The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

While a striking amount of uncertainty remains, experts largely agree on one thing: Pandemic education has exacted the greatest tolls from the children of historically marginalized groups. schools frequently marginalize these students’ languages and cultures, but they tend to host ineffective educational approaches. Not only do U.S.

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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. But education students still need to work on lesson plans, and kids still need summer activities. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

The great news is that digital natives want to learn. It’s just up to educators to help them succeed in finding answers while staying safe in a digital environment. The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

In my 25 years in education, I cannot recall a more angst-filled back-to-school time than now. Last year, families left the public system in unprecedented numbers , as schools wrestled with developing their online learning muscle while trying to ensure that their most vulnerable students were fed and emotionally supported.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

percent (about 11,000 students) in 2018-2019. By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. Its contract with Long Beach Unified for the 2019-2020 school year is for $21,110. Simon was confident that her team’s efforts would help.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced it has agreed to acquire Wyzant , the nation’s largest marketplace for online tutoring. Wyzant and IXL have a shared mission of making personalized learning accessible for everyone,” said Andrew Geant, CEO of Wyzant.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2020

And that’s the state we find many of our institutions in as the current pandemic lays bare the inequities of our education system. Despite our current shortcomings, we have a great opportunity to rethink how we measure student progress in education and how we use real-time data to address these inequities. schools is an F.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The school’s website promised a “rigorous education experience” delivered by highly qualified teachers. the nation’s biggest for-profit operator of charters, enrollment grew by 45 percent, to almost 157,000, and revenues in its general education division rose 37 percent. Nemergut enrolled all three girls. At Stride Inc.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The certainty of climate change and likelihood of more pandemics and other large-scale disruptions leave us with questions about what the future of education will look like. We should use this moment to catalyze a digital transformation of education that will prepare schools for our uncertain future.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press. Online learning played a major role , but students lost significant ground even where they returned quickly to schoolhouses, especially in math scores in low-income communities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

DLNchat — Matt Arnold (@m4ttbit) March 12, 2019. DLNchat — Karen Costa (@karenraycosta) March 12, 2019. DLNchat-ters offered ideas about how to better use tools for online discussions. DLNChat — Jake Hansen (@jake_hansen_) March 12, 2019. A couple key themes emerged among these tips for online discussion.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2020

ALEKS MathReady is part of McGraw Hill’s commitment to Affordability & Outcomes in higher education, ensuring students get affordable access to learning science-based programs that support successful outcomes for all learners, regardless of their prior knowledge or background. McGraw Hill.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Enter personalized learning (PL)."

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Sifting out solutions from the struggle may help solve chronic problems of quality and equity, say education experts. After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Learning from Lockdown.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

It was time, thought the ed tech pioneer, to bring his nonprofit online education empire to brick-and-mortar schools — lots of them. If it went well, Khan Academy would prove, on a large scale, that teachers are critical to the successful use of technology in learning. This story also appeared in The Nevada Independent.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2020

It was a heartbreaking blow, but one I would overcome and learn from. In fact, each chapter of my life has taught me the empathy and professional skills that I now use as a high school math educator. I learned how to treat people with compassion. Related: A school where character matters as much as academics.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

For millions of students, this is a summer like no other in the history of American public education. That windfall sent educators scrambling this spring to find the best ways to spend it. That windfall sent educators scrambling this spring to find the best ways to spend it. This story also appeared in NBC News.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The binders resemble, to a degree, the individualized education programs, or IEPs, that are at the heart of education for students with disabilities. But Arianna and Alanni aren’t special education students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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techlearning

MAY 26, 2018

IMS Global Learning Consortium announced the winners of its annual awards during the Learning Impact Leadership Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. said Dr. Rob Abel, chief executive officer, IMS Global Learning Consortium. Rob Abel, chief executive officer, IMS Global Learning Consortium. Bill) Graves Leadership Award.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

For almost a decade, even young kids here have spent hours a day on screens as Mineola’s educators sought to transform schooling here. Each student already had a device that all but the youngest took home every day, and some spent hours a day working online in school. Now, with New York Gov.

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ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 8, 2020

According to a nationally representative sample , as of August, about half the nation’s district schools were planning for face-to-face instruction, with the other half opting for fully remote learning or a hybrid approach. Private schools are more likely than district schools to offer in-person learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The once novel technology behind chess- and gameshow-playing computers is all but commonplace today; it’s in everything from medical diagnostic applications to Gmail spam filters—and as some high school and college students are finding out, a new generation of online tools for foreign language learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2021

They were used to in-person learning, and they didn’t know how they could do it. We had to remain calm and do everything we could to help make the students feel more at ease and comfortable with online learning.”. “It Others tried to keep up with her course using only their phones. That was a nightmare,” she said. “We

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning. This session will look at what it takes to create an online learning community that is safe, supportive, interactive, and engaging.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

When Louisiana schools shut down due to Covid-19 in mid-March, Calcasieu Parish teachers scrambled to transition to online learning. Everybody sort of struggled through trying to develop a combination of paper packets and online instruction,” said Bruchhaus, the superintendent. Students faced barriers to virtual learning.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

inequality and innovation in education. Now, new studies warn of the pandemic’s potentially “debilitating effects” on children’s psychological, developmental and educational progress as anxiety, depression and loneliness increased over the last year. This story about trusted adults was produced by? Sign up for? Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell 1:30 PM Empowering Students in a Distance Learning Environment with John Spencer (60 minutes) 3:00 PM Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning (60 minutes) with Candy Mowen 4:00 PM Rethinking Students Evaluations as a Tool to Improve Online Instruction (30 minutes) with Steven J.

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EdTechSandyK

JULY 16, 2019

In January 2019 I began pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a Specialization in Educational Technology at T he University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The program I am in is fully online, so I am able to study while continuing my current work as a Digital Learning Coach in Georgetown ISD.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 101

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

But the K-12 schools leading the net-zero charge are uncovering major educational benefits as well. Everywhere you walk through this building, you can learn from it.”. Another net-zero elementary school, also designed by VMDO, is to open in 2019. Back at Discovery, educational strategies are expanding, too.

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Elementary Learning Data Report 108

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

This story about IEPs was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The binders resemble, to a degree, the individualized education programs, or IEPs, that are at the heart of education for students with disabilities.

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ExcelinEd

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Before the pandemic, parents were going to great lengths for real educational opportunities. Back in 2019, support for new and different school options grew by 4 percent from 2018. Some school districts, like Indianapolis Public Schools , are leading efforts to adapt to parent and student needs for in-person learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. He finds it easy to teach himself with online content as his guide. He breezily navigates the internet and educational platforms his school uses. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common.

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Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 121

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2021

She found that, outside the walls of the school building (“real school,” as she calls in-person learning), she was actually a much better student. “I I realized that as soon as everything went online, I had every single assignment for every single class available at home. “I Kali took to online learning immediately.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Steve Middleton worked as an engineer for more than a decade before transitioning to education. Regardless of the experiences and interactions that led these educators to the field, each entered their first year of teaching—the 2019-20 school year—filled with excitement, eagerness and anxiety.

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