The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

When they go out into industry, we want them to know how to think.”. When they go out into industry, we want them to know how to think.”. Students spend five consecutive instructional days in core classes like math and English, and then switch over to five consecutive days in their vocational programs. needs more tradespeople.

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Study Training Report Industry 80

TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 13, 2015

Among the challenges of assessment, this concept–as it applies to formal academic classrooms designed to promote mastery of Common Core or similar standards–is near the top. In Evolving How We Plan , I pointed contentiously at the “unit” and “lesson” as impediments to personalized learning.

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Assessment Data Learning Common Core 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. That’s the basis of Curriki, a nonprofit K-12 global community for teachers, students, and parents to create, share, and find free learning resources that enable true personalized learning. It is all possible with CK-12.

Technology Support 112

Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning. What is personalized learning?

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. That’s the basis of Curriki, a nonprofit K-12 global community for teachers, students, and parents to create, share, and find free learning resources that enable true personalized learning. It is all possible with CK-12.

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OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

There is some thought that a certain percentage of instruction must be digital to qualify as “blended learning,” but there is no clear industry standard. Challenge-Based Learning. In short, differentiation is the process of personalizing universal learning goals for groups of students. ” (3).

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

However, many edtech business models resemble business models you see in other industries with some nuances particular to the education space. Below is a quick summary of four common edtech business models, with an example of a company that is implementing each.

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EdTech Company Common Core Data 81

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2017

The claims about “personalized learning” attainable through more data collection and data analysis remain primarily marketing hype. Indeed, “personalized learning” is itself a rather nebulous concept.

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Data Report Analysis Personalized Learning 47

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

From Common Core State Standards to education technology to advancing issues of equity in the classroom, educators from all types of classroom settings will have unique opportunities to share their stories, gain new tools, learn from the nation’s top innovators and get inspired to achieve greatness in their classrooms and communities.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Maker Movement Common Core 65

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. The collaboration will provide educators with more instructional options and a seamless journey to personalized learning for every student.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 72

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” Via Education Week : “Personalized learning pioneer Summit Public Schools is expanding its network to include 100 new schools, CEO Dianne Tavenner announced via a Facebook post today.” Vermont schools have more computers than students, says the Burlington Free Press. Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. Learn more and register here. Learn four important skills that will help you integrate edtech into your curriculum. Conversations Classroom 2.0

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

“Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. ” “According to my observations, the standard Seattle Nazi is a white male under 30 who either works in the tech industry or is going to school to work in the tech industry” – from David Lewis’ story in The Stranger about white nationalists in Seattle.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

.” Ref Rodriguez, like most of the current members of the LAUSD school board, has strong financial backing from the charter school industry. ” Via Chalkbeat : “‘ Common Core ’ no more: New York moves to adopt revised standards with new name.” More LAUSD news in the legal section below.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via The Washington Post : “There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

I use “Silicon Valley” in my work as a shorthand to describe the contemporary high tech industry – its tech and just as importantly, its ideology. But I extend the phrase “Silicon Valley” to all of the high tech industry, not just the chip makers. The number of investments fell by 11%. (It’s

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 Via Education Next : “The Politics of the Common Core Assessments.” A “ personalized learning explainer ” from Mindwire Consulting. ” Hooray.

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. Lots of goings-on this week in the loan industry. The New Yorker profiles Sphero ’s learn-to-code toy for kids but says dumb things about Seymour Papert’s Logo so I’m not sure why I’m even linking to this. ” ( PDF ).

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Along with her strong support for charter schools and the Common Core curriculum, Gist was convinced that great student outcomes could be directly tied to teaching excellence. Related: Rhode Island’s lively experiment with blended learning. A lot of teachers have gotten behind personalized learning and similar teaching models.

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Common Core Data Report Blended Learning 91

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium , a major designer of common-core tests for states, is looking for a new fiscal agent after the University of California, Los Angeles, said it will no longer do that work.” Excellent work, education technology industry.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” From the Bloomberg Editorial Board : “A Raw Deal From Betsy DeVos ” – “ Rolling back regulations on the for-profit college industry will cause the public pain.” Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47