The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Her son, who graduated in 2020, has autism. The role of technology.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 131

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

Around the country, many K–12 schools use videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom for remote learning. In Killeen, Texas, for example, school district administrators already use the free local cable station Channel 17 to broadcast community news. The toughest part is nailing down the logistics. “We Michael III says.

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Pearson Adobe Camtasia Smartphone 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

Around the country, many K–12 schools use videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom for remote learning. In Killeen, Texas, for example, school district administrators already use the free local cable station Channel 17 to broadcast community news. The toughest part is nailing down the logistics. “We Michael III says.

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Pearson Adobe Camtasia Smartphone 150

Perry Hewitt

APRIL 26, 2020

It’s both hard and easy to believe that the sentiment “Digital will become the core” still attracts a lot of attention in 2020. But it’s easy to believe when we experience interactions with enterprise companies that are mired in literal paperwork and cumbersome processes that clearly require a digital rethink.

Industry 205

Industry Company Software Online Learning 205

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Free Distance Learning Resources. PBLWorks has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and free tools to facilitate PBL remotely.

STEM 370

STEM Resources Learning Software 370

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways. Many employers are wrestling with their own Catch-22.

Training 186

Training Company E-rate Software 186

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. The change already delivers extraordinary results and 96% of teachers claim that EdTech increases student engagement in learning. Online learning. 5 New EdTech tools to watch.

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EdTech Gamification Tools Robotics 347

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.

Digital Divide 217

Digital Divide Broadband Report Accessibility 217

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Free Distance Learning Resources. PBLWorks has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and free tools to facilitate PBL remotely.

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STEM Resources Learning Software 195

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

In 2020, Nidhi Hebbar, a former education lead at Apple who later studied racial bias in ed tech at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub, co-founded the Ed Tech Equity Project. Oftentimes tech companies didn’t really seem to understand the experience of Black and Brown students in the classroom,” Hebbar said.

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EdTech Company Data Software 118

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Should math teachers start fourth grade, for example, by reviewing important third grade topics such as multiplication and fractions? Or should they start fourth graders off at the usual beginning, learning place values through millions and billions, as if third grade hadn’t been disrupted? Should they step back or proceed ahead?

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Education Software Data Company 123

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

EdTech 158

EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 158

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. A new funding package from the federal government in December 2020 dedicated an additional $54.3 The Samsung Interactive Display provides engaging, exciting learning experiences for students—from anywhere.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 164

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

Even as doors reopened to brick-and-mortar schools, administrators here saw the continued need for a virtual option in response to lingering concerns about Covid and to feedback from some parents that their children had thrived in online learning. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 94

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Even without a pandemic, Instructure faced a transformative 2020. The learning management system provider—best known for its Canvas product popular among colleges—is officially under private equity ownership. So what else is next for the Salt Lake City-based edtech company? The company is also on the search for a new CFO.

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LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 96

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each. It offers fewer courses than Coursera—in 2020, edX listed 3,090 courses and Coursera about 4,600.

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Coursera MOOC Company Course 166

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 141

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2020

The more I saw people struggle with online learning, it convinced me this work is more important now than it ever was." Ryan Bravin, 2020 corps member in Eastern North Carolina “If anything I think I was more committed to joining,” Bravin says. “A Instead, he became more resolute about its mission.

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Training Blackboard Video Online Learning 137

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Here are four areas we can start: Rapidly Train Our Teachers to Harness Tech Amid historic challenges, with no roadmap and often no experience in remote learning, educators worked tirelessly to keep students learning during the heigh of the pandemic. They need to be able to identify sources and find corroborating information.

EdTech 142

EdTech Digital Divide Learning Social Media 142

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2012, the government of India stated that it would need to build 1,000 new universities and an astounding 50,000 new colleges by 2020 to meet expected demand as its population and workforce continued to grow. That meant using online learning to serve people who would otherwise have no access to higher education.

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Education Outcomes Online Learning System 111

ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 8, 2020

These losses would be difficult to recover under normal circumstances, and in the Fall of 2020, nothing is normal. A recent report by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University quantifies pandemic-related learning loss in core subject areas on 19 states. The predicted economic consequence to the U.S.

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Learning Software Report Outcomes 69

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company, statistical models based on academic studies estimated the potential influence of school closures on learning. Additionally, institutions must adjust their previous approaches toward the assessment of learning outcomes to meet the realities of today’s environment.

Education 189

Education Industry Training Strategy 189

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

We also learned empathy, new ways of teaching, how to work remotely online and why being together can be so important. For example, De Anza Community College English professor Lauren Gordon, who had never used Zoom before 2020, said, “Everyone had a Zoom account,but I didn’t know that — I had never taught online.”

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Learning Course System Groups 80

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2021

Even before the pandemic shunted them into online learning, many high school students failed to see a connection between their work in the classroom and their real-world futures. Young people whose education included a work-based learning experience — and with it a sampling of career opportunities they might never have imagined.

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Social Media Report Course Company 144

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Using data from three California Community College districts and student demographic information, researchers estimate that, from July 2020 to June 2021, some 321,000 community college students accrued a collective $107 million in debt to their campuses. She struggled with online learning and began to face severe health issues.

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Dropout Policies Data Report 104

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. Guilford sent its first batch of tutors to middle schools in November 2020. It’s a long road of recovery.”

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Study Data Report Elementary 137

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2020

A January 2020 report by the firm estimated that between 20 and 40 percent of the 50 hours that a typical teacher currently works a week could be saved through existing automation technology, often enabled by artificial intelligence (AI). .” For example, they estimate that lesson preparation could be cut from almost 11 to six hours.

Software 145

Software Differentiated Instruction Report Study 145

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

SplashLearn’s game-based learning platform—available in 150+ countries and already used by more than 40 million children—features thousands of research-informed games aimed at instructing young learners in English language arts and math. In what ways has the perception of game-based learning changed in recent times?

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning Meeting 171

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. Ancora High School is an online high school that offers a Texas high school diploma and is accredited by Cognia. Learn more at www.ancorahigh.com.

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Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 95

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

She’s the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Online Learning Research , which publishes peer-reviewed studies about K-12 online education. and Pearson, reports the Snapshot 2020 annual report from the Digital Learning Collaborative. Just a few years old, it’s still a “fledgling journal,” Archambault says.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 212

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. There’s a role, he says, for a hot spot for a student who becomes homeless, for example.

Digital Divide 143

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 143

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

As 2020 kicked off, the U.S. Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students. Consistent with past recessions, many companies are being forced to cut or freeze benefits such as 401(k) contributions. Across industries, demand for talent was booming.

Coursera 113

Coursera Training MOOC Course 113

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

For example, research by McKinsey & Company found that Black and Hispanic students are less likely to have access to technology. Like many districts across the country, Howard County switched to virtual instruction in the spring of 2020. Some students have fallen behind, widening already existing inequities in education.

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Strategy Elementary Groups Personalized Learning 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you want to understand how online degrees are shaking up traditional colleges and universities, look at Pennsylvania. 27, 2020 calling Southern New Hampshire’s incursion into the Keystone State “credit negative” for all of Pennsylvania’s four-year colleges, from Penn State to Temple University.

Industry 73

Industry Report Secondary Course 73

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

EdTech 139

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192