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). Yet many teachers still ask: “Why can’t I find the open educational resources I’m looking for?” From my experience, the answers usually are: OER resources are in silos. Last year, the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

They require great resources in staff and time, but they could make a meaningful difference in what our educational system could provide for students who are currently struggling to get by. I don’t have time to individually tailor lessons or plan units that can engage students who require more than a canned lesson to grab their attention.

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Academic Standards Meeting System Groups 215

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2018

My second post examined a number of useful resources for how to create shortcuts in your lesson planning, without sacrificing quality or outcomes. In my first post in the series we explored how redefining what your data is for and how best to capture it can save many hours of tedium and time wastage.

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Assessment Common Core Academic Standards LMS 170

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Her groundbreaking work on language acquisition and literacy development for English language learners has been crucial in raising the rigor of their education experience and ensuring these students thrive academically,” added Council Executive Director Ray Hart. To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com.

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Advocacy Academic Standards Instructional Materials Education 87

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

The existing standards for this kind of data were like a Babylon of different languages, understood only in their own domain (such as medical training, human resources, K-12 or postsecondary). The IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) plans to update its existing standards based on this work. K-12 learners.

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Google Academic Standards Data Education 105

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Teachers want and need more resources that taxpayers do not always want to provide. Similarly, when a family sues a school district over equitable distribution of resources, conflict between parties has risen to a point that the legal system must intervene. In theory, we can do it all under the rubric of a “ whole child ” approach.

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Technology Education Academic Standards Advocacy 142

Hapara

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The grades 3-12 Workspaces also align with ISTE standard 1.3b: “Students evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility and relevance of information, media, data or other resources.” ✔️ K-12 lessons and courses will help your school make digital citizenship a priority in addition to academic standards.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Mobility Examples 167

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. Academic standards were the next to go. But the new money won’t be accompanied by high standards and accountability.

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Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Each targeted quest curates a collection of third-party apps, webtools, videos, games, and other resources that focus on particular math or reading skills identified by the teacher or from the student’s earlier work as an area of academic need. Review the teacher resources on the educator dashboard. esparklearning.

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Learning Chromebook Common Core iPad 172

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Mississippi created new academic standards that are more rigorous and better-aligned to national expectations for students. State officials say there were gaps in previous academic standards when compared to testing expectations. The state has focused on literacy.

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Academic Standards Assessment Report Trends 88

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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Tools Academic Standards Elementary Software 75

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2022

It is the special mission of America’s urban public schools to educate the nation’s most diverse student body to the highest academic standards and prepare them to contribute to our democracy and global community. About the Council of the Great City Schools.

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Academic Standards Advocacy Instructional Materials Education 97

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

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). When OER curation was in its infancy, there were few common standards in place for vetting and cataloging this content.

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OER Academic Standards Policies Common Core 71

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. Gone are the days when a blackboard/whiteboard and textbooks were the only student resources available to learners. How to Select the Best Educational Software for Classrooms?

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Software eBook How To Classroom 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The tools and resources required don’t come cheap: 92 percent of educators said information about grants were somewhat or very important. 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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Academic Standards Education Common Core Survey 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

More than half said they’d never heard of three of the six IES sources, which include the Education Resources Information Center, National Center for Education Research, National Center for Education Statistics, National Center for Special Education Research, What Works Clearinghouse and Regional Education Laboratories.

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Survey Social Media Education Academic Standards 125

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

“I have devoted my 44-year career at the Council to improving education for children in the nation’s cities and fighting for equity and the critical resources our urban schools need to help the students they serve meet the highest academic standards and become successful and productive members of society.

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Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials 84

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2019

With limited budgets, librarians have been forced to leverage their own talents and networks to navigate a changing world Like teaching, librarianship is a majority-female profession (83 percent of librarians are women compared to 76 percent of public-school teachers) that performs a public good with limited resources.

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Libraries Academic Standards Learning System 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Growth of specialist teams dedicated to supporting second-language learners, students with special needs and technology implementation can also be seen as resources put at the disposal of the classroom teachers that help them to do their jobs more effectively. But the success of such improvement efforts have proven elusive.

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Policies Trends Common Core Training 122

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Teachers and students can learn by doing place-based projects together, all the while meeting and exceeding required academic standards in authentic and meaningful ways. The field of Education for Sustainability also provides benchmarks , principles, frameworks and learning standards.

