Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

From popular culture and national conversations to emerging technology and social justice, we have articles that interest every student from any background. This diverse, engaging approach to content selection is apparent whether teachers are using material to support core curriculum, inform independent reading—or something in between.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

When combined with other sources, one estimate places this figure as high as $10 billion annually, with $200 million of that spent on digital instructional materials. Highly fragmented, these organizations often serve small numbers of learners and have very limited budgets for instructional materials.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Part 1: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Reading. While there are instructional and management techniques a teacher should use when providing reading at different levels in the classroom, that is not the emphasis of this post. What I am attempting to do is provide the tools and resources for these readings.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2016

The resources–including over 10,000 articles, videos, lesson plans, and more–are clear, easy-to-navigate, and user-friendly, with opportunities to collaborate with other teachers. On the administrator side , BloomBoard offers the ability to look at reports and recommend resources for professional development.

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Hapara

MAY 9, 2022

For example, if your class needed to start with media balance and well-being, creating a Workspace with cards that have resources supporting media balance can guide students’ lessons in class or virtually. . They can be directed to group resources that are based on their needs. We also have live browser monitoring through H?para

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

Recently, Education Week published an article describing culturally-questionable activities and language found in Studies Weekly , a social studies curriculum used by more than 13,000 schools across the country. Study after study has demonstrated that high-quality curricular resources play a vital role in improving student learning.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

During a tour of updates to SETDA’s Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) , which showcases state policies in support of digital materials, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director for SETDA, discussed new features like professional development information. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann. This was justified by the fact that there is a lack of empirical evidence to support expanding the use of OER.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the continued move to distance learning and digital resources, educators need to make sure any tools support this new mindset. She has been a member of various consortiums such as Web Access Initiative (WAI), National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and Open eBook Forum. series of books.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Barnett Barry, a research professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a good description of microschools in an article he wrote for The Conversation. “As That model used different resources and processes to produce steel products with a different cost structure. But will microschools prove disruptive?

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 1, 2016

Pedagogy and educational materials intersect because we frequently ask students to DO things with RESOURCES – *read* articles, *watch* videos, *listen* to lectures, *answer* questions, *solve* problems, etc. By enabling students to DO things with RESOURCES that weren’t previously possible or practical.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This type of distance learning can be especially valuable for small, rural districts, but also for under-funded districts in urban areas that don’t always have the resources to send students to other parts of a city. This article was modified and published by EdScoop and eSchool News. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Contributing to the difficulty of transitioning to meaningful technology integration is the idea that technology exists as a tool separate from curriculum and instruction and then treating it as such.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 28, 2016

Above all else, this groundbreaking project demonstrated that an institution can openly share it’s core instructional resources without materially harming itself. Inspired by MIT’s example, hundreds of other institutions around the world began openly publishing the resources they created in support of their courses.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 11, 2019

However, they should be comforted to know that there are many resources available. The NOVA Cybersecurity Lab, MediaSmart’s Cybersecurity Program, the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center, and the SANS Cyber Aces provide resources and lesson plans that are adaptable for all age groups. About the Presenter.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

A pilot program of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has made 12 states’ reviews of secondary math and language arts materials available, with a wide range of K-12 resources from these and other states to follow. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Over the last few years, we’ve traded resources, articles and work samples as we try to build our own starter kit for this fast-moving field. If you’re looking for a crash course in the entire design thinking process, you can check out the free course offered by IDEO.org or the free resources from IDEO’s Teacher’s Guild.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 15, 2016

We are so lucky to have available an array of kid-friendly current event options, rich with instructional resources, and mostly free! Many of the articles are accompanied by a Common Core-aligned quiz designed to check for student understanding, to prompt critical thinking and to provide teachers with immediate feedback.

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edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

The presentation featured Dr. LaTonya Goffney, Aldine ISD’s Superintendent; Dr. Todd Davis, Chief Academic Officer; Dr. Javier Villarreal, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Sheleah D. Transforming Literacy Instruction. Dr. Javier Villarreal was announced as the district’s new Chief Human Resources Officer in November 2018.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 28, 2017

“Cobb Schools are excited to be using the engaging Legends of Learning resources to teach our Georgia science standards,” said Dr. Sally Creel, S.T.E.M. We don’t have time to waste on resources that do not align to our standards.” and Innovation Supervisor, Cobb County Schools.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They work closely with content providers to make sure that schools can access their resources as they need them with no waiting. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. Schools feel free to approach CEN when they need more bandwidth. CEN also has a reputation for reliability. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Schools can use these online mapping systems to teach powerful classroom content spanning across subjects and grade levels, and they can get started with free resources for online mapping activities from esri.com/schools. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and SETDA.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Among the new resources added to Discovery Education’s award-winning supplemental and digital textbooks are: All new Shark Week 2018 resources: Three new instructional resources from Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2018 are now live in the Science Techbook and featured in a curated content collection within Discovery Education Streaming Plus.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Students are no longer limited by location or income level, have unlimited access to thousands of resources, and are empowered by what they can learn on their own time.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Albans City School (VT), SETDA’s 2018 Student Voices Award Winner, though, educators encourage the students to find places in their everyday work to incorporate digital resources, especially from their makerspace. This article was modified and published by eSchool News and EdScoop. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by AT&T Aspire.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. Because there aren’t many alternatives, they did this despite concerns about the quality of materials. Photo: Jackie Mader. Now is the time of year when U.S.

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Kathy Schrock

JULY 7, 2015

I want to point out is there is still a ton of instructional materials on the Web mapped to the original taxonomy and I encourage you to search for those "older" terms, also, for some good ideas. However, when I think about Bloom's Taxonomy, I do not think of it as a triangle. Activities involving this skill level include.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

From academic search engines that open doors to vast knowledge bases, to kid-safe search engines that ensure a secure online experience for our youngest learners, this post aims to provide a well-rounded resource for anyone involved in education. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) : A comprehensive database managed by the U.S.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The tool is ideal for differentiated learning, literacy, English-language learners (ELL) or Special Needs instruction. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.net is an all-in-one web-based mathematics resource geared for K-12 mathematics and beyond. KANO CODING CURRICULUM ( kano.me/educators

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article. The questions from the article are presented in bold ; unattributed blockquotes are from the original article.). OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology (4th ed.). Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This article will not have an admin option. This article is about book choice as well, but it’s about the choice to say no (how to say no, how to tell when you should say no, what are the ramifications of saying no, what to do when you maybe should have said no but said yes instead, and how to turn a no into a consenting yes).

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. Rather than a single book or set of books, most basal programs now include a number of materials to facilitate learning. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. About the Presenter.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

Students still attempting mastery could receive additional guided practice or additional instructional materials like multimedia resources or smaller "chunks" of content. Check out this article from Robert Marzano as well this blog post from BetterLesson for ideas.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

Underserved students from under-resourced communities, lamented Matt Krehbiel, Director of Outreach for OpenSciEd, have been the most vulnerable during the pandemic. One equity-planning resource the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine supports produced a report offering guidance on the reopening of K-12 schools.

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