Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2018

The irony of this is that many of us educators have been successfully navigating the waters of personalized learning for our students, but haven’t been given the opportunity to transition that same approach to our own professional learning. The post My Educator Journey with Micro-credentials appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Did you know that when parents play an active role of their child’s education, academic achievement improves, students are more likely to feel confident and self-motivated, and chronic absenteeism drops? By empowering parents and giving them a voice, you can partner with them to help every student in your class reach their potential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. In 2012, Sackstein tackled National Board Certification in an effort to reflect on her practice and grow as an educational English facilitator.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In many cases, without even realizing it, educators plan their curriculum without considering whether it includes the diverse backgrounds and identities of their students. 9,16] If educators are unaware how to teach and support multicultural students, they will fail to reach a significant portion of their school. Sources : Gay, G.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! The next step is for people to think about how this blurring can happen at scale, he said.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

But education students still need to work on lesson plans, and kids still need summer activities. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. train future educators to teach online, experts say. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19. By now, you can probably list them by heart. “To

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

You can join now through July 6, 2016. (Will open again December 26 – January 4.). We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. Remember, this enrollment is only through July 6th, 2016.

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Waterford

MARCH 26, 2021

How involved caregivers are with a child’s education is the major factor in academic achievement. But it can be difficult for families to be active in their child’s education if those families can’t get their basic needs met. But also, a child’s education and development have a positive effect on families.[6]

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Digital Promise

JUNE 29, 2016

In March 2016, Digital Promise and Maker Ed issued a call-to-action for school leaders around the country to commit to growing the next generation of American makers. This summer, Elizabeth Forward School District will host professional development events reaching hundreds of educators in eight states. Over 1,400 U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

A Global Search for Education Reflection From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A Note from Vicki: This post is in response to Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for education where she asks about the literacy skills required for a new world. Social media is social but it’s also serious.

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Waterford

MARCH 4, 2021

When families are engaged in their child’s education, everyone benefits. Student scores improve, families become empowered, and educators can build healthier school communities. The idea is to build the partnering capacity of both families and educators while using their unique strengths to create a stronger school community.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

One of the national winners from the 2015-2016 program was a group of middle school students from Colorado. public schools can refer their educator colleagues to complete a contest submission and they will be entered for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note8 or Samsung 65” TV. Selected 2016-2017 National Finalist Schools and Projects.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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Waterford

JULY 21, 2022

One of the best ways to set up students for lifelong success is by involving their families in their educational journey. To understand the importance of family involvement in education, it’s important to clarify what it means. ” Journal of Education and Practice, November 2016, 7, pp. Heightened teacher morale.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Adams is certainly correct that teenagers aren’t reading nearly as much these days; one 2016 study suggests a third of U.S. The 2016 study I mentioned at the outset also found that, while teens are reading less, they’re also watching less television these days—an activity that’s long been a source of anxiety for parents.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2023

More lives lost, more families devastated, more educators operating in fear. Department of Health and Human Services in 2022 found that between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29 percent, and those diagnosed with depression grew by 27 percent. A study released by the U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

But as educators and edtech companies look to track the most effective tools and practices, two big questions are at the fore: How do we measure technology’s effectiveness? Educators frequently agree that it’s challenging to draw a direct correlation between technology and student success. Trends change. Products come and go.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In 2016, Credential Engine set out to tally all the badges , degrees, certificates, licenses and diplomas available to denote educational attainment. To help people make better decisions about which of the many education and workforce training programs to use, both reports call for the creation of better consumer information tools. “If

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

states, and most of that data on secondary students. based think tank Foundation for Excellence in Education, and Boston-based analytics software company Burning Glass Technologies. The foundation was founded by 2016 presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos used to sit on the board.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

A special education student at South Hills High School takes an online quiz about RNA. The district’s reforms to special education have included making sure students use the same textbooks as their general education peers. They moved special education classrooms to be more centrally located. Sign up for our newsletter.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in the traditional education model, there was widespread recognition that schools alone could not do everything needed to provide an equitable education for diverse students because so many factors that determine students’ success were being affected or determined outside of school.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops to classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. Instead, said Duchesneau, educators and staff need to recognize cultural and contextual differences and how they impact students. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Such closures have a disastrous impact on education in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. student of color and a past New York City public school educator, I am particularly concerned about how these closures are hurting Hispanic and Black children and those from low-income families.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2022

As my peers quietly compared updates on the chain of events happening in the adult world, the most experienced educator in the room, who the children called “Ms. Photo credit: Monica French, 2016) At the height of quarantine, I found myself flashing back to Ms. Play is a natural human behavior. It’s the world around them.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2020

VHS Learning renewed its commitment to expand access to computer science education for all students at the 2020 CSforALL virtual showcase held recently. The aim is to provide more opportunities within the field of computer science and help close the education gap. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Professional development conference helps educators bring the full promise and potential of technology certification to the classroom. Educators are invited to attend CERTIFIED from June 28-30, 2016 in Orlando, Florida at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Registration is open now at www.certiport.com/certified.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

As the year ends, one of the bigger higher education stories of the moment is Mackenzie Davis (née Bezos) gifting tens of millions of dollars to numerous low-endowment colleges and universities, most specifically HBCUs. Educational institutions are more properly viewed as part of our collective national infrastructure.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

For Pearson, the world’s largest education company, some of its recent tumult in past years have been self-imposed, even deliberate, under the helm of John Fallon. Even its digital education assets, including PowerSchool, a student information system, was sold because it didn’t fit with Pearson’s focus on learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. The event is free for all educators—sign up here! But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2019

In the summer of 2016, I decided to take on a fresh new challenge and, to be honest, I was a little intimidated at the start. My hiring supervisor was quick to point out that I was already doing the same type of work over the past 19 years, primarily at the secondary level. Driving an elementary school turnaround.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. Just ask Jessica Reid Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

Past anti-Black federal policies and practices in housing precluded Black people from building wealth, forcing a higher proportion of Black borrowers to take out loans for higher education. A post-secondary degree shouldn’t just help people gain higher incomes. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. Cancel that debt.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2017

Education Dive , quoting a Renaissance Learning’s 2016 report, said: “high school seniors are reading at a 6th-grade level, and only 9% of students in high school read texts above a middle school complexity level of 8, leaving students ill-prepared for college-level reading at about 13.”. Blogging has become an education tool.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Specifically, the annual number of test takers who completed one of the three exams has fallen more than 45 percent from more than 570,000 in 2012 to roughly 310,000 in 2016. Data source: Thomas J.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Anti-teacher sentiment, on top of Oklahoma’s low teacher salaries , have made it difficult to hire math educators, administrators here say. Recently, principals and veteran math educators have persuaded some former students to join Union’s teaching ranks. But the district remains committed to its changes.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Zywicki has more than a decade of experience leading, scaling, and building education companies. It also included recruitment and predictive analytics software before being acquired by John Wiley & Sons in 2016. Prior to that, she co-founded and was the COO at Ranku.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Technology in education is the greatest show on earth. You get CEUs (Continuing Education Units)–between 18 and 24 hours, depending upon the class you select (where applicable). ” Education’s fix requires technology. More about Summer PD: 35 Takeaways from Summer 2016 Professional Development.

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