eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

Benefits of digital tools in social studies education Enhanced Accessibility : One of the primary advantages of digital tools is their ability to provide students with access to a vast array of historical documents, primary sources, and multimedia resources.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. However, we are adding more qualitative data with different document uploads.

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

That way their voice is part of the process and they are more motivated to meet goals. Examples of online behavior expectations include: We will use school-issued devices for classwork rather than personal entertainment. We will use respectful language online, in email, on class message boards and in Google Documents.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship How To Learning 144

ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To conquer this challenge, read on to see key factors to consider in choosing an interactive learning platform. EdTech offers personalized learning, real-time feedback, and vast resources for students while empowering teachers to create engaging lessons and tailor instruction.

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

Part of the challenge for middle school educators is being able to motivate and meet the individual needs of students at a time when abilities, interests, and willingness to learn can vary considerably. No lost documents anymore! Self-paced learning. Game-based learning. Improved student assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

State requirements are starting to address this by requiring online virtual meetings between teacher and student. After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). I already do this and find the practice invaluable. Ease of Differentiation.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In the last two blogs, I have focused on strategies teachers can use to 1) assess prior knowledge before a lesson and 2) check for understanding during a lesson. I’ve suggested that teachers build mechanisms into their lessons to collect formative assessment data. The third piece to this puzzle is a post-lesson reflection.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using free digital tools from Microsoft. Creating Quick Quizzes Linked to Personalize Practice. Documenting Progress and Integrating the Process.

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Assessment Microsoft Mobility Tools 57

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The project typifies the mix of personalized and social learning that’s been a mainstay for 25 years at King, a founding member of a school network called EL Education. But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. We’re prepping for those now,” Pierce said. Crew is like family.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Report 110

EdTechTeam

JANUARY 12, 2018

If our goal in education is to meet students where they are and develop lessons that will allow them to grow and challenge them, why is it that we don’t provide that same model for our teachers? Everest School District felt that the old tried and true Professional Development model wasn’t always meeting their needs. Celebrate Crazy.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

Yet inflexibility is a hallmark of our current education system, apparent in our failure to meet the diverse learning needs of all our children. This approach has learners and educators working together to ensure that students master what they need to learn, with opportunities to show what they know and can do in a variety of ways.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 90

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

Change has proven rewarding at CICS West Belden , a high-performing K-8 charter school in Chicago, which recently shifted to a personalized learning model. For CICS West Belden, the “next level” was shifting to a personalized learning model, moving students towards competency-based education.

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Personalized Learning Learning Data Meeting 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

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Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Learning management systems streamline administrative tasks, while adaptive platforms cater to individual student needs. These tools not only cultivate digital literacy but also foster collaborative and personalized learning experiences.

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Technology Tools Khan Academy Education 52

Neo LMS

MARCH 21, 2019

What if such a machine would assess the learning progress of students and then be able to decide what one student or another should learn next? Adaptive learning. This takes personalized learning on a deeper level. An adaptive learning system learns about the student while the student learns.

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Software Adaptive Learning Course Assessment 265

Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Formative assessments like this NGSS-aligned weather formative assessment. Project outlines like this school wide project-based learning outline. Pre-assessments like this clouds pre-assessment. You know your learners best, and adopted curriculum and textbooks may not meet every student’s needs.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

To achieve PVUSD’s goal of providing services and meeting the needs of the whole child, the Parent Engagement Network (PEN) collaborates with other district departments and community partners, such as local food banks, community foundations, health trusts, local non-profits and educational enrichment partners.

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Survey Digital Divide Learning EdTech 280

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Instructional leadership was a routine part of the job along with the budget, master schedule, curriculum development, meetings, email, phone calls, and many other duties. Consider less of a focus on lesson plans and more on assessment. Collect and review assessments two weeks into the future. There is no perfect lesson.

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Strategy Social Media Assessment Conference 306

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

While next-generation assessments and instructional data can help educators gain a deeper understanding of students, the sheer amount of information available can prove challenging. As I discussed in a prior post , educational technologies can amplify the impact of proven formative assessment strategies.

