The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you're working with struggling readers in grades 6-12 try Literal and use the code coolcatteacher to set up a free educator account to get started. Go to [link] and use the promo code “coolcat” to get a free Educator account to try Literal in your classroom. Use the code coolcat to set up your educator account for free.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Last month, the higher education landscape was rocked with a widespread college admissions scandal involving wealthy families cheating to gain admission to college for their children. Before considering a path to post-secondary education, students need help identifying and showcasing their own strengths from an early age.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

. “Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

The technological advances of the past two decades have changed the world, and education is no exception. Students who use technology in the classroom perform better, and emerge from their educations better prepared for the challenges of adult life. Higher Education Has Changed, Too.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Some educators place a share of the blame on calculus courses, which can push out otherwise interested students. Changing the way calculus is taught, proponents argue, helps more students find math approachable and relevant, making them therefore more likely to succeed while studying it. There are math requirements for those majors.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Now here’s something we’re realizing about our current education research: Too few educators feel that the research that the US government supports has a tangible impact on their work in the classroom. Last March, I was appointed as Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. Regional education laboratories: $55,423,000.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 20, 2023

As someone in the field of education, it’s possible you’ve kept your business away from digital marketing as much as possible. Today, it is not only imperative for educational institutions to jump on the marketing bandwagon, it’s also become crucial for content creators (whether they are educators or publishers) to market educational content.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. Interactive, game-based lessons designed by experienced educators help you engage students at all grade levels and bring critical real-world skills like financial education, early literacy, character education, health & wellness, and more to your classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Adams is certainly correct that teenagers aren’t reading nearly as much these days; one 2016 study suggests a third of U.S. Like it or not, smartphones and teens’ social media use aren’t going anywhere any time soon. My kids are still young, but I’m always thinking of how to instill in them a passion for books, so I read on.on

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. What should educators learn from 2018 and where are we going next year?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Instead, they would rather stick their heads into their smartphones and stay glued to social media or texting their friends. Smartphone are making it impossible for our children to focus on anything else, least of all their studies. Using a digital device for educational purposes should be encouraged.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources.

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2016

In the fall of 2008, Ted Gonder was studying economics at the University of Chicago as the world economy melted down around him. “We The juxtaposition led Gonder and some classmates to start a financial education program for high school students in schools in low-income communities. Social media isn’t a fix in itself.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

In a similar vein, educators say they want students to pay attention in class, something they can’t do if they’re fixated on Instagram, Fortnite or the app du jour. Performing artists and educators alike have been turning to a low-tech, no-frills method to keep devices out of sight and out of mind.

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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. They also don’t automatically know how to cope with emotions and stress, view different perspectives with empathy and solve problems socially. Social awareness activities 7.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Minnesota’s South Washington County (SoWashCo) Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in K-8 classrooms across the district. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Friday, November 21st, is the fifth and final day our fifth annual Global Education Conference. Today was yet another great day of sessions and keynotes, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page. The list of Friday''s sessions, in US-Eastern Standard Time, is below.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2022

And with the emergence of streaming and the era of kids watching videos on tablets and on their parents phones, there’s been an explosion of content on YouTube and other social media platforms aimed at little ones. And how can parents and educators make sure the mix of what kids see is healthy?

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2017

I was painfully bored during my K-12 education. My undergraduate education, except for a few bright spots, was just an extension of my K-12 education including more grill and drill with sages on the stages (literally since I went to such a large university); taking notes and taking lots of multiple choice tests. I was wrong.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 26, 2015

State University, which will see four programs eliminated, said some programs that don’t give out a large quantity of degrees are still valuable, including the women and gender studies and Africana studies programs at the school, both of which will be eliminated and consolidated into less specific programs. Art Education.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

June 20, 2018) – Tennessee’s Hamilton County Schools (HCS) today announced it has selected Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms to support its inquiry-based teaching and learning initiative. This vision also extends to high schools through the Future Ready Institutes.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

The Canadian Education Association 's 2015 Ken Spencer Award has awarded Inquiry Hub Secondary School with first place. Inquiry Hub Secondary School – School District No. Inquiry Hub Secondary School is a wonderful example of personalized learning within the public school system. FIRST PLACE. 43 (Coquitlam).

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

From cinema, through to television, the experience of media was defined by an amalgamation of sound and vision. This combination was not only the mainstay for entertainment and commerce, it also became the technological touchstone for many courses and programmes of study. Unported License.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

From cinema, through to television, the experience of media was defined by an amalgamation of sound and vision. This combination was not only the mainstay for entertainment and commerce, it also became the technological touchstone for many courses and programmes of study. Unported License.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

As the labor market becomes increasingly dependent on skilled workers who have at least some education beyond high school—whether that means an associate or bachelor’s degree, or a professional credential—student success in college is as important as it has ever been. Still others do not even consider college an option in the first place.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! The Global Education Conference Network's seventh annual global collaboration "extravaganza" will take place around the clock starting this Sunday, November 13, and continuing through Wednesday, November 16. Important Updates Below. Become a Partner Organization!

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techlearning

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Part of our time together was spent talking about non-traditional primary and secondary sources. There were some interesting conversations around primary vs. secondary sources and what really makes a virtual reality tour a primary source. Study guides. So it was fun sharing about stuff like artifacts and audio clips.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 26, 2019

a new tool that helps educators explore common classroom challenges and find strategies and tech tools to jump start students’ learning. And today, we’re sharing our Strategy Menu with educators across the globe and providing them with 150+ ready-to-use instructional strategies and tech tools. Is there an app that can help?”

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 7, 2015

Studies show test scores trend higher in schools with full-time, certified school librarians. Here’s how you can help: On Thursday, April 9, 2015, between 7-8pm , post one or all of the tweets below, or create your own: School libraries receive over 1.3 billion student visits a year! getESEAright with the SKILLS Act.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

I’ve also marked which of these are also ‘digital and social media-friendly’–that is, useful online as well as off. For example, if you were studying calculating the area of a circle, you could ask students to stand and say anything true about the the process. Talking Circles. Use your imagination!

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 12, 2017

Being a parent of two young children and an Educational Technology educator, I have been wondering about a few questions for some time. Communication activities lead us to hugely popular and ever-growing social media networks, instant messaging, video chats and even emails. How much is too much screen time?

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EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? To my pleasant surprise was a comment from a special education teacher who offered her displeasure with how loosely they’ve been bought and used. My impact as an educator can only go so far. Written by Kim Tinari-Shore, M.Ed. After receiving her M.Ed.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

In recent dealmaking news, Barnes & Noble Education acquired LoudCloud Systems and ed-tech startup Volley Labs raised $2.3 million, including drawing funds from Zuckerberg Education Ventures, one of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s investment vehicles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Volley Labs Raises $2.3

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 8, 2012

It was exciting to be part of a program whose purpose is to reach an audience including "EPLT/Faculty of Education stakeholders (students, prospective students – especially at the graduate level, faculty members, prospective academic and/or social media contacts, and those interested in educational technology & social media in education)."

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2018

The “Great Dome” on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is hosting an experimental program to recruit physicists, engineers, chemists, linguists, biologists, neuroscientists and other experts and train them to be primary and secondary school teachers. Higher Education. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Army War College.

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