The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 10, 2021

The post The Shake Up Learning ALL-ACCESS PASS! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Shake Up Learning ALL-ACCESS PASS. With the ALL-ACCESS Pass, participants can access all of the Master Classes, Online Workshops, Podcast PD, and the Members-Only Library! (*excludes Google Certification Academies).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. 7, districts and libraries had requested $6.4 7, districts and libraries had requested $6.4 Subscribe today!

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2021

New York – June 6, 2021 – Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that M. Learn more at www.scholastic.com. Richard Robinson, Jr. the Company’s Chairman and CEO passed away yesterday unexpectedly.

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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. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Fifty-six percent of families said their internet was too slow to properly participate in online learning.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 19, 2021

The post The Future of Online Teaching in a Post-COVID World – SULS093 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. As the role of the classroom teacher continues to evolve in this post-COVID world, it’s important to look at the future of online teaching. The Future of Online Teaching in a Post-COVID World.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

In the spring of 2021, $600 stood between Endele Wilson and his dream of achieving a teaching credential from Long Beach City College. million students from fall 2019 to fall of 2021, according to state data leaving campuses worried about their future and potential students with fewer of the opportunities offered by higher education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The school will receive: A school library “renovation,” which includes a donation of over 6,000 high-quality, age-appropriate books, short reads for Guided Reading, and instructional resources from Scholastic Education Solutions. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 27, 2021

The post 15 Ways to Use Mote in the Classroom – SULS0107 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Learn how Mote helps support ELLs, STEM, and helps engage ALL students with 15 Ways to Use Mote in the Classroom. Shake Up Learning listeners can get an exclusive 3-month trial for Mote Unlimited by going to justmote.me/shakeuplearning.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 1, 2021

The post Teaching with Jamboard – SULS0112 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m chatting with Kim Mattina, Shake Up Learning Trainer , podcaster, and co-author of Teaching with Jamboard. Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Learn more: jamboard.google.com.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform enhancements and new K-12 educational products aimed at making distance learning more impactful. Savvas Realize Optimized for Distance Learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a heightened focus on remote learning and online classes. While online learning brings many benefits to students and teachers alike, it also comes with higher cybersecurity threats. Such attacks disrupt remote learning, along with affecting the institute’s reputation. Installing Malware. Zoombombing.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Tokenized Learning According to data tracked by Coinbase , ICOs have raised nearly $3.4 The idea didn’t exactly catch on.)

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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. 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. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, April 21, 2021 – At Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) in Massachusetts, the Media Arts team produces content for schools, departments, and teachers while offering students a wide array of media classes, clubs, and work study opportunities. In contrast, publishing VOD with Cablecast has been a rock-solid experience.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 9, 2021

The post 100+ Tips, Tools, and Lesson Ideas for Teachers (Celebrating 100 Episodes) – SULS0100 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this milestone 100th episode of The Shake Up Learning Show , guests from past episodes share their favorite tips and lesson ideas for teachers. Watch this quick video to learn how!

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

This 3-part blog series , featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

The post 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode with Shake Up Learning Trainer and Community Manager, Pam Hubler, we explore the new updates to Google Meet. Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Click To Tweet. .

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 10, 2022

Learning is the single most important thing you can do to give yourself a mental boost. By learning something new, you can upskill yourself and improve your confidence. Learning is perhaps one of the few things that come with zero disadvantages. Countless books and online courses on various topics are available to learn.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The first step in student ownership of their own learning is goal setting. One way I help my students set learning goals is by having them complete the vision board template below, which is free for you to copy and assign to students. Find examples on the post, Student-Created Vision Boards with Google Slides , by Shake Up Learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In January 2021, Seage decided it was time to leap into the education field, leveraging the skills he acquired to make a difference at his alma mater, Christopher Columbus High School. Under his leadership, CCHS was one of the first schools to implement Samsung’s Flip 3 whiteboard in 2021.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

She vanished from Cambridge, Massachusetts’ public school roll in 2021 and has been, from an administrative standpoint, unaccounted for since then. Over months of reporting, the AP learned of students and families avoiding school for a range of reasons. Some students couldn’t study online and found jobs instead.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Dr. Dana T.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The first step in student ownership of their own learning is goal setting. One way I help my students set learning goals is by having them complete the vision board template below, which is free for you to copy and assign to students. Find examples on the post, Student-Created Vision Boards with Google Slides , by Shake Up Learning.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In the COVID-19 Data Dispatch’s “Opening” series , we profiled five school communities that successfully reopened during the 2020-2021 school year. Both of these rural districts faced challenges with online learning, as many families did not have Wi-Fi at home. Require masks, and model good masking for kids. Conclusion.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Jim wanted to support student well-being and resilience in the face of the disruption and set-back in social-emotional learning that COVID created. His enthusiasm for creating a safe social emotional learning environment is very admirable and his students are so lucky. Jim embraced EmpowerU immediately.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 29, 2022

What is Clever integration and why it is essential for learning? Clever simplifies complex integrations resulting in great user experiences, higher usage, and improved engagement with third-party apps, such as KITABOO, thus, enabling superior content delivery and more learning in the classroom.

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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. He says, “We need to teach students the way they want to learn, not necessarily how we were taught.”

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

COVID-19 was tough on schools, calling for swift shifts in teaching and learning practices to support virtual learning environments and a host of new pedagogical demands. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Professional Learning. By Michele Israel.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

With libraries shuttered and bookstores a nonessential trip, many parents have downloaded book after book on tablets and smartphones to keep their little ones reading. Do kids absorb and learn to read more from one format versus the other? By chance, this toddler study showed stronger learning outcomes for the digital picture book.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2021

And there’s no question that witnessing their loneliness, difficulties with online learning and seemingly endless hours on social media has been enormously stressful for the adults who care about them the most." We are excited to announce that Learning Revolution (and Classroom 2.0 This parent seminar is like no other.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

Children dance to learn the letter D, for example, while chanting the sound that goes with the letter. But educators at Columbus say the number of kids here who need this level of intervention has grown — as it has around the country after uneven learning experiences during the pandemic. It’s not just learning loss.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 15, 2021

President Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 , providing more funding relief for K-12 education than the previous CARES and CRRSA Acts combined. Unique to the provisions of the American Rescue Plan, local education agencies (LEAs) must reserve not less than 20% of the funds to address learning loss.

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