Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

If you aren’t familiar with the concept of sanctuary schools , the broad understanding is that they are a set of policies to support and protect immigrant and undocumented students and their families. This declaration set forth a series of internal policies to protect undocumented students in the district.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

School districts , colleges and government-sponsored programs are dedicating time and resources to diversifying their faculty and staff pipeline , but are we spending enough time focused on policies and programming that aid in retaining quality faculty and staff? Are we getting to the root of the departures and career pivots?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2023

If you have just discovered the term VPN and have been curious to find out what it means or how it works, the first place to start is to go over the word’s definition. For example, the VPN should have a no-log policy, which means it doesn’t store your browsing history or internet activity when the session expires. What is a VPN?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2018

It is particularly interesting to examine why the ubiquity of innovation and technology has not managed to level the playing field. With an intentional focus on students at the margins, it is possible to create equitable access, participation, and outcomes.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2021

A 2014 research study with a catchy title is often pointed to by those who worry that technology is having unexpected downsides in the classroom. Miller has been looking into what learning science says about all kinds of narratives that float around technology and teaching these days. That alone would be a huge contribution.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

With connected technology now being used in the majority of U.S. Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. Definitely check with your legal counsel on what your state requirements are there.”. Have Policies to Evaluate Proposed Services. Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2023

One brilliant young man explained it this way, This technology is like when you get a fish from the store and he is in a warm bowl and you take him home and then have a different bowl for him to go into. I sort of feel like that is where we are with technology like this, in some ways we're shocked and figuring out how we're going to swim.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Fresh off our discussions about definitions , I have found that a great many sites and authors interchange and conflate “computer literacy” and “digital literacy”. The eagle-eyed of my readers will have noticed that I garbled my phrases in the above intro: blending “computer literacy” and “digital literacy” at random.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Districts might have been theoretically interested in hiring a Chief Privacy Officer whose job is to keep student data from being abused by doing things like setting up privacy policies, training staff on privacy matters and making sure that data is collected and used safely. But most didn’t have the resources or will to create the role.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

These laws also require schools to have bullying prevention policies in place, and in many states this policy is required to explicitly define cyberbullying. Doesn’t use technology where you can see the screen. from the Kaspersky Internet Security website. Turns off the computer monitor or screen when you walk by.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

A New Definition For Equity In Education. In a profession increasingly full of angst and positioning and corrective policy, there are few ideas as easy to get behind as equity. Design learning models that are inherently inclusive regardless of access to technology. As for a definition for equity in education? Equilibrium.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 19, 2023

With Sato’s leadership, the school’s IB Career Program has grown from 7 to 155 students, with pathways in Health Science, Technology, and Education. Misa has earned a Masters degree in Educational Policy and Leadership at Marquette University and an MBA in Education Leadership at Milwaukee School of Engineering.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Now is also a time to reflect on what educational technology tools U.S. thousand schools with the minimum connectivity goal to give students equal access to digital learning opportunities–a figure schools can definitely be thankful for. The three Ts: Thanksgiving, turkey and tech. school districts are thankful for this year.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

A new definition of college value has been proposed by a research effort supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

So it definitely had trouble with the most recent form of Python 3.1 00;06;38;14 – 00;07;10;22 Vicki Davis I can type as I'm solving a technology problem; I'll type in bullets, my findings and thoughts, pros and cons. So first, what's good that we can promote and celebrate art in this technology? for sure.

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Doug Levin

JULY 5, 2015

Most mornings, over a cup of coffee, I do my daily reading of news about trends and issues related to education and technology – a practice I have more or less followed for at least the past 20 years. Hint to writers: pay attention to your headlines and lede.).

