The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Educators and school leaders are scrambling to figure out how to regain ground next year in a course that often makes or breaks students’ life chances. Here’s how it all adds up. That means algebra I is also the class that decides whether students get jobs involving science, technology, engineering or math. I’m very worried.

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STEM Report Course Study 129

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. Whereas credit scores are designed to prevent risky buyers from getting approved on loans, Dropout Detective is meant to improve student success and lower dropout rates.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As school presidents agonize over how to reopen their campuses, student affairs and enrollment management leaders are working feverishly to make their services accessible to all students, wherever they are. Student affairs must become a function learned across the institution, integrating people, processes and technology.

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Survey Report Accessibility Trends 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

We compared tutoring to summer school, after school, extended day, technology and other things. Guilford County Schools turned to tutors early in the pandemic to confront unfinished learning. So it’s easy for me to show them how to do it, show them my way,” said Obimma. And it’s [a] night and day difference.”. I love math.

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Study Data Report Elementary 138

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

This webinar will cover what to look for in a game, where to get good games for learning, and strategies to integrate games into the system of a classroom. Join this interactive session to learn how to get started with game-based learning with your own students. Register for free at [link].

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Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Some students couldn’t study online and found jobs instead. During the prolonged online learning , some students fell so far behind developmentally and academically that they no longer knew how to behave or learn at school. Without any working technology for months, he never logged into remote classes.

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Data Analysis Online Learning Laptops 107

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

I know how to speak Spanish, but I didn’t want anyone to know that. Not only in our smarts or technology, but to help us progress as a human race: preparing us to tackle the issues that they couldn’t defeat. There was a lot of ignorance there. The mindsets were really negative towards people like me.

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Chromebook Report Classroom Course 42

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

These institutions are helping students find cost-free ways to leave campus, keeping dorms open for those who don’t have other options or identifying ways to enable less-wired students who can’t access online learning to still finish out the semester. It’s really important to be working on the ground.”. It’s pretty crazy right now.

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Laptops Education Online Learning Report 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. - Eliot The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. ISTE Unplugged.

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Ten years later, the couple sat across a wooden table from Caleb, now 16, a high school dropout and, as of September, survivor of a suicide attempt. They are often placed in separate classrooms within public schools and spend large numbers of hours on computers using technology that is not aligned with their specific needs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 22nd The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn.and change. Carl Rogers The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. More information here.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 51

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. At stake: "technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life."

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EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ” $100,000.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” ” Via Edsurge : “Now Any Organization Can Create Content for LinkedIn Learning.” ” Via Edsurge : “Education Technology Tools for Adult Learners Get Mixed Results From SRI Study.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

*Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. National) Education Politics.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60