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. As times have changed, technology has advanced, and student needs have evolved—so, too, has the role of the librarian. Who is the modern librarian? Holzweiss asked.

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 93

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

But in the field of education, we don’t even have a complete set of static competency frameworks for digital data that are openly accessible and interoperable—to say nothing of dynamic data that support real-time pathway optimization. To bridge the gulf, it will take a similar open-data ecosystem to support learner navigation. K-12 learners.

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Google Academic Standards Education Data 88

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

There’s a difference between the promises of “personalized learning” and the policies that school leaders enact—whether through changing academic standards, testing tools, teacher accountability and technology implementation—to make them a reality. The process is the same as parsing hyped ads from the unwrapped product in your hand.

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Technology Policies Education Academic Standards 76

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities.

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Google Android Video Accessibility 98

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed. About the Hosts.

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Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 62

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

A mentor can be introduced formally through programs like Big Brothers and Big Sisters, or informally through a family member or through participation in a sports or arts program. Some companies already encourage their employees to mentor young people through formal or informal programs.

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Company Academic Standards Report Secondary 106

eSpark

MAY 2, 2016

The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. When conducting research around an essential question, students should utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources. 3) Authenticity. 4) Student Voice and Choice.

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Academic Standards Learning Digital Citizenship Secondary 40