Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Excited for the opportunity to focus on their learning, teachers find their seats and start to chit chat about the lesson plans they’ve left for their students. This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 204

eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the opportunity for academic success is increased when students with chronic health conditions have a safe and supportive learning environment. To learn more visit epilepsy.com or call 1.800.332.1000. chief outcomes officer, Epilepsy Foundation.

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Training Advocacy Education Software 95

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. CoderZ enables them to acquire computational thinking, problem solving skills and learn coding as a life skill. About CoderZ.

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Robotics Tools STEM Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

While the pandemic and the sudden shutdown of schools provoked fear, the teachers at this remote refugee camp in northern Iraq weren’t worried about how students would cope: They were confident their students were prepared to take their learning fully online. were struggling to adjust to remote learning. We saw it in our U.S.

Learning 144

Learning Advocacy Report Google 144

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. The corollaries of personalized learning are equally attractive.

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Personalized Learning Learning Advocacy Blended Learning 117

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. That said, it’s often difficult to effectively tell the story about how librarians make a difference for students and colleagues.

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Future Ready Maker Movement Libraries Professional Learning 292

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Code.org has created a great compilation of resources for how students can continue learning. Take an online course. There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. Friendly and inclusive learning communities include: CSTA Chapter meetings. Start a club.

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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.

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Advocacy System Survey Industry 201

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Personalized learning lets Champlain Valley Union High School sophomore Bella Curtis study toward a certificate in horse management. New ways of teaching and learning are needed to make sure students prove they’ve mastered topics before earning a diploma, they say. Photo: Austin Haeberle. NASHVILLE, Tenn. –

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. School buildings are closed because of coronavirus, and the bandwidth that powered digital learning for kids is going unused. Only, now it doesn’t matter.

Advocacy 134

Advocacy Accessibility Policies Laptops 134

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Many parents eventually find that their children’s needs are still not being addressed by the virtual learning environment, and increasing responsibility for administration is placed on them upon making the shift. We can’t allow frustrations to lead us toward alternative examples of mediocrity or failure. Let’s start a movement.

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EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 334

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.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2021

Dissatisfaction with remote learning has played out with kindergarten parents across the country and not all of them have stuck it out. Remote learning may have gone badly for many families, they say, but don’t assume that kids need to be held back. “I’m If we knew that, we would have kept our daughter home.”.

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Learning Elementary Data Report 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Technology is enabling learning like never before, with millions of students attending school remotely for some or all of their regular instruction this fall. These questions have been circulating for years, as schools have increasingly embraced technology to aid in learning. Which technologies are collecting student data?

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Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 170

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Some online preschool programs boast “award-winning curriculum” and offer money-back satisfaction guarantees. Subscribe today!

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Data Report Groups 111

Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2023

That’s the goal of a new effort that aims to create a shared digital platform for historically Black colleges and universities, one they can use to deliver online learning and social experiences that reflect the communities they serve. The platform will use a learning management system that’s already on the market, Hossain says.

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Education Course Blackboard System 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

With the continued funding challenges educators face, it’s crucial to pick an education resource that will yield the best return on investment and support learning outcomes for your district. 3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy.

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EdTech Resources Advocacy Data 153

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

A viral photo of two young Latinas sitting outside a Taco Bell in California so they could access Wi-Fi to do their homework crystalized a national problem: Too many students do not have access to the tools they need to participate in distance learning. Related: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S.

Digital Divide 128

Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 128

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Developing students’ metacognitive skills required for learning.

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Student Engagement Advocacy Outcomes Report 78

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. “We think there’s a big problem, and we need good data around it,” says CoSN CEO Keith Krueger. “This is critical.”

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Groups Accessibility Report Broadband 57

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2015

A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. The case studies profiled illustrate a variety of blended learning implementations, providing insights for increasing program effectiveness.

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Blended Learning Report Case Study Advocacy 40

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

On top of all these challenges, higher education itself is, of course, seeing a variety of potential disrupters emerge, all powered at least in part through online learning. Second, schools could use online learning technologies as a sustaining innovation to improve learning and control costs.

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Competency Based Learning Advocacy Online Learning Training 108

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. Remote learning didn’t hold their attention. But it was traumatic when, in Fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. Communities such as St.

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Policies Online Learning Dropout Advocacy 80

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Synchrony also offers virtual summer activities and online learning for the children of employees, flexibility in hours and the opportunity to work from home. Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions.

Policies 191

Policies Company Survey Industry 191

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

As the winter turns to spring and pandemic learning reaches its one-year mark, something like a return to normal, in-person schooling is becoming a reality in communities across the country. Until in-person learning can fully resume, family members are the only adults who regularly work with students on distance learning assignments.

Education 133

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 133

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Online access for families has also helped the district engage parents. “I Subscribe today! It just feels so wrong.”.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 111

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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Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We We are building all of that now to make sure we’re better prepared,” he said. Are We Ready?

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 116

techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., To learn more, visit SIIA.net. October 4, 2018 (Washington, D.C. About StartEd, Inc.

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Industry Technology Advocacy Software 41

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Dressed in pastel pink and green for an early spring day, second-grader Katherine Cribbs was learning about energy on a virtual field trip – to her own school. She clicked on icons embedded in the virtual classroom to learn about energy-saving features such as LED lights and super-insulated exterior walls made of concrete-filled foam blocks.

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Elementary Learning Data Report 107

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In late October, education policy and advocacy group iNACOL opened its annual conference with a bang. INACOL—the International North American Council for Online Learning—would henceforth be known as the Aurora Institute , a name taken from the Latin word for “dawn.” AltSchool became Altitude Learning.

Education 82

Education Advocacy Conference Laptops 82

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2018

But few of these apps are developmentally appropriate and most fail to teach in ways preschoolers need to learn. Many apps provided rewards like high scores as an incentive although research shows that the learning itself, and getting to new levels of an app, should be the desired reward for children.

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Report Android iPhone Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). Related: Could the online for-profit college industry be a ‘winner in this crisis’? Related : The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 125

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

But for grandparents raising grandchildren, that’s not possible, said Jaia Peterson Lent, deputy executive director of Generations United, a nonprofit advocacy group. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families.

Advocacy 117

Advocacy Report Groups Policies 117

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country struggle to move their brick-and-mortar classrooms to remote online learning environments. Director at Hayutin & Associates, during Studyo’s recent edLeader Panel. Fostering a Culture That Promotes EF. Join the Community.

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Schoology Advocacy LMS Strategy 53

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We We need to change that.”. The homework gap isn’t new. Nothing was coordinated,” Thomas said.

Digital Divide 110

Digital Divide Chromebook Broadband Survey 110

Reading By Example

JUNE 22, 2020

Children are missing their classmates and learning communities. The generative conversations shared between students provide readers with a potential blueprint for how students can become active agents in their own learning and lives. What do students learn through collaborative knowledge building conversations?

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Advocacy Social Media Online Learning Strategy 51