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Doug Levin

OCTOBER 21, 2016

State departments of education lawyers and staff (and savvy school district leaders) will use this guidance to move forward with their plans for implementing the SSAEG program to meet state and local needs in concert with other education policy priorities and funding plans. ” This seems all-encompassing to me.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2019

So it is no surprise that EdSurge would publish a research article centering around this question, given the various definitions and perceptions among educators. We’ve seen and heard a multitude of definitions of what whole child means. To some it references providing nutritious food or breakfast in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

Education technology has good uses, but as we’ve moved through the pandemic, sometimes it may have been mis-implemented or implemented without teacher PD. He shares observations on where education technology is and where it is going in the future. What we've got is we've got this accelerated focus of, we need to adopt technology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

To education companies seeking to help, Enfield added she “would start by quoting Rick Hess [director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute], who recently wrote that ‘ this is not the moment for marketing.’ For that, I’m definitely grateful.” Amen to that.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As the work in North Salem demonstrates, it is essential for districts to translate state standards and overarching definitions of CT to fit their own district capacity and needs at a scale and scope that works for them. We live in an increasingly technological and computational world.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 12, 2014

Students get the opportunity to use the technology they are familiar with and be exposed to how technology is being used by their peers. Depending on where you are, the letters B Y O D together can mean "powerful impact on learning" or "another bad technology policy." THE Journal lays out 7 myths and 7 truths around BYOD.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

When Adriana Cervantes-González started school in California as a child, it was at a time when state policy was determined to get all English-learning students proficient in the language within one year. That meant that bilingual education was out, in favor of English immersion. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2022

David DeMatthews, an associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin. They are comfortable with technology in some cases. When it comes to the implementation of policy and what that needs to look like in my lived experience and how it impacts me and my work—the answer is always in the room.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2022

The policy typically involves lengthening the remaining four school days after one weekday is cut from schools’ schedules. I definitely feel it's helped with burnout,” Carey says. that the policy attracted her to the district where she now works. “I Carey has Fridays off, and Standage has Tuesdays off. “I

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

Learn more about EdSurge ethics and policies here and supporters here.) Moore: In our XPrize work, we definitely had a few algorithms that power the backend that take all the student data and basically run an analysis to say, ‘Hey, should we give this intervention to student X?’ So AI was definitely a big part of it.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

As governors and districts wrestle over new policies, all we know is that school will be very, very different. There has never been a time when learners and educators relied on technology more. My original principles related particularly to technology for supporting K-12 learners. We’ve entered the age of responsibility.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey. While there’s been progress of late, it’s been “uneven” and Black, Hispanic and women workers are still underrepresented in some STEM fields.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 16, 2024

Deepening Digital Citizenship: A Guide to Systemwide Policy and Practice by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead It’s no secret that I have a passion for protecting kids ! Carrie Rogers-Whitehead provides a comprehensive guide for establishing policies and practices to foster responsible digital behavior. See: Copyright Policy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park As described in our modern mythical tale, Jurassic Park, technology may not always lead to positive outcomes if implemented without critical thought, moral ground or inquiry. Today, students are charged with shaping policy and fighting injustice, and have endless information, and misinformation, pushed to them.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

Last year at this time, I had some words about the treatment of technology in the 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform. Given that I do not believe that the 2016 EdNext Poll on School Reform’s findings about ‘blended learning’ should be taken at face value, what do I think the poll actually reveals?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

As a result, more states and school districts have adopted policies and practices that downplay the role of intelligence testing in special education evaluations. There are some kids who don’t get services under that model who definitely deserve and need support.” It even happens in preschool, this withholding of academic supports.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Microschools have definitely made a mark in the K–12 landscape. When people think of disruptive innovations, they tend to focus on new technologies: personal computers, online video streaming, rideshare apps, etc. In short, minimills used a new technology (electric arc furnaces) to enable a new organizational model.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

The post How to Plan for Technology Integration – SULS005 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 15:26] – Christine’s lesson definitely goes beyond the tool, Kasey points out. [15:41] 33:41] – We hear some tips on facilitation and technology. [36:41] See: Copyright Policy. Let me help!

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Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Under the definition of OER now adopted unanimously by UNESCO member states, it can be. In my essay last week , I heaped my first and most lavish praise on the definition included in the public draft. My focus here is only on the changes relating to the definition of OER. Late Changes. Section II.8

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

I’m sharing insight and ideas on how this technology could potentially transform education as we know it. What if technology could bring peace-of-mind for parents, students and educators? It can also generate lists of vocabulary words and definitions, helping students to expand their vocabulary and improve their language skills.

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