The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“We’re setting up a structure that uses an objective measure to ensure that students who are already showing that they are capable are being put on that advanced math pathway,” said Jennifer Saenz, a policy director with the E3 Alliance, an education collaborative based in Austin, which advocated for the new Texas law.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Policies STEM Report 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Over the past several years, JotForm has released many apps designed to simplify and automate teaching’s more mundane tasks ( Smart PDF Forms , a PDF Editor, Cards, Tables , Approvals , and Reports –click for my reviews). It includes popular elements that supply most of what you want in an education app.

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Smartphone Education Social Media Tablets 266

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Key points: AI will be key for transforming learning and preparing students for the workforce Still, many countries face equity and accessibility challenges See related article: Is generative AI a beacon for more accessible education? No other field will be more impacted in the medium and long term than education.

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Education Industry Accessibility Trends 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. This is one of the first documents that really gives schools a roadmap for looking at their technology systems as a whole, says Lindsay Jones, the chief executive officer of CAST, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable learning conditions.

Digital Divide 161

Digital Divide EdTech Broadband E-rate 161

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2024

Others were asked to send their parents’ documents for verification. It wouldn’t surprise me if those students’ documents were among the FAFSA program’s thousands of unread emails , indicative of its widespread failure. Try a different browser.”

Training 95

Training Policies Report System 95

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 1, 2024

The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various sectors, including education, and our classrooms are becoming increasingly digitized. The ability to create multimodal documents that combine words, graphics, video and audio. The ability to shoot and edit digital photos and video. Kindle Loc.

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Education Social Media Digital Citizenship Data 109

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

million students received special education services as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), according to the National Center for Education Statistics. A whole-child approach to special education will help accelerate the learning of this unique population. In early 2020, 7.3

Education 129

Education Advocacy Survey Outcomes 129

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. The AI Revolution: Google’s Developers on the Future of Artificial Intelligence (60 Minutes) AI in the K-12 Classroom (AVID Open Access) Artificial Intelligence (U.S. Learn about AI.

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Education Professional Learning Social Media Microsoft 137

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2022

It’s an opportunity that offers lots of proven benefits, like enabling more people to graduate from college , saving families money on higher education and helping community colleges attract more students during an era of falling enrollments. at the Gates Foundation , said during a recent press conference, Inside Higher Ed reported.

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Report Accessibility Analysis Course 204

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

A brief on their findings was published in November’s issue of the academic journal Educational Researcher. The quantities were notable, researchers explained, because of well-documented parental concerns over other people having access to their children’s information. They found that students were identifiable in 4.9

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Data Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook 198

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Much has been made of artificial intelligence’s potential to revolutionize education. Meanwhile, digital media, heavily reliant on visuals and text, with audio often secondary, is playing an increasing role in education. But not for blind or deaf students, whose sensory limitations frequently impede their access to quality education.

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Secondary Industry Policies Accessibility 122

Digital Promise

MARCH 29, 2022

In our latest publication, Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report , Digital Promise conducted four in-depth case studies to explore how postsecondary institutions are using micro-credentials to create real-time career pathways for rural learners. Read the complete KVEC case study here.

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Case Study Study Digital Badges Mobility 350

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report Kindergarten may be math’s most important year — it lays the groundwork for understanding the relationship between number and quantity and helps develop “number sense,” or how numbers relate to each other, experts and researchers say. play a guess-the-number game with different colored counters.

Elementary 145

Elementary Instructional Materials Report Data 145

Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources. Backward planning.

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OER Resources How To Education 130

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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Classroom Blended Learning Handbook Analysis 259

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2024

After I graduated, fueled by my personal experience as a student, I decided to pursue a career in education. Today, I’m a doctoral candidate in the education leadership program at Rowan University, with a focus on students with disabilities. All students have the right to succeed.

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Policies Analysis Study Resources 201

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education.

Student Engagement 266

Student Engagement Tools How To Tablets 266

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The newly released National Education Technology Plan from the U.S. Subscribe today!

Digital Divide 88

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 88

Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

In this series, we take a closer look inside our new paper, “ Micro-credentials and Education Policy in the United States: Recognizing Learning and Leadership for Our Nation’s Teachers.”. Education policy issues must be addressed first. Education policy issues must be addressed first.

