Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

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. The software only counts active usage, not idle minutes. Credit: Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent.

Khan Academy 133

Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 133

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I spent my summer off helping the developers create core values and streamline their project management process in GitHub, a software development platform. Our school, which opened in September 2017, is a live lab for Marzano’s strategies which include personalized, competency-based instruction with a focus on STEAM and coding.

Classroom 144

Classroom Company Blended Learning Assessment 144

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Amongst these eight educators, edtech software such as IXL Learning and i-Ready both get lumped in with Amazon’s Alexa in the same AI bucket, despite the fact that a tool like IXL doesn’t theoretically become smarter over time as a user interacts with it. When does AI, like IBM’s Watson, take over a classroom?

IXL Learning 105

IXL Learning Education Comparison Digital Learning 105

techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

(NYSE: RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been named by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as an approved provider of early interactive reading software for literacy instruction and assessment for grades K–3.

Assessment 40

Assessment Education Software Differentiated Instruction 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

Personalized Learning 145

Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

However, although the functional teaching objectives of this lesson are to onboard students as quickly as possible into the software and systems they’ll be using, the relational teaching objective is to help me know at least one thing they love. Work the Room Rare is the person who can drive a car from the back seat. It will help.

Classroom 378

Classroom Course Report Maker Movement 378

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. She also noted the growth of markets in China and in India.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

It glosses over the herky-jerky reality of learning and the nuanced practice of teaching. Which is what stirred teachers at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Minnesota back in 2011. Physically, it did require knocking down walls to make fluid learning spaces.). Each student was assigned to a K-5, multi-age “community.”

Personalized Learning 75

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Groups 75

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – 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 11 Edition).

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

Personalized Learning 45

Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This story about personalized learning was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It glosses over the herky-jerky reality of learning and the nuanced practice of teaching. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Personalized Learning 44

Personalized Learning Elementary Learning Groups 44

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. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA.

Learning 79

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 79

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

This goal-setting feature is part of the Summit Learning Platform, an online tool used in a personalized learning program created by Summit Public Schools. shows that implementing technology is only part of the struggle for public schools seeking to make the switch to personalized learning models. People cried.

Personalized Learning 104

Personalized Learning Differentiated Instruction Elementary Data 104

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Google Classroom ?

Classroom 54

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 54

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Registration for the course began November 1, 2017.

Tools 71

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

Since the opening of its initial school, Amistad Academy, in 1999, the network has grown to three states, opening elementary, middle and high schools centered on its “REACH” core values: Respect, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Citizenship and Hard Work. By the 2017–18 academic year, three network schools will follow this model.)

Case Study 64

Case Study Data Assessment Software 64

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Personalized Learning 97

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 97

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Friday, August 25, 2017. Ray also serves on the board of eLearn Institute and the board of Learning Bird Inc.

Social Media 236

Social Media Blended Learning Data Blackboard 236

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As someone who has taught high school history, led a school district, and researched the history of school reform along with the use of educational technologies over the past half-century, I found little that startled me in 2017 (with the exception for one event noted below). District purchases of hardware and software continue to go up.

Technology 80

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 80

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the occupations that will add the most new jobs in the next decade are personal care aides (754,000 new jobs), food service workers (579,900 new jobs), registered nurses (437,000 new jobs), home health aides (425,600 new jobs), software developers (253,400 new jobs), and janitors and cleaners (233,000).

Robotics 63

Robotics Company Industry Data 63

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. percent from 2017 to 2021.” ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. “Despite the buzz, competency-based education remains a challenging market for software vendors,” says Inside Higher Ed. ” Education in the Courts.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

pic.twitter.com/0oMZuYGFbD — Mike Bowen (@DrMBowen) November 8, 2017. ” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. How Expeditionary Deeper Learning Engages Students Through Inquiry, Discovery & Creativity.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45