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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 09:27. After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study. 3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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After Early Results, Personalized Learning Is 'Quickly Becoming District-Wide' in Dallas

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After that, a Surface device, then a Chromebook. Though everyone involved in the initiative had read the same research and case studies, “when we sat at the table, we couldn’t figure out how to talk about it,” Watkins says. The results, published in an impact report in May 2018, have been positive—for the most part.

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A Year in Review 15-16

The Thinking Stick

From August when we started training 150ish teachers in Cohort 1, to deploying over 8000 Chromebooks to students 6-12 grade in October and November. I can’t wait to see where we are in 2018 and beyond. Chris Beals , IT Director in Enumclaw and myself put together a case study of our work and partnership together here.

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K–12 IT Teams Use Artificial Intelligence to Help with Wi-Fi Upkeep

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 07/27/2018 - 12:17. At North Canton City Schools in Ohio , a new one-to-one program involving 5,000 new Chromebooks, as well as a BYOD initiative , increased demand for connectivity and created network issues, causing tension across the district. K–12 IT Teams Use Artificial Intelligence to Help with Wi-Fi Upkeep.

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Gaming, VR Exploring, and App Building: The Ellis Island Hack-A-Thon

techlearning

Lesson 5: UX Testing & Case Studies Class Time: 70-90 minutes Resources: Slide Deck for Explaining App Process Case Studies from “ A Simulation: The Peopling of America ” (pages 16-21) Now that students have built an app it’s time to go live! Step 4: Users scan the URL codes to test apps. Accessed 3 Oct. 2017, [link].