eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Technology in the classroom is nothing new; most of today’s educators have embraced the ability to draw upon an increasingly diverse array of digital tools and programs to enrich their lessons. So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

We’re doing a lot of work around helping teachers to understand the different processes and what they need to do if they want to bring something into their classroom. One way to think of it is as a “strategic culling,” he explains, as districts square budget realities with whether tools are truly meeting their needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 16, 2019

So, for Thought Leader Thursday, today, we’d like to challenge you to consider if you have areas to improve in your classroom relating to students of a different ethnic background from your own. corridor as an ELA Instructional Coach, Language Arts Department Chair, Secondary Language Arts teacher, professor and compliance specialist.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

The award was announced at Certiport’s 2023 CERTIFIED Educator Conference , where educators gather to explore the full promise and potential of business and technology certification in the classroom. Air Force, DynCorp Aerospace, and the Boeing Company. She is also a robotics advisor for the largest VRC Robotics team in Washington.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. There is evidence that universities have a slow-changing culture , when compared to for instance high- or secondary-schools. Almost half of all Ontario secondary school teachers report using YouTube or video elements in their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

Interactive, game-based lessons designed by experienced educators help you engage students at all grade levels and bring critical real-world skills like financial education, early literacy, character education, health & wellness, and more to your classroom. Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This provides us with so many options to filter content to meet specific district, classroom and learning needs.”. Content Bundles are a flexible tool that can serve as an effective solution for many common education scenarios, both inside and outside the classroom. Create teacher-specific classroom libraries.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Following their successful debut in LISA Academy classrooms, the charter district renewed the following Discovery Education services for the 2023-2024 school year: Discovery Education Experience.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

As the leader of an education company, it was a sobering reminder of the complexities and responsibilities involved in creating curriculum. Of course, curriculum is only a small part of what’s needed to create culturally-responsive classrooms. To do this, educational companies need to rise to several key challenges.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2023

Operated in partnership with University of New Mexico-Gallup, MCHS provides a seamless educational continuum that benefits students as they move from high school to their post-secondary goals. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

At a Dolton-Riverdale school board meeting in the spring, district leaders and two technology vendors pitched a $3.3 They told the board in the high-poverty district in Chicago’s south suburbs that the project would “future-proof the classroom” and “catapult Dolton into the next generation of learning technology.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Across the region, schools have moved classrooms to the cloud in what’s become a massive experiment in distance learning, impacting local and international schools alike. She’s also leaned heavily on edtech companies who are making their paid products available to schools in Asia free of charge. Well, sort of.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 29, 2018

WHAT: HIGH IMPACT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT™ Webinar – Classroom Design for Barrier-Free Collaboration WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 – Classroom design hasn’t changed much since the industrial revolution. 1, 7:00 – 8:00 PM EST REGISTER: Gainesville, FL, Oct. On Thursday, Nov.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. The Secondary School for Journalism is one of about 380 schools nationwide using Summit Learning, a personalized learning program that involves the use of an online instructional software, called the Summit Platform.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Catalyze Challenge was created to meet this moment, with grants funding inventive ideas for career-connected learning at middle and high schools and programs supporting the transition to early college coursework. We’re thrilled to support these bold ideas that integrate career education for all students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2018

It turns out it’s actually a great place that educators meet and share what they’re doing in their classrooms. I could go in the airport and tweet out, “Hey, I’m in the Atlanta Airport, and then other friends would see it immediately, and we could meet up, and chat and have lunch. And I’m like, “Oh my goodness! Vicki: (agrees).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes it has to do with the environment that students are going into in terms of the classroom, the actual setting itself. It would be as simple as just having more representation in the classroom that shows women that there are people who are doing this job, and they’re in this industry, and they’re just like you. Angela: Right.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 12, 2021

One point made during the presentation was that free apps are not always the best choice because some companies provide their apps at no charge and then generate revenue by collecting and selling users’ data, and the companies may not be aware of the requirements they need to meet when their users are students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, have launched an innovative new public-private partnership that supports student learning and builds academic confidence. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which raised $16 million to put some oomph in Zoom classrooms. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, acquired the Company in 2018 and will remain a major shareholder. The new investment from Blackstone will enable the Company to further accelerate organic growth initiatives and innovation across its product suite.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

Educators can refine instruction to keep students motivated with the classroom engagement tool, Quiz. Quiz gives multiple ways to promote active learning in the classroom and track progress in real time. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

A few weeks back, EdSurge published a podcast interview with education consultant and commentator Alan November, and Director of Secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Houston Independent School District Mike Dorsey, after chatting with the two education experts at ISTE. There still seems to be a big demand for that.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Minnesota’s South Washington County (SoWashCo) Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in K-8 classrooms across the district. Mystery Science lessons conclude with a hands-on activity incorporating basic supplies commonly found in a classroom or at home.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With Connect, students and instructors are provided with continuous support — in or out of the classroom. About McGraw Hill McGraw Hill is a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world. Individuals interested in enrolling at Ancora High School can visit: [link].

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

As the school year comes to an end and districts evolve into new models of teaching for the fall, so too must Edmentum continue to grow to meet those needs. William Blair & Company, LLC was the lead banker for Apex Learning. “I am thrilled to welcome Apex into the Edmentum family,” said Jamie Candee, Edmentum CEO. “As

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2020

Across China, primary and secondary schools are announcing dates for the long-awaited re-opening of classroom doors. But this year, with many Chinese companies having already laid off employees in order to stay afloat, the challenge will get even more cutthroat for the estimated 8.7

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Nearly a dozen entrepreneurs we talked to said they each received upwards of 20 emails from investment banking groups, inviting them to meetings in private suites. That’s generally how much companies have to generate for most major banks to consider working with them to find a buyer. Here’s a few of the things we noticed on Day 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

Marynn shares this innovative approach to teaching the Odyssey invented by her students along with their advice for using this method in your classroom. We have a very collaborative classroom, I let the students lead their learning as much as possible. So, during our Monday morning meeting, I just said, “You know what, guys?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 24, 2020

Due to the uncertainty of what schools will look like over the summer or in the fall, school districts need instructional programs that have the flexibility to work in the classroom setting and easily transition to a remote situation. Why, What, and How.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

He will utilize his extensive background to help IXL better meet the evolving needs of educators, identify where the company can make an even greater global impact and reach students no matter what setting they learn in. About IXL Learning. Currently used by 12 million students and in all of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In education, Winthrop points to when Brazil tried to build a secondary education system that could meet the needs of students across a largely rural state. With no existing secondary education system in place, the country started from scratch, analyzed their assets and available technologies, and considered what would fit culturally.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

It’s a global collaboration project, where teachers can sign up and be part of a 5-week project, meet with one another via Skype, and investigate the whole idea of literacy/illiteracy and how that is different around the world. Prior to landing her librarian dream job, she was both a secondary and primary classroom teacher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Over the last two years, Google has taken its popular applications and outfitted it for the classroom. While many schools and districts continue to use existing learning management systems, such as Blackboard, Canvas , Moodle and Schoology , Google’s Classroom platform is increasingly catching teachers’ eyes.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

I want to make sure my undergrads are thinking about their impact outside of a formal classroom,” says Martina P. We are very much focused on classroom teaching.” They don’t have to start from scratch: Research about how to successfully teach kids in virtual classrooms has been underway for years. That’s not unique to Auburn.

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