eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Seventy-five percent of surveyed teachers and 85 percent of surveyed administrators say they are optimistic that K-12 English learners can achieve academic success. Also, 76 percent agreed in 2018 that the training provided by their school or district improves their ability to teach English learners.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

It’s one of the most pressing issues facing superintendents today, according to leaders at the AASA, the School Superintendents Association, as well as one of the most glaring findings from this year’s superintendent salary survey. superintendents, the AASA survey found. superintendents, the AASA survey found. percent this year.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. Schools that distribute mobile devices to students more often lay this foundation, the survey shows. Subscribe today! So what does that mean for classrooms?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 21, 2020

In 2017, we partnered with Google and EdTechTeam to launch the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a classroom-based coaching program with the goal of increasing educational equity and the impactful use of technology. As such, coaching is becoming more prevalent in schools and districts in the U.S.,

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Department of Education’s National Education Technology Plan (2017) calls for “thoughtful intervention and attention” to close this digital use divide, namely by enabling educators to “design highly engaging and relevant learning experiences through technology.” Survey questions measure teacher and student progress.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2023

With the release of new data from the American Community Survey, EdSurge decided to take a look at demographic shifts in the school districts of five fast-growing areas around the U.S. Utilizing five-year estimates rather than year-by-year survey data is more reliable , according to the U.S. Source: American Community Survey.

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2017

More than half of educators in a recent survey (65 percent) said they feel confident about their ability to effectively use ed-tech resources in the classroom–a 7 percent increase from 2016.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 26, 2017

Our 2017 student book budget group is hard at work making purchasing decisions for the 2016-17 school year. To determine this, the students work together to create a Google form survey. We emailed the form to upper grades, but for lower grades, each book budget student chose a class to go and survey with an iPad.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

This figure, based on a survey of 621 parents taken in early April, is up from 65 percent from the period of March 23 to 26. Brenan cautions against drawing close comparisons between the two surveys, as the methodology and sampling approaches differ. As of 2017, about 14 percent of U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack. shailaja.neela….

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

The Learning Counsel released the results of its third annual Survey of school and district digital curriculum strategy and transformation, sponsored by Ruckus Wireless. The survey found that 78 percent of students nationally have access to a computing device for a good portion of the school day or the full school day.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In 2017, the number of students who used their mobile devices for class (58 percent) was nearly equal to the number of students who received a Chromebook from their schools (56 percent) , according to ISTE. Students are also using their mobile devices to assist with their education now more than ever.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 18, 2023

Highlights include- At IFLA: Governing Board 2013-2017, Co-Founder of IFLA New Professionals, two-term Member/Expert resource person of the Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee of IFLA (FAIFE), two-term member of the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA (CPDWL).

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

In each of the past two years, we conducted a survey of these Maker Champions to better understand the state of maker education in the U.S. Through these surveys, we have gained a better understanding of who the Maker Champions are, who they are serving, the status of their programming, and how the Maker Promise can support their efforts.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Fortunately, a recent survey indicates that schools are evolving in these areas to adapt to the Netflix generation. A portion of this post is an excerpt from Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today, which was published by ASCD in June 2017.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2017

Next, we need to survey stakeholders to find the preferred communications channels. A recent survey done by Pew Internet of parents of school-aged children found that many parents preferred digital channels to receive information from schools because of the immediacy of the information.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

“There are kids who can be successful in math, but the opportunities are not there for them,” Ross told me, in an eye-opening conversation that came in response to a survey The Hechinger Report sent to our readers last month. “I I wish I had some magic bullet solution but haven’t found it yet. And I have been looking for four decades.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

billion of them in use in 2017 — from TVs, cars and coffee makers at home to security cameras, lighting systems and thermostats at businesses and schools. With an eye on the benefits, nearly half of all K–12 schools already have a formal IoT strategy in place , according to CDW’s 2017 survey. With spending at $1.2

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

The number of eighth graders who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points between 2017 and 2019. In survey questions that accompany the NAEP test, eighth graders reported how much time they spent reading outside of school. Credit: Photo by Allison Shelley for EDUimages.

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techlearning

APRIL 27, 2017

The 2017 CoSN IT Leadership Survey reveals these top 10 findings.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Nonprofit Common Sense has released a new survey and companion analysis about the 0-8 year-old set. One takeaway since the last time the Census was done in 2017 is that for the first time, online video viewing dominates screen activity of kids ages 0-8.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Teachers in the U.S. But, are the students ready for what awaits them?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms. 2016 digital education survey. ASCD and OverDrive survey finds digital content used in 80% of schools and districts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

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. Examples of survey items used by students to evaluate teachers via the Network for Educator Effectiveness. This teacher makes lessons interesting.

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techlearning

APRIL 3, 2018

2017-2018 Digital School Districts Survey Winners – Congratulations! A model of excellence in effective board governance, these districts are truly leveraging technology to better serve their students and we are so honored to be a part of their journey,” said Mark Willis, Chief Operating Officer.

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MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

In classrooms around the building, the school’s ninth-graders whizzed through an online mental health survey that would soon deliver real-time data to the group in the conference room. A statewide student health survey given every two years reveals just how prevalent thoughts of suicide are among Colorado youth.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 1, 2018

The report – QS Applicant Survey 2018: What Drives an International Student today?’ – released annually by global international education thinktank QS Quacquarelli Symonds, examines the destination preferences and study motivations of over 16,000 prospective international students across the world.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. We wonder why you would survey non-faculty in a survey about faculty attitudes?

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Surveying the Field: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like? 8 November 2017. As quoted in: Education Week. Education Week. Personalized learning should: “Be transparent and subject to public inspection.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

2] More than half of students surveyed say they learn best by doing, not by listening.[3] September 2017. November 2017. And that means schools will have to adapt to the way these new students think and learn. To the typical digital native, learning comes from doing, not from a lecture.[2] Sources: “Teaching Digital Natives.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

According to the survey results, conducted in March, 74% of teacher respondents were in a fully remote or hybrid teaching model at the time, and 58% had no prior online teaching experience. For a teacher, this translates into knowing what students use and understanding these platforms themselves.

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Technology Digital Citizenship EdTech Training 317

Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Surveying the Field: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like? 8 November 2017. As quoted in: Education Week. Education Week. Personalized learning should: “Be transparent and subject to public inspection.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

The online literacy platform is offering not only new materials based on thousands of student surveys, but also the option for students to customize the content they can read. These are just a few of the topics Achieve3000 discovered students want to read about—and now they can.

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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). Students on the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum are even less likely to have used technology in interesting ways.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Fortunately, a recent survey indicates that schools are evolving in these areas to adapt to the Netflix generation. A portion of this post is an excerpt from Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today, which was published by ASCD in June 2017.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

open teaching positions, according to a recent survey released by the U.S. In fall 2017, Chalkbeat found that vacancy rates among large districts on the first day of school ranged from 0 to 6%. Still, the same survey found that 62% of school leaders said that the pandemic had made it more difficult to fill those open positions. “We

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