MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

For educators, Google Forms are an integral component of facilitating personalized and adaptive learning. Google Forms are really my favorite tech tool,” said Brent Coley, principal of Alta Murrieta Elementary School (Calif.), Ease Documentation with a Parent Contact Log. But, they can also be huge in driving efficiency.

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Google Differentiated Instruction EdTech Survey 226

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

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Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. Katherine Cox, Instructional Coach at Mays Chapel Elementary. According to the S.T.A.T.

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Personalized Learning Strategy Case Study Learning 60

User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Share Out: A goal of the design thinking process is sharing learning out to a broader public. This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL). UDL was designed to reduce the barriers to the curriculum and maximize learning.

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UDL STEM Tools Guidelines 275

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

As I discussed in a prior post , educational technologies can amplify the impact of proven formative assessment strategies. Learning Profile Grid (ReSchool Colorado). This tool developed by ReSchool Colorado provides practical resources, strategies, and guidelines to help educators build personalized learning profiles across age spans.

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Examples Resources CMS Survey 113

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Related: Inside the middle school math crisis I sat through other new simulations at the summit as well, including Dreamscape Learn, something I’d heard and read about from a colleague who took a trip through its virtual Alien Zoo ) and YouTube Player for Education , which is creating virtual lessons, content and assessments.

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Training Report Online Learning Conference 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

This approach has learners and educators working together to ensure that students master what they need to learn, with opportunities to show what they know and can do in a variety of ways. Personalized learning helps each student receive support to reach their learning goals. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Competency Based Learning 93

Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 93

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

In the last few months, AI-powered technologies like ChatGPT and BingAI have received a lot of attention for their potential to transform many aspects of our lives. Take facial recognition technology. When used by police for surveillance purposes, the technology can lead to wrongful arrests or even deadly violence.

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EdTech Company Data Software 117

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2018

During a recent visit to our elementary art classroom, I saw students in various stages of their personal learning projects. Others were capturing their work using the app Seesaw to showcase and self-assess their learning. She smiled with a sigh of relief and then continued with instruction.

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Assessment Conference Personalized Learning Elementary 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Total enrollment: 3,600 students 1 In-person enrollment: 86 percent after reopening for a four-day week in March 2 Total cases, 2020-2021 school year: 5 cases in the fall (identified by the state in two elementary school outbreaks) 3 17 cases in the spring (15 rapid test positives, 2 PCR test positives); none identified by the state as outbreaks 4.

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Elementary Data Accessibility Tablets 75

EdTechTeam

AUGUST 30, 2019

I mean really, you are already doing great things in your classroom without technology, so what’s the point of adding technology? You even have colleagues who are already using technology for engaging drill and practice games yet they aren’t seeing any benefit from having kids pinch, swipe, and tap on consumption apps.

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iPad Learning Video Examples 89

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

As I mentioned in a previous post I have been working on a educational technology presentation for principals in a NJ school district. 21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Learn more about Google Docs here.

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Tools Social Media Smartphone Education 311

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Provide a Personalized Learning Environment. In elementary school, the classroom teacher often serves that function. Some schools create a more personalized environment by organizing into smaller units. We worked with an elementary school that had multi-grade wings for long-term personalization.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Elementary 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Parabola Project , a cross-sector initiative between Ariadne Labs and The Learning Accelerator , has been collaborating with schools that have reopened and documenting how they are minimizing health risks while maximizing learning. Here is what we have learned. Students follow safety rules in order to stay in school.

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Elementary Video Online Learning Personalized Learning 149

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Currently, students are recommended for involuntary virtual learning by the principal, she said, and these placements are tracked aggregately along with suspensions, which makes identifying the particular impact of virtualization difficult. Louis, in the spring of 2022.

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Handbook Learning Online Learning Data 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

I don’t want to pit one grade against another,” said Laura Bornfreund, the director of early and elementary education policy at New America, a progressive think tank. But the foundational knowledge, the skills to be able to learn and do well in school later are so important. Kindergarten matters a lot.”. They are doing just fine.”.

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Survey Elementary Personalized Learning Report 142

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

When there is no connection between learning practices taught in elementary, middle and high school, teachers do not recognize the importance of what they are doing. I talked to an elementary school teacher at a Boston meetup, and she put together a whole personalized learning system for grades K-3. “I

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Elementary Personalized Learning Strategy Data 84

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

In “ Closing the Homework Gap: Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School ,” Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK; Mike Cory, EdD, principal, Gettys Middle School, SC; Barbara J. She holds firm to the belief that student access to technology is the great equalizer. About the Presenters.

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Resources Equity of Access Instructional Materials Elementary 82

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 97

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

With HMH’s blended curriculum and data tools, teachers in Jones County were able to streamline instruction and personalize learning for each student, without having to purchase extra materials or sign in on multiple platforms. Nominee: Laura Johnson , Apex Learning Virtual School Nominated by: Edmentum.

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Education Edmentum Epson Elementary 106

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 71

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

She has learned to use technology-enabled woodcutting tools and is at work creating a virtual tour of her school, Laing Middle School in Charleston County, using another drone she built in the school’s Fab Lab. The class combines mathematics and engineering with lessons in automation, design and modeling.

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Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We’re headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

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EdTech Industry Assessment Data 133

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Always eager to associate itself with the latest tech craze, education technology embraced Pokémon Go with great gusto: “ Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification.” ” “ 14 Reasons Why Pokémon Go Is The Future Of Learning.” ” “ The Educational Potential of Pokémon Go.”

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Data Technology Education Software 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

Although Khan Academy was one of the first online learning organizations to promote the idea that kids could learn at home at their own pace, Khan denied the suggestion that working with traditional schools was a significant change in direction, instead calling it “a natural evolution of our work.”. But those goals will have to wait.

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Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 132

MIND Research Institute

MAY 18, 2021

Christopher Dodge is the Principal and Lead Learner of Orange Elementary Schools in Orange, Massachusetts. All Orange Elementary Schools students receive free breakfast and lunch. I think this all might be the push we’ve needed to harness technology to accelerate learning.

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Education Chromebook Google Digital Citizenship 97

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, Principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK, shared the story of how Arthur Elementary School transitioned from having one computer per classroom to having a 1:1 iPad program. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. She earned a B.S.

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Equity of Access Accessibility Elementary Instructional Materials 40

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Trading in Grades for Instructional Levels Our instructional model shifted from “one-size fits all” to a more personalized approach, providing each learner with an Individualized Success Plan, a document that includes suggested learning objectives (SLOs) based upon the student’s unique needs.

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System How To Assessment Meeting 107

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. . Students were given a document to record notes, questions, and evidence. .

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Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 108

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

He noted that this approach, which tracks and documents successes and failures, might yield to more results than anecdotal experimentation done by classroom teachers in the past. For us, it’s really about enabling learning.” Knowing how to program is not what makes someone a great programmer,” she said. “We

EdTech 95

EdTech Microsoft Conference Outcomes 95

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. That could be a problem."

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart , is it?” From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. . Students were given a document to record notes, questions, and evidence. .

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Assessment Study Groups Personalized Learning 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2024

In at least 20 percent of cases, students refused a direct order and in 6 percent, they were punished for misusing technology, including being on the cell phones during class or using school computers inappropriately. The rate was similar for when they yelled at or talked back to administrators. He cursed and argued back.

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Policies Analysis Report Data 127

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68