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Examples Resources CMS Survey 113

The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

history class, students are given a document-based question on John Locke’s Two Treatises of Civil Government (1690). The learning experience is not personalized and thus will not meet the needs of all students. February 8, 2018 Personalized Learning Vs Personalization of Learning.

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UDL Personalized Learning Chromebook Assessment 75

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2013

As she explained the project to me I immediately asked her if she could email it to me so I could not only share it, but also gather some feedback for her from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). Meeting family obligations is more important than individual desires. Please note, however, that it is still a work in progress.

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Social Media Common Core Personal Learning Network Groups 303

Neo LMS

MAY 1, 2018

Here are three key areas in which AI can be particularly useful: Helping with marking and assessment. This saves valuable time, allowing teachers to avoid the need to wade through masses of documents and start from scratch in planning each lesson. Offering adaptive and personalized learning. Final thoughts.

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Adaptive Learning Software Assessment System 150

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The emphasis in both of these examples is on compliance and standardization rather than on deep, personal learning. Classroom 3 In the third classroom, Kim Cawkwell co-created the learning experiences based on the learning objectives and students’ interests.

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Classroom iPad Technology Accessibility 168

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

As our district has returned to school under non-traditional instruction (NTI), I have been visiting the teachers who are in our buildings -- planning, assessing, synchronously teaching, meeting online with students in small groups and one-on-one -- as the students are unfortunately at home. Calling OUT by phone in Google Meet.

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Google Software Meeting Assessment 40

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

My appointment came at a time when 77 percent of McComb’s kindergarteners had not met the required performance on the state’s kindergarten readiness assessment. But figuring out how to operate a district within a dual system, staying true to our state’s accountability model and meeting the needs of our learners hasn’t been easy.

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System How To Assessment Meeting 106

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Accessibility It may seem like the world is open to technological advancements.

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BYOT Network

JUNE 5, 2020

Also, content has to be more than just digitized textbooks and documents. Students must interact with digital content and produce new ways to show what they have learned. There are so many choices with digital content that enable teachers to be lesson designers in a dynamic learning environment. Personalize learning experiences.

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Digital Citizenship Video Assessment Accessibility 98

EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2018

Where Can Districts Turn for Personalized Learning Resources? A new push for personalized learning has put competency-based education back on the map , however, with this new model of teaching to the individual, cost is becoming a major issue for school districts. How to Use ESSA for Personalized Learning Integration.

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Personalized Learning Resources Learning Policies 345

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. The importance of adaptability for teachers is well documented in the research literature (e.g., Madda et al.,

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

For 12 years we’ve been documenting their disastrous outcomes, and they’re just resilient.”. Related : The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping. Under a 2018 law in Missouri, for example, virtual schools are paid a prorated monthly cost based on students’ completion of assignments and assessments.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 122

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs. Student engagement in answering questions or testing their knowledge with challenges helps teachers assess the student’s student progress.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Managing budgets, developing memos, attending meetings, responding to emails and phone calls, and other tasks also consumed a significant portion of my time. For learning, consider curating data weekly and present at an upcoming staff meeting. When a teacher struggles with assessments, provide or co-create an example assessment.

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Personal Learning Network Strategy Conference Assessment 499

Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The post Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 96

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The positive impact of face-to-face tutoring has been documented by many studies. J-PAL North America examined 96 RCT studies that measured the efficacy of face-to-face tutoring, and across the board, they found that high-quality tutoring programs improve learning outcomes. Is there proof of the efficacy of face-to-face tutoring?

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Learning Outcomes Data Study 84

techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

. — March 20, 2018 — Schools are spending billions of dollars on Chromebooks, tablets, and other digital devices to support the delivery of personalized learning opportunities for students based on assessment data and analytics, but are they achieving a learning return on this investment?

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Mobile Learning Mobility Guidelines Chromebook 40

BYOT Network

JULY 22, 2017

Likewise, as teachers design digital learning experiences based on their students’ personal strengths and interests, they need to search for the “just right” instructional resources to meet their students’ varied needs.

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Digital Learning Learning eBook Personalized Learning 62