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Education Academic Standards Social Media Report 107

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards. Challenge: In a groundbreaking study led by The Education Trust, researchers found that “across the country, lessons from the Internet labeled as [standards] aligned are being taught again and again, whether or not they are really worthy.”

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EdTech Academic Standards Technology Social Media 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There are also lots of teacher resources to help in using this unit such as lesson plans, training, and academic standards met. Resources can be selected based on age group or parent and vary depending upon which group is selected. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. BrainPOP Jr. More on human body.

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How To Digital Citizenship iPad Academic Standards 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

The district worked to ensure that all students and families would have the resources they need to meaningfully engage in the program, such as providing that breakfast and lunch would be served each day. Embedding a social-emotional learning lens into instruction.

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Learning Strategy Academic Standards Professional Learning 215

eSpark

APRIL 14, 2022

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. For a taste of what high-quality digital content looks like, take a look at a few of the example resources below. TIME Magazine's Misty Copeland and the Changing Face of Ballet [Video].

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Student Engagement How To Academic Standards Examples 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

Do you have the resources of financial capability to pay for the service? However, if they are from a different country try to find out if that country’s educational system and academic standard is the same or at par with your own country. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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How To Company Digital Citizenship Academic Standards 150

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

One of the great promises of the increased adoption and use of technology in public education is the availability of new tools to collect and analyze data about how best to meet the individual needs of students, support educators, and allocate scarce resources. There simply is no room for instructional black boxes in public education.

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Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

By curating online resources and experiences for students, school districts can build digital curriculums that allow for inquiry-based exploration, higher order thinking, differentiated instruction, and sharing student work with authentic audiences. Curate the right resources for your students. Additional Resources from eSpark.

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Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 128

PlagiarismCheck

MAY 8, 2023

Strict adherence to the policy of academic integrity, following academic citation rules and guidelines, to provide proper credit to the sources used in research. How Plagiarism Checkers Encourage Academic Honesty and Integrity Academic ethics education reached a new level with plagiarism checkers.

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Trends Academic Standards Policies Comparison 59

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

First… I hope you enjoyed the over 150 STEM Resources in the last few posts. In the space below I have posted my contribution to FETC and promise you will walk away with some amazing ideas, resources, strategies, and future collaborators. I also have also provided those over 150 STEM Resources. January 27 – 30.

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Technology STEM Flipped Classroom Maker Movement 94

Insight Education Group

OCTOBER 16, 2017

are comprised of 15 or fewer schools and many of these school districts lack the resources and infrastructure of larger districts, but confront the same basic challenges. Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township (Decatur, IN). A large percentage of school districts across the U.S.

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Education Academic Standards System Video 79

eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

The need for more practical and effective professional learning opportunities for teachers is especially important right now, with new academic standards being introduced and adapted in schools across the country. It’s why I have understood the power of video and digital resources to help me get better. But we’re not there yet.

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Academic Standards Case Study Common Core Policies 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

Sphero has acquired littleBits , a New York City-based company best known for its electronic kits and instructional resources that introduce kids to building and programming by hand. “We Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. Students making and tinkering with littleBits.

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Robotics Company Common Core Academic Standards 133

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2017

Classroom teacher Melissa Aguirre, for instance, says that the school should retain Ada in order to uphold its standards, but she also comments that this case shows why it’s necessary to make “competency-based” education, and not just “age-based,” a norm for all. Additional Resources.

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Classroom Case Study Academic Standards Study 171

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The project surveyed almost 250 Chicago organizations offering about 1,000 programs that use digital media tools and technologies, which they defined as hardware, software and other digital tools and resources. The out-of-school-time space is more ripe for innovation because there isn’t as much structure,” Jafri said.

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Study Tools Social Media Academic Standards 92

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

MasteryConnect aims to help teachers plan lessons and track how students perform against academic standards. We had dedicated a lot of salespeople to break into certain regional markets,” says Hewitt, “and now we’ve decided reduce how many resources we commit in certain states.” Also axed is the company’s regional sales staff.

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EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 116

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

While virtual resources abound, the systems are not coordinated enough to fully address teachers’ curriculum-design needs and to support them as they help students build a coherent body of knowledge. But, it’s all over the place,” he laments, “with the various textbooks, standards, digital search engines, and vendors.”.

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Analysis OER Data Academic Standards 53

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Substantial (501(c)3/Oakland, California) creates training, resources and information customized for each school to help substitute teachers be successful. If fast growth and lean operations are the goals, then they need to limit their labor creating content and instead work to repurpose existing educational resources.

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EdTech Company Outcomes Academic Standards 92