Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For example: The school has on-campus showers, food pantries, licensed clinicians and social programs. But that study did not track academic outcomes or chronic absence rates. Meanwhile, critics allege that the school’s academic outcomes are actually “terrible” compared to homeless students who study at traditional public schools.

Advocacy 175

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 175

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2022

There’s been a lot of consolidation in edtech since the pandemic, with players like Renaissance making big moves, says Anna Edwards, chief advocacy officer and cofounder of Whiteboard Advisors. Last year, for example, Renaissance acquired Nearpod, a platform that allows teachers to create interactive digital lessons, for $650 million.

Data 155

Data Advocacy Company Education 155

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

million students accessed the Common App, created a profile and began working on at least one application. He and Preston Magouirk, chief data officer at the nonprofit DC College Access Program, took that step back. This underscores the fact that people who access the Common App at all have a high baseline enrollment rate.

Survey 197

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 197

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Widespread improvements in educational equity and economic mobility will happen only when minority-serving and broad-access institutions receive our respect and support. Initiatives that increase affordability and make big publics feel more like small privates directly contribute to their positive outcomes.

Education 86

Education Advocacy Mobility Report 86

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Instead, we tend to excuse inadequate or unsavory outcomes as necessary growing pains in the pursuit of “innovation.” In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. We are often reluctant to label anything facilitated through technology as a failure.

EdTech 298

EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 298

N2Y

MAY 13, 2021

Begin discussing hopes and desired outcomes as soon as possible. For example, transition services and goals can address areas that include: Communication. These centers are usually non‑residential, community organizations that advocate for complete access to housing, transportation, leisure, and employment. Core Rubrics.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy System Outcomes Training 87

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

It has also forced school leaders to become more creative, outspoken and innovative in their advocacy and leadership—lessons they will take with them to help drive change in 2021. They’ve strengthened their resolve as leaders and set the example for other decision-makers in their communities. We also must continue assessing students.

Learning 182

Learning Assessment Advocacy System 182

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?” Kirtley says.

Advocacy 171

Advocacy Survey Study System 171

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My recent post about the cost trap and inclusive access prompted responses by Jim Groom and Stephen Downes. For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education.

Accessibility 63

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Education is an example of what’s called “recovery capital,” something earned that makes long-term recovery more likely. At two-year institutions, admission is accessible, tuition is affordable, and flexible coursework fits into schedules complicated not only by jobs and families, but counseling, support groups and doctor visits. “I

Report 103

Report Groups Meeting Advocacy 103

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. Don’t just think about access and enrollment,” Jackson says.

E-rate 133

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 133

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

A really good transition plan shows how each year of school is linked to the next and the final outcome that they’re looking for,” said Leslie Darrell, a speech pathologist in Maine who often works with transition-aged students. “If If a student likes football, for example, educators may note that he wants to join the NFL.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

2] Children who experience toxic stress, for example, are more likely to develop the following mental and physical illnesses later on:[3]. 4] For example, children with toxic stress are more likely to fit the parameters for chronic absenteeism , or excessive school absences.[6] Cardiovascular disease. Certain cancers. Depression.

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

UNESCO’s canonical definition of OER does not require “free public access” to a resource for that resource to be an OER, as some have tried to argue it should. This is wonderful news in light of recent attempts to stuff a free public access requirement into OER definitions. (I emphasis added).

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OER Advocacy Resources Accessibility 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

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Report Training Elementary Strategy 132

The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

For example, the reauthorization proposal would consolidate 38 existing authorities into 11 new programs that give communities more choices in carrying out activities that focus on local needs and that are achieving results. action Advocacy ALA Carolyn Foote joyce valenza lettersforlibraries wiki save school libraries school libraries'

Advocacy 28

Advocacy Libraries Wiki Outcomes 28

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

The document notes gaps in privacy laws surrounding the use of one-to-one notebooks, which allows school officials to access computers without notice or consent from students or parents. In an interview with EdSurge, ACLU’s Advocacy and Policy Counsel, Chad A.

Social Media 112

Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook Data 112

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 9, 2022

Furthermore, these sorts of teachers serve as role models to students since they are examples of what self-regulation during challenging times can look like. Polan is a great example of teaching with equanimity. For example, if a student is misbehaving, recognize that this moment is temporary. My high school English teacher Ms.

