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 Make sure you know how much you plan to invest in such categories as equipment/hardware, software/licensing and remote learning.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 168

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2020

Founded in 2012, Flatiron offers courses in data science, software engineering, design and other technology skills. About 100 students were enrolled when company officials announced in October 2019 that it would close its doors after the 2019-2020 school year. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Company Software Elementary Report 110

eSchool News

JULY 9, 2021

In 2020, the deployment of edtech tools in schools increased by nearly 90 percent year-over-year. million of their Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds (almost half) on software tools that facilitate learning. . The reality of tool sprawl in the U.S. education system. In Washington, D.C.

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Tools Secondary EdTech Survey 100

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Research conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that number could be reached by 2020. Those jobs will be created by advancements in software, and kids need to prepare now for those possibilities. According to the App Association , there will be approximately 1 million unfilled computing jobs in 2024.

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Data STEM Guidelines Report 345

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a result, the district’s 1,900 elementary students will return later this summer to classrooms outfitted with multiple touch screens, motion-tracking cameras, and microphones — part of an uncommon plan to embrace hybrid learning. Out on Capitol Hill, she warned, the feds are “itching to take this money away from us.”

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Elementary Training Laptops Technology 112

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

The rate of teachers quitting and retiring from the profession, according to Goldhaber’s calculations in one state, Washington, was about 11 percent in 2020-21 – actually a smidge lower than it was in 2006-07, another year of high turnover when a strong job market lured educators away. Most departures were filled with new hires.

Survey 138

Survey Report Elementary Data 138

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020.

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STEM Education Advocacy Libraries 397

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, the research unit inside the U.S. Another improves reading comprehension among older elementary school students. Much of the educational software was actually used inside school buildings, not only at home. One helps middle schoolers with math homework.

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Study Software Learning Analysis 135

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Demand for high-dosage tutoring is growing among students in all grades at Gadsden ISD, led by elementary-age students, who are reaping the benefits of one-on-one and small-group tutoring. Lewis recently presented a webinar on how to partner with a high-dosage tutoring provider to launch an effective summer school program.

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Learning Instructional Materials Professional Learning Meeting 108

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

While I taught one group of students how to find the main idea of a text, the others applied reading skills they had learned with me by completing assignments in Google Classroom and adaptive software that allowed them to advance at their own pace. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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Learning Software Blended Learning Flipped Classroom 218

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Math is cumulative,” Joel Rose, the chief executive officer of New Classrooms, a nonprofit company that sells math software to schools, once told me. Thousands of classrooms elected to try the just-in-time review approach in the fall of 2020. You just can’t learn linear equations if you don’t know how to multiply.”.

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Education Software Data Company 126

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. For students, there are CSTEM camps and competitions to showcase the robot wizardry of programmers from elementary through high school. Here’s how you get started: download the free software.

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Robotics STEM Common Core Software 150

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Artwork submissions for this free youth art contest are accepted this year from November 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020. Toyota Dream Car Art Contest invites youth, ages 4-15, to submit their original hand-drawn artworks that answer the question, “If you could design a car to make the world a better place, what would it look like?”

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Classroom Libraries Software Guidelines 272

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. Most people don’t consider education technology to be such an important industry, but it’s actually gigantic. Online learning.

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EdTech Gamification Tools Robotics 347

MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As the nation bid farewell to 2020, Congress passed CRRSA , the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act , which includes some $54 billion dollars in relief funds for K-12 education, with an additional $4 billion in a discretionary fund for governors’ use. Funds for K-12. Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER).

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Secondary Differentiated Instruction Elementary Software 55

Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

While we don’t fully know what the 2020–2021 school year will look like yet, it’s sure that taking care of your overall health and well-being will be essential for students, teachers, and parents alike. For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited. STEAM Curriculum.

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Trends Gamification Digital Citizenship Blended Learning 304

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Creating a healthy environment for learning in the 2020-21 school year has arguably never been more challenging for staff and families,” said Chad Castruita, founder of Care Solace. “We Care Solace offers proprietary software to aggregate mental health care providers and substance use treatment options.

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System Accessibility Software Elementary 74

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. In 2020, an estimated 19.5 But another blockbuster deal in this sector, in the middle of an ongoing pandemic, offers proof that it can be done—and deliver handsome returns.

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IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 175

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) Administration and Leadership How is all this being negotiated with teachers unions? Rebecca Koenig (March 16, 2020) How will this affect teacher pay? Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) General Questions Should schools close? Related EdSurge article on this topic: Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19?

