Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? What tools or resources can teachers use to help encourage creativity in the classroom? What creative skills are employers looking for? Today’s careers require creativity.

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Adobe Advocacy UDL Digital Citizenship 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city. The location students identified had to be strategically located for equitable access, accounting for the needs of community members most limited by transportation and low economic support.

Analysis 169

Analysis Advocacy Policies Accessibility 169

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Many students do not have access to the resources needed to address their mental and emotional concerns, and they do not have the proper tools to deal with everything they go through in their lives. Reflecting on my journey from fear to advocacy, I am reminded of the transformative power of restorative justice.

Advocacy 100

Advocacy System Accessibility STEM 100

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. This is why I refer to this line of advocacy as “free no matter the cost.” There are plenty of practical reasons why this might have happened.

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OER Advocacy Outcomes Instructional Materials 108

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here are three simple ways to advocate for ACP renewal: Step One: Share Your Story Our most powerful tools for ACP advocacy are personal stories about the impact of the ACP. The quickest and easiest way to participate in ACP advocacy is by sharing your story through the EducationSuperHighway story collection form. Want to help?

Advocacy 52

Advocacy Social Media Broadband Tools 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

The professional development on TGR Edu: Explore provides everyone, especially those from under-resourced communities, the access and materials needed to transform teaching during COVID-19 and beyond. Who is TGR Foundation? I hope you have lots of rest this summer but I encourage you to make time for these modules in your summer learning.

STEM 310

STEM Strategy Advocacy Course 310

EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I’m excited to introduce Empatico , a free, online tool that recently launched with the bold vision of enabling more than one million students to discover how their peers around the world live. Teachers lack access to valuable content that’s fun for students and easy to plug into existing curriculum. They’re about to find out.

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Tools Advocacy EdTech Classroom 113

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, 39 percent of schools reported that lack of access to licensed professionals and mental health funding were major roadblocks to their efforts supporting student mental health. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

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Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 178

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Even with little access to technology teachers can add background music to a story or show students a short clip to spark conversation or inspire ideas for writing. I regularly share free web tools, resources, and tips on ESL Library to help teachers find great resources to use with their learners. A World Cup of Knowledge!

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Resources Technology Advocacy Social Media 211

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools. Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it.

Digital Divide 90

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 90

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. But this latest deal also makes sense, Edwards says, because Illuminate is known for its assessments and analytics tools.

Data 155

Data Advocacy Company Education 155

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes. We realized that advocacy would be a critical piece of the puzzle.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Broadband Libraries Policies 101

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. Many educators are looking beneath the surface inequities of devices and connectivity to consider how digital tools can revolutionize learning and address even deeper inequities. Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example.

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Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 91

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. [W]hen

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UDL EdTech Student Engagement Advocacy 166

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2024

While one client may want to pursue a skill like handwriting, another may be more interested in developing self-advocacy, decision-making, or goal setting skills. This gives me hope that other schools can broaden access to OT services for their students, too.

Advocacy 125

Advocacy Secondary Study Training 125

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Thus, the price tag for getting connectivity can be expensive; in fact, the schools and some businesses may be the only place with reliable access.

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Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 54

techlearning

MAY 20, 2018

access to and diversity in K-12 computer science, according to the ? Code.org Advocacy Coalition ?, of more than 60 industry, non-profit, and advocacy organizations working together to make computer science a fundamental part of K-12 education. [ this year: ?

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Accessibility Advocacy STEM Industry 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In this latest award program, Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® (PowerUp) was recognized as a winner in the category of Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool. The company’s highly-regarded Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) was also named a finalist in the category for Best Literacy App or Tool.

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Adaptive Learning Tools Blended Learning EdTech 59

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

The EvolveMe platform gives teens access to and rewards them for completing high-quality, professional career experimentation activities and building transferable skills they can apply to any job.

Mobility 125

Mobility Advocacy Smartphone Accessibility 125

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Presence is expanding the tools available to clinicians in schools, agencies, and independent practices. The free version gives access to a rich library of resources and caseload management features, including tools for documenting and tracking session notes and student profiles. Empowering Clinicians.

