eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

More than 166,600 students across 939 schools used Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) to drive progress in their literacy learning during the school year. Core5 provides students in prekindergarten through fifth grade with explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading.

Blended Learning 98

Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Company 98

Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. And that means schools will have to adapt to the way these new students think and learn. 3] Getting the students involved is the key to helping them learn.

Digital Citizenship 264

Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Adobe 264

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

And it’s what many Zeta families said they wanted when the school surveyed them. “It Just because it’s within guidelines to do that within this other state doesn’t mean it’s within guidelines here,” Lessek says. It was very important we figured it out for ourselves to the best of our ability,” Kim says.

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Data Education Guidelines Secondary 154

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

And while systems might not continue to operate as 100 percent virtual schools in a post-COVID world, better access to learning technology is no longer negotiable in this increasingly-digital world. Without clear and concise language, the law became less of a requirement and more of a guideline.

Broadband 141

Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 141

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

In a recent survey, edtech providers reported districts most heavily rely on peer or consultant recommendations, end user recommendations, and non-rigorous evidence. Everyone agrees lack of evidence is a problem, nobody thinks it’s their fault. This does not suit what respondents are interested in.”

EdTech 204

EdTech Guidelines Groups Survey 204

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

But after most schools shifted their classes online in early 2020, remote learning caught on with some families, including those who preferred to give their children the flexibility of learning from home, or whose children struggled with social anxiety in school buildings or hadn’t found success in traditional learning environments.

Elementary 96

Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 96

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2023

As a teacher, I was held to standards that didn’t reflect my culture, experience or personal learning style. We were still adhering to strict COVID-19 policies and guidelines, such as quarantining and contact tracing. Excellence had a certain aesthetic: black shoes, buttoned- up shirts, dark pants and ties.

Classroom 120

Classroom Policies Guidelines Survey 120

eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2021

It’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen. According to a recent survey of high school students, more than half ( 54 percent ) reported being less engaged during remote learning than during in-person classes.

Learning 145

Learning Social Media Guidelines Secondary 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

VARK started as a questionnaire to help students and teachers understand their best approach to learning but has since become more of a guideline for teaching and learning. The questionnaire is deliberately short (thirteen-sixteen questions, depending upon which version you take) in order to prevent student survey fatigue.

Learning 190

Learning Differentiated Instruction Report Digital Citizenship 190

Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

However, the next paragraph following that one stated: Guidelines for Effective Use of Online Tools in the Classroom When using online tools in the classroom, teachers should be sure to select tools that are age-appropriate, aligned with learning objectives, and accessible to all students.

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Tools Classroom Online Assessments Guidelines 40

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2016

itslearning, maker of the personalized learning management platform of the same name, released “ Going Digital: A Curriculum Management Playbook ,” a guide to creating a fully integrated curriculum management system using the cloud-based platform.

eBook 40

eBook Strategy LMS Case Study 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ) surveyed 5,000 child care providers in June and found that two in five were “certain” they’d close permanently without additional public assistance. And K-12 schools that had reopened for in-person learning are now pulling back into full-time remote. “We

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Analysis Guidelines Survey Outcomes 171

Educator Innovator

JUNE 10, 2015

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. MacArthur Foundation to help educators advance the principles of connected learning. A panoramic view of the Learning Studio.

Learning 53

Learning UDL Mobility Elementary 53

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

These goals could include creating a schedule that sets aside time for reading a book or pursuing other projects that pry students away from the computer, including arts and crafts projects or learning a new skill, such as cooking. That demands a fluid, iterative approach, one that seeks and adjusts to feedback.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2021

Participants were provided a small stipend for participating in this research project and took part in monthly interviews and surveys. Programs that had closed reopened for in-person learning in most, but not all, cases. And providers were still navigating new guidelines and funding options.

Education 180

Education Guidelines Survey Classroom 180

The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

I feel that there is more growth in this type of process because I own my learning; it is not graded by someone else, but also documents my learning process over time so that I can easily see my own growth. Although there may be “guidelines” that must be done for teacher evaluation (three visits into the classroom, etc.),

Professional Learning 28

Professional Learning Edcamps Learning Assessment 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It has become increasingly possible to personalize learning–adapt resources and assessments to student skills and needs and differentiate lessons that are pushed out to individual students or small groups ( read: Shifting my Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials ). Click to view slideshow.

Assessment 155

Assessment Chromebook Digital Badges Analysis 155

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Among child care centers that have remained open, 81 percent enroll fewer kids today — half as many in some states — than they did pre-pandemic, according to a survey of more than 6,000 providers conducted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a professional organization for early educators.

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Industry Policies Guidelines Survey 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Fagell suggests schools survey students to find out what they need, or try the “iceberg exercise,” in which they are asked what others don’t see about them, what they keep submerged. We’re going to have to dive beneath the surface,” she said.

Elementary 141

Elementary Report Study Groups 141

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In interviews and survey responses, more than a dozen public school teachers, social workers and administrators described inadequate staffing for mental health support, limited training, and a lack of clear guidance from the Department of Education. “The But it’s not clear that an individualized response ever materialized.

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Training Report Analysis Elementary 94

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

Learn more or register here and see my notes at the bottom of this post! Walden University researcher, Rose Arnell, is looking for survey participants : I am a doctoral student at Walden University and am conducting a study called, Teacher Beliefs on Self-Learning, Collaboration, and Participation in Virtual Communities of Practice.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Maker Movement Common Core 65

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Because it’s not like differentiation or individualization or making these one-on-one connections was so easy with in-person learning. That was another parent request, in some of the National surveys that I’ve been reading, is it’s very difficult to have six classes or seven classes a day, all distance learning.

Learning 52

Learning Trends Elementary Groups 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2024

Last month (April 2024) I sent out a survey to my library and education audiences on AI for personal and professional growth. If you want to see the survey itself (you can still take it if you'd like), you can go to [link]. Customizing ChatGPT interactions to specific needs, preferences, and learning styles.

Libraries 45

Libraries Survey Conference Accessibility 45

The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2022

One survey found that 86 percent of teachers in the U.S. Related: Kids can learn more from guided play than from direct instruction, report finds. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out. When it happened to my child, my first thought was, ‘Is this legal?’”

Handbook 106

Handbook Policies Elementary Report 106

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

From the development of its Proficiency Guidelines, to its leadership role in the creation of national standards, ACTFL focuses on issues that are critical to the growth of both the profession and the individual teacher. More information at [link]. For more information, click here. Conversations Classroom 2.0

Google 54

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

The New Yorker profiles Sphero ’s learn-to-code toy for kids but says dumb things about Seymour Papert’s Logo so I’m not sure why I’m even linking to this. Via Techcrunch : “ Lilwil ’s personalized learning engine teaches teachers how to teach.” ” So that’s.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Inside Higher Ed reports that “ Fannie Mae , the largest backer of mortgage credit in the country, has issued new guidelines allowing home owners to refinance their mortgage s to pay off their student loan debt. Via The Cambridge Student : “National student boycott invalidates National Student Survey data.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “Many KIPP charter school alumni face financial hurdles in college, survey shows.” “ inBloom ’s collapse undermined personalized learning and data standards efforts,” says danah boyd. (I’m ” Accreditation and Certification. . So there you go.).

Education 40

Education MOOC Data Elsevier 40

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

of Maryland Removes ‘Misogynistic’ Guidelines for TAs.” ” From the ASU website : “Panelists discuss future of personalized learning.” ” “Why collective action is the wrong approach for developing personalized learning teachers ,” says the Clayton Christensen Institute.

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43