The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

In my role as program manager for the Refugee Educator Academy at the Center for Learning in Practice , I am in a unique position to contribute to a change of course for professional learning and educational practice.

Online Learning 110

Online Learning Differentiated Instruction Guidelines Learning 110

EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

What we cover: Building blocks of digital learning experiences. Topics include the importance of a common vision, relationship-building, efficient use of time, and quality professional learning. Reimagining assessment. Designing formative assessments. Designing meaningful digital experiences.

Learning 113

Learning Assessment Survey Online Learning 113

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2020

In this post we highlight the power of Edcamps to support educators to learn from each other, and invite educators to participate in Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home , an online professional learning event hosted by Digital Promise and Edcamp Foundation. Educators connect and collaborate at Edcamps.

Edcamps 232

Edcamps Learning Professional Learning Assessment 232

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs.

Analysis 189

Analysis Education Digital Divide Policies 189

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

I have worked with ISTE in a number of other service and professional learning roles and currently am serving as one of ISTE’s Community Leaders. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network. … I’ve been using ed tech since the mid-1990s.

Social Media 294

Social Media Professional Learning Data Course 294

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning. Like teachers, they are working crazy hours to help keep learning going. It hasn’t been perfect or necessarily smooth in some cases, but it doesn’t have to be.

Khan Academy 542

Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Schoology 542

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2020

Equity and access have been huge concerns with remote learning, to the extent that some districts have not permitted online learning to be their primary approach. Because educators won’t have end-of-year assessments to guide them, one way to think of what school will look like in the fall is an “instructional triage.”

Assessment 197

Assessment Data Strategy Survey 197

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

During the pandemic, schools with the infrastructure in place for moving to online learning found greater immediate success. Assessment is more involved as projects being graded for creativity are more challenging than just checking a worksheet to see what answers the student got right or wrong. Time is always a concern.

Student Engagement 190

Student Engagement Adobe Future Ready Professional Learning 190

Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

embracing the maker movement as part of the Future Ready Librarians initiative, it was only natural to work with Digital Promise, a leader in national conversations about maker education and micro-credentials , to create an innovative professional learning tool for librarians. Lessons Learned. Create More! Consume Less?

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Future Ready Maker Movement Libraries Advocacy 207

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2016

In Arkansas, as in most states, student interest in online learning is skyrocketing. While most students still take at least some of their courses in a face-to-face setting, the need to scale online learning opportunities for thousands of students has required new infrastructure, new curriculum, and, of course, new teachers.

Online Learning 40

Online Learning Blended Learning Learning Training 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Kate McAnelly The key is choosing a provider with a reliable Single Sign-On (SSO) that securely and easily opens the door to a student’s online learning experience with a few simple clicks. School districts and administrators need one place to administer assessments, no matter where students log in. And scalability is important.

LMS 133

LMS Learning Assessment EdTech 133

edWeb.net

AUGUST 17, 2020

Will online learning continue? But, this comes with the awareness that remote learning can be uneven for students depending on their home environments, the complexity of their socio-emotional needs (that could impede learning readiness), and in some cases, transient lifestyles. Assessing the Right Way.

Learning 83

Learning Assessment Digital Divide Professional Learning 83

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

EdNews Daily

JUNE 8, 2017

The same ideals that make 21st-century teaching and learning engaging to students are quite often the same reasons online learning is appealing to teachers. If teachers want to acquire new content, teaching strategies, or connect with other educators, they can do so through online courses. Flexibility. Affordable.

Blended Learning 224

Blended Learning Course Online Learning Strategy 224

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education Experience provides an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging instruction in any environment. These

EdTech 52

EdTech STEM Schoology Social Media 52

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Equal access to online learning opportunities has continued to be a challenge, with the focus expanding beyond access to devices and hotspots and now including high-speed access for all students. Improving the use of the various types of assessment data is another priority.

Technology 88

Technology Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 88

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Robert Letcher, Founder of EdGenuis, says it is imperative that students feel valued, respected, and cared about, whether in a face-to-face or online learning environment. Empathetic practice during a distance-learning or hybrid instructional situation includes providing empathy towards both students and parents. Leadership 3.0

Online Learning 86

Online Learning Future Ready Professional Learning Strategy 86

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. This enables the instructor to assign coursework that keeps their students moving forward on their unique learning path.

Dropout 99

Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 99

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

Finalists, selected by expert reviewers, represent the most innovative and impactful products from education technology developers, online learning services and related learning-focused technologies. on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc.

IXL Learning 60

IXL Learning Technology Pearson Education 60

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Assessment. Research reveals that students ubiquitously perceive assessment as something that is “done to them [sic] by someone else — and is out of their control.” Micro-credentials can serve as a scaffolded approach to personalizing professional learning for educators. Evaluation. Retrieved from [link]. [3]

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Policies Personalized Learning Assessment Professional Learning 177

edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

In an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate and Battelle for Kids , school administrators emphasized pandemic-triggered changes are lessons learned that can frame effective educational practices moving forward. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning.

