eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

District leaders will have to try many approaches to solve the problem, but here are five key strategies that could make an immediate impact. Another recent Annenberg Institute report examined the state of the U.S. Create a school culture that teachers won’t want to leave. teaching profession over the last half century.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

Since its inception, Digital Promise has been researching and designing approaches, in partnership with school districts across the country, to enable schools and teachers to create and implement strategies to support learner variability , an initiative currently led by our Chief Learning Officer, Vic Vuchic.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Creating an effective edtech strategy for when schools reopen. That’s why it’s paramount to identify and choose the right edtech that will meet the school’s needs, and why teachers need to use it effectively in their classrooms so that students can actually benefit from it from an academic standpoint.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The 7th annual report on K-12 computer science in the United States dropped today. I had the chance to speak with Sean Roberts, VP of US Strategy from Code.org and get a pre-brief before today’s release. Dig in to the whole report here. Scroll down for some takeaways and data highlights.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

New data released this week from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, known as the “nation’s report card,” should raise the alarm for America’s high schools. A systemic and intensive focus on data, relationships and evidence-based support can help meet the current challenges.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

One of the strategies I grew to appreciate in my several decades of teaching was starting my class with a warm-up. When you do this at the beginning of the day , it’s called not a warm-up but a morning meeting. What is a Morning Meeting. Goals of a Morning Meeting. Favorite Morning Meeting Activities.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Instructional leadership was a routine part of the job along with the budget, master schedule, curriculum development, meetings, email, phone calls, and many other duties. Below I offer ten specific strategies implemented during my time as high school principal that you can begin to adopt now. There is no perfect lesson.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on strategies for impactful remote learning. This can be particularly complex when meeting the needs of students experiencing trauma.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In fact, according to a report from the Learning Policy Institute , “(School leadership) and administrative support is often the top reason teachers identify for leaving or staying in the profession, or in a given school, outweighing even salary considerations for some teachers.” For every new teacher, the stakes are high.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Her Instructional Theory into Practice (ITIP) model helped me identify the strategies I would use on a daily basis to help my students learn. At the time, this model was both a practical and effective means for planning direct instruction and was readily embraced as this was the primary strategy used in classrooms.

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Hubbli

JULY 10, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore actionable strategies that private schools can adopt to improve communication with parents. This may include email newsletters, SMS alerts, virtual meetings, parent portals, and social media platforms. Use Multiple Communication Channels Not all parents communicate in the same way.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2023

The use of generative AI — the type of AI that can create original content, like essays or reports, based on its training data — only intensifies this feeling. I regularly address AI in my messages and during our monthly “All College” Meetings, with a focus on demystifying and deepening understanding of generative AI.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 Intentionally used, technology tools can support rigorous and engaging opportunities for learning that meet learners where they are at.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2020

A 2018 PwC survey reported that many U.S. Our new report presents findings from a survey of edtech coaches in the U.S. More than 90 percent of respondent coaches reported that their teachers reached out to them more frequently during school closures than they had previously.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund a series of research reports called Teachers Know Best.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. We were also exposed to learning style theory and the many benefits it had on meeting the diverse needs of students. Husmann, P.R., O'Loughlin.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

To help adult learners, edtech tools should be designed for their needs and goals, support them in virtually communicating with instructors and classmates and offer them a smooth mobile experience, according to a new report published on behalf of the U.S. It’s a sticking point for a lot of adult learners that we elevate in the reports.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

But when it comes to achieving that goal, iPASS efforts have yet to pass muster, according to a new report examining these efforts at three institutions. At the root of the problem, flawed data, skeptical advisors and other implementation hiccups with iPASS efforts failed to move the needle for students, the report found.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A report from Bella Research Group and the Knight Foundation found that “firms owned by women and minorities manage just 1.3 We believe this is a market-backed strategy that allows us to widen our lens and give more founders a fair swing at the plate when it comes to access to capital and mentorship,” says Qadree.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

To ease the burden as a principal, I would spend my summers developing a document containing concise commentary on virtually every strategy addressed in our observation and evaluation tool. For example, you can ask why cooperative learning is a sound strategy and how to implement it correctly.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 29, 2018

