Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Now, in 2020, as educators struggle to cope with the pandemic that forced K-12 schools to deliver instruction online, we should, like the leaders in New Orleans, take this tragic opportunity to think entrepreneurially about reopening public schools. Organizational change in education is often preceded by an action forcing event.

Education 182

Education Elementary EdTech Secondary 182

MIND Research Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Signed into law on March 27, 2020, the CARES Act includes four grants and funds that are allocated for different education-related purposes. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund , or ESSERF, $13.2 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. How Long Will it Take?

Secondary 93

Secondary Elementary Resources Meeting 93

Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

Head to the DLP Strategy Menu to take a tour of this new tool, or see below for step-by-step guide on how to get started. Click here to learn how to join for the 2019-2020 school year. 3 Steps: How to Use the Strategy Menu. This is just one element of the Dynamic Learning Project, now available for all schools!

Strategy 192

Strategy Personal Learning Network Android Secondary 192

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

With the rise of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT that rely on data sets, students also need to understand how to use AI in a responsible way, he added. In 2020, some of California’s public universities allowed applicants to skip Algebra II and substitute data science.

Data 113

Data Study Secondary Course 113

Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

Digital Divide 52

Digital Divide Secondary Elementary Strategy 52

Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has left elementary and secondary schools across the country in need of additional resources to operate and support their school communities. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5 Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

Digital Divide 52

Digital Divide Secondary Elementary Strategy 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

Digital Divide 111

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning.

Learning 212

Learning Online Learning Outcomes Groups 212

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We are honored to partner with ERDI whose members comprise our country’s top education practice leaders committed to ensuring all students have access to the highest quality learning experiences,” said Bob Yayac, president and CEO of CAE.

Secondary 86

Secondary Education Assessment Data 86

EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

On any given day students can participate in these mobile friendly classes covering AP topics such as: Tonicization through Secondary Dominant Chords, Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behavior, and Introduction to Acids and Bases. In 2020, AP Students will take a 45 minute version of the exam at home. This supports equity and access.

Assessment 160

Assessment Training Twitter Course 160

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online. No one ever taught them how—or asked them to learn. “To They don’t have to start from scratch: Research about how to successfully teach kids in virtual classrooms has been underway for years. But there’s another factor that’s impeding remote learning.

Education 212

Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability.

Learning 142

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel, Digital Promise is supporting innovative elementary and secondary school teachers through the HP Teaching Fellows. Personal and Accessible. Apply to be a part of the 2020 HP Teaching Fellows here. Katie Dell.

Learning 191

Learning Strategy Guidelines Secondary 191

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2020

Across China, primary and secondary schools are announcing dates for the long-awaited re-opening of classroom doors. One concern at the moment is how the pandemic could delay graduation plans, especially for students at institutions that have not changed rules around credit requirements. We are just asked to wear masks.”

Libraries 87

Libraries Secondary Company Accessibility 87

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

We've been working with a couple of different equity consultants and looking at our achievement data, discipline data, who's participating in our extracurriculars, and looking at our policies to make sure that we're eliminating obstacles to AP classes and access to extracurriculars or anything along those lines. How do we find resources?

Secondary 82

Secondary Policies Training Resources 82

MIND Research Institute

APRIL 14, 2020

The challenge for my team was in identifying critical data and how to make it consumable, digestible, and actionable for teachers. All of the deeper functions of the program are secondary. Blog: What's New in ST Math for the 2020-2021 School Year. Video: Can a game change how you feel about math? They’re important!

Data 69

Data Secondary Groups Accessibility 69

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given these disruptions, it’s tempting for schools to narrow their focus on core content learning (language arts and mathematics) to make up for lost learning time in the spring of 2020. But could such a narrow focus prove detrimental? SEL in the Classroom Improves Academic Performance. Could Adult Trust be a Key Component of Effective SEL?

Learning 117

Learning Analysis Secondary Accessibility 117

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

But she also routinely dismissed that idea as impossible because, she said, “I wouldn’t know how to make that happen and my family didn’t have the means to do it.”. The school has two full-time school counselors, but in 2012 laid off a staffer whose sole focus was guiding students to college or other post-secondary options.

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Accessibility Secondary 111

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term.

