Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

On an ordinary June morning, kids descend on the campus of Auburn University to try science experiments at the college of education’s annual STEM camp. It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students.

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Education Handbook Course Elementary 209

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In an email survey conducted by Lego Education in September, 98 percent of 1,000 K-8 teachers indicated that play-based learning “reduces their feelings of burnout.” Croft and Nardolilli also launched their own STEM game design company, Catilli, in 2015. “It I set up bins and solo cups with Lego pieces.

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Classroom Outcomes STEM Groups 192

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Their inability to answer stems from disconnected data. Lacking longitudinal data, some states survey high school graduates about their careers, but the responses often are scant and unrepresentative. One senior was scheduled to begin working for a welding company the day after he graduates.

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Outcomes Data Education Report 122

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2020

Today Osmo , the company behind a new category of seamless, digital and hands-on play for ages 5-12 and used in over 35,000 U.S. elementary school classrooms, announced the launch of Osmo Live, a new interactive platform for live learning that offers engaging, hands-on Bootcamps for children in grades K-5.

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Learning Elementary Survey STEM 56

Discovery Education

APRIL 16, 2023

In fact, of the 1,700 educators survey, 99% reported that technology is an essential tool for making teaching easier. The Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER) are congressionally-approved rounds (3 total) of relief aid totaling $190 billion for school districts.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers an approach to price transparency to consider.

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Policies EdTech Program Evaluation Outcomes 114

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Digital Promise and other nonprofit organizations including EveryoneOn and The Learning Accelerator have been working with companies and schools to ensure these programs and offers are making their way into the hands of teachers, students, and families across the country. Here are just a few of their stories.

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Adobe Education Tablets iPad 120

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

I was over in one of the elementary schools the other day, and three years ago we were all in awe and kind of gaga about a high school student who was all in with drones, and sort of building and flying, and learning about aviation and drones with his high school peers. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Elementary Assessment Company Maker Movement 188

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It’s a little too early to know if VR lessons like this one will improve lagging test scores, but Anurupa Ganguly, founder and CEO of Prisms, the company behind the platform, is convinced it will. Naturally, that included lots of sessions on artificial intelligence, which many believe will be a bright spot for ed tech investing.

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Training Report Online Learning Conference 121

techlearning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

18, 2018 – Finnish education technology company Mightifier is launching its positive school culture program to elementary schools across the U.S. Wellness surveys and data dashboards provide actionable insights for educators and school leaders around social isolation and school climate indicators. Rosemont, IL – Oct.

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Technology Education Company Learning 42

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

The drone was part of a demonstration of the powerful technology that the neuroinfomatics company EMOTIV offered at a conference on the power of technology and education. The company is one of a number of organizations that have been working on ways for people to control everyday objects with their minds, including cars.

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Skyward Training Tablets Company 126

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2019

For the teacher prep program, that meant a local elementary school. When we were in the elementary school, we would do assemblies we did morning duty, lunch duty, everything,” explains Tammy Fry, the program director for CAPS’ teacher prep program. The CAPS program itself is about a decade old, but the building is a year younger.

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Elementary Study Course Social Media 95

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

In 2015, a national survey organization ranked Albemarle County Public Schools in the top five of all school divisions in Virginia and among the top two percent of all school divisions in the county. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Chromebook Study Company Assessment 191

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Perry elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Problems (that we all know about) Educators across the globe are increasingly familiar with the staggering statistics: Between 2010 and 2020, STEM jobs growth will outpace all other jobs at 1 8.7% , leading to an estimated 1.1 “I can barely fix a printer. million computing jobs by 2024.

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Classroom Robotics STEM Survey 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Within weeks of the transition, New Visions for Public Schools also began working with a pilot group of schools to provide rich data about students’ patterns of engagement with remote learning, requests for remote learning devices and responses to surveys about internet access.

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Accessibility Data System Survey 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

The RAND study was based on surveys completed in early 2021—nearly one year into the pandemic—by more than 1,000 teachers across the country. She arrived as an elementary teacher in 2008, drawn by the school’s racial diversity and stellar record in academics and the arts. You can’t move forward if you don’t know where you want to go.”.

