20, 2017

The office of teaching runs the risk of becoming routine, since teachers often repeat the same lessons one course after another. The post 5 tips for primary teachers in 2017 appeared first on GoConqr. The fact that a student is bored because the class is not challenging is an important thing to avoid.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Photo:Liz Willen/ The Hechinger Report. Loud cheering, a drum line, endless applause and a full buffet at Jackson’s convention center on Thursday night accompanied the release of a report that could herald in a top-to-bottom overhaul of the 24,000-student school system here. The report does not sugarcoat the system’s problems.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 15, 2019

Rather than taking a traditional multiple choice test at the end of their unit on weather, sixth grade students at Gilbert Middle School in South Carolina created their own live weather reports—complete with green screens and fake snow. As powerful use of technology increased, student engagement grew as well.

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