The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. On a recent weekday, J.

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Though their talents, projects and backgrounds span wide, we’ve grouped them into several buckets to help you get to know the 2017 cohort: The Nonprofits Nonprofits again made up a hefty portion of the highlighted work being done to make education more accessible to all students. Shanyn Ronis (29), founder of Education Global Access Program.

Education 124

Education Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 124

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe. Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. Join us for a slice of the action!

Social Media 105

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Donna Deeds Though official numbers are not available yet, experts believe that such legislation, coupled with advocacy from tech giants and grassroots organizations , are laying the groundwork for great expansions in CTE. The criticism is often that it is taking the cream of the crop; it is not democratized access.

Education 117

Education Industry Advocacy Study 117

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It Teaming up with Skyview’s instructional technology facilitator and early-adopting teachers, Chun frequently demonstrates new tech tools at the school’s teacher-led professional development meetings. Teacher-librarians such as Chun have since expanded that tech-integration role.

Future Ready 110

Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 110

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Yet, from my vantage point in the education policy arena (in leadership roles, for instance, at the National Association of State Boards of Education and the State Educational Technology Directors Association), the book and prediction drove widespread advocacy for changes in policy and practice.

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

People who work in this field keep high-tech factories and warehouses running, maintain robots and work in the aerospace and defense industries. As a nation we just do not have the career navigation tools that learners and workers need,” said JFF’s Flynn. “We That’s much faster than the two years it often takes.

Training 134

Training Industry Report Company 134

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ALMA START ( www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies launched an enrollment and admissions management tool called Alma Start. BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility.

Epson 51

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Department of Education today announced the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available for borrowers applying for an income-driven repayment plan. ” RIP.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

Here a student shows off his robot that he built and programmed for the technology fair. gadoeteachertakeover #librariesofinstagram #makered #makerspace #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #robot #robotics #stem #steam #technology #coding #hourofcode #tlchat #proudtobeccsd.

Robotics 28

Robotics Libraries Social Media Education 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

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

They invoke Dewey and Freire and Montessori as guiding lights and take pains to emphasize, in almost liturgical unison, that personalized learning is not about tech — and that “tech is just a tool.” For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. We use Google all the time.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. Students polled echoed Kurani’s sentiment.

Industry 138

Industry STEM Education Survey 138

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” ” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. Education in the Courts. .”

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

And their cash-strapped school district has struggled to provide them with even the most basic digital tools. Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. She says she is deeply committed to computer-assisted teaching because it gives students with limited tech experience exposure to digital tools.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding. ” Instead, it said it would offer some diagnostic tools online. Absorb (learning management system) – $59 million. Changingedu (tutoring) – $55 million. Yixue Education (online education) – $41 million.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56