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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study. Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students.

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Here’s the Syllabus for Your Summer Crash Course in Online Education

Edsurge

Good teaching is good teaching, regardless of whether it happens in a classroom, on Zoom or any other delivery modality. Course Materials Journals: Hybrid Pedagogy ; Online Learning “ Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies ,” by Michelle Pacansky-Brock (book), describes practical tools to support student learning.

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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

Well, that was at the Federal Communications Commission’s 2014-15 short-term target of 100 Kbps per student for using tech in the classroom. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. But they may not have the tools they need.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Sometimes these companies make hyperbolic claims of effectiveness based on a kernel of truth from one study, even though the results haven’t been reproduced consistently.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). ” How would the program operate?

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OER and you. The curation mandate

NeverEndingSearch

Some more background: In addition to our discussions and sessions, the #GoOpen Exchange included announcements about a few old favorite portals and the launches of new search tools, portals and services to facilitate discovery and use of OER. and Mary Reiman (NE). The site will feature left panel filters to refine searches.

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