eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality finds that half of states don’t set specific standards telling teacher prep programs what future educators should know about teaching reading, and 28 states cede their authority over teacher prep programs to outside accrediting agencies with vague guidelines. Don’t oversimplify this.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2021

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

In education, a lesson makes or breaks a learner’s experience in a classroom. I remember many nights and weekends that I spent countless hours developing a variety of activities that would keep my students engaged while also following the scope and sequence of the curriculum based on the standards that needed to be addressed.

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Learning Advocacy Blended Learning Personalized Learning 306

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Pandemic closures provided some students with a chance to notice how stressed they are at school, says Jayne Demsky, founder of School Avoidance Alliance, an advocacy group that provides professional training to schools. Those reasons tend to be highly specific to the individual students, she specifies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

As a school, we knew that if our students and families didn’t have the support they needed, student learning and engagement would be severely impacted. What started as a daunting task became a mission to reignite the passion and engagement of our students while strengthening our local community.

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Advocacy Student Engagement Resources Classroom 113

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2024

The support that counselors and other college access professionals provide will continue to be essential in keeping students engaged and motivated to pursue their postsecondary goals during this FAFSA upheaval. These students need time to compare several financial aid packages, and they should be reminded of this.

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Accessibility Advocacy Social Media Report 77

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

These students carried those outside stressors into the classroom when in-person schooling resumed. As trauma-informed education expert Alex Shevrin Venet points out in her recent book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education : This is the uncomfortable truth: schools cause trauma and harm.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Special education caseloads in schools have continued to rise, increasing backlogs, and driving clinician burnout. The resulting platform is a combination of their expertise and 13 years of our own data on how special education providers and students engage in therapy and evaluations.”.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

Heat waves, wildfires, floods and other disasters worsened by climate change are disrupting classes , displacing students , leveling school buildings and contributing to student mental health problems. The Green New Deal for Schools is meant to focus this climate activism on the education system.

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How To Advocacy Learning Policies 73

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When Karli Hinman enrolled at Stony Brook University in fall 2018, she knew her family couldn’t help her pay to continue her education. As of fall 2022, Stony Brook is one of 33 higher ed institutions where students can apply for money through a local FAST Fund to help cover an education expense or address a basic life need.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s back-to-school season across the country, and while this is met with mixed emotions, like it or not, classroom doors are open and welcoming students. Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Tech Edvocate Award represents the combined opinion of industry insiders, knowledgeable educators, and interested parents,” said Ryan Patenaude, Co-Founder of FEV Tutor. Twelve years ago, FEV Tutor was built by educators with student learning outcomes in mind. About FEV Tutor.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

First, we offer a much-needed framework for the education of diverse learners. Second, we advocate for the development of an action plan for educating the not-so-common learners that is research-based, achievable, and reaches beyond any current educational reform initiative for school improvement. Students with Disabilities.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast A recent edLeader Panel, “ Utah Spotlight: A ‘State’ of Alignment ,” featured experts that included Rick Gaisford, Education Specialist, Education Technology and the SETDA Chair Elect, Utah State Board of Education; Melanie Durfee, Ph.D.,

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Reading By Example

APRIL 30, 2016

Solutions in the past have included extending the school day, increasing expectations through common standards, and holding schools and educators accountable for student learning through high-stakes tests. However, these gaps were created before many students even took their first steps through the school doors.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

This fall, students will take up the pathways again, picking up wherever they left off. As educators reflect on the disruptions of the past two academic years, they’re increasingly gravitating toward the kind of personalized, “move on when you’re ready” learning being practiced at Parker-Varney. It’s a view that’s catching on.

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Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Report Advocacy 139

Reading By Example

APRIL 30, 2016

Solutions in the past have included extending the school day, increasing expectations through common standards, and holding schools and educators accountable for student learning through high-stakes tests. However, these gaps were created before many students even took their first steps through the school doors.

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Student Engagement Assessment Meeting Classroom 28

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 10, 2020

This week on the blog I’m serializing a talk I gave for CSU Channel Islands last week as part of their Open Education Week festivities. While every OER initiative in US higher ed measures cost savings, the initiatives that explore the implications of OER adoption for student learning are few and far between.

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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. This is not to say that the work of educators ought to be reduced to identifying problems that need solving.

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Personalized Learning Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 104

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Additionally, the structured literacy approach is systematic, with a logical order to the skills and concepts being taught (usually progressing from the simplest to the most complex), cumulative, new learning builds on students’ prior knowledge, and diagnostic, instruction is informed by student data. About the Author.

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Advocacy STEM Resources System 130

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The San Francisco Unified School District attendance policy stating that kids can attend a Zoom class “with or without camera on ” preserves student privacy at the cost of student engagement and teacher effectiveness, sacrificing the ability of all involved to live and respond in the moment. In other words, talk to the district.

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Learning Advocacy Survey Report 132

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. In the first post , I summarize an Education Week article by Dr. Kimberlee Everson who makes a strong case for schools to pursue these goals.

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Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. In the first post , I summarize an Education Week article by Dr. Kimberlee Everson who makes a strong case for schools to pursue these goals.

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Student Engagement Assessment Survey STEM 28

Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

The Buncee Bus is on the way to the 39th Annual Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. We’re psyched to be attending FETC, getting to see all our old friends and make new ones as well who all share the same passion for student success. Kristin Harrington-Feedback+Collaboration=A+ Student Engagement-12PM.

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Advocacy Future Ready Libraries Blended Learning 43

Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Mike doesn’t have a typical education career. Boost your student engagement on any device wherever learning needs to happen. This doesn’t have to mean students with disabilities, but it absolutely includes them. At the onset of the pandemic, a lot of technology was thrown at teachers and students alike.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The educational benefits of teaching executive function include improving students’ ability to work collaboratively, as well as pay attention, plan, organize, and problem solve, so they can comprehend complex subject matter and respond to it effectively. Meredith has an extensive background in the education vertical.

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Learning Training Advocacy Strategy 87

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

There’s never been a more opportune moment to equip young people with the skills and mindsets to drive change for themselves and our country,” said Romy Drucker, Education Program Interim Director at the Walton Family Foundation. We’re thrilled to support these bold ideas that integrate career education for all students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 104

edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

A recent edWebinar led by Bobbi Bear, Director of Customer Advocacy for Achieve3000, identified effective ways to integrate SEL with reading instruction, through classroom conversations about nonfiction and fiction texts. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

It is seen as a way to close achievement gaps, increase student engagement and offer a better education to today’s students. Giving students more control in the classroom is a common feature of personalized-learning programs, in theory, but in practice, how teachers do that and how much control they offer varies widely.

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Personalized Learning Advocacy Study Report 110

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 102

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

tl;dr – In order to be relevant today and in the future, a national open education strategy must (1) know exactly what it is trying to accomplish and (2) deeply integrate generative AI. WICHE is convening a series of conversations this week and next titled, “ Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

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Strategy OER Education Policies 145

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

Because our work as educators is so complex and fast-paced, it is difficult to find the time to slow down. So we arranged to observe a fellow teacher who effectively balances high expectations with positive student feedback, a practice that builds relationships with students while continuing to challenge them.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

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. Learn more about what Tom is doing with teachers by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll.

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Personalized Learning Future Ready Learning Advocacy 74

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Kylie finds it a little stranger in chorus and physical education, but there, too, she is held accountable for mastering certain competencies, like singing on pitch, clapping an accurate rhythm and dribbling a basketball. Sitting quietly at the back of the room is no longer an option in classrooms that prize student engagement.

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Common Core Advocacy System Personalized Learning 93