Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Educators often hear that what they do in the classroom needs to be based on pedagogy. Whether you’re new to teaching, need a refresher or are based outside of the classroom, understanding the foundations of good teaching is important. Their strategies should be tied to pedagogy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Specifically, the bet is that formative assessments, which can be delivered in classrooms regularly throughout the school year, offer educators a better, timelier understanding of what students know (or don’t) than an end-of-year final test. K-12 market for classroom assessment tools is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2020.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Investments in teacher training programs when new state standards or social-emotional learning programs are rolled out are recent examples where statewide decisions shape local choices. In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 26, 2021

Both districts agreed the pandemic forced everyone to jump headfirst into edtech, whether or not the capacity was there. In addition to her seven years in instructional technology, she was a classroom teacher and media specialist. April has served 24 years in the K-12 environment.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

What is the bare minimum of learning technology integration in a classroom? Though many teachers remain against reckless #edtech integration, the conversation is clearly shifting from should technology play a central role in the learning process to how should technology be used to promote learning? Gamify your classroom.

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eSpark

APRIL 14, 2022

Student engagement—participating in lively class discussions, investing time and energy into their academic work, and applying what they learn in school to the world outside the classroom—increases when educators value social-emotional well-being, according to 81% of teachers.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

When given agency, teachers understand the what, why, and how so they can genuinely embrace what they are learning and put those skills to use in their classroom instruction. He has been recognized by EdScoop (EdTech Hero, 2017), SETDA (Leader of the Year, 2013), and Common Sense Media (Educator of the Year, 2012). Bruce holds an M.B.A

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. And in nearly two-thirds of the classrooms, students didn’t appear to use technology to solve problems or work collaboratively. Design for collaboration.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. ESSA encourages districts to bring edtech into the classroom.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

It's interesting to point out that the authors came from special education backgrounds, and for most classroom teachers, that is usually their co-teaching situation: a gen ed teacher is the one "in charge," while an ECE teacher pushes in because several children with IEP needs are on the roster. Who's name is on the classroom door?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

But deep integration of technology–real at-the-marrow fusion of learning model, curriculum, and #edtech? 10 Ways Technology Has Changed Education: The Iconic Actions #edtech Should Disrupt. Classroom design. Usually learning happens in your classroom. Or even a classroom in Bombay. That changes everything.

Technology 40

Technology Gamification Digital Citizenship Academic Standards 40

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

But amid a rush of new and emerging classroom solutions promising gains in student mental health and well-being, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not all K-12 SEL solutions are created equal. Yet just 22 percent said they felt “very prepared” to teach SEL in classrooms. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

Meanwhile, the number of tools in classrooms today has ballooned. Another recent survey found that, on average, districts saw more than 700 different edtech products used each month during the last school year. In early 2016, it launched Co-Pilot to give schools free 30-day trials of edtech software built by other companies.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” This piece originally ran on Edsurge.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

The company licenses its calculator to publishers and other edtech developers for use in their software. It’s been our desire for a while to go deeper to engage with students in classrooms,” says Luberoff. Meyer says Desmos’ middle-math core curriculum aligns with state and Common Core academic standards.

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eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” This piece originally ran on Edsurge.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

But once a staple—and stable—presence in the classroom, Apple’s dominance in the education market has taken a backseat. Ordinary classroom walls turned into works of arts which students could examine up close to see each brush stroke. But it could make a compelling case for bringing iPads back to the classroom.

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iPad Chromebook Education Company 131

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

The State of the K-12 Sector The edtech boom of the past two decades promised efficacy and new instructional models. But poorly integrated standards, curriculum, assessment, and intervention materials have always been a problem. A follow-up post will explore what’s changed (or not) on the supply side—both industry and investment.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

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. But I don’t think classroom teachers think that way. edtech funding this decade in 2015 and 2018. They have become a litmus test for many districts.” What’s impact?

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techlearning

MAY 24, 2018

Some sessions dove into the weeds, exploring systems like IMS CASE (Competencies & Academic Standards Exchange), which supports learning standards and competencies, digital resources, and assessments. Christine Weiser, Content Director SETDA Launches New Resource to Support K12 Interoperability.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Kelly met him through Planet3 co-founder Albert Yu-Min Lin when Lin received an award sponsored by Switch, Kelly told EdTech Digest at the time. That year, the company received a $150,000 grant Small Business Innovation Research grant from the federal government to prototype its product in two classrooms.

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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. Students in today’s classrooms can have the world at their fingertips.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION UPDATES ( edu.google.com ) Google for Education announced updates and new tools to help teachers keep innovation alive in their classrooms. edtech market. VIVI ( www.vivi.io ) Vivi announced its entry into the U.S.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Content-based academic standards. Social media in the classroom. Does that encourage them to pour over peer-reviewed journals of emerging pedagogies to only bring in “proven” methodology into their classroom? A flipped classroom is good, yes? Use of data. Mandates to be research-based in our behavior.

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Academic Standards Mobile Learning Flipped Classroom Mobility 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

First Comes Plans, Then Comes (Effective) PD Stephanie Avera, secondary TOSA, and John Morgan, Director of EdTech, of Capistrano Unified School District decided it was time to rethink technology PD. Avera would teach them the tools in the morning, then take over one of the teacher’s classrooms in the afternoon to demonstrate the lesson.

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Technology Education EdTech Future Ready 60

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. What does a modern library look like? But this simply isn’t true in the modern educational climate.

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 91

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “George Mason’s President Says Some Donor Agreements Fell ‘Short’ of Academic Standards.” “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Via Inside Higher Ed : “Uncovering Koch Role in Faculty Hires.” ”). .”

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