EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. “It I make a chart and ask them to come up with an equation for learning their words.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

In 2020, the DOE introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, a signature part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help schools improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and return their students back to the classroom. Department of Education (DOE).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Her daughter, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, learned from the living room couch or dining room table, and there was no chance for altercations with her peers in the hallway or on the bus. Her online coursework gave teachers no reason to take issue with her classroom behavior. And three days was a lot to miss.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. The Really Good Stuff team has curated the best apps in education for the K-2 to classroom — all in one place. Unboxing Demo: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Digital Learning Collection. Social Studies.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The project typifies the mix of personalized and social learning that’s been a mainstay for 25 years at King, a founding member of a school network called EL Education. But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. Related: Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2016

Study of grades 3-5 students showed improved math achievement with personalized learning approach. A research study from the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University demonstrates a link between an adaptive learning program and improvement in mathematics achievement for students in grades 3-5.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance. Blended Learning. Personalized Learning. Why keep an eye on personalized learning?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. That’s because earning credit toward a diploma or degree typically requires students to spend a minimum number of hours receiving instruction in the classroom. Embracing Flexibility?

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Finally, she made it to the charging station and her shift at the learning resource center (LRC) officially started. Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the biggest trends in education today is personalized learning where students have some control over how they learn. While there are many types of personalized learning, one factor needed for all models is the ability for students to connect to a high-speed Internet connection from virtually anywhere while at school.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

Teaching assistants may sometimes feel like the Rodney Dangerfields of the classroom. Robert Slavin, director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University, recently set out to find the most effective programs to teach elementary and middle school students. But it was based on very few studies.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. 30 minutes per week — recommended time students spend on classroom-based Khan Academy tool.

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MindShift

JULY 11, 2017

WILDER, Idaho — Eight years ago, the principal of Idaho’s Wilder Elementary School, Jeff Dillon, made a tough decision: He pulled his children out of the district high school to send them to private school. “I My kids begged me to come to summer school,” said Chantelle Mullins, a mother of two elementary school students. Dillon said.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Despite many state standardized tests following the cookie-cutter approach of one-size-fits-all testing, educators every day are personalizing learning to meet the needs of individual students, meeting them at the intersection of their learning styles and the resources available to them.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding! eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 10/16/2018 - 11:44.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

in this post, I share with you my perspectives, drawn from my experiences as a blogger, educator, and academic with a PhD in educational studies, on what constitutes the quintessential characteristics of 21st century teachers. Recent research reinforces this perspective. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2020

For several years now, we observe a rapid growth of online and remote teaching, learning, and even practicing. Education in various disciplines has undergone significant change with the introduction of VR and AR into the classrooms. Recent studies have shown a huge effect of studying the basics of STEM, as was noticed by Fashina Alade.

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edWeb.net

MAY 23, 2019

During the edWebinar, “ Learning in the 21st Century: What Teachers Think Matters,” the presenters talked about the science of individuality, how they’re using the research to help developers create products to meet these individual needs, and examples that show how the Learner Variability Project can work in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. Katherine Cox, Instructional Coach at Mays Chapel Elementary. According to the S.T.A.T.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The Innovation Academy workspace at Dysart Unified School District looked more like a tech startup’s headquarters than a classroom. On one side of the room, students wearing special tinted glasses studied electric circuits at virtual reality stations. Miranda Virgil, seventh-grade math teacher at Canyon Ridge Elementary School.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2019

MIAMI — There are no walls between the seven classrooms on the third floor of the Medical Academy for Science and Technology, a former hospital that houses a magnet high school for would-be doctors, nurses, physical therapists and pharmacists. That couldn’t happen in a traditional classroom.”. Barrett’s study of 153 U.K.

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techlearning

MAY 17, 2018

I like this as a starting place for late elementary because there is so much I can do with it. Root's functionality for late elementary starts with the app. Code.org This seems like a no-brainer, but Code.org is a great place to start with late elementary coding because it's free. Code.org is known for there Hour of Code games.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 28, 2017

Charlotte, NC – Today The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) released an in-depth case study on CMS’ Personalized Learning (PL) efforts. Whole child and social and emotional learning (SEL). Ensure learning is at the core.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

an accredited private school specializing in blended learning and providing personalized learning experiences. Schools use VHS Learning to provide their students with high-quality online courses. school participants include Elite Open School in Irvine Calif., Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Chad Collins has been with Spencer County Public Schools (KY) since 2013, first as a middle school social studies and ELA teacher, and currently as the campus Gifted and Talented Teacher for Spencer County Middle School (SCMS) as well as Spencer County Elementary School. The display case outside of Chad's classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This profile is the third in a series from the EdSurge Research team, which has spent the past six months studying the market of service providers that support schools through the redesign process. This included hands-on learning experiences, workshops and online modules. Bringing about change in schools is complex.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Teachers rarely stand at the front of the classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. —

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Neo LMS

MARCH 1, 2016

Games are fun; learning is not. When it comes to doing homework or studying, on the other hand, things cannot be more different: their attention span gets smaller than a goldfish' and all physiological needs become the most important things ever. When used right, the power of gamification in classrooms can lead to amazing outcomes.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 1, 2016

Games are fun; learning is not. When it comes to doing homework or studying, on the other hand, things cannot be more different: their attention span gets smaller than a goldfish' and all physiological needs become the most important things ever. When used right, the power of gamification in classrooms can lead to amazing outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. Only 42 percent have said they felt very well prepared to teach social studies.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Historical Context in Social Studies : When discussing the Civil Rights Movement in a history class, students draw on their prior knowledge of earlier historical events like slavery and the American Civil War to better understand the context and significance of this movement. Prior Knowledge: What Does the Research Say?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

This profile is the second in a series from the EdSurge Research team, which has spent the past six months studying the market of service providers that support schools through the redesign process. Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning.

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techlearning

MARCH 15, 2018

Legends of Learning utilizes passionate game developers and educators to expand existing library of science games ATLANTA — Today at the National Science Teachers Association National Conference Legends of Learning launched more than 300 curriculum-based education games for elementary science for grades 3-5.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). ChatGPT to Your Classroom-your-classroom/ ). Later, I describe and show the work of my students. Do you have any suggestions?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2018

In a mastery-based fourth-grade math classroom, students review concepts until they learn them, regardless of how long it takes. Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation.

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