Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

The magazine’s “30 Under 30” list, which highlights young leaders in fields such as technology, music and healthcare, added education to the list in 2013 and since then has grown from nearly 90 nominations in 2014 to more than 450 last year. The Students Unique this year are the honorees working on education from the inside: students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is the fourth year of the Tech Edvocate Awards, which recognizes outstanding edtech products that support students across the Pre-K-20 sector by catering to identified classroom and learning needs. PowerUp is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates literacy gains for struggling and non-proficient readers in grades 6–12.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom. Our learning model fosters independence and self-advocacy with applications in all areas of a student’s life.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. We think that’s the hardest work left,” said Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “We Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. It’s been more about the internal conversation.”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

public education these days is personalized learning. Personalized learning is something teachers do, something students do, something teachers do with students, or something students do with one another. Personalized learning is a noun, a verb, and an adjective. Personalized learning is a noun, a verb, and an adjective.

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Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

The Buncee Bus is on the way to the 39th Annual Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. Rachelle Dene Poth-ISTE Standards & Project Based Learning-1PM. Buncee is such a versatile tool that makes it easy for educators to address the ISTE standards and promote student choice. Leticia Citizen.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The study, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning , was produced by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states. Photo: Emily Richmond for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

My son has had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) since second grade. According to the National Center for Special Education Research : It takes more than a special education teacher or a transition specialist to improve these practices—it takes the entire school community. Horn on Blended Learning.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

Learn more about what Tom is doing with teachers by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll. Although Personalized Learning has gained considerable traction in education, there is still much confusion and, at times, heated debate regarding what this set of ideas actually means and looks like in practice.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

In the world of education, some debates rage eternal. Other funded projects focus on ocean conservation, boosting girls’ education in rural India and combating child exploitation on the internet—the latter made to the Ashton Kutcher-founded nonprofit Thorn. How much testing is too much?

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. Mike doesn’t have a typical education career. The book itself is meant to be a resource and tool for educators. © Shake Up Learning 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2016

Education reform is often framed as an issue for schools that are failing to meet expectations. Education Reimagined, a reform advocacy program that emerged from an unusual coalition of union leaders and reformers, recently highlighted the Cedar Rapids district’s work, and The Hechinger Report spoke with Pickering to learn more about it.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning. Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

The stereotypical library can seem like a vestige, making it an easy target when budgets are tight, according to Mark Ray, Vancouver’s director of innovation and library services, “but we want libraries to be the lynchpin of education transformation.” based education advocacy group. “It Sign up for our newsletter.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The online education movement has pushed K-12 schools and districts to rethink the way they develop and deliver content. In most cases, schools are turning to third parties for help building out their core and non-core content right now, said Allison Powell, VP for new learning models at iNACOL , the nonprofit blended learning advocacy group.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The demand for making the learning experience responsive to every student’s individual learning needs is accelerating. Personalization is a growing focus for policy development, technology applications and educational marketing. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The idea itself is not new. Foundation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). We invite all to attend! A full listing of sessions is below.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Instead of isolated lessons, students learn how to connect their studies with real-world problems. School leaders should encourage educators to use edtech that promotes skills like creativity and problem-solving, which will serve the student no matter what profession they choose. About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2017

The setting seems highly unlikely for an innovation like blended learning to take root. Yet throughout India, a number of digital initiatives are underway aimed at improving education in areas that lack sufficient trained and experienced teachers. So why is there so much optimism about blended learning as a solution?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2016

Too many students in virtual and blended learning schools are performing poorly, according to a new National Education Policy Center report , released last week, by Gary Miron, a professor at Western Michigan University, and Charisse Gulosino, an assistant professor at the University of Memphis. Officials at K12 Inc.,

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions. Professional Learning, Family Connections, and Community Engagement.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. The organizations referenced in this post are also leaders in the field of educational technology. URL: www.christenseninstitute.org/education. Organization: Code.org ®.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. We argue that this progress is achievable only if we make room for new approaches in education—that is, if we innovate." Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. We argue that this progress is achievable only if we make room for new approaches in education—that is, if we innovate." Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 6, 2020

Anti-racist education in early childhood classrooms is far more than a multicultural lesson or two. It requires educators to deeply understand how institutional racism comes to be and manifests in environments where young students learn. By Michele Israel. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. About a decade ago, leaders in this public school district nearly 70 miles northwest of New York City decided to radically change the way they provide education to its diverse and academically challenged student body. What is personalized learning?

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edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, blended learning is a style of education in which students learn via electronic and online media and traditional face-to-face teaching. In Meriden Public Schools (CT), they are committed to promoting anytime, anywhere learning. By Eileen Belastock. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

The education community could have seen this coming. Source: EducationSuperHighway But back in February 2012, when Marwell started the nonprofit, hitting those marks was almost unthinkable, says Jennifer Bergland, director of governmental relations at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), a nonprofit.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

ASSIST EDUCATION & APEX LEARNING ( assisteducation.com/ ) & ( www.apexlearning.com ) ASSIST Education and Apex Learning enhanced their partnership with the addition of adaptive content and digital tutorials into the ASSIST Integrated Education Management System for K-12 schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. The Counsel for Economic Education [link] is terrific, not just for financial literacy teachers, but for teachers who teach economics. – Council for Economic Education [link]. Vicki: (groans).

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

COVID-19 was tough on schools, calling for swift shifts in teaching and learning practices to support virtual learning environments and a host of new pedagogical demands. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Professional Learning. should be embedded in online learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Personalized learning is easy to bastardize. Beth Rabbitt, CEO of education nonprofit The Learning Accelerator. Back at Summit Denali, Bock said the goal of personalized-learning time is not to replace teacher-student interactions but to enhance them. We know how education reform is.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update February 25th Never let formal education get in the way of your learning. Mark Twain Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. Labs and its partners. CoSN 2014 Annual Conference Reminder.

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

About a decade ago, leaders in this public school district nearly 70 miles northwest of New York City decided to radically change the way they provide education to its diverse and academically challenged student body. What is personalized learning? Eastwood, the district’s superintendent.

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