EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Hence, CoSN2020 will break through some of our own mindsets. We hope you will join us! New resources on student data privacy.

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Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Hence, CoSN2020 will break through some of our own mindsets. We hope you will join us! New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Hence, CoSN2020 will break through some of our own mindsets. We hope you will join us! New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. Hence, CoSN2020 will break through some of our own mindsets. We hope you will join us! New resources on student data privacy.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. She says she has struggled with managing the content that all of our elementary teachers need to learn around our phonics initiative and how to address their concerns virtually.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 202

TeacherCast

MARCH 8, 2015

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington based advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are ready for success in college. Jeff sits down with Terri Schwartzbeck and Sam Patterson to discuss the Alliance for Excellent Education, Digital Learning Day and how you can have a Future Ready School.

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Future Ready Advocacy Digital Learning Learning 68

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Richardson is a consensus builder, fostering collaboration at the state level, as well as connecting with national organizations like SETDA, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to support shared advocacy efforts.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Among the key findings: K-12 teachers and parents have apparently not been deterred by the hurried transition to digital learning during the pandemic. For both groups, 76 percent support increased levels of online learning even after students return to school full time.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2015

The goal is for participants to learn from each other as well as from the educational technology veterans in attendance on how to create, implement, and sustain a thoughtful plan to use technology to effectively improve student learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Schools’ struggles to engage English learners’ families during the pandemic partly stem from another pre-pandemic inequity — gaps in access to digital learning devices and the internet. For English learners, the pandemic is both a crisis and a revelation.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 131

Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

Learn how to engage students and increase learning outcomes through student collaboration and peer feedback. Learn how to do assignments in Language Arts, Science, Religion and Math. You will have a chance to work on your brand and advocacy efforts too! Bonus: It's FUN too! Leticia Citizen.

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Advocacy Future Ready Libraries Blended Learning 43

The PL2C Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Digital Learning Coach, Instructional Technology Facilitator and Research Associate at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Schwartz and Okita developed the following table to compare and contrast high versus low agency learning environments. By Jaclyn Stevens, M.Ed. What is Learner Agency… really? jaclynbstevens.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. Many teachers discovered tools they didn’t know about and learned how to incorporate more technology into their teaching practice.

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Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 96

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

But it’s become increasingly unclear if online learning is living up to its promise for students, as concerns persist over quality, inequitable disparities in digital-learning participants and outcomes. Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 106

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

With the proliferation of technology in school and at home, parents are looking for direction on how to keep their kids’ media habits in check. ” Instead, librarians can help families learn how to maintain a healthy balance and become good digital citizens. Join the Community.

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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. This could mean providing additional training for teachers on the instructional use of digital learning tools—how they’re going to use technology.

Technology 40

Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

In a panel discussion moderated by Mark Phillips (CEO at HireEducation), Graham Forman (Founder of Ednovate) and Mandela Schumacher-Hodge (Portfolio Services Director at Kapor Capital) will talk about the challenges of obtaining funding, and how to overcome those obstacles to get your business started. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

In the weeks that followed, the district surveyed parents about their technology needs, took an inventory of devices such as Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, and assembled digital learning content under one portal that teachers and students could access easily. We’re still learning how to fly as we’re flying,” he said. “We

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

Corinne Roller, director of advocacy and public policy for the nonprofit group Girls Who Code , says the proportion of women in computing jobs has actually been trending downward over the last few decades. “If And teachers need training on how to make their classrooms feel inclusive for all learners.

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How To Robotics Industry Advocacy 200

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. Except, after a year and a half of using this hand-picked program, Robert had to admit the truth: His students just weren’t learning how to read.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

JOSEPH DIRECTOR DIGITAL LEARNING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION IN MILFORD (MA) PUBLIC SCHOOLS Milford hired an SEL coordinator after a survey revealed that educators and staff felt stress at work and did not feel valued. We’re shifting our coaching budgets and assignments to cover the necessary funding.

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Survey Advocacy Training Exercises 45

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

Several public libraries in the state are providing curbside delivery of books to support the initiative, with many schools and districts offering a free book pick-up service with the help of local literacy advocacy groups. In his math lessons, some students are just learning how to read a menu and find the prices.

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Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Next, although teachers may have the technology, they might not understand how to use it effectively, especially for remote learning.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

As a former teacher, tech coordinator, and chief technology officer, Jennifer Bergland now leads advocacy efforts as the Director of Governmental Relations at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA). He taught me how to use it, and we brought the class in to play. My only regret was that it was a one session deal.

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Policies Technology Advocacy E-rate 49

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

All conversations start with why: Get all constituents involved from the beginning—even students and teachers—as to how the schools might adopt digital learning. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them.

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BYOD Smartphone Accessibility Advocacy 62

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. They are also more likely to back the initiative when the focus is on the learning and how to leverage tech to support it, rather than just on what device to get.

Technology 53

Technology BYOD Advocacy Guidelines 53

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If a school works with an OPM, it may be under pressure to grow a program very quickly to recoup the revenue it’s turning over to the company, said Joshua Kim, director of digital learning initiatives at Dartmouth College.

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Company Education Industry Course 56

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

And the lessons about independence and self-advocacy lead to kids who know how and when to ask for help. The fact that a student can walk up to me and say, ‘I’m struggling with dividing multi-digit numbers, can you help me?’ Many teachers who use Summit said the learning curve lasts at least a year.

Learning 122

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 122

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Even though many had been using technology in the classroom, they were not ready for the full-on virtual digital learning environment COVID demanded. Student engagement suffered. Garza has dedicated her life to bettering educational opportunities for all students.

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Learning Data Outcomes Survey 96

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Five bundles will be available for purchase: one each at the preschool, elementary school, middle and high school levels with grade-appropriate curricula and resources, and two with building blocks and related non-digital materials. Learners will also study zSpace interactions, including how a user can manipulate objects in stereoscopic 3D.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

If I were a teacher, would I know how to shift to teaching online?”. Related: How one Navajo Nation high school is helping students see a future that includes college. March 30 guidance provided by the BIE on how to implement distance learning was only two pages long and provided mostly generic, boilerplate advice.

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Report Elementary Online Learning System 125

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We work with teachers and administrators to create life-long learning patterns in students, whether that’s by curating resources for classroom research projects or by coming into the classroom to teach a lesson on how to do research themselves. Some digital resources for school libraries are a virtual reality field trip.

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Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Faye Miller, University of Canberra/Human Constellation - Digital Research Consultancy How Online Tutoring Programs have Developed Global Citizens , Kasey Beck, President, Invictus Institute HOW TO COMBINE MEDIA ARTS AND EXCHANGES IN GLOBAL LEARNING. Tom co-founded the first education venture fund, Learn Capital.

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