Exercises 98

Exercises Examples Advocacy System 98

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

Despite popular rhetoric along the lines of “you can’t learn from materials you can’t afford,” their rather ingenious experiment showed that increasing access to learning materials by adopting OER instead of traditionally copyrighted resources (TCM) will almost never measurably improve learning.

Khan Academy 106

Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 18, 2023

They were curious if framing employees’ work by their results (instead of “you have to be at your desk from X to Y”) would improve both company outcomes and employees’ experiences. We might think of the following as examples of student autonomy: Playlists and self-paced learning. Choice in tasks or texts. Innovate in a caring way.

Classroom 52

Classroom Company Course Outcomes 52

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A new interactive data tool from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University shares access to information about academic performance across public schools and districts throughout the United States. Sean Reardon shared several examples of how the new tool might be used in research with the paper Is Separate Still Unequal?

Education 41

Education Data Advocacy Assessment 41

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2021

They don’t have high levels of meaningfulness in their work, which is a terrible outcome for students and their families that spend so much money and time on higher education,” said Belle Liang, a professor of counseling, developmental and educational psychology at BC who helped develop True North. Credit: Daisheau Player.

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Survey Study Report Advocacy 141

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Examples of Value-Added Services in the Context of Open. A few examples include: Automattic provides a broad range of for-fee, value-added services around the open source WordPress software, including WordPress.com (hosting), WordPress.com VIP (hosting), Akismet (anti-spam), Jetpack (security), and many others. emphasis added).

OER 60

OER LMS Learning Moodle 60

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

E-rate 42

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For example, both the Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University and Lumen Learning use OER this way. When I initially had the idea to openly license educational materials in the late 1990s, it was exciting to me because of its power to increase access to educational opportunity. We just need to make it cheaper!”

Strategy 149

Strategy OER Education Policies 149

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Brennan McMahon Parton, Data Quality Campaign ’s associate director of state policy and advocacy, recently spoke with him about data literacy for teachers. We have access to a range of data points, but our understanding of what they measure, why they matter, and how they impact practice is shallow.

Data 60

Data Analysis Assessment Training 60

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group.

Education 123

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 123

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

He helps educators connect more effectively with the kids in their care resulting in more time on task, better outcomes, increased job satisfaction and the students learning the life skills they need to succeed. As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount.

Classroom 36

Classroom Advocacy Learning Conference 36

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s guidance, Akron Public Schools partnered with Edmentum to integrate cutting-edge learning technologies, harnessing their full potential to enhance learning outcomes. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 His approach, focused on equitable access to books and engaging the community, has left a remarkable mark.

Edmentum 96

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Connecticut lawmakers, for example, have imposed a requirement that public universities and colleges disclose in advance which transfer credits they will and won’t accept; this followed a finding that community college students who transferred to the University of Connecticut were losing a quarter of their credits.

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Report STEM Course Comparison 101

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. EdSurge 4:00 p.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And the delayed diagnosis left her without access to resources that would have allowed her son to be pulled out of his classrooms for personalized instruction time. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Black women, for example, make up a disproportionate number of pregnancy deaths.

Education 152

Education EdTech Company Industry 152

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Students didn’t have an understanding of the reason why their communities’ experienced disproportionate violence or is disproportionately impoverished or has such disparate health outcomes. Social media is not going to fundamentally take someone who doesn't believe in climate change and then make them believe in climate change.

Twitter 87

Twitter Technology Learning Advocacy 87

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. For example, I hosted several technology training sessions for teachers to attend during the school year. Lead the change effort.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. For example, I hosted several technology training sessions for teachers to attend during the school year. Lead the change effort.

Student Engagement 28

Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

In addition to being able to find partners for global projects, you also have access to the archived recordings of the several hundred sessions that have taken place over the last five years! Rob Howard - Founder Empowering Students through the Open-Access Teaching Method Students Empowered (STEMP) / Carlos S. Mohammad Dayem Adnan.

Conference 0

Conference Education Advocacy STEM 0

edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

Every year, CoSN awards a school district with the Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity to encourage and recognize those districts that are working to eliminate inequities and narrow the digital access gap. She plans to continue impacting students’ lives through advocacy and consultancy. Innovation.

Advocacy 84

Advocacy BYOD Accessibility Strategy 84