The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2024

I participated in an online completion event recently with the aim of supporting students with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form so I could gain new insights for the counselors I work with at New Visions for Public Schools. When I agreed to participate in this free online completion event, I expected more success.

Accessibility 104

Accessibility Advocacy Social Media Report 104

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. DEFINING EQUITY: EMPATHY, AUTHENTICITY, AND ACCESS Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, William J. Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. The people who had the problem didn’t have access to solve it.”

Accessibility 109

Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 109

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

In the case of Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), it was narrowing the digital access gap, landing it CoSN’s Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity. Parents can also access the LMS to see what their children are learning. Installing classroom charging cabinets to secure the devices and keep them charged.

Accessibility 92

Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide 92

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

More than ever, technology, food security and Wi-Fi access continue to be frontline barriers to accessing quality education, which I see every day as the director of maker experiences and entrepreneurism at an inner city high school in Washington, D.C., In any event, the current pandemic often does not allow this.

Learning 201

Learning Advocacy System Assessment 201

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes. First, we are opening our doors and hosting enrollment events.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Broadband Libraries Policies 101

Kyle Pace

JUNE 4, 2024

Additionally, English graduates often venture into technical writing, where they distil complex information into accessible manuals, help guides, and documentation for various industries. Non-Profit and Advocacy Work Those passionate about social issues may find rewarding careers in non-profit organizations and advocacy groups.

Advocacy 108

Advocacy Industry Secondary Study 108

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Who has access to it? But now, with entire school systems using technology as a means to access learning, those questions are growing in volume and urgency. Candidly, this was not something we expected to see,” said Elizabeth Laird, senior fellow on student privacy at the CDT, during an online event with education reporters.

Student Data Privacy 183

Student Data Privacy Data Survey Advocacy 183

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Hosted by nonprofit Achieving the Dream, the event brought together community college leaders from 48 states to share what has worked and lessons learned from failed efforts as they’ve worked to support diverse and changing student populations. That was a major through line at this week’s DREAM conference here.

Survey 165

Survey Advocacy Policies Data 165

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

But even in presentations about the latest advising technologies, a through-line for the event was how to frame student success initiatives beyond surface-level enrollment and retention metrics. College advisors and education leaders gathered in Nashville, Tenn., This is why we have a national school lunch program [in K-12].

Strategy 118

Strategy Policies Advocacy Conference 118

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. In 2009, at the subway station, local transit police shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant, an event many consider to have started the Black Lives Matter movement.

Industry 186

Industry STEM Education Survey 186

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 10, 2025

Anyone signing up mid-series will have immediate access to the previous session recordings. RECORDINGS: The series will be recorded and registered participants will have non-expiring access to the recordings. EVENTS March 13, 2025 March 27, 2025 March 28, 2025 The session descriptions are below the registration information.

Libraries 51

Libraries Strategy Advocacy Outcomes 51

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And if you click www.coolcatteacher.com/edpuzzle , Edpuzzle will give your school access to the 50,000 best lessons from Edpuzzle, organized in folders and ready to be used by teachers. So iPad Palooza does – in place of having a single headline keynote event at the beginning of the festival – have a series of mini-keynotes.

Future Ready 271

Future Ready Social Media iPad Flipped Classroom 271

ET Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Attendees will gain access to toolkits, frameworks, and templates for implementing evidence-based literacy practices as well as expert insights and collaborative support for driving measurable, equitable literacy success. A highlight of the upcoming event will be showcasing students and their powerful stories of literacy transformation.

Program Evaluation 52

Program Evaluation Advocacy Strategy Outcomes 52

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

At ISTELive 23 ’s opening mainstage event, featured speakers sat down for a chat about the challenges around representation and getting more Black educators—particularly Black male educators—into classrooms. This advocacy is especially critical for Black teachers and Black male teachers in particular, he added.

Elementary 135

Elementary Education Advocacy EdTech 135

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 9, 2020

NEW YORK — Countless ideas about getting students to and through college have come from policymakers, lawmakers and any number of advocacy groups. In lieu of the event, some of the students are sharing their stories in Forbes, said Eric Waldo, executive director of the Reach Higher campaign.

Social Media 104

Social Media Advocacy Conference Report 104

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2023

At ISTELive 23’s opening mainstage event, featured speakers sat down for a chat about the challenges around representation and getting more Black educators—particularly Black male educators—into classrooms. This advocacy is especially critical for Black teachers and Black male teachers in particular, he added.

Elementary 103

Elementary Advocacy Education Classroom 103

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Thus, the price tag for getting connectivity can be expensive; in fact, the schools and some businesses may be the only place with reliable access.

Broadband 56

Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 56

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2018

“When these programs were designed, it was an acknowledgment that there were low-income students who had need, and of the importance of going to college,” said Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy at the nonpartisan National College Access Network. One of the easiest places to cut the budget is in financial aid.

