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. It has also impacted the role that teachers play in the mind of educational policy makers and reformers—for good and ill.

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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. by TeachThought Staff.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Review the teacher resources on the educator dashboard. Learning is aligned not just with Common Core and Next Generation Learning Standards, but with many state standards like Ohio’s Learning Standards, Michigan Academic Standards, and Illinois Learning Standards. esparklearning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

You know that old interview question: What would change in education if you had a magic wand? So how to reap the benefits of competency-based education and make sure parents, teachers and other stakeholders are on board? We’re doing things that are a little radical but still grounded in academic standards. .

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

Education is changing, things are in flux, and there is uncertainty. In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). The Value of Common Standards in OER.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. Yet many teachers still ask: “Why can’t I find the open educational resources I’m looking for?” Last year, the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The average performance of the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders mostly held steady in math and reading from 2015 to 2017, now marking a decade of stalled educational progress, according to the results of a test released Tuesday. More than 40 states embraced the “Common Core” while additional states adopted similar standards.).

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Education with Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The final grade in a course or even a ten week grade probably does not reflect the actual academic learning.These grades may not reflect the academic standards (Common Core, standards or proficiencies) for that course. Badges allow teachers to focus specifically on student standards or proficiencies.

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eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

The goals of No Child Left Behind were the right goals: Making a promise to educate every child with an excellent teacher -- that’s the right thing to do, that’s the right goal. Higher standards are right. educational policy: College and Career Readiness. Early Childhood Education. Accountability is right,” Obama said.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2015

Tracking features in integrated SIS and LMS platform enable educators to plan and modify curriculum and instruction in real time. The tool supports the growing trend toward standards-based grading in schools and districts across the country. Alma’s Standards Tracker was designed based on the standards-based grading model.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

Technology, collaboration, and new standards are changing the classroom at a rapid pace. As we collectively elevate teaching so that it may sit comfortably alongside other highly respected and important professions, we must think carefully about how to provide higher-quality, effective continuing education for teaching.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

In the last decade, educators have focused on boosting literacy skills among low-income kids in the hope that all children will read well by third grade. Duncan of the University of California Irvine’s School of Education, whose research examines child poverty and education. “It Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Without that reason, education becomes a self-justifying expression of policies and procedures. It’s at this point that we could talk about critical abstractions—how you made them feel, discoveries they made about themselves, or networks and technologies that they discovered under your guidance. A concept? Some abstract lesson?

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. In the last decade, educators have focused on boosting literacy skills among low-income kids in the hope that all children will read well by third grade. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Mashing the arts and math is core to Desmo’s belief that education is interdisciplinary by nature, and subjects should be taught as such. Over the years, the company created accompanying lessons for teachers and students to use on its calculator technology. It’s also not entirely digital. Last November, the company raised $4.5

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

It may seem frivolous to spend so much money on a school dedicated to a grade level that students aren’t even required to attend in most states , but research shows kindergarten can be one of the most important years in a child’s educational career. States and districts responded.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

First, many educational markets are shaped by public policy. For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.). K-12 landscape.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

The New York Times has a new education supplement, called Learning, and The Hechinger Report is collaborating with the Times to produce Bulletin Board, a collection of noteworthy ideas and trends in education that will appear on page 2 of the section, which will come out four times a year. Technology Bridges the Language Gaps.

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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. Life is interdisciplinary, and while our education system has finally started to acknowledge this (e.g. STEAM , the CCLS ELA standards, etc.), Kiddom is just a one education technology company.

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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. There was, however, one moment of discord.

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