Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Whereas a Google search for “learning techniques” returns over 400 million results, researchers Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Mitchell, and Willingham (2013) culled through hundreds of studies to provide a “curated” analysis of the 10 most effective learning techniques commonly used by students. Dunlosky et al.

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Strategy E-rate Learning Study 120

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

E-rate 123

E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 10, 2018

E-rate modernization has not only helped schools boost their connectivity, but more than 10,000 districts were able to invest in Wi-Fi networks in the past four years. This is thanks to the Category 2 funding available via E-rate as mentioned in our newly released report, Expanding Digital Learning to Every Classroom, Every Day.

Personalized Learning 53

Personalized Learning E-rate Learning Trends 53

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Black Virginians were more likely to have grown up in poor neighborhoods and attended elementary, middle and high schools with other poor students, less experienced teachers and fewer resources. Blacks and whites with the same smarts and money ought to be graduating at the same rates, right?

E-rate 92

E-rate Data Policies Report 92

Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. Download the free e-book Strategies and activities to promote social and emotional skills So how can you promote social and emotional development in your classroom?

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Strategy Hapara E-rate Differentiated Instruction 144

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

In demonstration of this theory, one study found that students who receive adaptive testing paired with individualized instruction show significantly better performance than their peers who receive more generalized instruction (Huey-Min, 2017). #3: Our team uses an 85% positive rating as a baseline. Bergan, J. Sladeczek, I. Gersten, R.,

Learning 52

Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

Securly

JANUARY 12, 2017

Web filtering is required by law, as long as schools wish to receive e-rate funding to supply their digital classrooms. Web filtering does vary dramatically from elementary, middle, to high school – however, it offers additional aspects often forgotten that are equally optimal for students of any age.

Social Media 100

Social Media E-rate Facebook Elementary 100

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Many of the organizations, which are listed alphabetically, have free tools, research, case studies, and resources that can seamlessly be utilized and implemented at the district and school levels. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Connect: www.naesp.org , @NAESP. Connect: www.ccsso.org , @CCSSO.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready Secondary Advocacy Elementary 100

techlearning

MARCH 19, 2018

During the 2016-2017 school year, five public school districts in Rhode Island used STEMscopes NGSS in their elementary schools. The 2017 NECAP results show that the districts that used STEMscopes outperformed the rest of the state on their fourth grade proficiency rates in science.

Assessment 40

Assessment E-rate Elementary Data 40

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). Wikipedia: Helpfulness vs. citability across the grade-level cohorts (RSIC Study).

E-rate 111

E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. Elementary. 40 of the Best Learning Apps for Elementary. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School. I have the e-course you have been waiting for! Private Google+ Community and Study Group. .” – Felix Jacomino. General Websites, Lists, and Databases.

How To 74

How To E-rate Classroom iPad 74

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Black students in Ohio are, on average, kicked out of classes for these offenses at four and half times the rate of white students. Credit: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report In Toledo, Jamarion, a 10th grader at E. Experience and training can provide teachers with tools to address student conduct without suspensions.

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Report Policies Data Training 87

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

She was also interested in studying culinary arts. A recent report found Indiana’s rates at their lowest in recent history. Just 59 percent of students here enroll after high school, a drop from a rate of 61 percent in 2018. College-going rates were even lower among Black, Hispanic and Latino, and low-income students.

E-rate 102

E-rate Secondary Report Trends 102

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

In their July 14, 2019 article “ Why Teachers Quit ,” We Are Teachers summarizes, “A recent study by the Learning Policy Institute shows that if a teacher receives mentoring, collaboration, and extra resources, and is part of a strong teacher network, first-year turnover is cut by more than half. K., & Bruegmann, E. 24) Jackson, C.

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 236

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

In this file photo, kindergarteners listen as teacher Amy Holland reads on the first day of school at Nancy Ryles Elementary School in Beaverton, Oregon. But my grandmother, a loving woman with a third-grade education who could read and write only her name, created a space in our small house where I could study and read.

E-rate 111

E-rate Analysis Strategy Data 111

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. The vocabulary builder will also pull things from a document you’ve created, and it will add the picture to go with it as well as a study note.