The post Most Ed-Tech Products Don’t Meet Minimum Criteria in Their Privacy Policies, Report Finds appeared first on Market Brief. Common Sense, a nonprofit that rates ed-tech products, evaluated the privacy policies of 100 popular educational apps and online services, finding deficiencies in most.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

TCEA 2018: Educators Meet in Austin to Discuss the Future of the Classroom. TCEA’s TechNotes Blog reports that Matlin will discuss accessibility and her app “Marlee Signs,” which leverages mobile devices to teach American Sign Language. CDW VV2 Strategy. meghan.bogardu…. Mon, 01/15/2018 - 10:32. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2024

Confirmingly, research shows that adult learners self-report lower levels of math self-efficacy and higher levels of math anxiety than traditional undergraduates. Adult learners often have low self-confidence when learning math; many have not been students for several years, and they report feeling anxious about taking a math class.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The report highlights the numerous challenges facing educators and proposes a slate of strategies and solutions to address them, including several factors that reliably predict educator well-being: responsive leadership and supportive culture, acceptance, adaptability, personal well-being, and a professional-growth orientation.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

—November 16, 2021— ManagedMethods , the leading Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform for education, today announced new research that found gaps in the cybersecurity strategies of district administrators when protecting their cloud collaboration and storage applications. About the Survey.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

While opportunities to advance technology-enabled or -enhanced school reform and improvement efforts appear throughout ESSA (and are in no way precluded as a strategy anywhere in the bill), it is Title IV that presents the most direct opportunity for state leadership.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast When the Nation’s Report Card for 2022 was released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the declines in student reading and math scores were alarming, but for many, the data was not surprising. This process involves going to every school in the district to complete the FAM-S.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

But with some smart strategies, early outreach, and a welcoming environment, you can do it! 3] Engaged families report trusting teachers more and understand more clearly the role school plays in their child’s life.[2] Use these strategies to facilitate parent-teacher relationships in a setting that works best for them.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

I benefited greatly from the ways community colleges meet students where they are and wrap their arms around them. It starts with effective strategies and investment of resources. At the same time, community colleges are struggling to meet the growing mental health needs of today’s students. I grew up in extreme poverty.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 19, 2020

In a previous post , I shared some ideas as well as strategies that districts could embrace to establish a realistic remote learning plan taking into consideration both digital and non-digital pathways. Below are some specific pieces from the report I have pulled where I also add my thoughts. 34 CFR §§ 104.4,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Since becoming the inaugural director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) at Mercy Montessori and leading the DEIB strategy for the school, I’ve found that progress can happen in the face of social opposition, political polarization and targeted campaigns that we are experiencing in our larger society.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As we regain some sense of normalcy, many teachers report that students are struggling to get engaged in learning. On the one hand, the tried-and-true strategies we've always used to engage students might not work as they did in the past, and may need a refresh. Here are a few to check out: Address the impacts of digital life.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

But according to Brekhus, now chief product officer at Renaissance Learning, PLATO failed to effectively communicate how Lightspan fit into the company’s strategy. As part of that failure, 80 percent of Lightspan's employees were cut or left due to poor strategy and communication. We don’t want to disrupt it.”.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many parents look forward to the first progress reports that arrive as fall ushers in the hustle and bustle of a new school year. Comments on IEP progress reports usually include language such as Mastered, Making Progress, Some Progress, Not Addressed, or Needs Improvement to describe advancement toward accomplishing IEP goals.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A 2021 Tyton Partners report noted school and district spending on SEL grew approximately 45 percent between November 2019 and April 2021 and that student wellbeing had become the top priority among schools and districts.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 6, 2019

Edtech has the potential to create powerful learning environments that meet each unique learners’ needs and to foster highly motivated and engaged learners. How do we find and purchase high-quality edtech products that meet the needs of all learners? Ensure that the vision for edtech use is inclusive of all students’ needs.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2023

And 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ students reported having made a plan to do so. Seventy percent of public schools nationwide reported an increase in students who have sought mental health services since 2020 , yet only 12 percent of educators strongly agreed that their school was able to effectively meet the need. Neither will banning books.

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