Ascend Math

APRIL 27, 2016

Last week, the New York Times ran an article on Kahoot, an online quiz system from Norway being played in some schools. The article is well worth reading for its smart discussion of “engagement” and “gamification.”. The article, by NY Times reporter Natasha Singer, also made mention of Ascend Math.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Common grading scale for a typical report card Which is why I find it striking that on progress updates and report cards, many K-12 schools still use “poor” in one of the most potentially destructive ways—to imply that a child isn’t meeting expectations. Those who spend time with children in elementary grades definitely reply “no”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2023

The heading will click through to a more detailed article on the tip: Tech Tip #167–How to Evaluate Apps. positive parent reports. Here are some of the tips educators find most useful. Here are thirteen tips to evaluate the apps you’ll find useful in your classroom: free or small fee. stand the test of time. Click ‘Info’. Click that.

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N2Y

JANUARY 16, 2020

News‑2‑You users will find the new search functionality for Breaking News articles to be an easy way to return to those articles and use them anytime you’d like. And Positivity users now have many new reports to draw from in order to make data-driven decisions—and improve student outcomes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We don’t seem to know how to fix the dropping math scores (and reading but that’s for another article). If you’d like to understand this trend more, check out Education Week ‘s article: Young Adolescents’ Scores Trended to Historic Lows on National Tests. We can’t even blame it on COVID!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you want to use published cases instead of writing one, this article will give you a list of online resources, as well as several guides for case method teaching. There are articles, core curriculum, pod cases, and simulation. The article is written specifically for instructors in the Center. Where to Find Case Studies?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Here’s an eye-opening article on three grading practices that should be overhauled: Teacher: Reconsider these traditional grading practices. In this article, Tamony asserts that teachers should reconsider averaging scores over time, allowing in elements other than content understanding and reporting “opaque scores.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 2, 2022

Hechinger Report just published an article on how having teachers study student data doesn’t actually result in better student learning outcomes. Iowa school poverty and report card rankings. Think about that for a minute. That finding is pretty counterintuitive, right? And for what?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Here’s a great article in K-12 Dive on that subject: Geography, socioeconomics created significant variation in pandemic learning plans. For more about teaching during the pandemic, check out these articles from Ask a Tech Teacher: 10 Digital Platforms to Teach Remotely. But they vary. 10 Tips for Teaching Remotely.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In today’s New York Times article, Does Instagram harm girls? We should be just as skeptical about correlational research that links social media use to reports of positive well-being as we are about research that reaches the opposite conclusion. It’s a whole ‘nother to just throw claims out there that lack evidence. Facts matter.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. ChatGPT can summarize thousands of words in seconds and can be used to summarize long texts such as news articles, academic papers, and even short books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I've divided this article into Part 1: Why We Can't Ignore AI(Anecdotal and Empirical Evidence), Part 2: AI in Everyday Educational Tools, and Part 3: 8 Steps Schools Can Take. Even moreso, 90% of businesses report large improvements in the speed of complaint resolution using AI Chatbots.( I will post this over the next few days. (See

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 19, 2022

IT Pro has an interesting article discussing the importance of digital literacy: Digital literacy is as important as reading and writing, Vodafone claims. Digital literacy is becoming as important as reading and writing for young people’s future life prospects, a new report from Vodafone has found.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In a recent article Venola Mason and Tawana Grover emphasized the priority to address the SEL needs of students during and after Covid-19: Schools must be prepared for the aftermath of the pandemic. So much so that one has to wonder about the overall effect on a social and emotional level.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2024

Department of Education reported that Black educators make up approximately 9 percent of the teacher workforce , of which a majority are Black women. Most reported a thorough understanding of the ways that intersectional oppression shows up in their work lives and how it bleeds into their personal lives. Last year, the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

I’m purposely not naming any of those because that’s not the subject of this article so I don’t want to distract (but feel free to add your thoughts in the comments). AS THE COUNTRY engages in a heated debate over what civic education should look like, a new report by The Thomas B.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. According to a new report from Jones, Rebecca Bailey, Sophie P. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. attention control.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