Google 290

Google Twitter Data Tools 290

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

E-rate 60

E-rate Education Outcomes Accessibility 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

With about one-third of all public elementary and secondary schools in rural communities, there is a need to understand and support the needs of rural schools. Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S.

E-rate 60

E-rate Education Outcomes Accessibility 60

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Today Northborough and Southborough public schools have a much faster connection via fiber optic lines—35 Mbps up/down speeds at the elementary and middle schools and 150 Mbps at the high schools.

Broadband 41

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys. 10:22 And then trying to balance that out when high school kids do they follow their schedule elementary. 3:48 Great. 4:13 All right.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys. 10:22 And then trying to balance that out when high school kids do they follow their schedule elementary. 3:48 Great. 4:13 All right.

EdTech 52

EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

She has taught English Language Arts, Social Studies, Film, Journalism, and enjoys writing, illustrating, and cooking in her free time. He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. billion on elementary and secondary education. But the opportunity comes at a cost: larger class sizes for third-graders. Not anymore.

Elementary 54

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 54

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys. 10:22 And then trying to balance that out when high school kids do they follow their schedule elementary. 3:48 Great. 4:13 All right.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2016

Mobile technologies in particular have the ability to resonate with and support the instruction of special education students, said Richard E. It features user ratings, editors’ notes about each app, and an overview of its objectives. E-Learning Expand for Special-Needs Students. . ” More Than 400 Apps Reviewed. .

Mobility 40

Mobility Technology Classroom E-rate 40

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

“[H]e … says, ‘Do you know how many kids go missing a year?’ Let Grow is reaching out to elementary schools across the country to assign kids the Let Grow project as homework. Lori Koerner is the principal at Tremont Elementary in Long Island, one of a dozen New York schools piloting the project.

E-rate 38

E-rate Elementary Study Report 38

Educator Innovator

JANUARY 30, 2014

More than half of US parents with children between ages 2 and 10 would like more help finding quality educational media for their children, according to a new study. While a majority of children have access to a tablet or e-reader, only about half of those children have read e-books. The print book is still alive and kicking.

E-rate 29

E-rate Survey Education Mobility 29

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Keep in mind that these recommendations are aimed at parents and families -- not teachers -- but the age rating and content grid in each review can serve as a useful guide. There are film curations available for elementary, middle, and high schools. Streaming and Video Services for Classrooms. Read our review of Edpuzzle. Flocabulary.

Video 90

Video Classroom Digital Citizenship Libraries 90

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

On the line, Kelly Rodriguez explained that she wanted to move her 6-year-old from a private school to a public one for first grade, but only if a seat opened up at Sunset Elementary School, near their house on San Francisco’s predominantly white and Asian west side. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it.

E-rate 116

E-rate Elementary Education Report 116

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Today, over 2.9 Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 143

Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2016

In early December, a week after the school’s two fourth-grade classes elected to study gun violence, Kenya’s father was fatally shot. The poems these students at Samuel Powel Elementary School are writing mark the latest phase in their year-long project on gun violence. Photo: Dave Londres for The Trace. Kenya has a choice.

Elementary 40

Elementary Exercises E-rate Blackboard 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In a 2004 study of Tennessee third-graders, Thomas S. And Anna Egalite, an education professor at North Carolina State University, found similar effects for black elementary school students in Florida matched with black teachers. Her mother, who works in the kitchen at a Chuck E. Hispanics account for 21.5 Not like me.”.

Secondary 40

Secondary E-rate Report Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

student at the University of Chicago and one of the authors of a study released earlier this year on the privacy and security challenges facing K-12 education. We’ve been saying this is a five-alarm fire for the last two years,” he said.

E-rate 111

E-rate Advocacy Data Libraries 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Today, over 2.9 Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network. While Kno has fixed its issues, it appears as though Stanza, a popular e-reader app, will remain in the app graveyard.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

He remembers thinking it looked like a book you’d find in an elementary school, with a picture of the numbers 1 through 9 written in the sand of a beach on the cover. The high dropout rate for students with disabilities is a pressing national problem. In Maryland, 14 percent of students in special education dropped out of school.

Dropout 93

Dropout E-rate Education Secondary 93