Advocacy 104

Advocacy Policies Report Accessibility 104

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

For an additional take on this event from someone else who also live blogged it, you can visit this post from Bryan Doyle. Second barrier is lack of access to digital high speed connections at home. We need to make sure people have a way to access the content. Equal access for children of poverty is an issue.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Better outcomes for Alaska students start with access to teachers utilizing research-grounded, evidence-based instructional practices in the science of reading,” said Jason Mendenhall, President of State Solutions Division at NWEA. Visit NWEA.org to learn more about how we’re partnering with educators to help all kids learn.

Professional Learning 102

Professional Learning Elementary Advocacy Outcomes 102

Digital Promise

JULY 28, 2016

To download a teaching manual, other resources, and the two EcoMUVE modules, educators can register to gain access.). The first thing students tend to do is look for a local cause, typically one that is intentional and event-like,” says Grotzer. So much of environmental study has been about advocacy for the outdoors, or nature ed.

Technology 120

Technology Advocacy Mobility Smartphone 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2024

His sponsorship helped open doors to accessing people, it helped me to connect to other superintendents.” The strategies are already taking root through the advocacy and actions of women in education leadership and their allies of all genders. This man coached me for two years every Friday,” Johnson-Trammell recounted. “He

Survey 131

Survey Education Elementary Data 131

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

When students saw the results of the work they had done, this affirmed how identity, advocacy and doing the work yields positive results. First, I started by establishing Parent University, a place where parents could come and access resources to create better conditions for themselves and their children.

Advocacy 147

Advocacy Student Engagement Resources Classroom 147

techlearning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

and New York, NY) — The Education Technology Industry Network ( ETIN ) of the Software Information Industry Association ( SIIA ), the largest non-profit software industry policy and advocacy association, announced today a partnership with StartEd Inc., and the producer of NY EdTech Week, said, “This will be a can’t-miss event.

Industry 44

Industry Technology Advocacy Software 44

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

The first proposed entitlement is the one most tied to current events: the right “to be refunded for services not rendered.” It makes six demands aimed at empowering students to decide how much to pay for college and making sure they get their money’s worth. This is a consumer-protection agenda.

Advocacy 176

Advocacy Policies Conference Data 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From those, event organizers and the public decided on the roughly 400 sessions that made the agenda. Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. But what does it take to make access to quality science education truly accessible for every student?

Social Media 119

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 119

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Jamar McKneely (background) tours a science and technology event at Edna Karr High School, one of the schools in his InspireNOLA charter school network. So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 126

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

At an event in April 2019, Diane Jones, the Education Department’s principal deputy undersecretary, said the department was considering an experiment to help colleges offer income-share agreements (ISAs), a form of financing where students who borrow money promise to pay back a percentage of their future income as repayment. Is it a loan?

Comparison 218

Comparison Study Data Advocacy 218

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We’ve had families who just needed some layer of support or to continue to access their education, and the online environment provided immediate response to that,” shared Mr. Hatcher. Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 His approach, focused on equitable access to books and engaging the community, has left a remarkable mark.

Edmentum 116

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 116

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

Policy initiatives are structured around CoSN’s focus on four critical policy areas: E-rate and broadband access in classrooms, educational technology funding, privacy and data security, and digital equity. As part of #CoSN2024, the Advocacy Auction raises money for those efforts. Last year the event raised over $80K.

E-rate 55

E-rate EdTech Broadband Advocacy 55

edWeb.net

JANUARY 29, 2024

It stuck with me,” he said, because most districts, especially smaller ones, may not have that kind of detail or level of expert access. Dr. Aiken said the team quickly marginalized the attack and, with a post-event analysis, helped stop future attacks. Luckily, all were thwarted. Dr. Mark D.

Training 103

Training Professional Learning Data Advocacy 103

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Premiering February 16th at 1 PM ET and available on-demand, this first-of-its-kind experience takes students behind the scenes of a major music event to discover the processes and people that make the televised production seem effortless. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

Industry 95

Industry Advocacy Education EdTech 95

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Conditions of being short-staffed and overworked, of doing more with less, of managing personal difficulties, and then facing challenges related both to access to information and to polarization--these can really get to be too much for librarians. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins. or in Niche Academy).

Libraries 72

Libraries Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 72

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2023

We look forward to gathering online with you for this event! This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. network to be kept updated on this and future events. conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide.

Libraries 68

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 68

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2018

Global Leadership Week (GLW) is a week-long convening of virtual and face to face events designed to celebrate leadership through global action in K20 education. EVENTS (Go HERE for connecting details, to see in your own time zone, and for any event additions or updates.) Specific project/event directions for participation.:

Mobility 39

Mobility Twitter Advocacy EdTech 39

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Instead it is often up to people like Bazemore, other PTA board members and school staff to donate their own money to cover membership fees, buy lunches during teacher appreciation week or help families afford tickets to attend special events. “We Everyone wanted to do right by the kids. Credit: Kam Yee. Credit: Dawn Larson.

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145