Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

In addition to information about heart-rate, tiles also display calories burned and total time spent in the highest exertion zones. Provide a mechanism for students to monitor progress One of the most motivating features of Orangetheory is the constant feedback, both from instructors and the monitors.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Exercises Learning 81

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Librarian Chad Lehman helps us learn about the technologies we need to set up an awesome maker space. Additionally, Chad talks about how he orients students to the maker space and the biggest problems he’s had with it (and how he’s solving them.) I am happy to be a middle school library media specialist. Guess what?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

You can learn about some of the partners who engage in EdClusters in the graphic below. Schools in New Orleans, says, the “most exciting about this work is [engaging] different people that we haven’t thought about or we think about bringing to the table, but it’s in a different form.”.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Customizing the learning content at an individual level is not yet possible, especially if we’re talking about hundreds of students. Don’t forget about evaluation. Giving students the choice to take part in the courses they find interesting will keep them deeply involved in the process and they’ll want to learn more and more.

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Learn what the general public and business leaders think about these programs as training/preparation for technical jobs and careers. This report from BestColleges.com explores trends in awareness and acceptance of bootcamps in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It’s really about individual institutional choices and what they are willing to do,” said Andrew Nichols, co-author of the new report, A Look at Black Success , and director of higher education research at The Education Trust. Read more about higher education. But only 6 percent of the students at those two universities are black.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

As SELweb is piloted across Illinois, questions remain about how teachers can best turn the data they’re getting into tangible outcomes for students. After students complete the test, teachers receive a report with information about each student. Some of the biggest challenges include time and concerns about over-testing.

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Assessment Data Report Outcomes 82

Here they are – and what you can do about it. Do you know three of the biggest reasons families leave schools?

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It isn’t possible to talk about trends in digital learning without talking about the “digital” part first. It is what everyone expects. Most articles on trends discuss mobile, augmented reality, virtual reality, LMS options, apps, and authoring software.

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Speaker: Todd Theobald, Noel Gomez, Marcus Painter

Using assessment data to make informed decisions about instructional strategies. Join educators and assessment experts as they discuss the role of formative assessment in student learning, how formative practices can guide the teaching and learning cycle, and the positive impact assessment can make on your classroom.

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Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals.

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Speaker: Joseph Clay, Business Transformation Strategist at Oracle, and Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Hear from Jeffrey Haynes, Director with Baker Tilly, and Joseph Clay, Oracle VP HCM Transformation, to learn everything you will need to know about the biggest trends impacting higher education HR professionals today.

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Get the facts about: The exploding market potential of virtual teaching. For every student to reach their full potential, virtual teaching apps have to ensure a great experience for every session, every time, everywhere. This infographic lays out the technology challenges that can impede teachers and students—and how they can be solved.

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Speaker: Deborah Olson, Lead Strategist, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group & Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Lyra Health

Join Lyra Health’s Medical Clinical Director of Psychiatry, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, and Deborah Olson, Genentech’s Lead Strategist for Well-Being, for a discussion about why it’s crucial for employers to provide streamlined access to disability leave requests as well as high-quality care with Lyra’s new Clinical Leave Evaluation program.

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Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).

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Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

How to foster an inclusive and open conversation with your workforce about AUD and SUD, including ways that your organization can help. Join this important webinar that addresses: How to identify employees at risk for - or experiencing - AUD or SUD in your workforce.

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Speaker: Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director, Learner Variability Project

You'll discover how much more we know now about how students learn - and how we can use that knowledge to create EdTech-enabled classrooms that can meet the diverse needs of diverse students.

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Speaker: Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development

Join Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development, LLC, for this illuminating discussion on how to keep the gears turning. In this session you will learn: Summarize how distance learning evolved from WW2 to today.

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