eSchool News

JULY 10, 2019

The Algoma District School Board (ADSB), located in Ontario, Canada, serves a diverse group of 9,400 students across 39 elementary and 10 secondary schools. Related content: How we built an immersive learning environment.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

An empowered parent is an asset to their child’s learning (at school and at home), as well as to the school community. When schools prioritize parent empowerment, families are seen as equal partners and key contributors to the school community, which ultimately helps to create the best possible learning environment for students.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2023

I met Olga in 2017 when I began coordinating the MEP; since then, I have become the regional director of the largest migrant education region in California. Implementing MEP Comes With Challenges The MEP is a federally funded program that was established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2019

Students with disabilities, and especially those with invisible disabilities that affect how they learn, often struggle because of public misperceptions and stigmas. The attention, in the recent admissions scandal, on accommodations in standardized testing for students with learning disabilities did not help.

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Learning Advocacy Report Secondary 110

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2019

The district is composed of five elementary schools and four secondary schools, serving more than 2,600 students. Lessons learned: To better meet the needs of the schools changing student population, we had to create a strong data culture in which we study the data behind student scores and grades.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

During a virtual reality session at TCEA 2017, three educators shared their experience using Google Expeditions with students. Most students at the secondary level will have their own devices, and those who don’t can share or borrow school-owned devices. Larger device sets will likely be needed at the elementary level.

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Google Classroom Secondary Tablets 92

MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. 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.

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Elementary Education Survey Report 39

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

We’ve tried to make this event much more broader just another ‘edtech conference’ and to encompass learning and talent development,” says Li Jiang, Vice President of GSV Asset Management. BY THE NUMBERS: Before each Summit, organizers send survey to participating companies to learn about their demographic makeup.

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Pearson Microsoft Company EdTech 80

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. No one ever taught them how—or asked them to learn. “To

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Add to that the costs of designing and implementing new remote learning programs, on top of childcare, transportation, and everything else that will inevitably increase the cost of doing business. The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Dr. Kimberly Tyson @ tysonkimberly and Dr. Angela Peery @ drangelapeery share their advice for helping students learn blended vocabulary. Learn more. Want to hear another episode on helping students learn? Listen to Ramona Persaud talk about 5 ways to adjust teaching to how the brain learns. Recording starts 0:00:00].

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

In 2017, Mississippi identified four subjects and teaching specialties and 41 school districts as “shortage areas,” meaning there are not enough qualified teachers for those subjects or positions in elementary and secondary schools. Sign up for our Mississippi Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

But last February, Ophelia received her first dose; she was excited about starting kindergarten at West Whitesburg Elementary School this fall. Auggie’s friends were okay, but Robinson Elementary School, where he was going to start fifth grade, was flooded. She entered kindergarten this year, but not at Whitesburg.

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Elementary Report Secondary Robotics 78

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. Between 2005 and 2017, public schools in the U.S.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

I’d venture to say that most of us could stand to learn a little more about ESSA and its potential for school libraries and the communities we serve. After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

Learn about the 40 Hour Workweek Club for Teachers. We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. How can I connect and learn from other teachers? There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. You might too! Join the program.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

A growing recognition of high teacher-stress levels and the toll they can take on learning has made trainings like this one increasingly sought after nationwide. I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School. Chris Berdik.

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Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Not unlike the college search, when quality primary and secondary educational opportunities are seen as scarce goods, some parents employ strategies that will significantly increase their children’s likelihood of admission to the prized schools, even at the expense of other children. higher education.

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Policies Secondary System Report 96

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

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Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 57

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2018

Yet there’s been very little rigorous research to prove that children learn more in Montessori schools than they otherwise would have. In the October, 2017, preschool study , published in Frontiers in Psychology, six researchers looked at two Montessori schools in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

One year ago we launched the Massachusetts Digital Connections Initiative in partnership with Governor Baker’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and MassIT. The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning.

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Digital Divide E-rate Secondary Classroom 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Access to elementary and secondary private Facebook groups where I–and hundreds of other teachers—share ideas and answer questions. The project must be fully funded by July 7th, 2017, in order for you to join with the July cohort. Use a gift certificate (beginning May 2017 for Teacher Appreciation Week).

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Facebook Secondary Video Accessibility 64

techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The VHS online AP Computer Science Principles course first ran in the 2016-2017 academic year, with VHS students earning a 94 percent pass rate on the AP exam. In the 2017-2018 academic year, VHS students achieved an even higher AP exam pass rate of 96 percent – far exceeding AP exam national averages. is an online learning pioneer.

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Course Blended Learning Secondary Industry 41

techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, found that VHS students who sat for Advanced Placement® (AP) exams outperformed the national scores on the College Board AP® exams. is an online learning pioneer.

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Blended Learning Secondary Course Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In addition to employing qualified elementary, middle and high school music teachers, David Douglas offers inexpensive instrument rentals ($25 per year), a library of musical scores, connections to reduced-price or free private lessons and a closet of free marching band uniforms and orchestra dress blacks, among other necessities.

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Elementary Trends Survey Data 101

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We RELATED: Hot spots no silver bullet for rural remote learning.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

techlearning

JULY 10, 2018

a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, has spurred institutions in Rhode Island and Vermont to give their students greater access to the wide array of VHS core and elective courses. is an online learning pioneer.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2017

This event is the kickoff day for the 2017 CoSN conference, and is being held in partnership with UNESCO, the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, and our own Global Education Conference Network. and around the world to explore issues, learn from each other and determine how they can ensure student success. 10:30 a.m.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 28, 2018

As someone who was really into sports, would more exposure in better programs have created an opportunity for me to play basketball at the post-secondary level? I don’t remember my parents talking to me about which elementary school I would see as the best fit for my future goals when I was making those decisions at five years old.

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Social Media Secondary Outcomes Elementary 47

iLearn Technology

JULY 11, 2017

What it is: Today I was working on our inquiry block framework for the 2017/2018 school year and, as often happens with inquiry, fell down a wonderful rabbit hole that led me to this site. There are very few math sites that I’ve come across that truly support an inquiry approach to learning math, Mathigon is one such site.

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Secondary Course Resources Classroom 66

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

The 2017 version found that 17% of Colorado middle and high school students reported considering suicide and 7% reported making one or more attempts. Soon after VanIwarden took the wellness coordinator job in the fall of 2017, Murray proposed the idea of a universal mental health screening. It’s as important as learning how to read.”.

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Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Access to elementary and secondary private Facebook groups where I–and hundreds of other teachers—share ideas and answer questions. The project must be fully funded by July 7th, 2017, in order for you to join with the July cohort. Use a gift certificate (beginning May 2017 for Teacher Appreciation Week).

Facebook 40

Facebook Secondary Video Accessibility 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Access to elementary and secondary private Facebook groups where I–and hundreds of other teachers—share ideas and answer questions. The project must be fully funded by July 7th, 2017, in order for you to join with the July cohort. Use a gift certificate (beginning May 2017 for Teacher Appreciation Week).

Facebook 40

Facebook Secondary Video Accessibility 40

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Openly licensed educational resources are free online learning materials that can be used for teaching, learning and assessing students’ knowledge. The bill will phase in clearinghouse courses over two phases, with the first phase beginning in the 2017-18 school year. Pushes like the U.S. image via AP ].

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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. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150