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How to Center Equity in Undergraduate Digital Learning

Digital Promise

The COVID-19 pandemic caused postsecondary institutions to abruptly transition many of their spring 2020 courses to digital learning. Leaders might gather relevant data , such as logins on a learning management system, student interviews, course grades, and course retention data.

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Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district serves over 4,300 students in its mission to provide an academically rigorous college preparatory program that prepares students to succeed in education and in the workplace of their choice.

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Teaching AP Students Remotely: What Does It Look Like?

EdTechTeacher

Collegeboard is leveraging various digital platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and AP Classroom to keep students engaged in relevant material from a distance. Also, Twitter is sharing these Remote Learning Resources via their AP For Students hashtag. In 2020, AP Students will take a 45 minute version of the exam at home.

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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

Some districts mandate lottery admission processes — but voc-tech schools often prefer to review students’ disciplinary and attendance records before admitting them. For instance, if a student engages in horseplay while holding a welding torch, students and teachers could be put at risk. The stakes at voc-techs are high.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

Edsurge

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. Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa.

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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

Students can apply on a rolling basis throughout the year and complete coursework on their own timeframe. In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear.

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Minnesota’s South Washington County Schools Selects the Discovery Education’s Suite of Digital Services to Support Science Instruction in Grades K-8

eSchool News

Through this multi-year collaboration, educators and students in the district’s elementary and middle schools will return to the classroom this fall with access to award-winning digital resources supporting science instruction. ” SoWashCo Schools educators now also enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community.

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