Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

If you have a suggestion for a topic or guest for 2024, please send that my way at jeff@edsurge.com. Inside the Quest to Detect (and Tame) ChatGPT Even before ChatGPT was released, AI experts were exploring how to detect language written by this new kind of bot. Thanks for listening!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Wright would come to mind as an example of how to do education right. In high school, I participated in Teacher Cadets , a program that allows high school students to explore the education field as a possible career, in part by having them go into local elementary and middle schools and by serving and observing in the field.

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 19, 2024

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, Jeff welcomes podcaster, author, and Digital Learning Leader Matthew Joseph on the podcast to discuss why it’s important not only to have a clear district vision for technology integration but a clear plan for how Instructional Coaches will play a pivotal part in executing that plan.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 24, 2023

With ESSER deadlines just around the corner, we'd like to provide a short guide on how to use those funds. 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. What is ESSER?

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Discovery Education

APRIL 16, 2023

From the continued conversations on ESSER, the impacts of technology, and what state officials are pushing for, there's plenty to pay attention to. EdTech is Critical in Evolving School Environments The new State of Technology in Education reports that educators consider technology critical to effective education.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students. –Elizabeth Bassford, Vice President, Content & Implementation, Curriculum Associates Last spring, we came across a STEAM robot solution which provides early learning coding opportunities for elementary students.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

It was very different from the physical calculators that you had to wait your turn to use at my elementary school. But the other path was, if you could figure out how to fund the initial development, then everybody could use it for free. And of course, economists have a name for this.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The center, which is in its final design phase, will open its doors in fall 2024 to serve 245 2- to 5-year-olds in the district. This is a major shift as the district’s existing preschool program is typically served from one portable classroom at several elementary school sites.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We To her, it was “heartbreaking.”. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Perry elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Williams may have never considered herself to be a "tech person," but she recognized the value of code and discovered how a supportive community could empower her and her students to learn. million computing jobs by 2024. Roadblock: I am not a programmer, so I can’t learn how to code.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

We compared tutoring to summer school, after school, extended day, technology and other things. A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. I love math.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2024

Its tutors are in India, but many of its clients are American families with elementary school children. It is slated to be presented at the March 2024 annual conference of the Society of Learning Analytics in Kyoto, Japan. Beyond the technological hurdles, there are psychological ones too.

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MindShift

JULY 15, 2021

We compared tutoring to summer school, after school, extended day, technology and other things. A 2020 review of nearly 100 tutoring programs found that intensive tutoring was particularly helpful in reading during the early elementary years, and most effective in math for slightly older children. I love math.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The United Nations General Assembly declared October 4th-10th World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology. Using the power of AR/VR and immersive technology, teachers have the ability to bring space to life for their students. Here are 5 TimePod Lessons to try (elementary, middle, and high school).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

There might be one adult for every three kids in an elementary school classroom if a teacher has the support of aides, she continues, but that ratio grows throughout middle and high school. Paraprofessionals, the hall monitors, lunch monitors, everyone could be playing a role with those relationships,” Cipriano says.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

What if you were to marry humans with technology? Could you substitute some of the tutoring time with time on ed tech without sacrificing how much students learn? This blend of tutors and technology yielded results in ninth grade algebra equivalent to daily human tutoring alone at a much lower cost: $2,000 per student versus $3,000.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

Maryland Maps a Way Forward Some years back, before the start of the pandemic, Maryland state legislators were thinking about how to improve their education system, hoping to transform it into one of the best in the world. Perhaps news has spread that in fall 2024, the starting salary for teachers at Houston ISD will be $64,000.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Much as she loves technology, Wilkins-Walker said, “I have never wanted to be an online teacher.”. In normal times, students enrolled in her courses as 10th graders already knew how to navigate high school life. Despite the obstacles, Kymani, a sophomore at West Philadelphia High, was determined to graduate on time in 2024.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tang now works part time as a tutor at DuPont Elementary, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The county has poured resources into making sure everyone in the community set in the Tennessee foothills has enough technology to get online. But the really big question is whether states will figure out how to sustain their efforts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. To be intentional and thoughtful to what technology can provide for teachers and students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. To be intentional and thoughtful to what technology can provide for teachers and students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Chamber of Commerce Foundation this month announced the launch of the 2024 National Civics Bee. The competition is expanding to 27 states for the 2023-2024 school year, tripling its reach from nine states last year. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024. The submission period is open through January 8, 2024.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sitting beside her, Candy Turner , a retired elementary school teacher who had brought Ziploc bags of pear slices and dried cranberries for the hours ahead, agreed. “I Then it appointed Susie Luckey, a popular elementary school principal, as interim superintendent until June. I think we are in trouble based on what I saw.”

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