eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Arkansas’ LISA Academy public charter school district today announced the renewal of its partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Discovery Education is the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. Mystery Science.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2016

Welcome to this third post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Part 3: STEM, STEAM, Makers: Over 25 STEM and PBL Competitions.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Thursday, November 20th, is day four of the fifth annual Global Education Conference. We had yet another great day of sessions and keynotes on Wednesday, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page (which includes the ones listed below up until you get this note).

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Another "big" for Texas is education, and when I'm looking to get a pulse on what the current trends and landscape are, I turn to social media! With over 5 million students currently enrolled in Texas public schools alone , the Twitterverse is rich with insights from state educational leadership. Tony Bonazzi @GISDMath.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Sunday, November 13th, is day one of the seventh annual Global Education Conference. IMPORTANT NOTES: If the conference site should experience any difficulties, a back-up site with session calendars and links is at [link]. We are ready for a great opening day of sessions and keynotes! Want to volunteer to help moderate sessions?

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AUGUST 19, 2013

We hope you will consider joining us for the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference, the world’s first massively open online conference for educators focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. The conference will be held over the course of three days, September 19-21, 2013 , and will be free to attend!

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

But as educators and edtech companies look to track the most effective tools and practices, two big questions are at the fore: How do we measure technology’s effectiveness? Educators frequently agree that it’s challenging to draw a direct correlation between technology and student success. Rachel Pierson, K-6 STEM Teacher.

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MAY 30, 2013

We are pleased to announce the Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference , the world’s first massively open online conference for educators which focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and more. Presenting : The conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to STEM in a changing world.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! The Global Education Conference Network's seventh annual global collaboration "extravaganza" will take place around the clock starting this Sunday, November 13, and continuing through Wednesday, November 16. Important Updates Below.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 2, 2019

Our research, approach to STEM and other thought leadership can be found through our website , social media and blog. Here, you can get to know MIND’s current featured speakers and what they have to say around mathematics, neuroscience, education, research and learning. The Anatomy of Our Speaker Page.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2017

This Saturday, March 4th (Sunday, March 5th, in parts of the world) is the 2017 STEM + Entrepreneurship Conference , this year's annual student-organized global conference, being held online and featuring student presenters and a student keynote speaker (with a couple of adult keynote speakers who shepherd youth projects thrown in for good measure)!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! – Mike Gorman ( [link] ).

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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. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Prize in Education has been one of the most prestigious awards in the field, honoring outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through innovative and successful approaches. Family Foundation, McGraw-Hill Education and Arizona State University. McGraw, Jr. McGraw, Jr.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

By combining the small group focus with short cycles of improvement, schools can truly create a system where every child is receiving the best possible education. Administrators and educators need to look at their own actions and determine what role they play in student outcomes. Examine adult practices. Make learning collective.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 5, 2017

At the online video conference VidCon a couple of weeks ago, the feminist cultural critic Anita Sarkeesian took the stage for a panel on women’s experiences online, only to find the first two rows of seats stacked with her online harassers, leering up at her, filming her on their phones. But we ‘educated’ these men. And frightening.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 17, 2018

In this series I wish to help educators find ways to get ideas for a PBL they may wish to do with their class. I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on PBL! Seventeen Examples of STEM PBL – Take a look at this list of STEM activities that can be brought into PBL.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Welcome to the ten minute Teacher podcast hosted by author, educator, speaker and mom, the cool cat teacher Vicki Davis. So today we're talking with Tisha Poncho, 21 year veteran educator, about five tips for digital portfolio. So I have worked with students in the secondary classroom for portfolios. Download the rubric.)

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

More than 340,000 students, educators and parents have “spoken” so far as part of this year’s Speak Up surveys about how they use – and how they would like to use – technology for learning. See a short video of the findings and the Speak Up 2014 Snapshots for Educators blog post. Today’s findings are about teachers.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

June 20, 2018) – Tennessee’s Hamilton County Schools (HCS) today announced it has selected Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms to support its inquiry-based teaching and learning initiative. This vision also extends to high schools through the Future Ready Institutes.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The network links educators across disciplines who are interested in using games and other forms of interactive teaching to improve student success. The CGN also has hosted three increasingly well-attended conferences, called the CUNY Games Festival. These results may have particular impact on non-traditional students.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 6, 2015

While the majority of companies in the education hardware tech space focus on one particular area, Belkin looks at a classroom trying to integrate technology and asks the question – how could we make this easier for the teachers and students? Education is near and dear to the heart of Belkin’s Founder and CEO Chet Pipkin.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

So department chairwoman Sandra Gibbons and the faculty members at Moraine Valley used video conferences to plan out how to take curriculum online by the time classes resumed March 23. The sudden jump to online learning has upturned education disciplines around the globe. They discussed the technology at their disposal.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Plus, the Global Education Fair (10:00 am - 8:00 pm US-Eastern Daylight Time) is almost here! One day, September 21st. all around the world = 48 actual hours to share. Except that we've got events even beyond those time boundaries. so maybe this is Global Collaboration "Week?")

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 24, 2016

A couple of months ago I keynoted a STEM conference in Syracuse, New York. During one of our conversation periods a secondary science teacher said to me, “I tried giving my students some agency two years ago and it didn’t work.” But it is not enough for school leaders to just give encouragement or permission.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Vetting Web 2.0

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked educators from around the country to share their most transformative edtech moments. Here's what some of our favorite educators had to say: . Michael Hernandez ( @cinehead ), Cinema and Journalism Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator, 2015 PBS Digital Innovator.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The system is a little weird, since you can''t see all of the proposals in one area (they are categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary blocks based on arbitrary ordering of session submissions by one individual), but here are direct links to panel proposals I made: "School 2.0: November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Classroom teachers can help facilitate that through the introduction of sentence stems, blogging, and Socratic seminars. With the opportunity to use positive sentence stems, students can change the climate and culture in their schools, and this should be celebrated! More on that here.). Goal Setting. Providing Support.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

Technically, if one trusts the etymology, the best way for a teacher to confer with other educators would be an educator conference. Meanwhile, the most enthusiastic listeners whisper to each other, or form mini-groups outside the conference walls, maybe even at a social gathering later that day.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” ? While there are several education models that promote this idea, it is a necessity in a well-planned Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit. Global School Net – Explore a site that combines education and technology to strengthen communities and benefit humanity.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The conference details and call for proposals can be found at [link]. Join them and proclaim yourself a geo-educator today.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! The conference schedule is now online, with all 160+ sessions, and an individual hour-by-hour schedule calendar for all 36 time zones. The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

CES2017 The best of show from the CES2017 Conference, the largest global gathering technology trade show, has been curated by tech publications like Wired , Engadget , and PC. We purged through the winners and compiled a list of educational tools and gadgets for you to look for in 2017. Learn more > goo.gl/S98rfF

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. The use of this technology is equally trending in the education, museum, and professional learning spheres. The final schedule for the conference will be published next week.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

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