The Jose Vilson

MAY 3, 2020

Contrary to my own public activism and advocacy, I propose that we move the nation’s largest public school system into a completely online endeavor forever and a day. Like so many of our colleagues, I too imagined a truly inclusive and publicly run system. Problem solved. Sure, I had dreams, too.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m. Why Not Both?

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 106

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Attend workshops, webinars, and conferences to learn about emerging trends, innovative teaching methods, and best practices. Conferences often feature keynote speakers, workshops, and discussions on current trends and future directions in education. Regularly exchange ideas, attend meet-ups, and collaborate on projects.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Counselors routinely invite parents to Spanish-language workshops on college applications and financing.

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Groups Advocacy Report Study 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized … and students play absolutely no role.” The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized,” he said, “and students play absolutely no role.”.

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Kaplan Policies Report Groups 141

Connecting 2 the World

JUNE 8, 2022

Yesterday, I participated in a 30 minute reflective workshop by Karen Costa as part of the #MyFest22. I also realized that I was thinking more of the power system, decision making, and organizational structure than the people who make up the university. While we still have a long way to go, this is quite an accomplishment.

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Education Industry Advocacy Report 63

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

based education advocacy group. “It Teaming up with Skyview’s instructional technology facilitator and early-adopting teachers, Chun frequently demonstrates new tech tools at the school’s teacher-led professional development meetings. Often, she backs up these introductions by co-teaching a class or two. “It

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Only then can students, especially immigrant students and students of color, meet their potential and succeed in school and beyond. We not only have to understand that we can have personal biases, but that there are biases ingrained in the system. ” You Can’t Look Away.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The reality is that in most school governance systems, young people are systematically marginalized,” he said, “and students play absolutely no role.”. The council’s two student directors serve on the Oakland Board of Education in an advisory capacity and regularly meet with their adult counterparts. Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020.

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Kaplan Learning Policies Report 41

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Learning With Lucie

MARCH 2, 2016

The systems that are entrenched in our schools often feel like un unpenetrable barriers for innovative and creative teachers who want to make changes. He inspired us to look for the points of entry that will lead to one small break in the system, and then keep on chipping away making more and more changes.

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Groups Technology Support System 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2016

Shahid Buttar , Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) on the crucial importance of libraries in the fight to protect privacy rights and intellectual freedom. Lamanna , Adult Service Librarian at the Cherry Hill Public Library , on "Tor Relays Using Raspberry Pi."

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Conference Libraries Survey Advocacy 28

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Angie Burda, the program’s manager, developed a broad range of services, establishing support groups, educational workshops, and recreational activities for families with children of all ages. Related: The foster care system is pushing college students into homelessness. Eschman first discovered the Clayton County program in 2005.

Policies 69

Policies System Groups Report 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

Students who are part of Project REACH meet weekly to discuss study strategies and ways that autism affects them socially and academically. But the program is built around a combination that works: weekly workshops (which are open to all students with disabilities) and one-on-one peer mentorship seem to meet a lot of students’ needs.

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Meeting Advocacy Report Groups 40

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

“We see that advanced math coursework is a huge predictor of college success, but this stuff is all foundational,” said Lakisha Young, founder and CEO of The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group focused on better supporting low-income students of color in Oakland.

Industry 144

Industry STEM Education Survey 144

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2019

After all, plenty of people who meet the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders enter college without diagnoses and are therefore disconnected from official university disabilities services, according to research published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry in 2014. “A lot of people are self-diagnosed,” explains Van Valkenburgh.

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Meeting System Groups 143

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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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 57

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

And so the one-and-done workshop can be great for sparking an idea, but to think we’re going to bring about real classroom change with a one-day workshop, it isn’t really going to happen.”. Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students.

Libraries 41

Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Godfrey Rivera is the co-director of the Autism Initiative Project at Sinergia, a bilingual nonprofit that provides community, advocacy, and outreach for parents of children with autism, especially those who don’t speak English. Often, the parents Rivera meets also don’t feel empowered to question authority figures like pediatricians.

Advocacy 84

Advocacy Study Report Groups 84

MindShift

JUNE 18, 2020

A national survey by the advocacy group ParentsTogether found big gaps by income in the ability to access emergency learning. “Never in the modern history of our education system has the importance of family engagement been more apparent,” says Alejandro Gibes de Gac, the founder of Springboard Collaborative.

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Khan Academy Survey Dropout Meeting 57

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ASSIST has expanded the system with content for every grade level, K-12 through Higher Education. Upon completion of the course, students receive an “Advocacy Plan,” which outlines their strengths and challenges and makes recommendations to consider and is shared with their educators. Incorporating end user feedback, the 10.0

Epson 51

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

We can’t keep structures that would allow us to fall back into a more traditional system,” said Steiner. “If Our conversation went from Jaguar Academy to ‘What if we tore the whole system down?’ ”. But California’s district-accountability tracking system is based on grade-level achievement tests.

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Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

She finds the program gives her extra time to meet individual kids’ needs. And the lessons about independence and self-advocacy lead to kids who know how and when to ask for help. They also set academic goals, ask questions, request feedback and prepare for meetings with their mentors through the platform.

Learning 122

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 122

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Last month, NCSS updated its definition of social studies as the “study of individuals, communities, systems, and their interactions across time and place that prepares students for local, national, and global civic life.”

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Study Common Core Advocacy Conference 127

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. Every child deserves a library. Let’s make it happen. How do you modernize a school library? As the U.S.

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Clint Carlson, Director of Education Technology, Istanbul International Community School When Curie Meets Cassatt: Infusing the Engineering Design Process for Global Teaching and Learning , Dr. Helen Teague, Adjunct Professor, Concordia University + Grand Canyon University Where Do We Grow From Here?

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Here are the areas that have seen the most ed-tech investment activity so far this year: Learning to code : Investments include Galvanize ($45,000,000), Codecademy ($30,000,000), Andela ($24,000,000), Wonder Workshop ($20,000,000), Revature ($20,000,000).

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. And everyone clicks and rages and snipes all over again. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

“ Apple to offer free ‘ Hour of Code ’ workshops for full week,” says Techcrunch. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The American Civil Liberties Union this week declared its opposition to a federal database of student-level outcomes in a letter signed by a handful of education advocacy groups.”

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Education Company Data Pearson 40