This report is one of the first to gather and analyze nationally representative data from more than five million Grades K–2 students, thanks to their i-Ready® Diagnostic for Reading and for Mathematics. points, respectively, from 2019 to 2023. Our students have faced tremendous hardship, and the road ahead will not be easy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2024

That law was later repealed , in favor of letting schools have local control of how to handle grading after complaints about the new system and what reports later found was an uneven rollout of the new practices. Correction: This article originally misstated Joshua Eyler's title.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In my recent article regarding using Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms , I mentioned Todd Rose’s term, “design to the edges,” which is what educators attempt to do each day as they accommodate the variety of learners in their classrooms. Pre-tests are quick ways to assess ability levels. Final thoughts.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2024

Our colleague at The Hechinger Report, Fazil Khan, died February 23. In the 1940s, toilet training generally started before children were 18 months old , according to an article in the magazine American Family Physician. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Consider this a head’s up: This week’s newsletter is about poop.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. Some of the key findings from 2023’s report include: TikTok continued to captivate with children spending a global average of 112 minutes daily on the app – up from 107 in 2022.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Reported in a Forbes article by education expert and Forbes columnist Robyn Shulman, the column How This Technology Sales Leader Is Guiding Teachers Toward Instructional Enlightenment interviewed Riefstahl about his […]. That’s why Bob Riefstahl’s offer of free to all educators has meaning.

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Gaggle Speaks

JANUARY 8, 2019

As noted in this article from EdWeek , “effective prevention efforts and cooperation between schools and law enforcement are best practices for school safety.”. The next step is implementing a reporting mechanism, allowing those who are concerned about a student’s behavior to safely pass along information.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech. In the article, titled “ Debunking the Gold Standard Myths in EdTech Efficacy ,” writers Jennifer Carolan and Molly B.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The inaugural report showcases a comprehensive exploration of AI’s current and future role in K-12 classrooms. Other key findings from Imagine Learning’s report include: Almost half of educators (44 percent) who have used generative AI believe that its use has alleviated the burden of their workload and made their jobs easier.

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Edthena

MARCH 5, 2024

In the news A recent article from Language Magazine featured reporting on how Keller Independent School District is using the AI Coach platform to help teachers improve specific areas of their instructional practice. “AI This article is on page 44. Click here to view the digital version of the issue.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). Key takeaways from this year’s Connectivity report include: 74 percent of all U.S. Key points: U.S. Do all students have access to the internet?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The report, Why A Different Cybersecurity Ecosystem Is Needed Today , details findings from K-12 district, technology, and communications leaders on the cybersecurity challenges they’re facing today.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You can also use Share links to send a meme, a funny video or an inspirational article. It has four different views, and you can generate your own reports on demand. The message will pop up on a learner’s screen. Or you can send a message to the class or a group of learners.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The reporting highlights the necessity for teachers to integrate AI into their teaching methods. Check out the full report from EdWeek here (gated content). Check out the full report from EdWeek here (gated content). In Some Schools, It Already Does

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The report highlights the numerous challenges facing educators and proposes a slate of strategies and solutions to address them, including several factors that reliably predict educator well-being: responsive leadership and supportive culture, acceptance, adaptability, personal well-being, and a professional-growth orientation.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Key points: While some reports have teachers wary of AI, a new survey reveals that approximately half of teachers are excited about its potential Teachers say they can use AI for research, lesson plans, generating classroom materials, and more See related article: Is generative AI a new secret weapon, or just another gadget?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2024

While the news articles are alarming, it is worth noting that much of the data they cite comes from self-reporting by students. This self-reporting gives us important insights into how our students are feeling, but it is not equivalent to clinical diagnoses. college students shows; 37 percent said they experienced anxiety.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2023

Check Point ’s 2022 Mid-Year Report reinforces the urgency to secure educational institutions, highlighting a crazy 44 percent surge in cyberattacks aimed at the education sector compared to 2021. On average, schools suffered 2,297 attacks per week. That’s alarming, indeed. The solution?

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