The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Sometimes I read different articles from random websites that pop up on Instagram, you know how it is. The state of Virginia just launched the Virginia Growth Assessment, it’s the fall baseline assessment; the scores are truly heartbreaking. In 25 years in education, I have not seen this level of stress and exhaustion.

Elementary 142

Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 142

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Learn about the resources that can help district leaders develop the next generation network infrastructure necessary to support multiple mobile devices on and off campus, the delivery of digital content, and administration of online assessments. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts.

BYOD 52

BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. Advocates of personalized learning say that the approach has been unfairly conflated with teacherless, online-only education.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. “We saw it as a scaffolding until things got better — a short-term, possible solution,” Agnew recalled. After listening to Caleb describe his experience at Hillside, Brent leans into the table.

Education 79

Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

The article puts a positive spin on it, but this is not ok. Tagged on: March 3, 2017 Blended Learning for Quality Higher Education: Selected Case Studies on Implementation from Asia-Pacific | UNESCO Bangkok → A new report presents a framework and self-assessment tool developed to drive, sustain, and scale up blended learning.

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” Writing assessment company Writable has raised $3.2 All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Inside Higher Ed : “Large-Scale Assessment Without Standardized Tests.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” ” “Have We Lost Sight of the Promise of Public Schools ?

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. I’m starting on that project soon, and my god, this all looks so grim.

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For its part, Udacity has fully rebranded itself as a high-tech job training company, a topic I’ll cover in more detail in a forthcoming article in this series. ” In one of the many articles it published on MOOCs this year, Edsurge asked the peak-Edsurge question : “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55