Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Top Sites/Apps of 2021 BookWidgets - BookWidgets is a fantastic that lets teachers become "paperless' and create interactive quizzes/games that can automatically be graded. This is all done through an educational portal making it easy to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many of the micro-credentials we launched in 2021 focus on topics such as learner variability, digital fluency, STEM, flexible mindsets, early literacy, and more. STEM Minds. Teach for America – Las Vegas. TGR Foundation. The TGR Foundation’s mission is to empower students to pursue their passions through education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience , a leader in aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications that support college and career success, today announced the release of a new national report, Career Insights: Women, STEM, and the Talent Shortage.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum. Summer 2021: Farmcraft Summer Camp. I could design a camp without worrying about standards alignment, summative assessments, or grades. Enter NASEF’s Farmcraft 2021.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

But as schools settled back into their usual rhythms in 2021-22, grades didn’t fall back to pre-pandemic norms and remained elevated. Sanchez said he shared his grade inflation findings with college administrators, who told him that incoming STEM students are not as prepared as students in previous years. grade points from 3.02

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Batavia, Illinois, December 21, 2021 — To support school district science programs in delivering comprehensive content and customizable labs across science subject areas, Flinn Scientific recently launched the PAVO platform. To learn more about PAVO, visit www.flinnpavo.com. About Flinn Scientific.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

Sports require students to set goals, assess the competition and consider their individual strengths and weaknesses. Esports in Schools Fosters STEM Learning. Esports and STEM go hand-in-hand. That’s a notable jump from the 45% of all undergraduates in 2015 that planned to study STEM. STEM careers.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

None of that math may be necessary for the vast majority of undergraduates who don’t intend to major in science or another STEM field. But Martin said that non-STEM students didn’t really need to learn trigonometric functions, which are used in satellite navigation or mechanical engineering. But that’s maybe 20 percent.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

But what happens when high-quality STEM teachers become hard to find, and what happens when STEM teacher applicant pools dry up? extend critical STEM learning opportunities to its youngest students? Students today need more STEM learning opportunities inside classrooms and outside of school. And how can the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

Binet’s interest in early childhood stemmed from watching his two young daughters develop and from observing firsthand the very different cognitive strengths and processes they brought to learning. Yet change isn’t happening fast enough for some educators and experts, who argue the tests should be used less frequently and more thoughtfully.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning. To compare AI scores and feedback with those given by actual teachers, we hosted an in-person convening of 16 middle school writing teachers who had used the platform with their students during the 2021–22 school year.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum. Summer 2021: Farmcraft Summer Camp. I could design a camp without worrying about standards alignment, summative assessments, or grades. Enter NASEF’s Farmcraft 2021.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Two Kentucky school systems— Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) and the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS )—recently selected Discovery Education to support STEM/STEAM education in their school districts.

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

According to a 2021 McKinsey report , disruptions such caused by the pandemic left K–12 students five months behind in some key subjects such as Math. They can even stem from biases that cause some students to lag behind as they are not actively encouraged to participate in lessons. Learning gaps vary a lot in complexity and intensity.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 4, 2021

It is back to school time 2021 for many of us in the United States and beyond… welcome to the future! I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I dedicate this post to all of you wonderful educators. Take a moment to reflect on a story I wish to share.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). As a first step, assess your top 10 most expensive ESSER programs and answer these questions: What is our plan to close out or continue to fund this particular expenditure?

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

members, can implement our well-structured and inclusive curriculum with the knowledge that the program meets and exceeds the requirements to become an integral component of a school’s STEM implementation.”. We are in the business of igniting learners’ passion for STEM and preparing them for a successful future,” added Yerushalmi.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Megan was one of seven high school students we worked with in a multi-year project called My STEM Story , a transdisciplinary collaboration led by scholars of media, education and psychology at the University of Oregon, University of Kentucky and an education research nonprofit called Inflexion. Our research felt even more urgent.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

The report examined data from more than 4 million high school students from 2010 to 2021 who took the ACT. The reality is that the way we teach has changed a lot in the last decade, for sure, as well as the way that we assess—and those things have allowed more students to experience success,” Quinn says. grade points, from 3.17

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Future is STEM/STEAM. We celebrated National STEM/STEAM Day just a few weeks ago, a reminder of how important it is to foster our students’ curiosity around math and science endeavors. STEM/STEAM is everywhere you can imagine and is an indispensable part of our everyday lives. Waterloo Community School District.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

