The Web20Classroom

JUNE 26, 2016

As a Dad and an educator I am constantly looking for the best resources to provide for them at home to supplement the learning they are doing in their schools. Lucky for me the International Society for Technology In Education (ISTE) has a lot of resources for anyone who is interested in enhancing Early Childhood with technology.

Resources 139

Resources Technology Learning Digital Citizenship 139

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

Advocacy 168

Advocacy Trends Groups Meeting 168

Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Connection to School Resources Put families in touch with school resources to make connections with them that are meaningful and individualized. For example, if a student is falling behind in math you can suggest to their family that they attend an after-school math lab.

How To 259

How To Strategy Survey Training 259

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools. The report notes that teachers from well-resourced schools typically have more time and training to design lessons that involve creative, non-formulaic uses of ed tech.

Digital Divide 89

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 89

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Deklotz and her team are committed to setting up teachers with the resources they need to be successful, providing extensive and differentiated professional development opportunities through the district’s micro-credentialing system. These resources help engage parents and update them on district news and future district-wide plans.

Social Media 288

Social Media Education Advocacy Personalized Learning 288

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. She pointed to South Carolina, which makes computer science part of high school graduation requirements, as an example.

Accessibility 190

Accessibility Advocacy Policies Data 190

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Too often, though, that advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access despite state and local policies. Too often, advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access. Advocating for policy change is essential.

Advocacy 91

Advocacy Policies Education Course 91

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This movement came after decades of structured, organized advocacy , much of which started after the commission’s report. That argument has helped build support, said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada.

Advocacy 145

Advocacy System Report Policies 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Just last week, the director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly, listed K-12 as one of three “ target rich, resource poor ” priority sectors for the agency, which is tasked with toughening the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure. But it’s something that lawmakers are only beginning to wake up to.

Data 130

Data Advocacy Policies Trends 130

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The National Literacy Council’s website also has an extensive list of helpful resources for teaching and learning, programs, and advocacy. States with large recent and growing immigrant populations, for example, are at risk of a more pronounced undercount, according to the Population Reference U.S. Census Bureau (PRB).

Advocacy 226

Advocacy Libraries Education Groups 226

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

Training 153

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 153

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Kayla recognizes librarians’ contribution to instruction, witnessing the relief of teachers who rely on their expertise in designing assignments and integrating resources. Our students are granted the opportunity to flourish with access to knowledge, resources, the world of literature and the creation of school community.

Resources 106

Resources Libraries Advocacy Accessibility 106

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For example, educators who want to help students understand solutions to climate change can take their classroom on a virtual field trip to Boeing’s base in Seattle via the ecoAction Virtual Field Trip. For example, teachers can use VR to simulate extreme weather conditions that affect drivers like snow, heatwaves, and flooding.

STEM 120

STEM Advocacy Digital Learning Examples 120

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Take Rachel, for example. A professor can use the language in the rubric to explain the improvements needed and back that up with tangible examples, says West-Smith. He can also double check that he meets the standards for each level by comparing his work to the examples provided. A Tool for Self-Advocacy.

Learning 182

Learning Advocacy Assessment Meeting 182

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2024

Students who are permanent residents, for example, have struggled to enter their information on the form after entering their green card number. For example, a number of my colleagues in New York City have started an email FAFSA support group in which we share updates, screenshots and other information. This work must move forward.

Accessibility 78

Accessibility Advocacy Social Media Report 78

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Through advocacy on campuses and in communities and ongoing state and federal investment in the real cost of higher education—including housing, food and other supports—we can and should make a firm commitment to students who are doing everything they can to become economically self-sufficient. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Advocacy 200

Advocacy Survey System Industry 200

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

These proposals could help address the fact that colleges serving the highest number of low-income students and students of color tend to have the fewest financial resources. It follows the reintroduction this summer of the Community College Student Success Act , which would also pay for support services for students.

Advocacy 183

Advocacy Policies Course Accessibility 183

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Elizabeth Forward School District leaders, for example, knew it was time to innovate when local employers informed them the district had hundreds of entry-level coding jobs that needed to be filled. Community Engagement and Advocacy. These efforts excite students and provide them pathways to further develop their passions.

Maker Movement 263

Maker Movement Robotics Education Advocacy 263

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Monarch School relies on a community approach to education and social services, emphasizing on-site family programs and resources. For example: The school has on-campus showers, food pantries, licensed clinicians and social programs. If you ask school leaders, that sets it apart.

Advocacy 178

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 178

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

The desire to increase agency in the form of voice, choice, and advocacy should be viewed as just as important for educators (teachers and administrators) as it is for students. This can be applied to the budgeting process when it comes time to purchase learning tools, resources, and services (PD providers).