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Report Meeting Groups Data 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2016

Leaders there see fab labs as a natural extension of their hands-on STEM programs, and a way to infuse creativity rather than passive “screen time” into children’s early encounters with technology. The museum became STEM-focused several years ago, but a low-tech mindset pervades its exhibits. Photo: Chris Berdik. “In

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STEM Adobe Software Mobility 72

User Generated Education

MAY 13, 2018

Second, not only did I want my learners to gain entrepreneur skills, I wanted them to experience the benefits of starting a company in order to raise money to give to a “cause” also known as a form of social entrepreneurship. Market Survey – Google Form. Market Survey . Schedule of Learning Activities.

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Elementary Survey Exercises Google 246

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.”

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Industry STEM Education Survey 118

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

As a not-for-profit company, our ambition is to raise achievement and empower learners with skills for learning, skills for employment, skills for life. Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: Maker Movement: Pathway to Innovation for STEM Learners , Give students the power to learn by making.

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MindShift

APRIL 14, 2019

This style of learning can feel foreign to many ASMS students at first, whether they come from a private or public elementary school, but with time and support they often come to see its value. These insights came out of a survey Frock conducted with early graduates. Courtesy of The Alternative School for Math and Science ).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The school recently built a new center for science and arts outfitted with new, cutting-edge Samsung solutions that provide an ideal space for students to foster STEM skills, such as critical thinking, communication, and creativity. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 117

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

So Teller, the district’s STEM coordinator and science coach, was tasked with finding out if teachers were open to holding class outdoors. She sent around a survey to see who would be open to teaching outside, and 200 of the 250 respondents expressed interest. She was also given another title: interim outdoor learning coordinator.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

It outlines innovative and interdisciplinary projects using social interaction media; offers creative strategies for producing media with elementary students and developing global education projects integrating media and health skills. Kimm will share resources and show participants how to join a community of educators ready to take action.

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Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The Kids Discover online platform lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners at three different lexiles. I do a survey of my students every year. It is a perfect inquiry-based tool you can use in your classroom and with your students. million teachers.

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Classroom System Company Training 174

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In April 2020, as the death toll from COVID mounted across New York City, an elementary school teacher at P.S. 343, the Children’s Lab School, in Sunnyside, Queens, organized a virtual dance party to give her second-grade class some levity. Frequently, she visited the schoolyard’s “buddy bench” to signal that she wanted company.

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Training Report Analysis Elementary 92

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Over the last few years of the Speak Up survey, more students and administrators have signaled the importance of being able to access mobile devices in the classroom, whether through Bring Your Own Device policy consideration and implementation or through school-provided technology.

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Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

A recent survey conducted by the University of Virginia (UVA) and the EdTech Evidence Exchange found that an overwhelming share of educators see a sharply increased need for individualized attention and instruction as a result of learning-from-home challenges, including unequal access to technology and varying levels of support from caring adults.

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Technology Education Survey EdTech 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. I hate homework.”.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 99

MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

1 educational technology priority around the country, according to a recent survey by the Center for Digital Education, a news service that promotes ed-tech. ” James Murray is the principal of Waukesha STEM Academy, a K-8 charter school in Wisconsin that is one of Halverson’s exemplars. And the hype around it is blowing up.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2019

But survey results in 2016 showed that while three-quarters of science teachers said they included lessons about climate change, they devoted little time to it and faced an array of obstacles. Related: Will new standards improve elementary science education? It’s just that overall we need to start looking for other directions.”.

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Data Industry Report Study 109

MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Megan Sayas, a third-grade teacher at Cushing Elementary, has taken numerous micro-credentials, often with her grade-level team. Last year Sayas tried to focus on tying together science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts through design. Teachers want more follow-up, and help putting ideas into practice.

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Blended Learning Course Digital Badges Professional Learning 68

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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EdTech Industry Assessment Data 134

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Her recent book, Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger , was named the best book of 2018 by Fast Company, Psychology Today, Book Riot, and The Washington Post. . Are more men teaching STEM classes, for example. Soraya Chemaly is an activist, award-winning writer, and media critic. It’s very subtle.

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Examples Study Survey STEM 49

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

The winners of this year’s Harold W McGraw Jr Prize in Education : Dr. Christine Cunningham, Founder and Director of Engineering is Elementary (EiE) at the Museum of Science; Dr. Sandy Shugart, President of Valencia College; and Chris Anderson, TED “curator.” The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44