Policies 291

Policies Education Professional Learning Survey 291

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

This report is one of the first to gather and analyze nationally representative data from more than five million Grades K–2 students, thanks to their i-Ready® Diagnostic for Reading and for Mathematics. Many minoritized communities relied on continued access to public pre-K programs and thus lost services entirely with pandemic closures.

Trends 123

Trends Comparison Data Report 123

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

Spanish was the most-reported home language among English learners in 2020, followed by Arabic. Across the country, the need for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) educators is hard to miss. We must overcome barriers to creating this bigger talent pool of educators because what we are doing now is not working.

Digital Badges 91

Digital Badges Learning Training Report 91

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

According to a report released today by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2019 Year in Review , public K-12 education agencies across the country experienced a total of 348 cybersecurity incidents during calendar year 2019. To view the report, please visit: [link].

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Data EdTech Report Resources 221

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

We begin 2021 heartened by the resiliency of educators and students from around the country pushing through the disruptions of COVID-19. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. Much work remains.

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Analysis Education Digital Divide Policies 194

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

A separate survey found that 26 percent of teachers are “afraid for their physical safety” while at school and report “dread” when the new school year starts in August. The number and nature of access points to the building must be carefully evaluated to ensure they do not become vulnerabilities. There are many reasons for this.

Exercises 127

Exercises Survey Resources Accessibility 127

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology to develop and share the 2020 National Educational Technology Plan. The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. Department of Education. NETP Project Director.

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Technology Education Policies Conference 156

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2023

He has an office, access to professional training and government-provided health insurance. Credit: Allen McEachern for The Hechinger Report Now there’s new scrutiny of how adjuncts’ pay and benefits affect not only them but also their students, who often go into debt to cover rising tuition. It’s not fair to them — we know that.

Dropout 140

Dropout Report Survey Study 140

Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a team digging a tunnel in Tennessee discovers unusual soil conditions and attempts an innovative approach to managing those conditions, federal coordination and information management makes it possible for teams in, say, Arkansas and elsewhere around the country to access those lessons learned when they discover similar soil conditions.

EdTech 218

EdTech Broadband Report System 218

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For most of my career, I’ve worked toward creating access for children who have historically been excluded from high-caliber educational experiences in education and technology. Yet I learned that education and enrichment programs can only do so much. Education and enrichment programs can only do so much.

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System Education Policies Outcomes 83

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. Our colleagues across education journalism are pushing the conversation forward, too.

Survey 87

Survey Report Trends Study 87

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The people designing educational technologies are far removed from the students who end up using them. Subscribe today!

Accessibility 101

Accessibility Company Trends Survey 101

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. Despite the benefits, implementing data-driven decision-making in education presents challenges.

Outcomes 111

Outcomes Data Strategy Analysis 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That’s a problem because the data don’t lie: Two-thirds of all jobs and 80 percent of all “good” jobs (paying a median wage of $65,000) demand a postsecondary credential, according to research by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report.

How To 141

How To Education Report Accessibility 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This story also appeared in The Seattle Times For years, she sat through meetings with her son’s special education teachers, struggling to maintain a smile as she understood little of what they said. Mireya Barrera, left, spent years struggling to understand her son Ian’s teachers in special education meetings without a Spanish interpreter.

Meeting 145

Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When OpenAI released a new FAQ for educators in September, one detail surprised some observers. In my eighteen years of working in education … I’ve never encountered a platform that requires such a bizarre consent letter. That means most students in U.S. He said officials were not available for an interview by press time.

Policies 150

Policies Tools Survey Google 150

Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 27, 2018

Android Apps for Education Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world, running on smartphones and tablets. And don't forget about all of the Chrome Apps, Extensions and full websites Chromebooks and the Chromebook Tab can access. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Android Chromebook Tablets Adobe 168

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The lesson seemed a lot more relevant than copying a row of equations from a chalkboard, which I remember from my own more traditional (and boring) math education so many years ago. The concept caught my attention during a demonstration at HolonIQ’s ‘Back to School ’ summit in New York City earlier this month.

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Training Report Online Learning Conference 117

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2024

These tools are not just for artists; they’re versatile, engaging, and can be used across various educational contexts. Let’s explore together the features, benefits, and educational potentials of these tools. The post Best Chrome Drawing Apps appeared first on Educators Technology.

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Software Google Tools Accessibility 112