Learning 95

Learning Data Outcomes Survey 95

edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

According to Brooke in a recent edWebinar , during this time of remote and distance learning, “There have been various levels of implementation, fidelity, and various levels of learning happening.” Understanding why it is taught focuses on data derived from assessments that maximize the data. Join the Community.

Strategy 58

Strategy Assessment Data Secondary 58

edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2020

The announcement was made today by Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO of edWeb.net, a free professional learning social network, and Alex Urrea, Founder and Managing Partner of Eduscape, the emerging leader for K-16 educator professional development in North America. The fee for the summit is $129 with group discounts available.

Professional Learning 58

Professional Learning Learning Microsoft STEM 58

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2020

“With our hyper-focus on providing industry-leading analytics to education, we’re excited to see Infobase further develop and enhance the professional development and training solution,” said Paul Hesser, CEO of Hoonuit. Digital Technologies Transform Learning. Closing Learning Gaps and Using Technology to Enhance Learning.

Training 61

Training Libraries Professional Learning Assessment 61

Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They can range from a simple, digital sticker to something much more complex like passing an assessment or competency. Cate has a ton of professional learning badges in her email signature! Classroom Badges – Backwards Planning for Authentic Assessment. STEP 2: Plan the lessons of learning (sub-standards).

Digital Badges 101

Digital Badges Classroom Blended Learning Adobe 101

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

s flexible professional learning program. “We We have used both in-person and virtual professional development for S.P.I.R.E. To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

Edmentum 84

Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 84

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

In a 2018 survey of hiring leaders , we found that online pre-hire assessment was the single most likely “disruptor” of the reliance on degrees in hiring, followed by simulation-based hiring. Learning is increasingly happening in the workplace, or “ in the flow of work.”

Learning 178

Learning Digital Badges E-rate MOOC 178

The Shake Up Learning Blog

MAY 10, 2022

Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. 6 hours of professional learning credit. Click here to learn more and to ENROLL TODAY! Student work is automatically graded and imported into Google Classroom! Download BookWidgets here. Nearpod (Free for up to 30 students). Self-paced. Video-based lessons.

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Google Classroom Blended Learning Video 145

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

The pilot was designed to create and then evaluate the most effective, scalable, and sustainable method of incorporating blended learning. Blended learning is an instructional methodology that combines face to face and online learning to personalize the learning experience to meet the specific needs of each student.

Blended Learning 115

Blended Learning Learning Training Assessment 115

Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Asynchronous online learning is a powerful tool for teachers. Asynchronous Learning Tips for Teachers. Special thanks to TCEA and IDEAcon , and all of the amazing educators engaging in professional learning. Work with Shake Up Learning and Kasey Bell. Subscribe to Shake Up Learning on YouTube.

Blended Learning 101

Blended Learning Learning Digital Badges Chromebook 101

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Surveys show that teachers search for curricular workarounds in response, with 30% adopting online learning materials or creating them. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, “ Supporting Teachers: Strategies to Bring Joy Back into the Classroom ,” sponsored by Varsity Tutors for Schools. Join the Community.

Differentiated Instruction 69

Differentiated Instruction Trends Professional Learning Strategy 69

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Long known for building learning solutions from the ground up to be used successfully in a blended classroom and online learning environment, Savvas, formerly Pearson K12 Learning, set out to further enhance its content and advanced technologies for more optimized remote teaching.

Learning 52

Learning Assessment Pearson Student Engagement 52

Shake Up Learning

JULY 21, 2020

As most schools in the US prepare for the start of school online or in some blended format, it’s important to think specifically about teachers’ professional learning. In this series, I’m sharing ideas for planning Blended PD, assessments, strategies, activities, and more. Time is precious.

Edcamps 70

Edcamps Google Professional Learning Training 70

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Student Jemar Lee explains why blended learning was ideal for him. Source: Foundation for Blended and Online Learning. Consider that digital learning encompasses a wide range of tools and strategies The student-teacher relationship is at the heart of education. Want to learn more and continue the conversation?

Digital Learning 137

Digital Learning Learning Outcomes Blended Learning 137

edWeb.net

JANUARY 6, 2022

Set up highly engaging online learning environments, recognizing that staring at a screen can be daunting and disengaging, undoing student connections. Assessing students from a strengths-based stance to identify their strengths and use them to give students what they need to excel. (It’s Everyday Tools.

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BYOD Strategy Assessment Data 92

Hapara

JUNE 21, 2023

They also need to learn that communication will change depending on the platform and audience. The way they write texts shouldn’t be the same as the way they phrase a formative assessment answer. Digital literacy There are vast amounts of articles, videos, images, blogs and websites online.

Digital Citizenship 130

Digital Citizenship Social Media Accessibility Video 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

So despite talk by corporate leaders about a “war for talent,” and complaints about a lack of skilled workers and the challenge of retaining top talent, employers are actually spending less, on average, on learning and development for their employees.

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Coursera lynda.com Training MOOC 149