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Exploring new ideas: Student-driven remote learning

Neo LMS

Another fun option would be to have students experience what it is like to be an inventor , learn more about or include one of the daily wonders available through Wonderopolis. The Full STEAM Ahead project, which is provided through MIT, offers week-long digital and non-digital learning opportunities for students in grades K through 12.

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We used these Google tools in our schools and saw tangible results soar

eSchool News

Authors’ Note: We’re often asked by educators, “what impact do you see with Google technology in schools?” These case studies demonstrate the success with Google for Education through the lens of teachers, students and administrators. Getting Real Input from the Ground.

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How to Create a Safe 1:1 Learning Environment

Gaggle Speaks

Sure, you might have a larger student population, and you could be separated by hundreds, if not thousands, of miles, but you both are looking for new ways to create digital learning environments that facilitate critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.

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A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces

The Hechinger Report

This is the second year the three organizations partnered with a rural school district to increase its capacity for digital learning and lend additional momentum to local efforts. Already, CoSN published a report about the challenges and opportunities of rural school districts in embracing digital learning.

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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

Edsurge

And that is a very conservative number, based only on time saved using the top six critical core web applications from Pearson, McGraw-Hill, PowerSchool, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Google Classroom. Case Study: Pickens School District enjoys instant access. We actually have well over 30 applications at this point.

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Addressing the Digital Learning Gap with Effective Educator Coaching

Digital Promise

How coaching is best practiced and how it increases the more powerful, not passive, use of technology for teaching and learning is a topic we will be exploring over the next year. With generous support from Google , we are launching the Dynamic Learning Project, a pilot with 50 U.S. Blazar, D., & Hogan, D.

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EduStar Platform Promises Quick, Randomized Ed-Tech Trials

Marketplace K-12

It runs trials on granular pieces of digital learning activities via the PowerMyLearning Connect platform, which is available free to schools. “We do what Google and Amazon do every day, when they do something called A/B testing,” he said. Boredom: The Dividing Fractions Trial .