Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

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. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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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. April Mayo is the director of instructional technology for Clayton County Public Schools. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Faced with the pressures of limited time, higher academic standards, diverse student needs, and the responsibility to teach many subjects and multiple grade levels, elementary school teachers have expressed a critical need for easy-to-use, well-designed math resources and ongoing support.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Unruly Studios (Boston) revolutionizes learning by combining coding and STEM education with physical play. Here were the tips that the mock board members, comprised of education technology investors and founders, had to offer. But overall the question that everyone wanted to address was the same: How does a company achieve scale?

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2018

We have a law school, we have a school of business and information technology, we have a college of social and behavioral sciences, we have an open college, and we have health sciences and nursing. We have a different approach than most institutions in how we create our curriculum and how that gets moved into the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Researchers say many high-poverty kindergarten classrooms don’t teach enough math and the few lessons on the subject are often too basic. Related: Eight ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age. Was classroom management stronger? These goals still guide the district today. Were lessons rigorous enough?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In some cases that means being given more time on tests or being offered the option of using technology for written assignments; in other cases it means having an aide in the classroom working with them individually. Within each disability, there is variance in severity and how the disability reveals itself in a classroom.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The software, called Teacher Advisor with Watson , uses Watson artificial intelligence technology to help teachers instantly find math resources. Teacher Advisor then dips into its library of 1,000+ videos and lesson plans, all based on national standards and vetted by top educators. Take a look and sign up for free.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

That’s the first word that Anna Kwan, a K-5 STEM teacher at a public school in Aurora, Colo., By “messy,” Kwan means two things: both the appearance of the classroom and the style of inquiry and learning that students must adopt in order to thrive during making lessons. “But

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

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. Meyer says Desmos’ middle-math core curriculum aligns with state and Common Core academic standards.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

That’s the idea at least behind the latest summative assessments from Project Lead the Way , a project-based STEM curriculum, which is introducing new tech-based question types to measure a raft of noncognitive skills from collaboration to general problem solving (in addition to subject-specific questions about engineering or coding concepts).

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

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. White says developers often wrestle with building a product that’s fun and engaging or a product that’s more direct in addressing a district’s academic standards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The head and the heart are connected, and our schools, curriculum, and education technology should reflect this. The head and the heart are connected, and our schools, curriculum, and education technology should reflect this. Kiddom is just a one education technology company.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As times have changed, technology has advanced, and student needs have evolved—so, too, has the role of the librarian. What are the emerging technologies in a library? Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English. What are the new trends in libraries?

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