Advocacy 99

Advocacy Assessment Company Accessibility 99

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What’s more, only 22 percent of educators surveyed strongly agree that administrators in their school districts are equipped with the necessary information to communicate options for high-speed internet access at home. Ensuring all ACP-eligible families are signed up is equally important in supporting district connectivity goals.

Digital Divide 89

Digital Divide Broadband Survey Outcomes 89

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

SwiftStudent is the product of a partnership between the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation and FormSwift, a company best known for its tool for creating, sending and signing digital legal documents. Even more, the report noted that schools “are not required to inform students about the dependent care allowance.”

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Tools Advocacy Study Company 155

Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

For CLX, that meant creating a city-wide catalogue of the landscape of out-of-school-time (OST) programs offering learning experiences with digital media tools and technology (DMTT) citywide. Furthermore, OST programs are uniquely equipped to provide students with access to experiences with DMTT.

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Data Report Survey Advocacy 255

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Each partner provides expertise, insight, and access to enable the creation of high-quality and standards-aligned dynamic digital resources and will help provide under-resourced schools across the United States no-cost access to the award-winning Discovery Education Experience learning platform. Subaru of America, Inc.,

Industry 104

Industry Education Trends Advocacy 104

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Department of Education taking a step back from leading on educational initiatives, more and more we’re seeing SEAs working harder than ever to ensure all students have access to quality education.

Advocacy 109

Advocacy LMS Education System 109

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Student support services aren’t the only tools colleges can use or changes they can make to help more students graduate.

Advocacy 180

Advocacy Policies Course Accessibility 180

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

Davenport’s tuition prices will apply to the Casa Latina programs, but accepted students will be awarded scholarships of $9,200 per year to help make the program more accessible financially. It’s not a recruiting tool. Those enrolled part time will receive a proportionate amount of scholarship funding, Sanchez said.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Groups Report Data 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2024

Since the Supreme Court abolished affirmative action last June, selective colleges and universities have had to dismantle their most effective tools for pursuing racially and ethnically diverse student bodies. Here are some ways we can help: 1. Invest in the schools doing the bulk of equity work.

Education 82

Education Advocacy Mobility Report 82

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Unfortunately, two decades after the Internet became accessible to the masses, many educators still are slow to realize the possibilities that accompany our new digital tools and online environments. They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact.

Social Media 262

Social Media Advocacy Twitter Facebook 262

N2Y

JUNE 9, 2022

Plus, built‑in progress monitoring tools help drive powerful growth toward IEP goals, providing welcome continuity with the rest of the school year for students, families, and teachers. Activities include leisure, recreation, and life skills to guide students in developing self‑advocacy. Summer Unit Content.

Differentiated Instruction 52

Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Instructional Materials System 52

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. And I want to do it worldwide.”

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, VR acts as a “phenomenally effective learning tool” that helps students connect with issues and ecosystems that they do not have a chance to encounter first-hand. Virtual reality can spark interest in climate change and unleash the creativity of students by giving kids access to information in innovative ways.

STEM 120

STEM Advocacy Digital Learning Examples 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. Now, the most important connectivity statistic is that more than 9 million students do not have internet access at home. And the level of advocacy and support for a solution has snowballed.

Advocacy 134

Advocacy Policies Accessibility Laptops 134

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. That said, it’s often difficult to effectively tell the story about how librarians make a difference for students and colleagues.

Future Ready 207

Future Ready Maker Movement Libraries Advocacy 207

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education provides educators an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging, daily instruction. 

Industry 95

Industry Advocacy Education EdTech 95

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

Then, being announced today, is " Library Advocacy: Everyday Marketing Tools and Techniques " with Dr. Sue Alman on February 21st. Webinars gives you access to the live Webinar, as well as any-time access to the recording afterward. More details on both are below. Registering for one of the Library 2.0

Libraries 28

Libraries Advocacy Social Media MOOC 28

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. When an educator is unprepared and unable to access high-quality resources to meet our unique learners’ needs, the system penalizes the educator. We need to make a change. Let’s start a movement.

EdTech 299

EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 299