Kathy Schrock

JULY 10, 2020

THE FLUX BEAMO FLUX , a CO2 laser cutter/engraver company, asked me to take one of their models for a spin and find resources to support their use in the K-12 environment. The learning curve was really small since the documentation was so well-done. Below is the finished product. Want to find out more?

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EdTechnocation.com

JUNE 18, 2017

Read on for a HUGE collection of ISTE Pro Tips, planning resources, where you can find me at ISTE, other events, after parties, happy hours, meet ups, and even a #NOTATISTE group! From pre-conferences, meetups, workshops, BYODs, Playgrounds, and more, I'll be all over ISTE this year! There's still time to register for an ISTE workshop!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. He founded Education Elements to meet that need. As of spring 2016, the company has supported 100 districts nationally, representing 300 schools and 300K students. Stay tuned!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This back-to-school season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. The Math Problem Sluggish growth in math scores for U.S. Some kids won’t use [the strategies],” said Wilson, the neuropsychologist.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2017

Decades of documents reviewed by the Center for Public Integrity reveal a tightly woven network of organizations that works in concert with the oil and gas industry to paint a rosy picture of fossil fuels in America’s classrooms. On a recent Saturday, a workshop was in session at Choctaw High School , east of Oklahoma City.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5.

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Learning With Lucie

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

My previous experience with maker centered learning PD has mainly been face to face via various Create Make Learn events , at Vita-Learn conferences, with CVEDC workshop, or with the EMMA project. It takes time to stop and document. Despite my reservations, this course has turned out to be a true joy.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Highlights include new reader functionality in Destiny Library Manager, offline access on Chromebooks and support for exporting eBook notes to Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive documents, web accessibility guidelines update to Destiny Discover, QoL updates to the Lexile Reading Program Service and Resource Manager, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report Federal funds paid for a private company to run an afterschool academic recovery program at El Coquí this school year. Teachers across Puerto Rico say they have received little assistance in meeting their students’ changing needs. Some nonprofits have stepped in to fill the gap.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. Students must document their experience in a video essay for submission.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. It also invested in software like ST Math and the reading program Lexia, created by the Rosetta Stone company. DeVonté Trask, 11. Lexia costs around $5,000 per year.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project promotes a workshop model for reading and writing and has numerous units of study as a curriculum and many resources available for teachers. Here is an example document of characteristics of different text bands. Dillard (J.D.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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Edthena

MAY 20, 2022

It’s the difference between the sit-and-get workshop, which certainly has its value for some things, and what many people would call instructional coaching type activities. I mean, the virtual coach is not going to have a last-minute meeting with a parent pop-up. Adam Geller: That’s right. I think it’s funny.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

Just because you are using technology doesn’t ensure you are meeting any objectives or learning outcomes. Or worse, the company went under, and the tool is no longer accessible. This can also serve as documentation, a record of your lesson plans. Get a FREE Online Workshop! Give new tools time grow and evolve.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Join us at the online meeting room on Zoom ([link] Step 2: We are going to play a Kahoot game to learn some things about Amazon. The moderators of this session represent communities that have been meeting and collaborating online for well over a decade now. English language learners are welcome, too.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 10, 2016

We're deep into the 21st century, but you might not know it if you went to a meeting or event. This was a problem for me recently after attending a conference at an all-day event sponsored by a few large ed tech companies. There were several presenters. No digital materials were handed out.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 4, 2014

where teachers in my workshop posted their thoughts after watching and listening to a variety of podcasts. That dent could be made by doing things like educators others, documenting a learning experience, solving a problem, calling people to action, or inspiring others. Companies may be sold, close down, or change business models.

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MindShift

JULY 29, 2015

Learning is hard and change is even harder, so once teachers have found a tool that meets their learning goals, they are unlikely to shift without a good reason. Post-it Plus : This app is offering a solution to that moment at the end of a workshop when the whiteboard is covered in individual Post-it notes that need to be captured.

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