Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

For the large scale systemic work, the company typically takes a cohort of schools through a variety of workshops to support redesign on a larger scale. This can include investigating education policies at the district or state level or identifying which technical assistance providers might be able to support the initiative.

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Groups Blended Learning Personalized Learning Company 60

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2017

You can review the full meeting agenda here. Attendees workshopped two new tools for EdClusters — an Asset Mapping Guide and Equity Audit, each of which grew out of two working groups EdClusters network partners have participated in over the past several months. MAKING AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS.

EdTech 132

EdTech Libraries Analysis Tools 132

eSpark

AUGUST 26, 2016

I use Google Docs to develop collaborative meeting agendas with a team of administrators. This lets us develop policies and standards operating procedures together.". Google Docs are a powerful tool for writing workshops. They use links in section titles to make it easy to jump to those sections in their work.”. “I

Google 52

Google Education Data Policies 52

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

The Dash and Dot robot wonder pack from Wonder Workshop Stay tuned at the end of the show for how to enter. Blended learning in the bold school. Every week day you’ll learn powerful practical ways to be a more remarkable teacher today. [Recording starts 0:00:00]. This is Episode 96. WESTON: You’re 100% right.

Blended Learning 172

Blended Learning Learning Strategy Robotics 172

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

This approach can enable administrators to differentiate to meet the needs of all their teachers. Professional learning opportunities need to be designed with agency, fidelity, contextual learning, relevancy, sustainability, and iterant. Challenges of Professional Development. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 2gnoMe.

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Professional Learning Data Future Ready Academic Standards 52

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 19, 2018

She frequently presents professional development workshops and webinars throughout the United States. She has 20 years of experience in strategic communications, writing, and policy analysis, primarily in education. Barbara Pape is the communications director for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise Global (DPG).

Learning 40

Learning Policies Personalized Learning Exercises 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. I have three pre-conference workshops that you may want to register for. Collaborate – Google Apps , Padlet , Titan Pad , Today’s Meet. Examine Your LMS (Learning Management System).

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

eSpark

AUGUST 26, 2016

I use Google Docs to develop collaborative meeting agendas with a team of administrators. This lets us develop policies and standards operating procedures together.”. Google Docs are a powerful tool for writing workshops. They use links in section titles to make it easy to jump to those sections in their work.”. “I

Google 40

Google Education Data Policies 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Only then can students, especially immigrant students and students of color, meet their potential and succeed in school and beyond. In addition to instructional coaching, Monica supports teachers through workshops, speaking engagements, and blogging for Education Week and Education Post. ” You Can’t Look Away.

Strategy 40

Strategy Policies Advocacy Secondary 40

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

The differentiation/personalized learning that students with learning challenges need actually benefits ALL students as we move toward a paradigm of personalized learning for all students. Renzuli was recently acquired by Compass Learning. Teachers need training around very innovative learning styles.

Assistive Technology 63

Assistive Technology Technology Social Media Policies 63

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

Personalized Learning 145

Personalized Learning Education Learning Elementary 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

A participative workshop particularly for those feeling dispossessed or discouraged by the current educational system, designed to provide a meaningful path forward to improve personal or community educational opportunities. Saturday 8am - 3pm - "Hack Your Education" workshop for students, teachers, parents, and/or administrators.

Education 55

Education Social Media Personal Learning Network Libraries 55

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

The mounting stress levels have sparked a trend of “resilience” trainings and workshops, which typically include yoga, mindfulness and meditation. About 8 percent of teachers leave the profession annually, and only half of those leaving retire, according to a 2017 report by the Learning Policy Institute, an education think tank.

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Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Whether it be in the form of endless piles of paperwork, never ending observations, meetings with parents, attending events, developing a master schedule, or constructing a school budget – there never seemed like enough time in my day to even get those responsibilities done. Consider flipping your faculty meetings.

Digital Badges 373

Digital Badges Personal Learning Network Flipped Classroom Meeting 373

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

After the Denver Zoo’s James Garcia, who had been seeking a way to help Peruvian scientists save the frogs, saw students present a robot they had built at a local workshop, he asked if they could construct an underwater model. The district has rejected proposals for not meeting these goals, Quinones added.

STEM 103

STEM Report Robotics Company 103

MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Personalized Learning Education Learning Training 45

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.