Education 161

Education Learning System Elementary 161

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In 2020, 14 percent of CU Boulder’s full-time freshmen — including from out of state — were Latino, while 31 percent of all of Colorado’s high school graduates were that year, according to the analysis. Seventy-two percent, 510, of the middle and high school students enrolled in the program for 2020-21 were Latino.

Analysis 97

Analysis Report Data Guidelines 97

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Fill out the form below to get access to the toolkit designed to go with this podcast series. In this Google Sheet, you will see how the Dynamic Learning characteristics align with classroom strategies and a list of recommended Google tools to help you do it! How to Create Drag and Drop Activities with Google Slides.

Google 71

Google Secondary Data Tools 71

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In their district-wide tech plan for 2016 to 2022 , Renton set a goal of reaching a 1:1 device-to-student ratio for all middle and high schoolers in the 2019-2020 school year. Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”

EdTech 122

EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 122

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given these disruptions, it’s tempting for schools to narrow their focus on core content learning (language arts and mathematics) to make up for lost learning time in the spring of 2020. But could such a narrow focus prove detrimental? SEL in the Classroom Improves Academic Performance. Could Adult Trust be a Key Component of Effective SEL?

Classroom 92

Classroom Learning Analysis Secondary 92

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 2, 2020

In episode 56, Home Learning with Choice Boards , I interviewed Laura Steinbrink about how she was using choice boards for home learning. Laura used choice boards to offer both online and offline choices for students who didn’t have access. See also How to Differentiate Assignments in Google Classroom.).

Tools 101

Tools Google Secondary Online Learning 101

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Susan Gentz, a partner at K20Connect, provided a guide to the types of emergency federal funding that became available during the summer of 2020, as well as some of the issues that districts receiving funding will need to work through. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

The challenge policymakers now confront: how to find them and get them back. Nearly every state has set a goal for boosting the proportion of its population with post-secondary education; most are aiming for 55 to 65 percent by 2020 or 2025. high schools to produce the number of college graduates the nation needs. Weekly Update.

Dropout 72

Dropout Libraries Report Secondary 72

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. USAC eligible services FAQ page.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 28, 2021

In February 2020, I decided to restart my Blog. The first case of Covid was identified in New York state on March 1, 2020. Technology: In short term crisis, faculty often use the technology that students are already using and/or can be more flexible with assignments if students don't have access to technology.

LMS 45

LMS Course Online Learning Assessment 45

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Today, he's the CEO of NMSI , the National Math and Science Initiative, a 12-year old group that got its start as a way to stem the tide on a troubling statistic: By 2020, a majority of jobs will require some sort of postsecondary training, including many that touch on science and technology. It's more than that.

STEM 106

STEM Training Course Groups 106

EdTechTeam

MARCH 26, 2019

Head to the DLP Strategy Menu to take a tour of this new tool, or see below for step-by-step guide on how to get started. Click here to learn how to join for the 2019-2020 school year. 3 Steps: How to Use the Strategy Menu. This is just one element of the Dynamic Learning Project, now available for all schools!

Strategy 86

Strategy Chromebook Google Personal Learning Network 86

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Learn more about his work and access online tools, training and resources by visiting TrueLiteracy.in. Educators can learn more about tools for increasing accessibility and supporting students who struggle with reading and writing in her presentations at FETC 2020 in Miami. . Michael Hart, Ph.D.

Microsoft 52

Microsoft Tools Assistive Technology Secondary 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. It will also share how to start an esports program in your school if you are interested.

E-rate 362

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 362

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2020

Now, with looming state budget cuts and the need to fill many more bus routes amid staggered school schedules, it remains unclear how districts will pay for the increased transportation costs, whether older drivers will return to the job and what students can expect when — or if — yellow buses arrive to pick them up for school in the fall.

Guidelines 132

Guidelines Analysis Elementary Secondary 132

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 5, 2020

In secondary, this is most likely by subject. How you create your checklist is up to you. See also How to Organize Assignments in Google Classroom.). In Google Chrome, you can add it to your bookmarks bar for quick access. How to Organize Assignments in Google Classroom. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

Google 101

Google Classroom Learning Resources 101

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

How to integrate BombBomb into the classroom: During the pandemic, BombBomb has been an incredible way for us to communicate and keep connected to our students and their families. Obviously, 2020 wreaked havoc on that daily tradition. BombBomb shows you who opened your email and what they clicked/engaged/watched while they were there.

Video 50

Video Libraries Survey Chromebook 50