Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

An open-access advocacy group on Wednesday sent a formal filing to the U.S. And students have complained that moving to digital textbooks removes the option of borrowing from the library or a friend and avoid paying for course materials.

Advocacy 93

Advocacy Groups Pearson Education 93

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. Additionally, submissions are evaluated by practicing library leaders. With teacher librarians across the U.S.

Future Ready 207

Future Ready Maker Movement Libraries Advocacy 207

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., which has 330 students, is not alone.

STEM 395

STEM Education Advocacy Libraries 395

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Department of Education promise, and many are calling for an urgent push for help, including through legislation and a marshalling of resources from institutions like libraries and groups such as AmeriCorps. “I A bipartisan law passed in 2020 initiated a complete overhaul of the FAFSA. But after a problematic soft launch on Dec.

Advocacy 126

Advocacy Report Survey Libraries 126

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2019

Events are hosted by a variety of organizations, such as schools, museums, libraries, community centers, and more. Inspire advocacy for more experiential learning in schools. Sign up to help bring RLDAA to your region in 2020. Help parents in understanding the nature and value of 21st century learning.

Learning 314

Learning Advocacy Social Media Libraries 314

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

Libraries 56

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments.

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 166

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 14, 2020

It is really unconscionable that now many students have graduated from Philadephia city schools without ever experiencing a visit to a school library or learned from a school librarian. Deb Kachel, Co-Chair, Advocacy Committee, PSLA. This injustice to SDP students hampers their success in career, college, and life.

Libraries 52

Libraries Advocacy Resources Google 52

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The School Library Leaders (SLL) project , generously hosted on the site of the National Collaborative for Digital Equity (NCDE) , allows practitioners to pose questions or problems they encounter to the members of this impressive team. Many are faced with covering classes that are have nothing to do with library.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

While she learned to navigate and understand the value of her library’s network of databases, she knows that many kids don’t even know what a database is. She recognizes the library as a safe space for the individual and as an important space that creates community. See video at 28:40.) I am standing here in privilege.

Resources 106

Resources Libraries Advocacy Accessibility 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2022

This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. Early childhood educators are tired and burned out from the onslaught of changes since early 2020.

Advocacy 152

Advocacy Meeting Policies Course 152

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

NEW ORLEANS—Before the 2020-21 school year, Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools, had never considered leaving the profession she loved this early. By the end of 2020, the 44-year-old was agonizing over whether the school year might be her last teaching there. This story also appeared in Time. Into a burning house.

Report 143

Report Meeting Groups Data 143

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. Oakland’s partnership, known as #OaklandUndivided , launched in May 2020. OAKLAND, Calif. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees. Nor does it keep tabs on what happens to a student in debt.

Dropout 100

Dropout Policies Data Report 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020. The early finish hasn’t changed the organization’s planned closing date of August 2020. EducationSuperHighway’s advocacy supported the district’s efforts perfectly. I said ‘OK, this actually could happen.’”.

E-rate 48

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice. They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. But that’s no reason not to share it. Let’s take a step back for a moment.

OER 147

OER Outcomes Comparison Study 147

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. Understanding ESSER, ESF-REM, and GEER. Staying Organized and Healthy. Arati has an M.Ed.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

Some of the lead teachers with bachelor’s degrees were earning about $21 an hour in January 2020 (about $44,000 a year) and are now making $28 an hour (about $58,000). Less experienced full-time teachers have seen similar pay bumps, from $17 an hour in 2020 to $24 today. The pieces are starting to come together now,” Brown says. “It

Education 206

Education Advocacy Survey Libraries 206

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

on March 18, 2020. This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. on April 10, 2020.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

Edmentum 104

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 104

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 21, 2019

“If you brought a pencil to class or not, that would be factored into your grade,” the high school senior said during a study period in the library. The shift came to the school ahead of a statewide deadline to have proficiency-based graduation requirements in place for all of Vermont’s 2020 high school graduates.

Learning 82

Learning System Report Outcomes 82

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You will want access to this library long-term, I promise! Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Tomorrow, Thursday, October 15th, is the final day for "early-bird" pricing to purchase the Summit library. Check them out!

Learning 36

Learning Conference Libraries Broadband 36

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators. Allison is a member of the Wake County Public School System’s Digital Learning & Libraries team where she serves as their senior director.

Professional Learning 98

Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , representatives from Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (the 2021 winner) and Santa Fe Public Schools, NM (the 2020 winner) presented their keys to success. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy. Leadership.

Advocacy 84

Advocacy BYOD Accessibility Strategy 84

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In 2020, Baltimore County Public Schools was hit with a cyberattack that disrupted the district’s remote learning programs, froze its operations and cost the school system nearly $10 million. Last year, a similar data breach of the Los Angeles school district led to thousands of students’ psychological records uploaded to the dark web.

E-rate 109

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 109

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. An open-air class in Rutherford, N.Y. But to many, the similarities in the situations then and now, more than 100 years later, are undeniable. An open-air class in South Boston, Mass.,

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

For low-income kids it’s really hard for programs to run in person,” said Jodi Grant, executive director of Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It She launched Girlstart At Home in April 2020, beginning with weekly Zoom meetings aimed at maintaining relationships with girls already in their program.

Survey 137

Survey Laptops Accessibility Report 137

edWeb.net

JUNE 29, 2022

Like most rural communities, this created a significant digital divide when COVID-19 forced schools nationwide to close in March 2020. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Strategy 79

Strategy Digital Divide BYOD Advocacy 79

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It’s a cloud based platform that uses library science and AI so researchers can “discover, manage and curate research” in a single location. However, it hopes to build an online content library of trainings for employers. It hopes to run the service in all 50 states by 2020. It hopes to open its doors to students in fall 2020.

Personalized Learning 123

Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 123

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Currently, Jon serves as the co-chair of the Education & Libraries Networks Coalition and the Homework Gap Big Tent Coalition, and as Executive Director of the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training. Jon received his JD from the Northwestern University School of Law and his BA from Colgate University.

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

As schools prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, the presenters have had many opportunities to listen to their stakeholders. Dr. Donna Wright was named Tennessee’s 2020 Superintendent of the Year. Of course, the most alarming part of this school year is that no one was prepared for the impact of COVID-19.

EdTech 59

EdTech BYOD Accessibility Advocacy 59

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

billion E-rate program that provides broadband discounts to schools and libraries—along with the U.S. Those agencies and organizations will all continue to play their part come August 2020, when EducationSuperHighway fades out, Marwell hopes. The Work Continues What remains, he says, is best handled by others.

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Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 111

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Among her most recent notable achievements are 2021 Georgia Carl Perkins awardee, 2020 University of Georgia College of Education Lifetime Achievement awardee, 2019 Georgia Outstanding Woman, and 2019 Georgia Department of Education’s STEM and STEAM Advocate of the Year.

Technology 88

Technology BYOD Learning Advocacy 88

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Now that the 2020-21 school year is underway, district leaders must continue to respond in new ways to fast-changing situations resulting not just from COVID-19, but also from equity issues, and in many locations from environmental problems as well. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

Guidelines 88

Guidelines Trends BYOD Data 88