Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – 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 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. “More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” Monitoring now includes take home policies and cyberbullying & self-harm detection.

EdTech 176

EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

One of the significant changes we made was to offer an open resubmit policy, meaning any student could revise and resubmit any assessed work up until the end of the following unit for up to full credit. The culture around grading was still pretty toxic—even with the new resubmit policy. So, Does a Resubmit Policy Actually Work?

Policies 139

Policies Assessment System Data 139

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

The 2010 request would continue the policy of permitting States to use up to 100 percent of their allocations for competitive grants to local educational agencies. The Effectiveness of Educational Technology: Issues and Recommendations for the National Study (Mathematica Policy Research, 2003). ” How would the program operate?

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Reach Capital Edtech Outlook 2017 from Jennifer Carolan. Education technology spans a broad category of classroom tools, spanning corporate learning, language learning, digital learning content and more. Here are some of the trends from 2017 we’re excited to share: 1. Nearly all schools are connected, but bandwidth is lagging.

Trends 113

Trends EdTech Pearson Case Study 113

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Made more apparent in recent years with the widespread expansion of school-choice policies nationwide, the latest college admissions scandal may be the final nail in the coffin of the myth of meritocracy in U.S. The fallacy of education as a level playing field is something that large swaths of the public have known for a long time.

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Policies Secondary System Report 95

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Policies Report Tools 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s no small feat making Forbes “30 Under 30” roundup, which in 2017 boasts an acceptance rate of less than 4 percent. And although no current classroom teachers are included this year, 2017 brought with it another batch of former Teach for America (TFA) educators. Shots at getting into Stanford and Harvard are both higher.)

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Education Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 121

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools. 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).

Digital Divide 92

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 92

ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Early literacy policies being enacted in states across our country are so much more than “retention policies,” as some believe. It’s true that the policies do end social promotion of third graders, but retention is used only as a last resort. The policy is also popular with educators.

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Policies E-rate Study Training 28

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Recently, some of her students help shape state policy towards refugees by telling their stories. Fargo Public Schools Teacher of the Year 2017 ? Speech & Theater Association of North Dakota Debate Coach of the Year 2017 ? She has helped children under her care tell their stories and have a voice for their experiences.

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Company Twitter Course Policies 311

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2018

From 2017 to 2018 he worked in the USA in Roberta Golinkoff’s Child’s Play, Learning & Development Lab. His research focuses on how play helps child development and learning, and how it can be used as an educational tool. Houses of Parliament, and The United States Military Operations Research Society.

Learning 279

Learning Course Company Policies 279

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Oh, The Places Edtech Will Go – loosely adapted from Dr. Seuss by Isabelle Hau, Omidyar Network 2017 should be another big year for edtech Six big trends we expect. We foresee more and greater procurement tools (EdSurge Concierge, here we go for schools!) Edtech , New U.S.

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EdTech Adaptive Learning Trends Mobility 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Did you miss our top S’Cool Tools of 2016 ? As we start 2017, here’s what a couple of educators across the interwebs are stoked about. If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Check it out—then check back here. DoodleMaths Freemium! Plotly Freemium!

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Tools Case Study Exercises Adaptive Learning 60

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. The tool just helps students find the high-quality education that we have available.” The year-long initiative, called Finish Faster!, million learners.

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Course Tools System Report 84

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Of course, she advocated for its use as a support tool rather than a substitute for genuine effort. The panelists provided personal insights into their experiences with AI tools, demonstrating their practical benefits. The panelists recognized that there is a reluctance among some educators to integrate AI tools into their teaching.

Education 93

Education Industry Outcomes Guidelines 93

Doug Levin

JANUARY 30, 2018

Retrieved October 25, 2017. While 63 percent of state education agency websites published a privacy policy that disclosed the presence and use of ad tracking and/or cookies on their sites, no fewer than 10 states made misleading or provably false statements about their data collection and privacy practices.

EdTech 150

EdTech Policies Study Company 150

Tom Murray

DECEMBER 14, 2018

It’s imperative that as leaders we have a solid grasp on federal and state privacy laws, as well as on our local school board policy in this area. Here’s a few examples: 10 Social Media Controversies That Landed Students in Trouble This School Year (Edweek, 2017) Why social media can be a minefield for teachers, school officials.

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Social Media Future Ready Facebook Examples 244

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. Continue Efforts to Improve Connectivity In Schools Just last week, one of my portfolio company founders was excited to pilot a new literacy tool in a school in Richmond, Calif., Here’s what Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital, had to say. education technology agenda.

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EdTech Education Edcamps Common Core 60

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7 Here are five existing policies that policymakers and local officials are likely to lean on to ensure that funds are used effectively, with regard to investments in remote learning programs and services.

