The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2014

As more than 900 entrepreneurs and educators converge in San Francisco this week, some will talk academic standards, literacy and charter schools. Participants can teach to student avatars in a virtual classroom, check out the Two Bit Circus or attend “Hour of Power,’’ sessions that promise to be “provocative, fun and interactive.”.

EdTech 81

EdTech Blendspace Hapara Educreations 81

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

The Bare Minimum Of Learning Technology. What is the bare minimum of learning technology integration in a classroom? Prevailing local technology use? In that light, we felt like it represented another kind of idea–a bare minimum of technology integration in an average classroom. Gamify your classroom.

Technology 40

Technology Common Core Academic Standards iPad 40

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 K-12 market for classroom assessment tools is expected to reach $1.7 Of that figure, about $12.3

LMS 113

LMS Assessment Company Comparison 113

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

In a previous EdSurge piece , I described how economics and technology trends tend to drive educational innovation by providing models that reformers build into their visions, sometimes unconsciously. In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

Policies 111

Policies Trends Common Core Training 111

TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

How Technology Should Have Already Changed Your Teaching. A little bit of technology doesn’t change much. Tacked-on learning technology can do this. But deep integration of technology–real at-the-marrow fusion of learning model, curriculum, and #edtech? Classroom design. by Terry Heick.

Technology 40

Technology Gamification Digital Citizenship Academic Standards 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 26, 2021

Due to COVID-19, most of our educational systems reflect a new normal, with hybrid and remote learning, increased use of technology, and teacher professional development. Both districts agreed the pandemic forced everyone to jump headfirst into edtech, whether or not the capacity was there. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

Professional Learning 58

Professional Learning Academic Standards Outcomes Secondary 58

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. Technology and Professional Development. Whether face to face, virtual, or both, technology has the potential to personalize professional learning for teachers.

Professional Learning 52

Professional Learning Data Future Ready Academic Standards 52

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. How can technology build these connections?

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement How To Academic Standards Examples 52

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. ESSA ensures that all U.S.

Policies 40

Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 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.

Learning 392

Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 392

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

There are at least two truisms when it comes to education technology: 1. That gung-ho initiative is something that Mark Racine, director of technology at Boston Public Schools, applauds. Meanwhile, the number of tools in classrooms today has ballooned. Teachers don’t always use what their district purchase.

EdTech 119

EdTech Libraries Software Company 119

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. Over the years, the company created accompanying lessons for teachers and students to use on its calculator technology.

Company 218

Company Exercises Common Core Academic Standards 218

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. This piece originally ran on Edsurge. How to Empower Effective Teachers.

EdTech 52

EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis 52

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

A growing corps of entrepreneurs, supported by record-setting investments in education, are creating new technologies, experimenting with business models, and living their own bouts of euphoria and terror. The State of the K-12 Sector The edtech boom of the past two decades promised efficacy and new instructional models.

Instructional Materials 139

Instructional Materials Case Study Assessment Company 139

eSpark

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. This piece originally ran on Edsurge. How to Empower Effective Teachers.

EdTech 40

EdTech Academic Standards Chromebook Analysis 40

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

We believe that our place at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts makes it possible to create and amplify our creativity,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said on stage. But once a staple—and stable—presence in the classroom, Apple’s dominance in the education market has taken a backseat. This is something only Apple can do.”

iPad 134

iPad Chromebook Education Company 134

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Sigelman, of Burning Glass Technologies, captured this point succinctly: “40 percent of the skills required today for the same job are different than the skills required a decade ago.” 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.

Industry 118

Industry Student Data Privacy Education Company 118

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.

Education 79

Education Company Chegg Pearson 79

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.

Chromebook 46

Chromebook Pearson Student Data Privacy Data 46

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? Technology. Use of data. Mobile learning.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Mobile Learning Flipped Classroom Mobility 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Many leaders spoke about the importance of collaborating across districts for a variety of initiatives—from planning a technology implementation to creating buy-in from teachers and providing professional development opportunities. But the innovative work happening in each district is very closely aligned.

Technology 60

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 are the emerging technologies in a library? What are the new trends in libraries?

Libraries 91

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 91

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” 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?

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42