Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 13, 2023

With the world shut down amidst the pandemic, the classroom went digital and was followed by upheavals in the learning sphere. Educational institutions actively leveraged digital portals and resources to deliver learning solutions and thrive in this evolving world. We were all, quite forcefully, introduced to eLearning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

To be prepared for success, struggling students need just as many opportunities to participate in self-directed learning and to develop autonomy as high-achieving students. I teach four sections of a reading seminar for first time freshman who have low MAP reading scores from eighth grade.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Last year, Digital Promise, with generous support from Google, launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) to continue its effort to close the Digital Learning Gap. Effective PD includes five key attributes: Content focus, active learning, sustained duration, collective participation and coherence. Active Learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With the world shut down amidst the pandemic, the classroom went digital and was followed by upheavals in the learning sphere. Educational institutions actively leveraged digital portals and resources to deliver learning solutions and thrive in this evolving world. We were all, quite forcefully, introduced to eLearning.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But I digress… technology, specifically in the form of micro-credentials (sometimes called digital badging) has emerged not only as a powerful, accessible and appropriate way to learn online, but is also allows teachers to manage their time and resources better (keep in mind many teachers pay for PD out their own pocket).

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District Administration

MARCH 30, 2015

District Administration, May 2015 Personalized blended and online learning programs have helped many districts provide access to more courses and to improve student outcomes. District Administration Custom Publishing Group. But how do you start a program and then scale it across your school and district? NICOLE BONO. Fuel Education

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fourth grade teacher Milton Bryant works with students in a small group during a blended learning session at Ketcham Elementary School. And a two-year-old professional development program called LEAP (for “LEarning together to Advance our Practice”) is being linked to greater achievement among students. Future of Learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Piloted at the start of the pandemic, the Hub —which was only virtual given safety constraints—is an academic program that empowers families to exchange knowledge and resources to support their children’s learning and emotional wellness. We listened to our families and built solutions around that,” says Young.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2020

Students have left their campuses, and entire curricula have shifted into distance-learning mode. But despite growth in the numbers and sophistication of online options, high school seniors continue to apply for the opportunity to learn with one another on a college campus. Things will never be the same in higher education!”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each week, available members opt in for a video call with a peer in their cohort of instructional designers or cohort of deans, directors and provosts of digital learning. So what have Loop members learned in a year of exchanging knowledge? adaptive learning. We’ve collected some of their shared insights below. Olaf College.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school. In today’s show, Weston Kieschnick talks about blended learning and old school teaching: The old school wisdom we should hold onto. Blended learning in the bold school.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A few years ago, we wrote an article for EdSurge about our school, Taos Academy, and its personalized learning model, focused on flexible weekly scheduling. In that model, students come to campus a few days a week and learn online the rest of the time—not unlike what many schools are experimenting with these days.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 29, 2019

The book is aimed at those working as learning and development professionals in industry, but will also be of interest to any, and all, those working in the world of learning technology, knowledge and education. The promotional text is below: Technology holds vast potential for learning and development (L and D) practitioners.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2013

As she explained the project to me I immediately asked her if she could email it to me so I could not only share it, but also gather some feedback for her from my Personal Learning Network (PLN). You will choose a theme/concept statement from the statements we generate or address in our Socratic Seminar at the end of the play.

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District Administration

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Online learning combined with face-to-face instruction can result in a more personalized learning experience. District Administration, July 2014 Blended learning is constantly growing and evolving, and transforming education to be more of a student-centered environment. District Administration Custom Publishing Group.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

They’re among the 10 “talent themes,” or strengths, used to underpin learning in the school district here. Starting in preschool, teachers try to spot students’ natural talents; by kindergarten, each child’s top strengths appear on a “personalized learning plan,” a new type of report card. Future of Learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Stop me if you’ve seen this one before: In an effort to encourage teachers to abandon traditional, lecture-style instruction in favor of next-generation learning models, we sit them down and ask them to listen for an hour or two. Conversations around personalized learning are nothing new for the staff at the M.S.D.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

17, more than 100 people gathered to hear speakers present how their organizations are embracing the future of digital learning. She described the advances in cognitive science, including the work of Carol Dweck, Geoffrey Cohen, and Claude Steele, that have led her to work on creating even more supportive and effective learning environments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Some districts are using fully remote learning models to start, some are opting for hybrid models, while others are implementing new safety protocols to begin in-person learning. Twenty-four districts have said they will be sharing data about students’ learning to families.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

To offer more personalized learning? Just when you are starting to get excited about all the sessions and seminars and… there are hundreds of them and only a time machine could help at this point. Why are you attending the exhibition in the first place? Does the conference meet your school’s ed tech goals?

