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Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy

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Online learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. An appropriately titled RAND Corporation research report, “ Remote Learning Is Here to Stay ,” finds that one in five U.S. school districts plans to offer fully online learning even after the pandemic ends. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

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Making tough choices Later this year, the final round of federal pandemic funding, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will expire, leaving school budgets uncertain in many districts. Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted.

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How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning

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In our old schedule, classes weren’t long enough for deep learning, our students were cognitively overloaded and nightly homework for every class raised anxiety and put pressure on sleep. Classes met at the same times for the same 65 minutes, but online. We quickly learned how unsustainable this was. How did we know?

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

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A better bet for most employers is to step up to meet colleges and universities at least halfway by building and providing last-mile training for motivated candidates who show general aptitude but lack requisite digital skills and business knowledge. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways.

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VHS Learning Once Again Earns High Satisfaction Rates from Schools Around the Globe

eSchool News

“According to our latest participant surveys, the vast majority of administrators (98%), site coordinators (91%) and teachers (85%) reported satisfaction with their VHS Learning experience.”. I have also been able to meet students, from China in particular, and learn much more about their culture and their ways of life.”.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

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train future educators to teach online, experts say. A 2016 survey of such programs found that only about 4 percent of respondents offered field experiences such as student teaching in K-12 online settings. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.”

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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The district relied on individual schools to call families, while its department of research, assessment and data conducted surveys at individual school sites to find out whether families had an internet connection and computer access. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data.