eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2016

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2018

Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kathleen McClaskey @khmmc , founder of Making Learning Personal, about personalizing learning. Defining Personal Learning. Kathleen, how would you define personal learning? Opening Graphic. Listen Now.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

Some teachers and parents tell of improvements in students' learning and grades since the start of the pandemic. While online or remote learning clearly don't work for every student, it's possible that fully in-person learning also might not benefit every student. Why were some better than others?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Advocates for personalized learning have bold and plentiful ambitions for students: higher rates of engagement, greater persistence, healthy development and expanded opportunity—not to mention improved academics. Both champions and skeptics are taking pains to make that point. The takeaway?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2017

So these days, companies, nonprofits and researchers make working closely with teachers and administrators as one of their main priorities. The cost of these trips, according to the Times, totaled more than $33,000 with at least $13,000 of Dance’s flight, lodging, meals and other fees covered by organizations sponsored by tech companies.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The Secondary School for Journalism is one of about 380 schools nationwide using Summit Learning, a personalized learning program that involves the use of an online instructional software, called the Summit Platform. Summit collects too much of our personal information, and discloses this to 19 other corporations.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2017

This article from the New York Times, “ I’m Not Texting, I’m Taking Notes “, is pretty interesting. He refers to himself as a “digital native”, and acknowledges this is a norm for him and his friends, while not perhaps the norm for others in the company. The ending (spoiler alert!):

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EdNews Daily

MAY 7, 2019

Learning Counsel Research has been studying two things: 1) what technology can do and is already doing in many industries as well as state-of-the-art software for learning, and 2) where public education has failed, areas of success in public education and the rising demand for choice.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A pair of consultants who run a popular edtech blog plan to start offering events—in hopes of getting people at colleges and companies who don’t usually talk to each other to join forces on innovative teaching efforts. Open-ed people, personalized-learning people, and the learning-analytics people, they don’t talk to each other that much.”

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

Students from families classified as low socioeconomic status are often more impacted by that summer slide and have more significant learning gaps. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Lexia Learning. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Dr. Liz Brooke is Lexia Learning’s Chief Learning Officer.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I just stepped out of a meeting, actually, with two teachers helping them design a project that we hope will lead to the building of a food truck. Lately, I’ve been looking for personalized learning or competency-based education resources. I quickly evaluate if this is a person or company that’s worth a relationship.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2019

Anyone in the company can tape up a message they’ve received—there’s no master plan. The letters are from people who have read our articles and research, come to our events or used our jobs board. She is making the concept of “personalizing” learning real for LA Unified’s 589,000 K-12 students. Our wall is a bit messy.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. So do most ed-tech companies. ” John Rice. ” Larry White.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. Professional learning opportunities need to be designed with agency, fidelity, contextual learning, relevancy, sustainability, and iterant. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenters.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We call those their personalized learning “bytes.”. They get some books, a student activity, other articles or magazines that meet their needs. So we create a couple of items or links to some articles, or find some magazines that we have articles that match up with their grade level.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools is a helpful article that I wrote for Edutopia. Also see Better Teaching and Learning with Formative Assessment from Advancement Courses. Video-Based Instruction (Flipped or In-Flipped Learning) My students receive in-class video instruction because I don’t like to give homework.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2015

I’m not saying things like data-driven analysis can’t help us — it can help us know our students and personalize learning. Toxic meeting syndrome can cause meetings to be little more than face to face announcement sessions. You become a misleader when you mistake meetings for action. Collaborate.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 11, 2018

It should also provide students an opportunity to think about their learning and apply it in the future. According to Fast Company , as adults, students will need to know how to ask for feedback strategically. Feedback goes beyond a summative or formative academic accounting of what students learn. Lydia Croupe.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

an article in The New York Times covering his resignation, Steve Barr, founder of Green Dot charter schools, put it this way: "The bitterness that had developed between Mr. Deasy and his critics impeded healthy discussion." It’s funded by Frontline , a software company for K-12 schools. Deasy is moving forward.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Based on these results, Dr. LaCour outlined a series of classroom strategies that can be used to meet the needs of high-ability ELs and students of color, as well as other students. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Using effective classroom strategies. This edWebinar was sponsored by VIPKid. Join the Community.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

By incorporating Discovery Education’s award-winning digital content into teaching and learning, educators in Archdiocesan schools now have flexible digital resources that not only help them more deeply engage students and personalize learning, but also help create authentic learning experiences combining faith and reason.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

One of the struggles in Wisconsin is digital learning days, where students with limited or no access to WIFI at home cannot access their education. The presenters all agree that there are many hurdles, especially in a rural district, to meet the digital equity challenge. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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techlearning

APRIL 5, 2018

Beaumont USD’s Local Control and Accountability Plan outlines the district’s commitment to creating viable 21st-century learning environments for all students and optimum learning and working environments for educators. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 23, 2020

It’s my top level organization tool where I keep track of all these others… plus longer term ideas, or article and book outlines. I have a personal system where in my outliner I keep the day’s count of Keep Notes and Email (plus voicemail and pinned tabs that require follow up) so I can calculate how many hours I’ll need.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

MATHia adjusts to every action students take in the software to meet them where they are and help them progress. Brisk shows up on any news article teachers land on and is accessible on most sites, which makes changing the text’s reading level as easy as clicking a button. The company is fully committed to using AI for good.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

In 2017, Math Techbook was independently verified by EdReports.org to meet the highest levels of mathematical content and pedagogy. The Discovery Education Community will continue assisting RISD’s educators’ efforts to create more personalized learning experiences. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

More important, when educators can download and add digital resources on their own, they may be giving companies unintended access to private student information. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Sometimes, even approved edtech tools may have an add-on that doesn’t follow your school’s privacy standards.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

With Discovery Education’s unique blend of dynamic digital content and professional learning, district educators will be empowered to build digital, inquiry-based learning environments that create new pathways and opportunities for middle and high school students, helping them prepare for their post-secondary educations and careers.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 21, 2012

But most importantly, I had the opportunity to expand my Personal Learning Network this week. I actually had some time this week to find some excellent blogs to follow, articles to read and share, and a ton of technology ideas. I found this great article with a new way to share documents in a more organized and effect way.

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The Thinking Stick

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As we launch our Micro-Credentials at Eduro Learning on October 15th I wanted to take time to explain and reflect on how we are addressing these lessons as well as other needs we see from our own lessons learned in providing professional development over the years. Learning needs to be personalized (our own lesson learned).

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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MindShift

JUNE 5, 2018

As part of a series on reimagining Cedar Rapids, the company tapped Cornally — a high school STEM teacher whose subjects have included calculus, physics and computer science — to spearhead an effort called “The Return to School Project.” “So the entire city was grappling with these giant questions together.”.

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Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

As the Superintendent William Johnson wrote in an article in The New York Times a week after the experiment launched, So far as possible, fifteen minutes' time is given to each broadcast above the fourth grade. So no, Khan Academy did not invent "personalized learning." And the costs were significant.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements. And many years ago, I read a research article with two papers. Stream by clicking here.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Personalized learning— If students need extra practice in certain subjects, they can access additional study guides and review tools. Interactive activities— Online learning often incorporates interactive demonstrations and multimedia elements. Flexibility— Material can be accessed anytime, anywhere.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. She has published articles in Educational Leadership, The Learning Professional, and Phi Delta Kappan. To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test.

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