eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. million for technological improvements.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. million for technological improvements.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. The coding lesson, with students tapping away on individual iPads, was typical in the Mineola Union Free School District in the New York City suburbs.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2017

In Wilder Elementary School, students not only pick which subjects they want to learn, but they can also spurn their desks and work on the floor if they want. I took a beating for that,” Dillon admitted, but added it was the right choice because the school was doing a poor job meeting the needs of students. Photo: Wayne D’Orio.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

A push to close early learning gaps in Texas. Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. Students participate in a hands-on activity during summer school at Bethel Elementary School in Simpsonville, S.C. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

This past semester I had the opportunity to observe two elementary classrooms using technology in new and exciting ways. One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program. Related: Giving students a say.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Further, 1:1 learning environments (where each student has access to a personal electronic device) are tied to positive outcomes like increased student engagement , more personalized learning experiences, and improved communication between students and teachers. Ways To Use The XP-Pen For Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Students play outside Doss Elementary in Austin, Texas. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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Digital Promise

JUNE 14, 2016

Darryl Adams , Superintendent of Coachella Valley Unified School District , shared how Coachella Valley has closed the digital learning gap by providing iPads to every student and deploying school buses with Wifi routers to connect students to the Internet while at home. Leveraging the power of technology to improve student outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

While students ultimately may go back to in-person learning, remote learning will remain a possibility for suspended students “whenever feasible,” he says. million toward new iPads for every student in K-5 and all staff pre-K-8. Robinson says. This was a real awakening,” he says. “We The district put $1.6

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As difficult as in-person learning was, remote days were worse. Online learning platforms varied by teacher and class. Navigation tools on the iPads issued by the New York City Department of Education were kludgy and complicated. At times it felt like teaching into an abyss.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Michael Nagler has championed and thoughtfully questioned our strategy for meeting the needs of every learner. Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 18, 2021

Christopher Dodge is the Principal and Lead Learner of Orange Elementary Schools in Orange, Massachusetts. All Orange Elementary Schools students receive free breakfast and lunch. We got them all iPads simply because Chromebooks are hard to get right now. From there, we might create a personalized learning plan.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 10, 2015

At Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. Paul, a vast new space called the Learning Studio is home to personalized learning. On any given day inside the sprawling Learning Studio at Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. A panoramic view of the Learning Studio. and Catherine T.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

But Steve had a special place in his heart particularly for elementary schools. In fact, in the book, Steve is quoted saying, "If I could put one computer in a school and one person would find that computer, it would change their life." We saw a big push by schools back in 2010 and 2011 to adopt iPads on a large scale.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Schools are often looking at instructional uses,” said Thomas Arnett, a research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and author of a paper chronicling the efforts of these two organizations to co-develop classroom technology to support personalized learning. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In constructivist classrooms, students are active and reflective, and effectively leveraging the technology tools to craft this environment is crucial in creating personalized learning. She controls the content from her iPad, and students learn and discuss the concept together.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

As more and more schools and districts set goals to provide one-to-one access to technology to students to meet teaching and learning goals, district and school leaders are faced with the task of planning and implementing technology resources at levels that they might not have experienced in the past. Plan for network readiness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

I really do build classroom cohort so that we meet outside of the classroom as groups where we can really collaborate together and plan together. Deb transformed her classroom into a blended learning environment using her class website as a launchpad, as well as laptops and iPads with her students daily. How does that work?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

These types of strategies are foundational to the work of The Learning Accelerator (TLA), the nonprofit where I work. Combining this information with formative and summative data, teachers are able to create custom menus for students that include resources that closely match their learning needs. Student Ownership.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

These types of strategies are foundational to the work of The Learning Accelerator (TLA), the nonprofit where I work. Combining this information with formative and summative data, teachers are able to create custom menus for students that include resources that closely match their learning needs. Student Ownership.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

as with iPad apps) Chromebooks and iPads are making this easier. They include personalized learning approaches and engaging lessons, but here is a list of strategies / considerations that may be applied to a unit, lesson, or activity. I’d suggest that developing a responsible culture is necessary. Imagine that!

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool. Apps are what make the iPad so great. The best part is that others can do the same.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A fourth-grader makes a puppet while his teammate works on writing a script at Mountain View Elementary School in Longmont, Colo. The model of paying students for work they do in school is unusual, said Suzie Boss, an advocate for project-based learning and the author of 10 books on the subject.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I remember being that shy little girl in my elementary class who would sometimes know the answer, or had a question, but didn’t feel comfortable speaking out. Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present. I used to experience so much test anxiety.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Serving at least 28 million students in more than 40,000 schools in every state and in more than 70 nations, the new organization represents a meeting of the minds and of complementary areas of skill and experience. Combined, ENA and CatchOn provide a rich portfolio of services to meet the demands of today’s digital schools.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Fortunately I can show you as well as tell you how well these ideas are working out at one high school: I guarantee that you are going to have a better feeling about future leaders (because you will meet one) after viewing my video interview (below) with Wettrick’s student Paige Woodard, or hear what her classmates have to say.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Amanda Amtmanis, an elementary physical education instructor in Middletown, Connecticut, handed out cards with QR codes to a class of third graders, and told them to start running. Amanda Amtmanis, the PE instructor at Macdonough Elementary, hands a fifth grader a card with a QR code for tracking her mileage. Whoa, look at Dominic!”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Along with Rose, I contacted a middle and an elementary school teacher to see how they are faring. Now, during morning meetings via Google classroom, Glick is the one being peppered with questions – and often she can’t answer them. All of us are going to have to just meet them where they were last spring and do our best.”.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. Psychologist Joseph Renzulli, probably the most influential person in gifted education today, views giftedness as dynamic, not as a fixed quality you either have or don’t. BUFFALO, N.Y. —

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Tools for Learning Twitter : Improve instruction through global collaboration (sharing resources, best practices, lesson ideas, acquire knowledge, networking, tracking conferences, etc.), grow professionally by establishing a Personal Learning Network (PLN) , follow specific hashtags (#). Mix images, music, text, and video.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. There is reason to wonder, nonetheless.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Think back to an assessment you took in your elementary years. Another student created an iMovie by screencasting his iPad while he narrated a live lesson on solving square root and cube root equations on Notability. We would provide meeting times throughout the week to check the status of the project and give suggestions.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Designed by sixth-grader Sam Ritchie during a Design A Game math workshop, Mental Math is a fun mental math game for kids and an exciting way to learn math in 5 th -7 th grade. Known initially as Dice Mania, the math fact game is played in elementary math classrooms across the US and was given the GEI Institute seal of approval.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

To meet these diverse sets of needs, Sedlacek has turned to technology, maximizing the district’s 1:1 Chromebook program, so both parents and students of new refugee families can learn English with the devices (to serve a community where 34 different languages are represented).

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