N2Y

JULY 30, 2020

It is important not to overlook those strengths and understand that they can translate to possible access points for communication, employment opportunities, and improved quality of life. Others with limitations in one sense can have unexpected strengths involving their unaffected senses, like smell, balance, or touch.

Assessment 97

Assessment Data Academic Standards Examples 97

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

After doing presentations at various events in Longmont, Boulder and Denver, the 17-year-old senior said, “It makes me feel ready for anything that might come my way. Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”.

STEM 100

STEM Report Robotics Company 100

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

Staff say that they try to be strategic with locations, setting up shop within strip malls and sites that are easy for students to access and that are close to other resources like the public library. The organization also has established partnerships with local businesses and other community groups.

Dropout 98

Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 1, 2015

Even in today’s age of standardized testing and emphasis on academic standards, perhaps even because of this recent emphasis, educators are increasingly aware of the need to nurture students’ complete development. Now, don’t get me wrong—extra-curricular activities and special afterschool programs and events can be wonderful.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Meeting Company Classroom 40

Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2023

Today, there are over 8000 edtech products that the 1EdTech community certified as meeting 1EdTech standards for quality and trust. Dramatically reducing the cost associated with enabling a “data rich” edtech ecosystem and thus helping learners, faculty and administrators achieve access to data and analysis in time to improve learner success.

EdTech 152

EdTech Student Data Privacy Academic Standards LMS 152

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Consider how you think of yourself as an adult versus how you viewed yourself as a teenager; then think not only of that difference, but the events that caused that change–what we call “maturity” or “growing up.”). Their affections? Their gifts? Their visions?

System 40

System Study Academic Standards EdTech 40

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

That was how bubbly Apple employees, decked out in the green-and-yellow outfits that matched the colors of Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago, welcomed arrivals to the company’s highly-anticipated education event this morning. There were rumors leading up to the event that Apple would reduce the price of its iPads to as low as $259.

iPad 112

iPad Chromebook Education Company 112

eSpark

APRIL 18, 2022

Rather than relying on a static curricula built on textbooks and worksheets, many districts are taking a more dynamic approach to teaching students academic standards and essential real world skills for student progress. The static curricula at School B pales in comparison to the digital resources used by School A.

Comparison 52

Comparison Academic Standards iPad Resources 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

All the major K-12 traditional textbook publishers were present at the event but only one—Houghton Mifflin Harcourt—got speaking time on stage. EdReports has become a real big deal in K-12 publishing,” he said, referring to the nonprofit that reviews textbooks for alignment to academic standards. It’s a textbook toss-up.

Industry 102

Industry Student Data Privacy Education Company 102

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As someone who has taught high school history, led a school district, and researched the history of school reform along with the use of educational technologies over the past half-century, I found little that startled me in 2017 (with the exception for one event noted below). District purchases of hardware and software continue to go up.

Technology 72

Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 72

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As librarians, our job is to not only give students and teachers access to resources they need to succeed, but to be their guide when choosing these resources. Handbooks can summarize library services, events calendars, and important updates. All students deserve access to a school library. Who is the modern librarian?

Libraries 88

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 88

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

In an event that could be called a love fest, Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton laid out her education priorities in a rollicking speech at the annual assembly of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers union.

Education 40

Education Policies Common Core Academic Standards 40