The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects. Jody Green.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

What should come next is an examination of how schools can more deeply and deliberately harness technology to make high-quality learning accessible to every learner, even in the wake of a crisis. That means a digital transformation, with three key levers for change: in the classroom, in schools and at the systems level.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

For now, he said he doesn’t think generative AI tools will have an immediate impact in early elementary classrooms, either as an instructional tool or a cheating risk (“You can’t fake knowing your ABCs,” he said). You may get some insights, but you still have to read, you still have to understand the topic that you are referring to.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the CRPE analysis, which looked at plans from more than 100 districts and charter school groups, less than half were offering summer programs for elementary and middle school students, while 58 percent were offering a program for high schoolers. But blended learning options are few and far between.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

For example, reference articles can be kept open and visible as students write a paper. Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. How would these teachers add instruction previously covered by a technology specialist or computer teacher? Learning lab. This has a host of advantages.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 27, 2018

Eric: You could definitely use these with your elementary students without a doubt. The idea is that since the words that I chose are the Dolch words, the first about hundred or so are those words — those are definitely words that students are learning in K-1-2. You could definitely use this with your lower elementary students.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools. To her, it was “heartbreaking.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. Department of Education, during the forum.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Back in April, as schools across the country shifted to online instruction to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Scott Muri saw firsthand just how damaging lack of internet access can be for students and families. The initiative addresses home connectivity inequalities, more commonly referred to as “the homework gap.”

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

This week’s podcast sponsor is Emporia State University’s online Elementary Education program: designed for career changers interested in becoming elementary teachers. The complaints allege breach of contract for making the switch from in-person to online instruction. Know anyone who might be a good fit? Let us know here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Check out their free 3-hour micro course, Launching Online Learning. I recommend Advancement Courses for online teacher professional development with over 280 courses. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa. I had so many people ask for the video.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

So I think we’re using lots of different technologies. and internationally on family and community engagement, and brain-based online learning for students and adults. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

The director of student support services for Long Beach Unified School District wanted to reduce the number of local students who were chronically absent, a term that refers to those who miss 15 or more school days of the academic year. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 11, 2015

There is a growing need for today’s pre-service teachers to be equipped with skills and competencies for blended, online, and technology-rich teaching and learning environments. These courses include blended methods and technologies for blended learning environments.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 4, 2020

For some the idea that “the show must go on…line” is uncharted territory; we can be most powerful if we unite as groups and communities that support learning of all types. . There are a number of online learning platforms or apps that lend themselves to keeping the social and emotional connections in distance learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Ray heads up Future Ready Librarians, part of Future Ready Schools — a network for sharing education technology solutions, which is sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C.-based Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

From Obstacle to Opportunity: Using Government-mandated Curriculum Change as a Springboard for Changes in Learning and Teaching: Jon Andrews. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt. was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. Learning Environment.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Before the tax hike, just 10 percent of elementary school children had access to a mental health professional, now there’s at least one mental health care professional in every school building, and in some cases a team with multiple counselors, social workers and psychologists. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. What have I done wrong?”

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

Step 3 – Learn the basics (about ESSA levels). There are four overall tiers—or levels as the Ohio Department of Education refers to them—based on the design and evaluation of outcomes. Candice Dodson is the executive director for the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA).

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The boys, who she refers to as her grandsons, or “takoja” in Lakota, are her nephew’s biological children. It just made think my children had another option to learn at home without that hostile environment.” Once he had the right technology, Hidalgo said he was exposed to inappropriate pictures on Instagram shared by other students.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Some of Hayden’s homework hadn’t been reaching his teachers due to apparent technological glitches on the school’s online platform, or in some cases because he hadn’t handed it in ? Students who are 12 and older may still get referred to truancy court, and parents found to have contributed to nonattendance can face fines and charges.

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Policies Schoology Elementary Report 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Sabrina Bernadel, legal counsel at the National Women’s Law Center Lawyers and advocates across the country say that the practice of forcing a student out of the physical school building and into online learning has emerged as a troubling — and largely hidden — legacy of the pandemic’s shift to virtual learning. It just depends.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The footage acquired was edited into a series videos demonstrating the power and benefits of HMH’s digital-first, connected solutions in a hybrid learning environment. Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In addition to public health departments, there are other areas where partnerships outside a school may be beneficial; partnering up to address technology and space needs was a particular theme in this project. Both of these rural districts faced challenges with online learning, as many families did not have Wi-Fi at home.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

While FFNs are the largest group of caregivers in the country, it is a job that many in the field refer to as “ invisible ” in the already historically overlooked child care workforce. My mother connected me to Teresa Mendez, whom she met when their youngest daughters attended the local elementary school.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2021

And there’s no question that witnessing their loneliness, difficulties with online learning and seemingly endless hours on social media has been enormously stressful for the adults who care about them the most." I still have my notes and refer back to them periodically. However, she goes on to write: "Despite all of this, Ms.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It is a series of stations, or learning activities, that students rotate through. Typically, there is a teacher-led station, an online station, and an offline station. To be considered a blended learning model, at least one station must be an online learning station. Learning is, in part, a social endeavor.

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Blended Learning Secondary Chromebook Groups 538

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

With a shortage of human teachers, many schools jumped on the bandwagon of using technology that collects each child’s personal data and tailors content accordingly. Related: As the world goes virtual, big education technology players tighten their grip. Researchers, however, warn of three dangerous pitfalls.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Teachers are trying to manage the education of hundreds of children, within a setup that lacks internet access and technology access,” said Honani, a member of the school’s parent advisory committee. “If If I were a teacher, would I know how to shift to teaching online?”. It did catch us to an extent to be unprepared.”

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Connected learning scholar Mimi Ito explores lessons learned from a successful long-distance collaboration to create innovative STEM learning experiences for elementary students. We ran our first pilot last spring with 49 elementary school kids at St. Mahad and I go way back. student at the UC Berkeley iSchool.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

he asked, referring to a multiplication technique Carr had taught him earlier. student population today participate in tutoring, it has historically been reserved for the monied elite and is often cost-prohibitive for children like Victor, who attends an elementary school where three in four students receive discounted meals.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

This internet speed, enough to use email and host a small group video call, accommodates just a fraction of the tools needed for online learning. All of my students now have one-to-one technology.” And he said learning to work independently provided students with a valuable educational experience.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

He finds online learning boring, but says he is “learning a lot.” In September, online learning got off to a rocky start. But even though Marc found online learning boring, he said, “I’m learning a lot.” With math, he could turn to an online calculator for help. Credit: Marc.

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Online Learning Study Report Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sitting beside her, Candy Turner , a retired elementary school teacher who had brought Ziploc bags of pear slices and dried cranberries for the hours ahead, agreed. “I Then it appointed Susie Luckey, a popular elementary school principal, as interim superintendent until June. I think we are in trouble based on what I saw.”

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