Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 25, 2021

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We interviewed leaders at 30 different ‘deeper learning’ schools around the world in 2019 and 2020. As you might imagine, we saw some fantastic leading, teaching, and learning.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 11:12. School leaders need to explain clearly to staff, teachers, parents and students why the technology they are adopting is important and how it is going to improve learning. . Create Compelling Learning Environments. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out which blended learning program will best fit your classroom.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Students can gain more from the learning process when they’re able to ask questions and discuss concerns. Verbal communication also helps students socialize and build friendships, which in turn helps the learning process.[10]. Some students may face emotional or physical challenges in learning good communication skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Mastermind groups are innovative ways to create safe spaces for teachers to grow and learn together. So, go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat to learn more and use the coupon code COOL20. Her book Adventures in Teacher Leadership is due out with ASCD in March of 2019. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

If that isn't bad enough, UNESCO found that more than half of children and adolescents were not even learning worldwide. Furthermore, in September 2020, UNICEF reported that 1 billion children worldwide aren't learning at all. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. What will you do with your learning?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. This is up from an average of 703 edtech tools during the 2018-2019 school year, representing a more than 200% increase in just three years.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Thu, 08/15/2019 - 13:15. Incorporating internet use into learning can provide numerous benefits , including increased collaboration, access to additional informational resources and remote learning capabilities. . Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap? eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 8, 2021

At Kansas State University, academic integrity violations jumped from 97 cases in the 2019 fall semester to 238 cases in the online-only 2020 spring semester. At University in Florida, compared to the 2019 spring semester, academic integrity violations increased by 65% in the 2020 semester.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Confluence and Influence – Inquiry Hub Secondary School. Background: The 2018-2019 school year is Inquiry Hub Secondary’s 7th year since it was founded. As a team we started a learning journey that continues today. Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course (2012). Learning and Failure.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2019

This resulted in damaging personal struggles and secondary consequences, and even forced her to become homeless and a college drop out. She is also a speaker with the international organization, Difference Makers #10Strong, is a Certified Life Empowerment Coach mentoring survivors, and will debut her true life podcast, Brave, in August 2019.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Education focused on deeper learning and understanding of this transformative technology will be critical to furthering the debate and ensuring positive progress that protects social good. But the next step from there would be for the AI regulators and policymakers themselves to learn about how these technologies actually work.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:13. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn steps K–12 IT leaders can take to prevent phishing attacks. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn why focusing on human error is key to protecting sensitive information. When issues occur, use them as learning opportunities. Do you have a secondary network connection?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of life, how school districts leveraged technology, engaged students in powerful learning, and supported learners and their families fundamentally shifted. Over the past 18 months, innovation has taken on a whole new meaning. Jacob, the district’s superintendent.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

If you’ve ever found yourself in Baltimore and walked into Katie Dell’s classroom, you would see students personalizing their learning experience by choosing from an array of activities that are designed to help them work toward their learning goals. In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class. Katie Dell.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

On November 8 th 2019, we will celebrate National STEM Day to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). While STEM topics seem a natural fit in high schools and post-secondary curriculum, education experts are promoting a focus on STEM subjects for younger and younger children.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. Read on to see what’s in store for 2019… Berj Akian, CEO, ClassLink. Dr. Carolyn Brown, president and co-founder, Foundations in Learning. •

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Go to coolcatteacher.com/modern right now to sign up for the Modern Classrooms essential course for free where you will learn about the strategies, research, and resources that can drive student-centered, self-directed learning in your classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. We wanted the changes we felt we needed.” Some changes have come.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

When we launched the Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), a program from EdTechTeam, Google, and Digital Promise that empowers school leaders to transform instruction across every classroom for every student, we wanted to put teachers in control of their professional development. Click here to learn how to join for the 2019-2020 school year.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. By Doug Cauthen. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you want to know how to start helping little ones learn about technology, this podcast resource is for you to get started. Go to everfi.com/coolcat to learn more and sign up to get a virtual swag bag full of free goodies to get the school year off to a great start.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

The past few years have been characterized by fresh and innovative solutions for learning, as well as transformative, technology-forward approaches to education. As this industrial-age school model persists, many students feel bored and disengaged with their learning. Here are five of the biggest education trends for 2025: 1.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2019

A version of this post was originally published in Teach Secondary Magazine , July 2019. Higher Education got a head start, as HE students are more self-directed and more likely to understand the underlying impact that such technology can have on the learning experience.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 29, 2019

Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It’s librarians that are supposed to curate and guide further studies and deeper dives or sideways jumps to secondary topics. This is the role that would typically be used for accepted facts like multiplication tables and vocabulary lists that will be used as the building blocks of other learning. This is the usual, classic definition.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

The suits name publishers Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education, as well as book sellers Follett Higher Education Group and Barnes & Noble. In early 2019, a second-hand bookstore chain sued Trident Technical College in Charleston, arguing that the college was not allowing students to seek course materials on their own.

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Hapara

APRIL 7, 2022

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is currently embedded into each school day to give learners valuable skills and the personal attention they so much need to navigate this challenging time. Learn more about how Highlights helps schools put students first, download our free guide. Leaving behind a whack-a-mole culture .

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Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2020

And public schools are more diverse than ever, with the percentages of white students decreasing and the percentages of non-white students increasing from 2000 to 2019.[2] 3] But providing books and other media on holidays would be a fun way of encouraging your students all to learn about diverse celebrations. Sources: U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Since 2018, she has been a partner at Learn Capital, a venture capital fund focused on the global education sector. Fifty years ago, American futurist and author Alvin Toffler predicted that “the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

The “Getting to Know and Love Your Brain” poster on her wall, which read “breathe deep into your belly to stay calm and help your PFC (prefrontal cortex) think clearly,” prompted her first graders to get their brains ready for learning. toward the end of Writer’s Workshop.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Given these disruptions, it’s tempting for schools to narrow their focus on core content learning (language arts and mathematics) to make up for lost learning time in the spring of 2020. What is Social Emotional Learning? So, what have researchers discovered about social emotional learning in the classroom?

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our December text for the 2019-20 Literacy, Equity + Remarkable Notes = LEARN Marginal Syllabus examines how a book, Miles Morales: Spider-Man , by Jason Reynolds, exemplifies possibilities for a new type of literary canon.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

In 2017, the Lumina Foundation designated the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region as one of its first 17 Talent Hubs , or communities recognized for working to attract and retain talent, including nontraditional college students and people of color, while seeking to boost post-high-school learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Source: CB Insights This pattern is likely to continue into 2019. According to Jason Palmer, general manager at New Markets Venture Partners: “2019 will be an important year of rebalancing in the edtech market. 2019 will be an important year of rebalancing in the edtech market. Pitchbook tallied $130.9 As the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

It raises the question of whether enforcing this ban will have a positive effect on student’s learning or not. Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. More on digital devices.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

What should educators learn from 2018 and where are we going next year? In education, Winthrop points to when Brazil tried to build a secondary education system that could meet the needs of students across a largely rural state. I predict that in 2019 we will see these sentiments applied to developments like competency-based education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

One: It’s the inaugural Horizon Report focused on information security, after the many previous editions that broadly covered “teaching and learning.” Some of the 15 seem obvious (“shifts to remote learning”), others eyebrow-raising (“demand for electricity”), and some downright creepy (“authoritarian surveillance”).

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