eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

. – September 11, 2021 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, today announced the launch of Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School , a new online accredited diploma completion program available to public libraries. With Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School , we are helping public libraries change lives.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! So, yesterday I asked educators on “X” (the new rebranded, Twitter, I guess) to share where they are learning about AI. Check out @MyEdTechLife podcasts, all summer hot has interviewed educators using AI.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2021

Like many students taking college courses during the coronavirus pandemic, Alexis Lopez struggled with a poor Wi-Fi connection and professors who didn’t offer much support. I’ve never had to withdraw from a course until the pandemic hit,” she said. This story also appeared in USA Today. They couldn’t really help us.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

Students often struggle to make connections between what they learn in their college courses and the skills they need to be successful after graduation. Rob Reynolds, “One of the biggest challenges in today’s education environments is that, for many students, learning has become a ‘black box’ of sorts. Why do I need to know this?

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In addition, educators and learners can access them on multiple devices at any time. . While some subjects cover higher education, you can browse the high school section to find math and science textbooks for secondary education. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER).

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2022

Tampa, FL – July 14, 2022 – The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has partnered with Vector Solutions to provide all school districts in the state with free access to Vector’s library of Student Safety & Wellness Courses. Department of Education grant. About Vector Solutions for K-12 Education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 29, 2021 – Tech & Learning, an industry-leading education outlet, has named Vector Solutions’ Student Safety & Wellness Courses a winner in its 2021 Awards of Excellence Back to School. The courses won in the Secondary Education category, which recognizes products used in grades 6-12.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2023

. – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is giving educators a new social space to exchange ideas and share best practices. The company has launched Gale Community For Educators , a new Facebook community designed with K-12 educators in mind. stay up to date with the latest educational trends.

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techlearning

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Apex Learning, provider of online learning for secondary education announces the acquisition of Youth Digital’s library of project-based technology courses.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

As use cases expand, and the much-discussed metaverse takes shape, educators today have an opportunity to prepare their students for the technology careers of tomorrow. We’re on a mission to close that education gap. Our educational resources also emphasize differentiated instruction, allowing students to move at different paces.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you're working with struggling readers in grades 6-12 try Literal and use the code coolcatteacher to set up a free educator account to get started. Go to [link] and use the promo code “coolcat” to get a free Educator account to try Literal in your classroom. Have a great classroom library. Advertise great reads.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2020

With schools closed and social distancing orders in place due to COVID-19, micro-credentials —which are online and on-demand—allow educators to continue their professional learning without leaving their homes. In this post, we highlight the experience of two educators who earned micro-credentials during the pandemic.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 22, 2017

As more school districts focus on STEM education, there is room to improve. What is STEM education? STEM education promotes a realm of benefits. More than learning, STEM education fosters the ability to connect with others while enhancing the learning experience of students. Promoting STEM Education Awareness.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2020

And it’s recruiting colleges to help by offering them a new kind of deal: Order digital course materials in bulk at a discounted rate, then pass the savings on to students, who are automatically billed for subscriptions to online versions of their textbooks. The college textbook publishing industry is trying to move in a similar direction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Name: Caleb Brown Age: 20 College: Clemson University Area of study: History, secondary education Intends to teach: Social studies Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina EdSurge: What is one of your earliest memories of a teacher? Wright would come to mind as an example of how to do education right. Is that right? Definitely.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Educators are rethinking the layout of classrooms and other learning spaces in terms of optimizing use of those spaces for student wellbeing and study. The ARCH Collection of chairs, stools, tables and lateral files is designed for secondary, collegiate or corporate environments. The Multi Solutions Chair (MSC) Chair.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2022

According to a study conducted across the state of Florida, those who earn certifications while in school are more likely to have a higher GPA, are more likely to graduate, are more likely to enroll in a post-secondary program, and are less likely to drop out. One of the common issues faced by many educators is a lack of funding.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Here is a quote from Kentucky Education Commissioner, Dr. Wayne Lewis (who is a friend of mine). The context is a statewide conversation about higher education standards for Kentucky high school graduates. As a researcher and former university educational leadership faculty member, Wayne should know better than this.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

But now it wants to compete with them in their core business of course materials. Today, Top Hat announced it has reached an agreement to acquire more than 400 higher education textbooks from Nelson, one of the biggest educational publishers in Canada. And it just may have found a key piece to make that strategy click.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

For the first decade of the modern open education movement (1998 – 2007), the distinguishing feature of our work – the thing we cared most about and talked most about – was the open licensing we applied to educational materials. ” There were two kinds of educational materials in the world. yellow below).

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In previous iterations of this course, we assigned deadlines. Another team created their own game testing protocol and got feedback from a local game library. If you are interested in becoming a Fellow or nominating an educator, please complete the HP Teaching Fellows interest form. Interested in learning more?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Coursera started with a mission to give the general public free access to courses from expensive colleges. Now it is selling all the course content developed for those free courses to colleges that want to use the materials in their own campus programs. At least a few colleges had already purchased those licensing plans.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. Pat Yongpradit, in his role with Code.org is also working with the TeachAI initiative. I'm so excited. initiative.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. You get CEUs (Continuing Education Units)–between 18 and 24 hours, depending upon the class you select (where applicable). 1. ” Education’s fix requires technology. Is the course content theory or teaching how to teach? You want to be part of it.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

But these are secondary causes. Decrease in State Funding: The government has been scaling back on the funding on college education since the great recession of 2008. Post the recession, states cut inflation-adjusted spending on K–12 education by approximately 4% between 2008 and 2013. This adds up to the tuition fees.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Amidst the tectonic shifts that may be on the global horizon, there’s a comparatively smaller phenomenon brewing in US K-12 education. These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Meanwhile, a 2018 UK study found that secondary students aren’t selecting challenging books as they often do in primary grades—a choice that does not support sustained reading comprehension and has concerning implications for success at the college level. Of course, news consumption is also an area where teens need mentorship.)

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 2, 2023

During the edLeader Panel, “ Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives ,” a panel of educational peers engaged in a lively discussion about how to best invest funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) in high-impact project-based learning (PBL) and STEM initiatives across the nation.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2020

Across China, primary and secondary schools are announcing dates for the long-awaited re-opening of classroom doors. A law major at the Macau University of Science and Technology, Jiang Dong said most of her courses have been live-streamed via Zoom. Obviously, the library and laboratories are not available as well.”

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel, Digital Promise is supporting innovative elementary and secondary school teachers through the HP Teaching Fellows. In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class. Personal and Accessible. Katie Dell.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2022

Sarah Culp Searles, Supervisor of Library Media Services for Knox County Schools (TN), pointed out that many teachers don’t feel they have room in the curriculum for curiosity-borne projects, especially when there is an emphasis on teaching efficiently, generating high grades, and sticking to a schedule.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

That painfully obvious pun is actually one of the truest things you can say about this nascent, multidisciplinary enterprise, and it also encapsulates the challenge educators who want to prepare their students to work in this industry are facing today. Especially important: linear algebra and calculus. But even better, says Dolan: C++.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

They get an email when new content is added to the membership library. There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. 40HTW is the best resource I have experienced –and I have done a lion’s share of foraging on the internet, looking for worthy educational sites. How can I connect and learn from other teachers?

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

Innovation is happening all over higher education today—but it is happening in islands, pockets and clusters. On campuses, it’s happening in the Office of the President, where grand vision’s find their footing, and in the office of an instructional designer, who may be helping a faculty member create their first course integrating VR content.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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