Advocacy 179

Advocacy Digital Badges Education Meeting 179

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Tales of “Bad Twitter” are legion, for example. They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact. I would encourage you to see how the following scholars are engaging online.

Social Media 262

Social Media Advocacy Twitter Facebook 262

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

As a classroom teacher, I always tried to improve my practice by reading academic and practice-based articles, attending trainings and connecting with fellow educators to share resources and troubleshoot challenges. Perspective-taking Skits: My students chose two examples of actions to avoid and developed skits to act out with the teachers.

Training 204

Training Data Professional Learning Meeting 204

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

The physical space of the retreat offered plentiful resources to help everyone meet their needs: flexible seating, break tables for arts and crafts, snacks and affirmation envelopes for each student to write and receive encouraging letters. The group of students decided they wanted to focus their advocacy on teacher practice.

Classroom 172

Classroom Advocacy Groups Meeting 172

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. For example, we asked from the very beginning—and indeed throughout our nine-year effort— “What is best for ALL of our kids, especially those furthest from opportunity now?” We did get the balance right.

Policies 181

Policies Advocacy Strategy Groups 181

N2Y

MAY 13, 2021

For example, transition services and goals can address areas that include: Communication. Use community resources to assist with transition planning. For example, rules are in place that dictate how many hours a person may work if they are receiving SSI, Medicaid, or Medicare. Daily living skills. Employment opportunities.

Advocacy 87

Advocacy System Outcomes Training 87

Hapara

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

It provides resources and immediate crisis support to young people. And that is not only discriminatory, but it is a matter of life or death when a student cannot access suicide prevention lifelines, affirming resources that are vital to students navigating their queer identities.

Hapara 130

Hapara Company Meeting Accessibility 130

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Connecting secure datasets such as absenteeism and homework completion with formative mathematics assessments, for example, allows educators to consider why issues may be happening, decide on a course of supportive action, and then use data to determine effectiveness. Here are some examples. Ensuring internet access outside of school.

Accessibility 336

Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 336

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

When an educator is unprepared and unable to access high-quality resources to meet our unique learners’ needs, the system penalizes the educator. We can’t allow frustrations to lead us toward alternative examples of mediocrity or failure. Let’s start a movement.

EdTech 334

EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 334

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Through this initiative, students receive a suite of no-cost digital resources that help them learn about the many career opportunities offered within the Country Music industry. We also know that students love to explore their career interests through ‘real life’ examples. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

Industry 89

Industry Advocacy Education EdTech 89

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2023

He had to get help from an advocacy group called College Possible to pay his rent. An athlete while he was in college, Agyei had to work to pay some of his expenses and needed help from an advocacy group to keep paying his rent as his tuition increased. And small colleges’ resources, Cutting pointed out, are finite.

Advocacy 135

Advocacy Data Trends Report 135

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I experienced a supportive environment for students, including a range of safety nets, personalized advising, ample financial resources and an individualized tutoring program. Yet I still had trouble finding other resources that would help students like me.

Policies 118

Policies Advocacy Report Groups 118

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

For example, when a hurricane is approaching, a meteorologist on TV may use a computational model to demonstrate the various paths that the storm may take as any number of interdependent variables change. Using and comparing computational models to develop new insights about a subject. Supporting educators to teach computational thinking.

Education 271

Education Advocacy Data Report 271

Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

Self-care activities can be small- to large-scale habits, with examples ranging from packing a healthy lunch to waking up early every day to do a mindfulness meditation before work. People in caregiving positions like teachers, for example, often find it easier to tell others to take care of their health than to do so themselves.[7]

How To 360

How To Handbook Strategy Advocacy 360

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Providing deep, tailored learning experiences for our students requires a lot of effort, from evaluating curricular resources to aligning research-based instructional practices to the evolving state standards.

Professional Learning 201

Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 201

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

UNESCO later decided to refer to open content intended to support research, teaching, and learning as “open educational resources.” They were relatively easy to tell apart from one another and advocacy was rather straight forward. For example, some schools have ZTC policies and ZTC degree programs. yellow below).

OER 112

OER Advocacy Policies Libraries 112

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student. But it’s not just Maria who is falling behind due to her lack of access to educational technology and resources. Jennifer is in sixth grade. Maria is also in the sixth grade. I think we all know the answer.

System 150

System EdTech Digital Divide Education 150

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

2] Children who experience toxic stress, for example, are more likely to develop the following mental and physical illnesses later on:[3]. 4] For example, children with toxic stress are more likely to fit the parameters for chronic absenteeism , or excessive school absences.[6] Cardiovascular disease. Certain cancers. Depression.

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239