eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Interactive whiteboards and smart displays facilitate dynamic presentations, fostering visual learning and engagement. Learning management systems (LMS) streamline course administration, enabling educators to organize content, assess student progress, and facilitate online discussions. What are digital education tools?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

To enhance equity and promote accessibility, schools are implementing new technologies and innovative teaching methods to cater to diverse learning styles and abilities. From adaptive edtech to inclusive learning space designs, the focus is on accommodating the unique needs of each student.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Educational apps and games can make learning more enjoyable, transforming educational content into interactive and game-like experiences that motivate students to explore and master new concepts. This personalization enhances the effectiveness of teaching by catering to each student’s pace and learning preferences.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This means our education is even more closely assessed to assure the level of quality this migration demands. The industry wants to make sure that the graduates are ready to enter the workforce and will be able to provide a meaningful contribution without having to train them beyond a minimal amount.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The principal's students were in an alternative setting and the main delivery and assessment of content came from an online course platform. The staff fully recognized the need to provide the students with a richer learning environment than simply watching videos that led to multiple choice quizzes and eventual unit tests.

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Assessment Course Khan Academy Blended Learning 59

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, Michele explained. Going beyond traditional assessments gives more ways for ELL students to demonstrate their learning in math. Leadership 3.0

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edWeb.net

JULY 24, 2018

What assessments do they use now? Phase 2 – Train Well…and then train again: While professional development seems like an obvious step, the speakers emphasized that this is a never-ending process. Although some training can be done in large groups, most should be small group work, possibly even one-on-one.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The implications of all of this seems clear if not outright ominous: if an AI tool today can now write essays and poems, how must that change how we teach and assess student writing? Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer? For the entire text of this example lesson plan, click here to view as a Google Doc.).

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Fallon described the scope of the company’s reach in different areas of K-12, higher education, and professional training.

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

This is an older post, but I recently updated the bottom to include reflections on gradpoint; the blended learning digital content provider Magen David Yeshivah High School chose this past year. Advertisements for reading specialists and for employees with specific training in certain reading techniques is now common.

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Technology Blended Learning Elementary Assessment 51

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

In 2013, most elementary schools are simply diminutive high schools, with a balance of reading, writing, mathematics, geography, and other “core” skills, while character training supplements academic work. Connectivity could represent a new kind of assessment. See also, “ Chloroforming the Unit.”). New content areas could emerge.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

Blended Learning: Blended learning, or the use of technology alongside in-person instruction from a teacher, has been included in the NMC Horizons report before. Professional Development: Another challenge being met in some places is how to incorporate technology into teacher-training programs.

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Technology Maker Movement Trends Khan Academy 28

MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

A CompetencyWorks report, “Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts,” looks at ways that the movement for personalization dovetails with blended learning and competency-based learning to achieve a more student-centered approach to school. LEADERSHIP. ACCOUNTABILITY RULES.

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MindShift

AUGUST 11, 2016

The studies include research on K-12 schools and higher ed, both blended learning and online, and show results ranging from mixed to negative. It looked at college courses that are using so-called “adaptive learning” software as an enhancement to blended courses.

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Outcomes Software Learning Study 28

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

It is important to remember that no one was trained for this, and pedagogically-sound models are just starting to appear. I learned from working with educators virtually and on-site the toll that hybrid learning is enacting on educators. The last segment of the class could consist of a formative assessment or a closure activity.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. The framework demands that schools be assessed “according to their performance on student satisfaction, retention and graduate employment, as well as through institutional submissions.” ” More via Techcrunch.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Now the group will be called Career Education Colleges and Universities , to reflect its focus on career training.” Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has joined the Board of Directors of the skills training company Pluralsight. (He’s PowerSchool has acquired the LMS Haiku Learning for an undisclosed sum.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. This remarkable functionality makes an array of assessment types possible – including spelling tests, short answers, fill-in-the-blank, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

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