Edsurge

MAY 25, 2021

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was the first where students designed a satellite that was actually launched into space. While about 27 percent of the district is Hispanic and 10 percent is Black, each group makes up just 2 percent of the student body at TJ. But one school just outside of Washington, D.C.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Murphy, the co-founder and CEO, has made that message clear to at least one group of people. There are also upstart competitors offering writing tools such as Turnitin and WriteLab, which are attempting to use artificial intelligence technology to parse a student’s submission and offer constructive feedback.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 6, 2021

So we—a small group of researchers and educators—decided to collaboratively design our own solution to support teacher-leaders in Appalachian Kentucky. We also wanted to center each districts’ CS mission and vision and integrate the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Computer Science and the KAS for Technology.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2017

Erin Mote and Eric Tucker lead Brooklyn Lab Schools , a group of charter schools in downtown Brooklyn, and are focused on building systems that support an expanded definition of student success. Their approach leverages technology and focuses on the development of relationships between students and with teachers and other adults.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2023

Nationally, mathematics achievement on average remains low with glaring, persistent inequities across racial and ethnic groups. As we think about the future of math classrooms, we continue to explore how academic standards and cultural, social and emotional development intersect to support learning mathematics.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

As a bonus, these accelerated learning approaches give a lower priority to repetition or “skill-and-drill” uses of instructional technology. Finally, in the wake of the pandemic, districts are working to include non-academic standards, such as social-emotional learning or character education, into their learning models.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

It’s also a problem for the research groups whose primary audience are working educators. The groups also surveyed 510 educators about their views on research in the field today. In particular, educators want to see more research about technology, trauma and mental health, equity and educator talent. Ahead of the D.C.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

What Doesn’t Work A typical school day asks students to sit still for long periods, listen in large groups and follow a strict schedule that dictates when and how long they need to learn certain subjects. But these opportunities are the exception, not the rule.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. In an education reform climate that has redefined education as academic standards and success on tests, online pre-K programs are an easy sell.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

And today she’s a senior advisor to Jobs for the Future and a staff consultant for the Youth Transition Funders Group. Her book doesn’t dive into what academic curriculum is better, or whether or not kids need to learn to code. Technology was not designed to support [kids’] growth and development.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Technology has seeped its way into classrooms, streamlined academic standards, and transformed the pedagogical landscape to a large extent. A few digital platforms are also dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2019

Freckle can group students of similar learning levels for small group activities. The tool also offers educators reports on how students perform across various academic standards and skills. Freckle launched with an online, adaptive K-8 math tool and joined the Imagine K12 accelerator for education technology startups.

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

There is every reason to expect that both entrepreneurs and enterprising educators will continue to generate new and compelling ideas about how to effectively address the challenges facing public education through technology, and for this we should remain optimistic and hopeful.

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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? With technology, the name of the game is publishing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. esparklearning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Besides learning about their bodies, this integrates technology transparently into student learning, as a process rather than a product — as a tool used to complete their project. Note: These are for mixed age groups so preview them first and select those that work for your students: BrainPOP Human Body video. BrainPOP Jr.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

New Jersey recently adopted academic standards that intentionally place climate science in all the different sciences and also in a bunch of civics classes, because in addition to being a science issue, it’s more importantly a question of ‘What are we going to do about it?’ What would you say characterizes a “good” state?

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

“You can’t actually function in a purely academic zone without also developing the sensibilities, orientations, behaviors and strategies that all of us use to navigate our everyday lives.” In response, members of the group hold up a hand sideways and gently wag their fingers in a gesture of affirmation. Hands go up. “So

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

Rather than a traditional GPA, the group imagines a credit-based transcript , with links to artifacts that demonstrate students’ mastery across different competencies. When undergoing any departure from the norm, families are perhaps the most difficult group to persuade. “They just make sense.”. First and Foremost: Families.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

“We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology. But we have different ways of bringing that to life.” Students making and tinkering with littleBits. She declined a request for an interview.)

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Elsewhere in the classroom, an instructor knelt to chat with two boys engrossed in playing with blocks, while a second teacher supervised a group of five students as they completed worksheets. Every 4- and 5-year-old in this transitional kindergarten classroom was doing something different, tailored specially to their academic development.

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eSpark

APRIL 14, 2022

Your class could volunteer and summarize their experience in a group presentation. How can technology build these connections? Most teachers simply don’t have enough time or energy to write rigorous lessons that both engage students and meet a diversity of academic needs. Students participate in a writing workshop.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Researchers also asked respondents to share how many students in their maker clubs or classes hail from underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

A study by the International Workplace Group estimates that 50 percent of people globally work outside their headquarters for at least 2.5 We also conducted multiple interviews using one-to-one and group video conferencing calls, which not only allowed us to see the candidate but also gave us a good indication of how tech-savvy they were.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Imagine is owned by Weld North Education, a private equity firm that has amassed a portfolio of more than 10 education technology companies over the years. curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

Recognizing the importance of building community among educators of color, Illinois launched a $2 million initiative supporting identity-based affinity groups. In Illinois, only 18 percent of public school educators are of color. While that example may not apply to us, much of the work educators do daily is under threat.

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 20, 2020

We can name those and build activities around those that elicit discussion among pairs and groups. I expect them to acclimate to these academic standards while sympathizing with their hunger and growing pains. Their technology spies on them while they dance and rant in front of their cameras.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

a dozen entrepreneurs from Camelback’s third fellowship shared ambitious social ventures to support literacy, speech therapy, incarcerated youth, Black male educators, restorative justice programs and media content that feature underrepresented groups in a positive light. Minority groups make up only 5.5 So what’s left?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 10, 2021

If its purpose was merely to ‘to expose students to academic content,’ they’d be wildly successful. We could even get more specific–a possible goal being ‘to expose students to academic content in groups of 30,’ we’d still be doing exceptionally well. The Effect Of Ambition.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2017

In an economy that is moving rapidly in the direction of more independent workers executing high-level projects for a variety of employers, navigating an ever-changing ecosystem of new technologies will be a fundamental skill for workers. Rapidly emerging technologies. Students need access to tools that work. Static state budgets.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

MasteryConnect aims to help teachers plan lessons and track how students perform against academic standards. Both groups, he observes, want to see evidence of profitability before investing more dollars or making an acquisition offer.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Technology and Professional Development. Whether face to face, virtual, or both, technology has the potential to personalize professional learning for teachers. Jeff Mao is an education technology leader with over 25 years of experience. About the Host. program (Telecommunications, Education, and Multimedia).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And career preparation here isn’t just a buzzword but more like a guiding principle: When the end-of-day bell sounds, some children transition from students to employees of the district, and earn $10 an hour for working on a variety of projects for local technology companies. Today the group has swelled to 13 members and includes girls.). “We

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Most educators agree the Common Core standards are rigorous enough that students who meet these guidelines will be adequately prepared to pursue a career or a college degree after they graduate from the public school system. That’s a very exciting thing … watching them academically really open up. But we do.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

Many schools operate within rigid structures often driven by strict academic standards and tight schedules packed with instructional time focused on math and literacy, which simply leaves less time for authentic human interaction. Across the country, we have lost time in school to just talk to each other.

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