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National Dropout Prevention Center Offers Resources

eSchool News

School closures are traumatizing students, families, and educators, presenting a new dropout risk factor and requiring schools to develop immediate virtual solutions. The second set of online courses includes 16 research-based effective dropout prevention strategies courses. About the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC).

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Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle

The Hechinger Report

Child Trends analysis of NSFG 2011-15 data, accessed through the National Center for Health Statistics. The post Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle appeared first on The Hechinger Report. The darker, bottom part of the bars represent traditional high school degrees.

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Online Learning vs. Classroom Learning Research

eSchool News

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. Each approach presents unique advantages and challenges, prompting a nuanced exploration of their effectiveness. Another benefit of online learning is accessibility.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

Video content and digital presentations . While technology doesn’t aim to substitute teachers, it can facilitate their work and ensure that each student gets access to customized educational content and assessment methods to provide the best possible learning outcomes. . Video conferencing tools. Online games and assessments.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

EdNews Daily

The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

Eighty-eight percent (88) of 13-17-year-olds have access to cellphones. Ninety-one (91) percent have access to computers, tablets or cellphones. Auburn University presented him with their “Hero Award” as the individual who has addressed bullying situations in schools in June 2016.

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The journey to student-centered learning

Neo LMS

The traveler-students must be on time, get in the right rail-car, sit in the designated place, present with regularity their passes, and wait for the next train stop in order to make an upgrade to their traveler status. And we keep wondering about the high rates of dropout students. Kids don’t learn the same. Technology is only a tool.

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