MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. Three days to train about 8,000 teachers in a whole new way of work. ” “Kind of.”

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

One survey of educators found a jump from about two-thirds of middle and high school students having access to a school-issued device prior to the pandemic, to 90 percent a year later. The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent.

Broadband 128

Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 128

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2024

She earns $700 per month, provided she tutors elementary students for at least 20 hours per two weeks. Dutt is also the beneficiary of a new high-dose tutoring training program that hopes to boost the quality of tutors, something researchers have flagged as a challenge for schools.

Broadband 136

Broadband Training Survey Study 136

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

In the fall of 2009, ChiTech’s first students filed into its squat, 1950s-era building of drab yellow brick, an abandoned elementary school in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. More school visits, professional training and in-class coaching sessions followed, both in San Diego and Chicago.

Report 67

Report Study Software Meeting 67

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. In a recent survey of 600 K-12 teachers, conducted by the U.S. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing.

Technology 106

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 106

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. The organization also organizes the Speak Up survey each year.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

At least two other schools — including Keams Canyon Elementary on the Hopi Reservation and Rocky Ridge Boarding School on the Navajo Nation — also had students or staff report to school after March 16. The guide included tips for online teaching, a five-day training for school staff, clarity on rules for special education and more.

Report 126

Report Elementary Online Learning System 126

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

And unfortunately, we know that for those who do attend college, many fail to complete, leaving millions of young people without the education and training necessary for career success. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. College is not the only viable path to success.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Only 13 percent of New Mexico’s population has access to a low-price internet service plan, according to Broadband Now, a research group.

Broadband 132

Broadband Accessibility Report Company 132

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. The school district is working to raise money for more computers and technology training, hoping to better prepare its students for an increasingly digitized economy.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” The Business of Job Training. EverFi also announced this week that it’s acquired the online compliance training company Workplace Answers. ” (In Cleveland.). million total.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). The Business of Job Training. ” More on HR changes in the sports section above.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. The Business of Job Training. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Federal Sex-Assault Investigations Are Being Resolved More Often.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” ” The Business of Job Training.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50