eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

BOSTON – A national survey of over 800 U.S. parents[1] commissioned by Lexia , a part of Cambium Learning Group , and conducted online by The Harris Poll, found that just over half (51%) of parents strongly agree that their children’s teachers are properly trained in the science of reading.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. Supporting Teachers through Virtual, Personalized Coaching.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sonja-Hollins Alexander from Corwin to discuss a recent surgery of more than 6300 educators on the state of professional development in schools today. The post What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. What is Professional Learning? *

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 31, 2017

Sonja-Hollins Alexander from Corwin to discuss a recent surgery of more than 6300 educators on the state of professional development in schools today. The post What is todays State of Teacher Professional Learning? | @CorwinPress appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. What is Professional Learning? *

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to Larry Cocco, Senior Professional Learning Consultant at edWeb.net, it really is a form of “machine learning based on training,” which provides responses based on probability. Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, AI: Embracing the Opportunity , sponsored by Eduscape.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 20, 2018

In order to personalize professional learning for your teachers, one of the first things to do is assess the skills of staff members. There are plenty of opportunities where a simple survey can yield great results. The question that often comes up is “what should a technology self assessment look like?”

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. That is not easily replaced.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

In preparation for the launch of a new Principal Leadership Community , edWeb conducted a survey of principals in May of 2019 to probe the topics of most interest to principals in current times. Principal Survey | May 2019. Download the Principal Leadership Survey Results. Input from 150 principals was analyzed.

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2022

During the edLeader Panel, “ Building SEL Teams to Support Whole-Child Development: It Takes a Village ,” the presenters discussed how they’re building a culture of SEL in their schools and the lessons they’ve learned. Most important, the presenters agreed that support for SEL must come from the district administration.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When we reflect on how the pandemic disrupted education, we’ll think about the resiliency of our teachers, who were challenged like never before to connect with students in new ways to keep learning going in the face of nationwide school closures. We must ensure teachers have relevant training. But it hasn’t come without a cost.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

In 2020, one survey found that approximately 5 million public school students were English learners–that’s over 10 percent of students. Better assessments and educational outcomes We can lean on technology to do more than recreate texts. Educators are burdened enough, and while 62 percent of U.S.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. Emotional Support. Constructive Feedback.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

Student Assessment By now (mid-June), nearly every school in the U.S. Continuity of student learning has varied wildly between schools ; compounding that disparity are equity issues causing already disadvantaged student populations to be impacted disproportionately by closures. has been running remotely for twelve weeks.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 7, 2021

Executive Director of the National Training Institute on Race and Equity at Morehouse College, explained how increasing awareness and then taking effective, data-driven action can result in more equitable treatment of diverse students. Marks recommends a three-step plan for working on implicit bias, based on assessment, awareness and action.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to Jill Olson, Senior Director of Operations and Professional Development for EiE® from the Museum of Science, Boston, 73% of elementary teachers do not feel adequately prepared to teach engineering, and in a survey of pre-service elementary teachers, only 10% understood the concepts of computational thinking.

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edWeb.net

MAY 4, 2022

Needs assessments are used to identify key issues and then match service recipients with local partners, and the assessments also help coordinators develop implementation plans designed to facilitate and optimize the delivery of services. Expanding Family and Community Engagement Programs. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For many, it’s a lack of training. A recent national survey found that although four out of five teachers are interested in SEL professional learning , only 55 percent have received it. Watch a sample professional development video lesson. SEL programming must be flexible.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

The three biggest reasons pre-K-12 educators took online professional development courses in the past year were to learn how to use digital devices, how to use the educational software that goes on them, or to find out more about classroom behavior or management, according to a new study. Training for student assessments: 27 percent.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 26, 2016

A recent study found that among the 934 parents who were surveyed, approximately 77% had children on the spectrum attending mainstream schools. During the survey, students with autism made some suggestions as to how teachers could better support their needs. Teacher training and experience in autism will vary.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

According to an Education Week survey, classroom teachers spent the first six weeks after school closures troubleshooting connectivity and software issues, resulting in a 75% drop in instruction. Implications of Learning Loss. months of learning. By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled. K-12 teachers, tutors and faculty can’t be trained on edtech like machine operators in a shop. The analogy stops here, though. Managing edtech tools isn’t and was never intended to be their main gig.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning? In “ Adaptive Literacy Learning 101 ,” presenters reviewed findings from Tech & Learning’s 2017 survey on adaptive learning and highlighted key points that everyone should know. Value is Abundant. Barriers to Implementation Still Exist.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In this brief survey, one of the questions that should be asked is “in what ways do prefer to learn.” I do, however, think that it has some advantages in professional development planning. A good example of this type of professional development comes at the beginning of the school year.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Create a Staff Needs Assessment. Build a Professional Learning Roadmap. In an earlier blog post, we learned about the importance of creating a staff needs assessment (Or self-assessment). In this brief survey, one of the questions that should be asked is “in what ways do prefer to learn.”

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edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

What skills and training do businesses want from the next generation of workers? During an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate , Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration for the district, discussed how they used data analytics to build their personalized student learning pathways.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2020

There is also an Academic Parent-Teacher Training program, in which teachers and caregivers review a student’s data together, and then the teacher provides training and guidance for family members to work with the student at home. R especting cultural and personal differences. E valuating how students and families want to be served.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning? In “ Adaptive Literacy Learning 101 ,” presenters reviewed findings from Tech & Learning’s 2017 survey on adaptive learning and highlighted key points that everyone should know. This figure jumped to 95% among district personnel.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Attendees self-assessed the state of equity in their work and partnerships using Digital Promise’s Equity Audit 101, the beta version of a forthcoming tool. Personalized learning implementation. Teacher professional learning, training, and practice. Edclusters18 @BMECFellowship pic.twitter.com/M2qew1I8s7.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2020

The BOSI Survey allows learners to discover which of four entrepreneurial traits—builder, opportunist, specialist, innovator—they possess to inform the types of roles they might be best suited to in terms of duties. The results of a second survey were more optimistic: Most would purchase a product made from recycled plastic—athletic apparel!

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Using a problem-solution approach, David outlined a number of the challenges educators face when teaching math, and he explained training and planning strategies designed to address those issues. Surveys have shown that it’s not only the students who may have a negative attitude toward math. Preparing to Build a Strong Math Culture.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Those are two of the best traits in good leaders: Leaders Learn alone and alongside their colleagues and Leaders Light the path by modeling what they expect to see within their organizations. Last week, I was introducing digital formative assessment tools to a group of seventh-grade teachers.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

From an instructional and assessment perspective, Olivia recommends considering the relative importance of teaching critical skills, developing mastery, and providing grades. AT&T Aspire invests in education and job training to create a skilled and diverse workforce that powers our country for the future. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 5, 2021

Access to gifted/talented programs and advanced courses is also unevenly distributed in regard to race, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores reveal similar inequities in regard to student outcomes. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. About the Presenters. Dr. Leila Nuland. Join the Community.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Results from Gallup’s 2018 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents showed that “finding and keeping highly-qualified educators rounds out the top two challenges superintendents face today,” with 65% of rural superintendents strongly agreeing that this is a huge challenge. Schools and Staffing Survey. Moving Forward. Sanders, W.

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MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

Below we offer our Top Five reasons why, as educators, we should care about spatial thinking when we plan, observe, and assess mathematics in our classrooms. In one of the first studies of its kind to show specific links between spatial and mathematical skills, Cheng and Mix (2013) assessed children in both spatial and math skills.

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