Policies 129

Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 129

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Everything is really focused on child-teacher interactions,” says Daphna Bassok, a professor and education policy researcher from the University of Virginia who has been closely studying Louisiana's quality rating system. She also uses the CLASS tool to motivate teachers. percent in 2015-16.

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Tools Udemy System Training 109

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. million downloads across the globe.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

According to updated research in 2017 , the creativity crisis has grown worse and is impacting the youngest age groups the most. This requires many concurrent interventions : leadership buy-in; trauma-sensitive classroom practices; positive responses to challenging behaviors; restorative justice practices; policy changes (e.g.,

Education 186

Education Trends Policies Report 186

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many tools give teachers the flexibility to customize lesson plans for their students by pulling in up-to-date content and activities, without waiting for the latest textbook versions to hit the market. Others are more optimistic about the adoption of proprietary digital curriculum tools. Dreambox received $130 million in 2018.

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OER Data Tools Trends 89

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

But making assumptions about a student’s potential based on data alone comes with its own set of risks, explains Manuela Ekowo, a policy analyst with New America. Tools and Courses WHO’S USING WHAT? New edtech accountability tool CatchOn launched on Tuesday. Jin-Soo Huh (@JinSooDHuh) March 7, 2017. at a later date.

Tools 71

Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 71

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Putnam: Hearing on the State of Social Capital in America (2017). It’s a product, in large part, of policy and investment decisions, and that is why the next stimulus—when Congress finally does pass it—is so important. Technology platforms and tools that are affordable, scalable and based on sound efficacy should win the day.

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Strategy Trends Policies Education 121

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Attendees workshopped two new tools for EdClusters — an Asset Mapping Guide and Equity Audit, each of which grew out of two working groups EdClusters network partners have participated in over the past several months. — Brian Eller (@BrianrEller) September 28, 2017. pchd #edclusters17 pic.twitter.com/LessTy8pnW.

EdTech 132

EdTech Libraries Analysis Tools 132

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. With other classroom tools, I have to collect the data myself. The makers of these AI tools believe that technology can help stem the tide out of the profession.

Data 217

Data Training Outcomes Tools 217

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Clayton district’s efforts to develop more engaging and relatable lessons for math instruction began in 2017, Clarke said. Students have used data on New York’s stop-and-frisk policy and the spread of Covid-19 as foundations for project-based math lessons that are part of the district’s “I’m W.O.K.E. Project.” (The

Data 122

Data Trends Report Examples 122

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2020

“Middle skills” jobs are estimated to comprise 53 percent of the economy , and the ones that have been hard to fill involve the use of digital tools like Jira, Google Analytics, or Power BI. Burning Glass estimates that there were over 9 million roles posted in 2017 that fit this category, and the number continues to grow.

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Industry Social Media Training Survey 185

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (Office of Edtech, for short) issued a Request for Proposal for a better way to help schools evaluate edtech tools before making a purchase and. “[We The procurement process isn’t easy or cheap, Stevens said at the conclusion of the tool’s unveiling at iNACOL.

EdTech 60

EdTech Tools Case Study Outcomes 60

PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 20, 2023

A 2017 study discovered that 86% of college students confirmed they’ve been cheating this way or another. These tools find similarities in the assignment and even can alert educators to change their approach to teaching and evaluation. These tools have several other pros, too. Yet, not impossible.

Education 59

Education Policies Strategy Tools 59

edWeb.net

AUGUST 4, 2023

The panelists delved into several key themes, encompassing an exploration of the CITES framework’s essence, a spotlight on its leadership tools, and insights from districts that have successfully embraced the framework in their educational settings. Sharon Smith, Director of Special Education at Hampton Township School District (PA).

Technology 88

Technology Assistive Technology LMS System 88

PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 20, 2023

A 2017 study discovered that 86% of college students confirmed they’ve been cheating this way or another. These tools find similarities in the assignment and even can alert educators to change their approach to teaching and evaluation. These tools have several other pros, too. Yet, not impossible.

Education 52

Education Policies Strategy Tools 52

Shake Up Learning

JULY 31, 2017

The post 10 Amazing Google Geo Tools for Your Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I had the privilege of attending the Google Geo Institute ( #CAGTI17 ) with approximately 90 other educators from around the world last week to learn more about Google’s Geo Tools ! 10 Amazing Google Geo Tools for Your Classroom.

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Google Tools Classroom Tablets 78

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. Every MobyMax product is rooted in teacher feedback, which we integrate into both the curriculum and the tools we design for teachers to use in the classroom.

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Assessment Tools EdTech Company 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 14, 2017

Nonetheless, to the degree K-12 schools rely on the internet and online tools and services for their daily operations, disruptions of school operations must be assessed as a threat. While these disruptions have real-world implications for schools, they do not necessarily involve a breach or unauthorized disclosure of school data or records.

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Data Software Policies System 218