Tools 54

Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 54

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Other programs provide a standalone workshop or course about education technology. Without training in how to evaluate technology for teaching and learning, educators may not be aware that they should be reviewing the privacy policies and terms of service of all digital tools and apps before determining whether to use them in their practice.

Digital Divide 208

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 208

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. But the commissioners have previously rejected petitions to increase the 5 percent reserve or to clarify the educational use rule, explaining that they simply “rely on the good faith efforts of EBS licensees to meet these requirements.”.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2018

Since the fall of 2016, the communications department at Dominguez Hills has banned smartphones, laptops and other personal technology in every classroom — with grade deductions for violations — except for teacher-guided use and “tech breaks” during longer classes such as Eames’s. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report.

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Smartphone Laptops Social Media Facebook 175

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

Report 111

Report Personalized Learning Assessment System 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

They will be encouraged to attend workshops and school tours in the hope, one DOE official said, that they will find elements that they can use in their own classrooms. Government policy has also contributed to its adoption. Switching to mastery-based learning requires a great deal of coordination. The year M.S.

Learning 108

Learning Common Core System Groups 108

MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Digital Promise , a nonprofit with a mission of “accelerating innovation in education,” has been a strong proponent of micro-credentials , describing them as competency-based, on-demand, personalized and shareable. In this model, teachers can no longer attend a workshop and receive credit for merely being there.

Blended Learning 68

Blended Learning Course Digital Badges Professional Learning 68

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Students get more control over what and how they learn and take more responsibility for their progress. Teachers also change their grading policies. Competency-based education demands that teachers separate “habits of learning” from academic achievement. Adams ties these gains to competency-based education. Hands flew up.

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Competency Based Learning Learning Elementary Report 116

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

Wednesday, March 12th at 9am PDT in Seattle, WA Maker Movement at NCCE 2014 with Sylvia Martinez, Join colleagues for a day of hard fun and problem solving — where computing meets tinkering and design. The summit begins with the case for project-based learning, making, tinkering, and engineering. Sign up here , and join us here.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Maker Movement Common Core 65

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

” The one-year change in admissions policy was prompted by the pandemic and a desire to diversify the selective schools, in which Black and Latino students are underrepresented. But he said he supports the new ZIP-code based admissions policy, calling it “the best route to diversifying our exam schools.”.

Policies 121

Policies Report Groups System 121

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

They also become supplemental learning spaces for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related classes and courses. Blended and virtual learning : Traditional schooling, as dictated by brick-and-mortar buildings and mainstay pedagogical techniques, no longer meet the diverse learning needs of all students.

Digital Badges 150

Digital Badges Learning BYOD Flipped Classroom 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

We had so much fun at this year''s ISTE Unplugged events, and it was great to meet and reconnect with so many of you! The XXI International Conference features 4 conferences, 3 case study panels, 2 iEARN project panels, 1 media festival, 30 workshops, and 17 posters. Learn more here. Learn more here. HackEd14 Archived.

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Report Conference Common Core Libraries 58

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

’s Mumps Outbreak Tells Us About Our Vaccine Policies.” More on for-profit higher ed policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. Via The New York Times : “ Climate Science Meets a Stubborn Obstacle: Students.” Via Techcrunch : “ Sesame Workshop and IBM team up to test a new A.I.-powered

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Federal policies still disadvantage the island, the result of a “quasi-colonial relationship,” said King. Students struggled to get back on track after in-person learning resumed: More than half of all students were “disengaged” between February and May last year, according to an estimate in a 2021 U.S. Its residents are U.S.

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Elementary Report Dropout System 105

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. 3D Printing. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

” Via Texas Monthly : “Meet the Women Whose Persistence Made Texas A&M Change Its Sexual Assault Policies.” Ed Week’s Ben Herold is a sly one because here is a headline in the form of a question that most assuredly can be answered “yes”: “ Are Companies Overselling Personalized Learning?

Education 54

Education Robotics Pearson Company 54

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.” ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ Louisiana ends policy that held thousands of students back a grade or more.”

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

“15 Ways Taylor Swift ’s Lyrics Solve Education Policy ’s Most Pressing Issues” is, no doubt, the most godawful white lady thing I’ve seen this week in education news. ” Via The Washington Post : “ Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to help resolve case of UCLA basketball players arrested in China.”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Protestors were outside the meeting in force. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” “Local control,” sure. Critiques Their ESSA Plans.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46