eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Much as the problems in our medical systems, for example, have given rise to better and more efficient care, so can education benefit from rethinking its model. about how they had adapted to learning, teaching, and technology in general since the pandemic started. educators and 20 percent of U.K. Twelve percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

This was most common when new technology came out or new methods for instruction, assessment, or accountability. All educators want students to be lifelong learners, so shouldn’t educators including leaders expect the same for themselves. Mission accomplished. We could call this Leading and Learning. Learning to improve.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

In-person schooling provided an environment for students with cognitive or physical challenges to be fully supported with personalized instruction, tailored supports, and customized technologies. Read blogs on other roundtables hosted by Digital Promise, SETDA, and CoSN: SETDA: Equity of Access. Roundtable Participants.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. Under these requirements, special education students should be in the same classrooms as their peers to the maximum appropriate extent. Here are three strategies for educators to support inclusive learning: 1.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Wednesday, December 1, 2021) — To support continued student engagement anywhere during the winter holiday breaks, Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are introducing new flexible and engaging learning resources. This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students.

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Doug Levin

MAY 19, 2018

Largely unexamined in the large-scale shift to digital learning in education are the accompanying ethical considerations. Indeed, the issues and tradeoffs that school leaders and teachers face in using technology in schools and for education — whether free or for a fee — are more complex than they have ever been.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

California Department of Education, which charges that schools in the state are violating the constitutional rights of children of color by not providing adequate distance education, called out state Departments of Education for failing to provide better WiFi options than visiting a local Taco Bell.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

The consensus was that those who are most vulnerable are students, particularly those who may already have limited access to higher education. Bryan Alexander put it well, “As income inequality continues to rise, and as education plays a powerful role in helping inequality grow, ending net neutrality just accelerates things.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Chief technology officers and IT professionals in the K-12 field have a lot on their collective plates these days, what with the continued proliferation of technology in their schools, new governmental programs and compliance requirements, and the push to effectively integrate their technology in the classroom. Broadband equity.

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District Administration

MARCH 6, 2015

Innovative programs can help all students access the latest technology. A common challenge with district technology initiatives, particularly BYOD or 1-to-1 programs, is equity of access—ensuring that all students can utilize the same technology, regardless of their socioeconomic status.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. She holds firm to the belief that student access to technology is the great equalizer. Communicate with Families. He earned a B.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals. The event is free for all educators—sign up here!

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

I work in K-12 education in the U.S., and I am merely a fan – not a fanboy – of open educational resources (OER).** Well, Donald Clark spurred me to consider it in mulling over his recent post, “ Is the ‘closed’ mindset of the Open Educational Resources community its own worst enemy? I beg to disagree.

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More Verbs

MARCH 3, 2016

Information – equity of access to resources – not limited by location or time of day. Comfortable with technology. Technology as a tool, not as a add on. Modeling learning, and the use of technology. Understands education and learning, not just the equipment. Critical and creative thinking. Self assessment.

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techlearning

JULY 26, 2018

The promise of educational technology is that it allows every student to experience instruction tailored to his or her learning style and specific learning needs. Equity of access and the opportunity for deep personalization are founding principles of many 1:1 programs.

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SETDA Says

JUNE 22, 2021

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2015

Students are more thoughtful about technology use than many adults give them credit for. Students see equity of access as a key ed-tech challenge for their schools, and they’d like to have newer technology in their classrooms. said it’s mostly teachers who are using technology at his school.

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Edthena

JANUARY 23, 2018

The upload technology was built with the variability of school broadband networks in mind. Recent advances in browser technology have allowed us to build something that we’ve been dreaming about for years: a high-quality, feature-rich video capture experience that’s built right into the web platform and runs on most any device,” said Weldon.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

” I appreciate that the higher education and business communities are defining why it’s so important to graduate students who are creators. ” I appreciate that the higher education and business communities are defining why it’s so important to graduate students who are creators. Why the library?

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SETDA Says

JUNE 6, 2022

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. Forgive me if I, perhaps rudely, again remix the words of that political analyst: “It’s about equity, stupid.”

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. The recommendations are finalized by the state board of education. Now, students always have access to current materials.

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SETDA Says

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Guest Blog post by Jeremiah Okal-Frink, PhD, Senior Education Strategist – Dell Technologies We have all witnessed the pressure that had been building within our education system to transform the way we prepare students for a drastically different future erupt over the past few years.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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SETDA Says

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We can turn the current challenges into an opportunity to accelerate learning using a proven 3-step process for closing achievement gaps and supporting educators with the right systems. The post Mitigating Learning Loss: It’s about Time appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA. Every […].

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Hines Elementary in Waco, Texas Here’s what eSN’s panel of educator experts had to say about DEI in action in their schools, the challenges they still face, and what they think will advance DEI initiatives in the years to come. I need to create programs for students that will help educate them in their own culture and their own way.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

“Why is it that when young people use technology on adult terms, they are praised as 21st century learners, but when they use technology on their OWN terms, they are castigated as deviant rule-breakers?” Gardner Campbell, No Digital Facelifts: Thinking the Unthinkable About Open Educational Experiences.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

To help you start thinking about Replacement Thinking, I’d like to offer the following action steps to bring more contemporary ideas into your own professional practices: Action Step 1: Stop thinking technology first. Action Step 3: Help students seek feedback from other students, other educators, and experts in the field. Everything.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Sponsored by ClassLink While artificial intelligence and machine learning are not new technologies, recent leaps in the technology driving these tools are rapidly transforming our day-to-day lives. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA.

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SETDA Says

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), the principal membership association representing U.S. state and territorial digital learning leaders released the following statement of. read more.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

By Kevin McFarland In this time of the Coronavirus pandemic and an all too sudden shift to virtual learning, equity of access has become perhaps the single largest obstacle to educating our children. Part of this problem can only be corrected with funding to bridge Internet and device access to communities in need.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The technology barriers to playing an esport are lower than ever and titles are increasingly available on laptops, tablets and even phones. What does all this have to do with education? With the reduction of technology barriers, cultural barriers have become more apparent. How many scholarships are we talking about?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The National Education Technology Plan is the flagship educational technology policy document for the U.S.

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