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Katie Novak , an internationally recognized expert in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and all-around awesome person, discusses this personalization of learning for students and why it is so significant : Imagine this scene in a 3rd-grade classroom: Students are sitting quietly on the floor as a teacher reads Charlotte’s Web aloud.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2017

Badges help teachers focus on relevant professional developments opportunities because they support personalized learning. Badges are earned based on learning evidence rather than just seat time. This means that teachers can display the competencies that they have developed throughout their professional careers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

What makes the place truly unique, however, is the way Marc Pedersen and his wife Tricia Pedersen have set up their classes to offer students a differentiated, high-tech, personalized learning experience—all without relying heavily on screen time. I am learning with the students. What they are doing is incredible.”

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 10, 2017

Ah, the learning management system ( LMS ) ( VLE to some people). Combined, what emerged is something like a graduate seminar on the next LMS, especially in Phil’s post and the video discussion. One of the central ed technologies, as well as one of the most controversial, and yet also accepted as a nearly universal commonplace.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

So in spring of 2014, when the district proposed implementing a 1:1 technology initiative that would help teachers and students transition to a personalized learning model, there was some resistance from families and the board rejected the proposal. Presidential Scholars.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

I find it interesting that for the course I am taking, Technology and School Leadership , I drive two hours round trip once a week to participate in the learning. Technically, we could facilitate the course through the learning management system (Canvas). Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

I find it interesting that for the course I am currently Technology and School Leadership , I drive two hours round trip once a week to participate in the learning. Technically, we could facilitate the course through the learning management system (Canvas). Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 6, 2016

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. I’ve learned a great deal from her. I had been encouraging students to take charge of their learning.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 6, 2023

Every time we interact with them, we learn something new. It is time to focus on both skill-based learning and lifelong learning. Additionally, Bloom’s taxonomy can be used to create learning objectives aligned with the course’s outcomes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2015

Wisconsin school puts focus on personalized learning, student choice, and open learning spaces. Students cluster around teachers in one of three small-group “seminars,” then scatter to work independently in the large room, which was once the library. Children here are grouped by ability rather than grade level.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

As I have developed as a teacher, I’ve learned firsthand how valuable that can be. Related: Choosing personalized learning as a strategy for educational equity. Siwaju is a seminar-style program that gives students a platform to discuss various topics that influence their own lives. Future of Learning.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

As a coach assisting teachers with technology integration and personalized learning, I notice patterns arising from teacher to teacher. The importance of climate and culture in a classroom and across a school are imperative to successful technology integration, personalized learning, and empowered learning.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 10, 2017

Ah, the learning management system ( LMS ) ( VLE to some people). Combined, what emerged is something like a graduate seminar on the next LMS, especially in Phil’s post and the video discussion. One of the central ed technologies, as well as one of the most controversial, and yet also accepted as a nearly universal commonplace.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Open-ed people, personalized-learning people, and the learning-analytics people, they don’t talk to each other that much.” He made the remarks during a session this week at the annual conference of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, where he announced the project. We still have tribes,” he said.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

After completing the program, our young Queens demonstrate mastery through a community project reflecting the learnings of each workshop. Advice blogs follow self-esteem workshops; fashion shows pair with self-confidence seminars; choreographed dance routines come after positive body-image discussions.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Adaptive assessments, i.e. personalized learning or individualized instruction tools, are (often) computer-based, multiple-choice tests that adjust to get increasingly difficult or easier in response to correct/incorrect answers. From these programs teachers are armed with “personalized learning plans” for each student. .

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

But there’s hope—the Stanford researcher completed a 500-paper lit review with professors Linda-Darling Hammond and Shelley Goldman to identify five actionable tips to provide equitable digital learning opportunities to low-income students. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Blended learning.

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