Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. Is Remote Assessment Accurate?

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

During the 2018-2019 school year, I participated in the Consortium for School Innovators (CSI) residency, through which educators like myself shadowed at 3 to 5 schools throughout the Bay Area to learn about innovative techniques in the areas of blended and personalized learning. Microshifts in Practice 1.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. One of these tools is the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA). Step 4 : The DPA report is shared and discussed with the school leadership team.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2019

Students at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School benefit from personalized learning and two hours per day of small group instruction. Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. They believe in his ability to learn and his ability to grow.”. Of course, personalized instruction is key to making that possible.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. To engage students, we need tools that work well regardless of where learning is taking place — hybrid, virtual or in-person.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

This system has prevailed for years and it is still the most widespread progress measuring method. Competency-based learning aims to change the status quo by emphasizing personalized learning paths and how students prove their learning. Improved confidence and self-assessment skills.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. Transitioning to a personalized learning environment doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process.

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

Teachers everywhere point to high levels of stress, long working hours, unclear expectations, and not enough support as the main issues behind their decision to part ways with the education system. This can give a few hours back to teachers each week, allowing them more time to provide a more personalized learning experience for each student.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach. The next, they’ll try a Kindle.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

A recent report shared by Google and KPMG reveals that the education tech industry would cater to about 9.6 Despite claims that technology is negatively affecting learning schedules, edtech is a valuable tool for students. Prioritize PD to support remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Conclusion.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. EdSurge: There is a lot of discussion right now about learning loss and learning gaps.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

“Personalized learning” is among the most discussed initiatives in education today. Most schools nationwide say they’ve implemented personalized learning, to some degree. It makes personalized learning a strategy for equity. Related: Rethinking grade levels and school design for personalized learning.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

But a lack of high-quality curricula designed to support that personalized learning is stalling the effort, according to a new report. Digital Promise , a California-based nonprofit organization, calls for increased emphasis on supports and resources designed for personalized learning with this more diverse student population.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light. Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2018

Colorado’s Prairie Heights Middle School joins more than 330 partner schools on the Summit Learning Platform nationwide. Photo: Nichole Dobo/The Hechinger Report. And this school year, with a new focus on personalized learning, students have a new way to take control of their lives.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

For example, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning reported no significant differences in academic achievement between online and traditional classroom learners. Are students more successful through online learning? Why is in-person learning better than online?

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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. Education leaders must be brave and stand up and admit publicly and repeatedly that this system just isn’t working and discuss what is needed to improve it.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Savvas, a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, will be launching its new Savvas Math Screener and Diagnostic Assessments for use with its enVision® Mathematics , the nation’s most popular math program. The Savvas Math Screener and Diagnostic Assessments are available for use with any core math curriculum.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a result of this increased investment in technology, schools are generating more valuable data than ever—but much of that data isn’t readily available and actionable because it’s siloed in systems that aren’t connected to each other. Interoperability is also critical to enable us to transform assessment.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. Not only are the various tasks and steps framed in a way that builds conceptual understanding, but the longer students interact with the software, the more the AI component can learn about the student.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Teachers used those colorful pathways in a competency-based system to track what each student had learned — and hadn’t learned — in real time. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report. The pandemic really changed the policy conversation to more systemic shifts.” And Daniel A.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Moving towards personalized learning can be fraught with tension. How can you get district and state level systems to work together to get a full picture of what is happening? This helps teachers to really see what their vision for personalized learning looks like in practice. How do you set a vision?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The school’s learning management system (LMS) is an indispensable tool for blended learning, personalized learning, and instruction in general. A big bonus is that all the progress can be demonstrated with reports that you generate directly using the LMS. Going paperless and reducing costs.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The rigid structure of the traditional K-12 education system leaves little room for students to engage in real-world problem-solving scenarios. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning These environments encourage students to make important decisions about what, when and where they learn.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

We needed to understand that our teachers were going to be using all different kinds of operating systems, all different kinds of devices and different levels of connectivity,” said Christopher Corney-McGee, instructional technology facilitator at Hamilton Township School District. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Far too many policy makers, elected officials and “educrats,” my term for educators who are hellbent on maintaining the status quo, protect this antiquated, broken and egregiously dysfunctional system with life and limb. After weeks of conversation, the group presented me with their suggestions to change our broken system.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

School systems spend tens of billions of dollars each year on ed tech products, but much of that money is wasted. But after much trial and error, Utah designed a system to ensure that the money districts spend on ed tech actually benefits students. Utah has devised a system for reducing ed tech spending waste.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

The American prison system has been criticized for being a place of punishment instead of rehabilitation. In states such as Alabama, where youth as young as 14 can be tried as adults, going into the system can mean a lifetime of condemnation. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The other obvious lesson is that if students are accessing technology to assess and learn and create content, then at the very least, educators need an awareness of that technology their students are using. Comfort zones have always been the greatest obstacles to change in our education system. The website reportedly sees 1.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning. Engaging Students Online Who Are Experiencing Anxiety.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 22, 2024

Today, the competition in eLearning training solutions has intensified, and simply deploying a learning management system isn’t necessarily the best solution. Consequently, optimizing learning content has emerged as a paramount concern.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The company’s award-winning blended programs — delivered digitally on its innovative Savvas Realize platform and visually through engaging print resources — feature real-world learning experiences designed to increase student engagement along with high-quality instructional materials to accelerate academic outcomes.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. Substantive insights for teachers, rather than just numerical reports, will require less time spent decoding data.

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EdTech Data Professional Learning Assessment 158

Neo LMS

MARCH 29, 2022

We will walk you through the definition of these objectives, their advantages, and how to set and track them within a learning management system (LMS ). . What are SMART learning objectives? . SMART learning objectives refer to intended learning outcomes that follow a certain structure. of lesson planning.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

As the growth in personalized learning initiatives has emphasized, students will exhibit differing aptitudes for subjects depending on their strengths. UEN has also partnered with Canvas, a learning management system by Instructure, to keep students on an even keel regardless of where they live. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

A version of this post was originally published on December 3rd, 2020, in Education IT Reporter. 3 Ways in which edtech enables hybrid learning. Theoretically, online education eases the job of teachers and enhances learning for students. Here are a few areas of particular interest: Asynchronous learning. Offline access.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2017

Earlier this month, Vodicka announced he’s leaving the district to serve as Chief Impact Officer at AltSchool , the experimental microschool system based in the Bay Area. Nothing short of “creating the world’s best education and providing personalized learning for all,” he tells EdSurge. His end goal?

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