The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

August 18-20, 2020 -a Free PD Experience for Blended Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This school year is dependent more than ever upon our ability to blend face to face (hopefully) and online learning. Blended Learning. UDL and Reading Online.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 6, 2020

Online Learning Tips for Teachers and Schools [interview with an American Teacher in China] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Are you prepared for online learning if your school is closed for an extended period of time? FREE Webinar: Online Learning Tips for Teachers and Schools. Click To Tweet.

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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. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

After that, we'll learn to live with it. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/EtSjsbx22a — Lawrence Gostin (@LawrenceGostin) July 12, 2020. I have never been a fan of cyberlearning in lieu of in-person learning, except in specific circumstances. Ed tech companies can play an important part in improving the online experience for our children.

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Neo LMS

JULY 7, 2020

There are daily live-streamed courses being offered by Cosmourse, a London based company. Using Zoom, participants can learn about art, talk and learn with students from around the world, and create their own art projects. Read more: Adopting the asynchronous mindset for better online learning. Varsity Tutors.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 12, 2020

General EdTech: EdTech companies offering FREE support and/or access to schools affected by COVID19 closures. A growing collection of edtech companies that are offering free access or support to schools affected by COVID-19. Remote Learning Resources, Subscriptions, and Platforms Wakelet by Erin Flanagan.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2022

Every moment I inched closer towards the third school year following 2020, it felt as if I had to do something different. We’re also more equipped than most to understand the needs of edtech companies and other organizations that impact schools, students and current teachers. It has brought forth novel ideas and fantastic solutions.

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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. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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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.

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

It’s a lot of really down-to-earth people who want to be doctors because they know how to talk to people, not because they’re really good at chemistry,” she said. “I Yoni Lotan performs as his captain character for a remote birthday party produced by Camp, in his apartment in Brooklyn on March 26, 2020. CAROLINE PRESTON.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

As students return to school for the 2021-22 year, educators are thinking about how to teach children who have missed months of instruction because of the pandemic. 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?

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to teach a preschooler in China how to read, write and speak English. Through a headset and webcam, I learned that he loved space. Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached.

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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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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

In the winter of 2019, a group of college faculty members, education consultants and government employees from the Department of Education and the National Security Agency were discussing how to address a talent gap in cybersecurity — there were more 300,000 job openings in the growing sector and no one qualified to fill them.

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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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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, the research unit inside the U.S. Almost a year later, in February 2021, the results are in: a mere three online learning technologies have clear evidence for improving student achievement. The third is an online algebra course for eighth graders.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

In the past, experts have made big projections for the global edtech market, with some groups estimating as much as $252 billion pouring into the market by 2020. When you have a question or doubts about how to use the application it is not easy to get the support in Mexico because there are no providers near us.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Digital alternatives at residential colleges and other new ways of delivering education have exploded since the pandemic forced schools to shut down in March 2020, forcing a reckoning in a sector already reeling from enrollment declines, rising tuition and unmanageable, often hidden student debt. This move to online learning is here to stay.

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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.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Many discussions have highlighted uncertainty about how colleges will support the academic pathways of students beyond their initial enrollment to ensure degree persistence. In a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company, statistical models based on academic studies estimated the potential influence of school closures on learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

But there’s another factor that’s impeding remote learning. 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.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2022

The quarantine period occurred mostly during the academic year of 2019/2020 and forced many institutions to halt in-person classes and move a considerable amount of instruction online. This shift meant students who did not already engage in online learning were constrained to learn by an online learning modality.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2022

For instance, physical textbooks have been replaced by online learning modules. Classroom-style lectures have given way to self-learning. Classroom-based learning comes with physical limitations, allowing only a specific number of students to attend a seminar, lecture, class, or educational institution. You May Also Like.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

In the last couple of decades, as online learning was steadily being recognized by millions of students as a convenient way to earn a highly prized academic degree, most senior officers at the nation’s colleges and universities paid little attention, dithered or dabbled.

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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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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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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. It also doesn’t regulate how colleges handle unpaid fees.

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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? How-To Videos.

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MindShift

JULY 13, 2021

Educators and school leaders are scrambling to figure out how to regain ground next year in a course that often makes or breaks students’ life chances. Algebra I is the air you breathe to be in STEM,” said Nathan Levenson, a former CEO of a crane-manufacturing company and later a school superintendent in Massachusetts.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

Fielding a barrage of texts from then-New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo telling the small liberal arts college how to handle Covid, Jacobson knew she needed more advice. We also learned empathy, new ways of teaching, how to work remotely online and why being together can be so important.

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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. Children are learning how to be even more resilient, and technology is helping that happen.”.

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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.

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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). .” But there’s no insight into how to help each student.

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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?

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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. Related: How to boost math skills in the early grades. Like many districts across the country, Howard County switched to virtual instruction in the spring of 2020. Read the series.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

So far, we have two well-designed studies where students were randomly assigned to receive online tutoring and their academic progress was measured. The first showed promising results for low-income immigrant middle schoolers in Italy in the spring of 2020. One of her students never showed up. Paying tutors might help too. “In

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