Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

No matter what you call it–blended PD, virtual PD, online PD, remote PD, or hybrid PD, we need to rethink our professional learning methods. As we face the new normal, redefining what school looks like, and how we will get our teachers the training they need, I want to share some ways to revolutionize professional learning.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 16, 2016

As a Digital Learning Specialist for Royse City ISD, Cody gets the privilege to help teachers navigate instruction in a digital age; specifically, how to incorporate digital tools to positively impact learning. This time last year I was hired as the Digital Learning Specialist for Royse City High School.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

To get one of these computers sent home, we required the parents to apply and go through training with their students.” We ended up not making it mandatory for parents to come to a meeting in order for their student to take a device home,” she said. “We In their 1:1 environment, all students in grades 3–12 have Chromebooks.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

In the weeks that followed, the district surveyed parents about their technology needs, took an inventory of devices such as Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, and assembled digital learning content under one portal that teachers and students could access easily. When schools closed for the coronavirus, an estimated 1.2

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Add concepts like blended and flipped learning to the equation and you come up with yet another to-do list item: Make sure students can actually use their devices when they aren’t physically on campus and within wi-fi range. For now, the district lends out to students (10) 4G-enabled Chromebooks that were donated by OpenRoom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. We’re starting to see some changes.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ACER CHROMEBOOK TAB 10 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 will be used in classrooms to expand and enhance student learning. Judges loved the game’s creativity and its accessibility for students still learning to read. Please join us in congratulating the following winners. inch or 13.3-inch

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Teaching students how to fix iPad screens, onboard new students, and providing some simple digital learning supports are some examples of how a STT can be deployed at the beginning of the program. A second and equally important goal for any STT is to learn about the technologies that are being used in and around the classrooms.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Teaching students how to fix iPad screens, onboard new students, and providing some simple digital learning supports are some examples of how a STT can be deployed at the beginning of the program. A second and equally important goal for any STT is to learn about the technologies that are being used in and around the classrooms.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Or their latest crop of teachers needs training? technicians, programmers and technology coaches), network infrastructure, maintenance and—importantly—teacher training on how to effectively use all that new technology. So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Or their networks need an upgrade?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

But just as owning a bicycle does not imbue a child with the ability to ride a bike, using a Chromebook to complete assignments will not by itself improve a child’s learning outcomes. On its face, that sounds like a good thing. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Whether it was participating in device-day pickup or hosting and coordinating meet-the-teacher drive-throughs, the entire district staff stepped up to provide for nearly 61,000 students. Additionally, FLVS supported Florida schools and districts by training more than 10,000 teachers statewide and provided ongoing support.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Lee at Brookings is working on a book about the digital divide, and she says it’s multidimensional. There are backlogs of items such as Chromebooks. Districts such as Weathers’ and Rouse’s are working with the Digital Learning Collaborative, a nonprofit that is dedicated to best practices in digital learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

They will mihi (welcome) you formally in Te Reo (Maori, New Zealand’s first language) and proceed to inform and charm you over 20 minutes via an interactive presentation about their competency in digital learning. You are meeting the learners in the Manaiakalani education program. Their message is crystal clear.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge. –Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. You're sexist. Unbundling".

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