eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 138

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

One teacher, many students: It’s basically the definition of school as we know it, going back to the earliest days of the Republic. They had little guidance to set meaningful learning outcomes for students outside the state frameworks of standardized tests. ” I also talked to Ted Dintersmith.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2021

Kali took to online learning immediately. And given that tens of millions of students were involuntarily enrolled in a sort of pilot version of online learning for much of the last year, more families than ever are realizing that they prefer it and are asking their children’s schools to accommodate them moving forward.

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Online Learning Survey System Meeting 207

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district believes that by making its students feel equal to those in more affluent communities, they will start to see the same outcomes. A new elementary school, Presidential Park, hosts more than 1,000 students in a modern, state-of-the-art building. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 135

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district believes that by making its students feel equal to those in more affluent communities, they will start to see the same outcomes. A new elementary school, Presidential Park, hosts more than 1,000 students in a modern, state-of-the-art building. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

By chance, this toddler study showed stronger learning outcomes for the digital picture book. The pop up definitions could distract children from the narrative, harming comprehension, but were effective in teaching new vocabulary words, which is desirable. Built-in dictionaries, a common feature, worked both ways.

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Analysis Study Smartphone Report 145

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 21, 2021

I know we have some time today to talk about all of them, but I’m really excited about the connection between listening and reading, engaging in content and also for English language learners and how it can be key to helping language learners learn authentically-spoken English and academic language. I thought that was so cool.

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How To Classroom Differentiated Instruction Assessment 87

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

At the meeting, a special education teacher had recommended taking the boy out of Martin Elementary School, in a town 10 miles southwest, and placing him in Georgia’s Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support, or GNETS, a statewide system for children with “emotional and behavioral disorders.”.

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Education Assistive Technology Advocacy System 79

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

She was a high school junior when she learned she was pregnant, and didn’t receive the support she needed from school officials to continue. Partly as a result, educational outcomes for these students are bleak. Credit: Jimena Peck for The Hechinger Report. Related: How parents of young kids make it through college.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Task Force Seeks Comment on Higher-Ed Outcomes Reporting Standards.” Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” ” Fox. .” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44