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Company Social Media Policies Student Data Privacy 132

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

That cash, combined with what observers have estimated was $800 million in revenue in 2020, has been fueling its growth spurt. For instance: Using a tablet’s camera and Osmo’s artificial intelligence software, the system tracks what a child is doing on a (physical) worksheet and responds accordingly to right and wrong answers.

EdTech 214

EdTech Khan Academy Company Libraries 214

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2024

Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report Across town, students in Ruben Jacquez’s class at Rio Mesa High School use coding software to compile and clean data they’ve collected on student stress levels. He said he plans to use the skills he learned in the class when in college.

Data 139

Data STEM Course Report 139

MIND Research Institute

MAY 24, 2023

ESSER, which stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief , was first established as part of the CARES Act, where additional funds were added to ESSER II and III. has provided three ESSER packages for public school districts to spend: ESSER I—approved back in March 2020 for $13.5 What is ESSER? To this day, the U.S.

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Secondary Software Elementary EdTech 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. The software only counts active usage, not idle minutes. Credit: Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent.

Khan Academy 136

Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 136

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

When paired with the latest features of the award-winning mobile app, Here Comes The Bus, Bus Guardian delivers a robust, off-the-shelf slate of software and hardware products ready to support schools and families as students return to the classroom. “We

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Software Mobility Report Data 60

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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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 144

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

In April 2020 he released a bestselling book with co-author Judy Mikovits, a discredited scientist who claim that vaccines “kill millions.” Middle school science teacher Bertha Vazquez helps students who are creating original videos on Newton’s laws of motion, using props from home and video-editing software.

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Survey Report Data STEM 119

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 5, 2021

The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. What does the report say about K-12 math software? ST Math in Utah , where over 21% of elementary schools use the program. see page 351. Proficiency. Percentile Rank. Further Reading.

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Program Evaluation STEM Analysis Software 52

NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 13, 2021

High School Crediting Sources Administrators Research Tools Librarians Book Awards & Lists Elementary Home Middle School Newsroom. Right now, we are building the following daisy-chained Guides: Home Elementary Middle School High School Educators Librarians Adminstrators Parents. But must we all begin from scratch?

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility Resources 138

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. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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EdTech Company Data Software 119

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2020, Chicago Public Schools won a $750,000 grant from the U.S. The district’s earlier pilot initially used a software to flag posts, but, Chou said, “The algorithm did not catch a lot of the situations we are most concerned for.”. Software ‘spying’ is no substitute for student support.

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Social Media Company Report Data 125

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In addition, many Native students attend schools that may lack the hardware, software and high-speed internet needed for these classes. Since 2020, Native student enrollment in computer science courses has declined at most two-year and four-year institutions, she said, even as more students overall have received degrees in the subject.

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Accessibility Robotics Report Course 115

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After that one morning session, Dunlap, a scientist who grew up in Japan, withdrew Annika from kindergarten at her local public elementary school in Fremont, California. Kindergarten, a foundational grade for young children, is typically the first year of elementary school, even in the 31 states where it isn’t required.

Elementary 144

Elementary Assessment Report Outcomes 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

According to the most recent federal data I could find from 2014-15, almost 90 percent of high school principals said they offered online credit recovery in their schools and estimated that 15 percent of their students used these software programs. The online software was a lot cheaper than paying a teacher and graduation rates went up.

Software 90

Software Course Instructional Materials Blended Learning 90

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. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT. JUNE 28, 2020 · 7:23 PM | EDIT. JUNE 9, 2020 · 3:18 AM | EDIT. MAY 19, 2020 · 8:08 PM | EDIT. Students: General short answers: What tools, software, and technology seemed to be important?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020. He attributes this theory to the role Asia now plays in the global economy with automation being software driven, and abundance of material in the market place. I am excited to see what message Pink has in a Keynote on Motivation and Leadership at FETC 2020.

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STEM Resources OER Conference 207

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

As the start of the 2020-21 school year approaches, states and school districts are wrestling with decisions about when, how and whether school will take place inside brick-and-mortar classrooms. No matter the Day One plans in your local area this fall, every school district must be ready for partially or fully remote school days.

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Broadband Learning Accessibility Outcomes 141

ExcelinEd

APRIL 13, 2020

Families who have lost jobs or taken pay-cuts may not be able to pay tuition for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. When federal or state funds are distributed to districts, private school students in their purview are to receive “equitable services,” just as they would under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

Secondary 91

Secondary Meeting Software Elementary 91