Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

But the human being would be informed by the data from some of these big-data systems, or AI or analytics. Some critics of learning analytics worry that algorithms could end up reinforcing stereotypes and actually having a negative impact for some students. How do we avoid some of the pitfalls of getting algorithms into the classroom?

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

America’s system of education was built for an economy and a society that no longer exists” (National Education Association, n.d.). I prefer this definition over the typically more technical description frequently offered by #edtech evangelists. The demand is real. These elements can ensure students meet their potential.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

America’s system of education was built for an economy and a society that no longer exists” (National Education Association, n.d.). I prefer this definition over the typically more technical description frequently offered by #edtech evangelists. The demand is real. These elements can ensure students meet their potential.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Even though I have been on-site for workshops since the start of the pandemic, last week was my first time working with educators in small groups and visiting classrooms with students. I suggest only three rotations to begin, but you can definitely add more if you are working with a more extended block of time.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful. If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2020

While this is admirable, what I have experienced firsthand is a lack of a uniform vision and plan or collective understanding as to what it means to personalize learning. It is definitely not about putting all kids on a device at the same time with no discourse under the guise that a tool can create a truly personal experience.

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

Now I have confess, I made a major mistake (ok this is nothing new and definitely not my first nor last) by not taking the full Columbia Readers and Writers Workshop while at TC. In fact, I''ve seen reading scores on major standardize exams that definitely do not match up with a student''s ability to communicate verbally in a classroom.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The e-learning trends we identified for this year were: gamification, personalized learning, bite-sized learning, video-based learning, adaptive learning, peer to peer assessment and official degrees for online courses. Top 7 education apps for the classroom. How can teachers use VR in the classroom?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The system is a little weird, since you can''t see all of the proposals in one area (they are categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary blocks based on arbitrary ordering of session submissions by one individual), but here are direct links to panel proposals I made: "School 2.0: The Classroom 2.0 Definitely worth a listen.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Decision makers are more concerned about the quality of the syllabi, and the system, that they are constantly revising older, static workflows and norms to newer adaptive ones. We need such progressive ideals to define the system for our students and teachers to be proud of what we have. Quality centered.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

After pointing out that many of the folks who are investigating “personalized learning”—including both MindWires and EdSurge—have received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the article goes on to quote grantee after grantee saying variations of the same thing: “Meh. Personalized learning, adaptive learning, potato, potahto.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. This post is actually intended to supplement the “Cycle of Learning Innovation” model that will be publishing tomorrow (7.7.2015), which means this is less about analysis and context and more about the examples. 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . by Terry Heick.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ASSIST has expanded the system with content for every grade level, K-12 through Higher Education. DISCOVERY EDUCATION STEM CONNECT ( discoveryeducation.com ) Discovery Education debuted STEM Connect, a cutting-edge, web-based, interdisciplinary K-8 supplemental resource that empowers educators to bring STEM to life in their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

. — Using small yellow and orange squares of paper and lengths of yarn stretched between tables and chairs, sixth-grade math students made number lines — including everything from fractions to negative decimals — in a classroom at Walsh Middle School. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

And lately, education has had its share of innovation, whether it’s showing up in your local public school/K-20 classroom or not. Perhaps this is old hat for you, but there may be a teacher still understanding how to implement technology in the classroom. Virtual Classrooms. Blended Learning. Asynchronous Learning.

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Brainscape

JANUARY 11, 2023

According to cognitive scientists , the answer is almost definitely Student B (assuming Student A isn’t Elton John). Because Student B made use of a powerful learning strategy called interleaving or mixed practice , which has been widely shown to improve learning and retention. Think about it.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Today, we turn our focus to the characteristics of 21st-century learning itself. To kick things off, we’ll start with a clear definition of what 21st-century learning entails, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of its features and implications.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

If you want to track your learners, if you want to see the progress of your learners, if you want to bring in the information from the quizzes into your learning-management systems, then you have to buy. Freedman: How is this different than companies like Toolwire, or Second Avenue Learning, or Smart Sparrow?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via Mother Jones : “How the Justice Department Is Trying to Dismantle Georgia ’s Segregated Special-Education System.” There were definitely times during my college career where I was only able to pull through because of this sort of generosity from others.) ” Presidential Campaign Politics. million total.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Republican lawmakers back bill that would substantially cut tuition and revenue , and seek more student diversity, at five system campuses, four of which are minority-serving institutions.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Remember what I’ve said: watch the student loan space.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. They’re distracted.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Basecamp is essentially a learning management system (with the adjective “personalized” appended to it). ” I’ll discuss some of the competing definitions of what “personalization” might mean, but in this case, it’s the emphasis on working “at your own pace” on school assignments.

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