The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Entrepreneurs and investors packed Holon’s conference, eager to hear more about the global research and analytics platform’s latest survey results and reports on latest trends and ed tech for teaching and learning. Sweden is instead embracing printed textbooks, teacher expertise, handwriting practice and quiet time.

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Training Report Online Learning Conference 121

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

If a topic is of interest to you or your school, you can download standards-alignment documents to help find a fit. Many of these units fit easily into an existing course, adding fun and real-world engagement as students learn. All opinions are my own. I like how each of these courses aligns with national and state standards.

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Course Elementary Data Common Core 503

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs.

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Analysis Education Digital Divide Policies 193

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

The new tool offers teachers visibility into several types of student assessments, integrating both learning evidence and gradebook scores within one place in the Edsby platform. Learn more about Perspective Analyze and view examples of its classroom applications here.

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Assessment Data Trends Industry 57

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

What stands out for me is how popular education trends, from social-emotional learning to school discipline, aren’t standing up to scientific scrutiny. Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends. Another big trend is to take a softer approach to school discipline.

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Common Core Education Analysis Trends 98

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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Classroom Learning Online Learning Exercises 52

myViewBoard

MARCH 17, 2020

Virtual classrooms are not a new trend, nowadays many students around the world use distance learning as an option. As the whole system continues to adapt to an online world, skillful teachers and students will be substantial to education. Virtual classrooms allow easy lesson documentation and cloud storage.

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Classroom Learning Trends Blended Learning 83

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. Wendy Schatzberg, director for the center of teaching and learning at Utah Tech University.

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Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 208

Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

While adapting to the latest online learning trends, there are many things our teachers need to consider. Keeping the engagement in your online classroom , finding the right technology for instruction , managing the online classes can all be difficult. This helps you in two ways.

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How To Classroom LMS Outcomes 76

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Given this trend, teachers, students, parents and policymakers might assume that students’ familiarity and preference for technology translates into better learning outcomes. But we’ve found that’s not necessarily true. This appears to be related to the disruptive effect that scrolling has on comprehension.

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E-rate Learning Smartphone Tablets 209

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although the district is one of the most racially diverse in the state, school officials are expecting a fragmented return along demographic lines as more families of color than white families opt to enroll their children in online learning. Credit: Matthew Nichols/Flicker. Subscribe today!

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Trends Groups Report Online Learning 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

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EdTech Company Data Software 117

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Want to simplify how you communicate, collaborate, and share documents? With tons of third-party integrations, it's ideal as a central hub for learning and productivity. It's also a place for students to save research and learn organization skills. Professional learning KQED Education. Google Classroom.

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EdTech OER Tools Microsoft 66

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2020

That’s an estimated 600,000 fewer college students nationwide if these partial enrollment trends continue. Even for students who are poor enough to qualify for free tuition, it’s been a turbulent year to submit documents and meet paperwork deadlines to receive financial aid.

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Report Survey Dropout Comparison 129

Linways Technologies

AUGUST 28, 2020

As of today, online education seems to be here to stay. It has become the new normal, and new teaching techniques like online learning , flipped classroom , etc. So to stay up with the current trends, institutions also need to adopt more online education solutions.

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LMS Education Flipped Classroom Assessment 81

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

From the landmark 1983 “A Nation at Risk” report—which sounded an alarm about student achievement and national competitiveness in the Cold War era—to today’s renewed attention to civic education, new trends in American education are often rooted in deep concerns about the present and the future of the country. These efforts are ambitious.

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Study Guidelines Trends Professional Learning 90

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Story time is a classic part of the school day for the nation’s youngest learners.

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Trends Report Libraries Elementary 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today!

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Laptops Survey Chromebook Mobility 105

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Questions from parents were funneled into a detailed FAQ document on the district’s website; the document currently stands at 22 pages long and was, at times, updated multiple times a day. Administrators collected feedback through surveys , and principals made personal phone calls to check in on parents.

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Elementary Data Accessibility Tablets 75

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! The people designing educational technologies are far removed from the students who end up using them.

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Accessibility Company Trends Survey 102

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

When Baltimore County Public Schools started giving every student a computer for daily use in the classroom, teachers sought out more online learning materials to go with them. The lack of trust is pervasive, and Krueger doesn’t see that as a short-term trend.

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Data Digital Learning Student Data Privacy Learning 62

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Group assignments, virtual discussions, and shared online documents encourage effective communication and teamwork using digital tools. Offer ongoing professional development opportunities to keep educators updated on evolving digital trends. This cultivates the ability to interpret visual information accurately.

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Digital Citizenship Exercises Software Assessment 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

Lafayette College showed faculty how to make document cameras at home using cardboard and rubber bands. And students are experiencing a flexible type of learning they may not like as undergraduates, but could return to when it’s time to get a graduate degree. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

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Tools Coursera Course Survey 117

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2016

Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. The result of this work will be a highly readable document where educators can find information on the range of subject matters, learning outcomes, and learner types included in studies of the feature.

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Software Outcomes Study Blended Learning 60

The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

An interesting place to start is to look at what the report calls “Key Drivers or Technological Trends” affecting teaching and learning specifically, and education in general. What do these trends mean for education? Our students are also yearning for learning that expands beyond the walls of our school.

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Report Trends Edmodo Google 66

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources. Snagit will enable teachers to grab text from a screen capture and paste it into another document without retyping the text. Interactive Whiteboard Edtech Tools.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Are academic credentials simply assumed to represent relevant learning, or do they actually document and verify competencies with evidence of learning? First and Foremost, Focus on Learning. How do we get from educational “business as usual” to cultural changes, even transformation, that make learning central?

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Competency Based Learning MOOC Outcomes Analysis 40

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Over the next few years, he also interviewed dozens of experts in the subject and applied for a technology grant, which he used to redesign his website to support modular learning. Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators.

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Exercises Classroom Gamification Course 123

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

There are organizations that support different kinds of transformation in schools and after researching and interviewing some of these organizations, we've learned a great deal about what these changes can look like, how schools go about redesigning aspects of their model, and what types of support they need along the way. Stay tuned!

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Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

Fractus Learning

AUGUST 23, 2016

And in a small number of schools, equipped with the right tools, it is being used to deliver real personalized learning. This is the kind of real personalized learning that free online learning platform Kiddom is on a mission to put into every classroom. Data for content curation.

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Personalized Learning Data Khan Academy IXL Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. KIPP Morial, a school in New Orleans East, exemplifies how the personalized learning trend rolled out in charters across the Crescent City. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Sony says it is working towards a 2018 rollout.

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Sony Learning Company lynda.com 104

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. Zoom-ing Out the Door The teacher shortage has been well documented. And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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Libraries Survey E-rate Report 147

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 10, 2018

This trend is escalating as evidence for the positive impact of tech on feedback for learning grows. Seasoned educators will push this trend forward as they receive professional development, gain tech experience and become more comfortable with today’s teaching tools. Effective Feedback Counts.

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Technology Education Assessment Tools 248

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation.

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E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 113

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences.

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40