In addition, Discovery Education presents a curated collection of no-cost resources created in collaboration with social impact partners, such as: STEM Student Leaders Get inspired to change the world. and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – presents a curated collection of sustainability-focused professionals in STEM.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

These antiquated curricula have discouraged many students from persisting in STEM fields, and exacerbated inequities prevalent in the U.S. This will not be a lower-level pathway, either, since data science is a rigorous discipline that is rich and important for many different college majors, inside STEM subjects and the humanities.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Although state assessment data from the 2021–2022 school year suggest that students have begun to close pandemic-related learning gaps , the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results reveal that students’ math scores dropped seven points—the first-ever score drop for math in the assessment’s fifty-year history.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The tragic irony at the crux of this debate is that much of the actual waste in education stems from districts being afraid to spend money or limited by misplaced accusations of malfeasance. Public schools cannot rely on martyrdom and self-sacrifice to keep staff and students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2021

New videos, labs, assessments, and more to support biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics teaching and learning. Available for the 2021-22 school year, these updates include a number of new videos, labs, assessments, and more to provide a robust and engaging experience for students in any learning environment.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Halfway through the project’s first school year, 2014-15, just 9 percent of licenses distributed were being used, said Clarence Ames, who coordinates the project for the STEM Action Center, created by the same legislation. A student works on a computer at Freedom Preparatory Academy on February 10, 2021 in Provo, Utah.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

A 2021 study showed that the pandemic disproportionately impacted Black students, prompting a heightened distrust of education. In 2021, mid-pandemic, the exact same proportion of students gave this positive response. And there is every reason to expect disruptions in student learning post pandemic. Students deserve the same.

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N2Y

JUNE 10, 2022

In 2021, n2y’s Unique Learning System ® was EdTech Breakthrough’s choice for “Overall EdTech Solution of the Year.”. Built‑in tools—recommended assessments, rubrics, and profiles plus a library of resources—give IEP teams exactly what they need to write goals aligned to state standards.

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N2Y

JUNE 8, 2021

Differentiated interactive lessons, detailed lesson plans, standards alignment, assessments, progress monitoring, reporting, and research-based teaching strategies support meaningful learning and give teachers back valuable instructional time, ensuring they achieve fidelity and compliance. About EdTech.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The drop in humanities majors and a significant and simultaneous rise in the number of STEM graduates show that students have altered their understanding of what they should study to achieve success in the post-collegiate job market. Related: With enrollment sliding, liberal arts colleges struggle to make a case for themselves.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 20, 2021 – For many students, the stress and challenges of the pandemic may have caused regression both socially and emotionally and in terms of their behavior. For more information on Vector Solutions training courses and to view the course catalog, visit [link]. About Vector Solutions for K-12 Education.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2021

Some of the clues are contained in this June 2021 data analysis conducted by two researchers at Claremont Graduate University and Indiana University. Rural students posted lower scores on math assessments in early ninth grade than their suburban counterparts and they had taken half as many high-school level courses in middle school.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I have a distance learning workshop and session entitled “STEM is a Verb”. Talk with me about your winter,spring and summer… or even fall planning for 2021. It is important to also assess these skills as part of PBL.) This is can be more valuable than always using one of my NPARs (North Pole Assessment Rubrics).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Offering resources for math, science, STEM, and literacy, our mission is to support teachers, inspire students, engage parents, and champion learning by doing. For more information, please visit www. hand2mind.com or follow the brand on Twitter @hand2mind, Facebook @hand2mindinc, and Instagram @hand2mindinc.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2021

This year, it was 47 percent — a 68 percent increase that disproportionately impacted Black and Hispanic students, according to a report by Amplify , a national K-8 curriculum and assessment company that analyzed data from 400,000 students across 1,400 schools over the last two years. It’s time to face this literacy loss head-on.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

A majority of students weren’t mastering the subject, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test that tracks academic achievement. The researchers continued to meet almost every month during 2021 as their campaign gained momentum.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 26, 2021

Set benchmarks and promote formative assessment that involves individual, peers, mentors, and teacher. It involves a formative process with constant assessment from peers, teachers, mentors, and the individual. I have a distance learning workshop and session entitled “STEM is a Verb”. In fact… the Workshop is also a Verb!

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