Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? She teaches students to be more inclusive by making their creations accessible to those who are differently abled. What creative skills are employers looking for?

Adobe 168

Adobe Advocacy UDL Digital Citizenship 168

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2018

But also, please use your brilliance to help modernize Montessori (in the appropriate ways) and make this great pedagogy more accessible to all. Montessori teachers need rigorous science in their training, and—after they graduate—an online resource they can refer to for inspiration. However, these children need computer science.

Advocacy 162

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Training Robotics 162

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, 39 percent of schools reported that lack of access to licensed professionals and mental health funding were major roadblocks to their efforts supporting student mental health. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

Resources 209

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 209

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The process of learning walks or walk-throughs as many schools refer to them is to get a glimpse of what is happening in classrooms to then provide non-evaluative feedback for improvement. You can access and download the form HERE if you wish. and had staff create portfolios to show growth and changes to practice.

Learning 249

Learning Outcomes Assessment Advocacy 249

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. As the years pass, the gap between Jennifer’s and Maria’s access to technology widens: Jennifer has everything she needs at her fingertips, while Maria does not. I think we all know the answer.

EdTech 175

EdTech System Digital Divide Education 175

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. Whereas the U.S.

Technology 162

Technology EdTech Education Mobility 162

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

If you don’t have good communication, that partnership really breaks down,” she says, referring specifically to parents and educators. “A Particularly, she points to the ones that asked questions such as, Do you have access to technology? Are you caring for anybody who is ill? Do you have a safe place to work?

Technology 201

Technology Education Meeting Analysis 201

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. 140 Twitter Tips for Educators.

Twitter 305

Twitter Company Elementary Advocacy 305

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My recent post about the cost trap and inclusive access prompted responses by Jim Groom and Stephen Downes. For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. And I want to do it worldwide.”

Accessibility 90

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 90

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

This year marks the first time since 2012 that a majority of undocumented high schoolers who are graduating won’t be able to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known simply as DACA, according to a new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us. Source: FWD.us

Analysis 165

Analysis Policies Advocacy Report 165

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Most students are referred to Monarch School through social workers from other institutions, and the school says that’s because of the social programs it offers. That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy. What does Monarch School's leadership think?

Advocacy 187

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 187

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

UNESCO’s canonical definition of OER does not require “free public access” to a resource for that resource to be an OER, as some have tried to argue it should. This is wonderful news in light of recent attempts to stuff a free public access requirement into OER definitions. (I emphasis added).

OER 153

OER Advocacy Resources Accessibility 153

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter.

Twitter 103

Twitter Flipped Classroom Elementary Advocacy 103

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The demand for child and adolescent psychiatrists and behavioral health providers continues to outpace supply, especially for young people already facing inequitable access to care.

Advocacy 120

Advocacy Report Study Training 120

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

How To 274

How To Twitter Moodle Elementary 274

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

million students accessed the Common App, created a profile and began working on at least one application. He and Preston Magouirk, chief data officer at the nonprofit DC College Access Program, took that step back. This underscores the fact that people who access the Common App at all have a high baseline enrollment rate.

Survey 206

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 206

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

We provided statewide access to training and tutoring for assessments in partnership with our teacher advocacy organizations and focused on building community among Black educators. And we launched the nation’s first state-run teacher residency program for teachers: Our first class of residents, as I recall, was over 70 percent Black.

Education 139

Education Policies Advocacy Report 139

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?” Kirtley says.

Advocacy 181

Advocacy Survey Study System 181

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 5, 2024

Elliott is what’s now called twice exceptional , a term used to refer to children who are gifted in some areas, but also experience a learning or developmental challenge. When she got to college, where classes were much more difficult, she said, “I really had a big crash and burn.”

Report 138

Report Training System Accessibility 138

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

That is to say, people who are part of certain racial groups — likely a reference to the outsized impact climate change has on Black and Hispanic people — and low-income people. It makes you feel super helpless, especially when you start acknowledging who gets affected.”

Survey 187

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 187

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

So what are some of the resources that counselors can access that will help them in this area? It’s completely free and very accessible. When they see that there’s a way for them to achieve this goal and support their students, it actually feels very accessible to them. Angela: (laughs) Yes! Angela: Absolutely. Bio as submitted.

STEM 364

STEM Company Industry Accessibility 364

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Despite the momentum recently to expand early learning opportunities to children, there are still millions of people who face barriers to that access, specifically in rural and low-income areas,” she says. The solution to that problem, he says, is more investment in place-based preschools of the type that wealthier families have access to. “As

Advocacy 141

Advocacy Training Guidelines Data 141

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

In Colorado, a recent law makes it easier for immigrants and undocumented caregivers to access the subsidies, according to the BUILD Initiative report. Hunt-Fleming spends whatever hours she can on advocacy work for her colleagues through a program called California Leading from Home. That’s hard because I have bills,” she said.

Policies 106

Policies Advocacy Report Accessibility 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

Sent from one office to another, he was close to giving up — until he found himself referred to someone whose title was “retention specialist.”. “I With nearly half of its more than 25,000 students Black or Hispanic, and about half from families with low incomes, FAU “had this view of ourself as an institution of access,” Capp said.

Dropout 130

Dropout Report Advocacy Accessibility 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

It’s a direct reference to the case many students and families have made, since the pandemic prompted campuses to close in the spring, that colleges should return money paid for room and board services that went unused. The first proposed entitlement is the one most tied to current events: the right “to be refunded for services not rendered.”

Advocacy 171

Advocacy Policies Conference Data 171

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Every time users click “allow” when an app asks them to enable location services or provide access to their contacts, microphone or folders, they are potentially making a transaction: sharing their personal information in exchange for using the app. This is how many free apps monetize.

Tools 141

Tools Policies Android Data 141

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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Listen Now.

Future Ready 201

Future Ready Social Media iPad Flipped Classroom 201

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And school districts face an escalating threat of parent lawsuits, or even federal investigation, if they don’t take language access seriously. The special education system can be “incredibly difficult for everybody,” said Ramona Hattendorf, director of advocacy for the Arc of King County , which promotes disability rights.

Meeting 145

Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We bonded over our shared experiences of constant self-advocacy and financial uncertainty, including the challenges of unannounced tuition hikes, unclear billing statements and programs that required additional expenses, like study abroad and certain majors. In some cases, we encounter insensitivity so extreme it is unsettling.

Policies 135

Policies Advocacy Report Groups 135

edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

Finally, with digital equity, the hurdle to providing equitable access to quality digital technologies, technology use, support, and digital content is imperative for all learners. Learner agency refers to students as active choice makers in their education, reconceptualizing their role from “student” to “learner.”

Technology 98

Technology Broadband Education BYOD 98

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam: I think that one of the things that particularly — in states like Virginia where the resources that localities have access to can be wildly different. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

Chromebook 209

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 209

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2020

“I think there is optimism based on this worldwide movement and the fact that there’s worldwide attention on the way Black folks have been treated in this country for hundreds of years now,” said Alim, who is the Midwest engagement manager for the Young Invincibles youth advocacy group. The question I would ask is, ‘What is being done?’

Social Media 145

Social Media Advocacy Report Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The line separating “secure v insecure, access v exclusion, captive v free” is a modern Mason-Dixon line, argues Kareem Weaver, an Oakland-based educator and the education lead of the city’s NAACP chapter. Jackson is being referred to by his middle name to protect his privacy.). I’m a lawyer, and I’m educated,” Walker said.

Elementary 145

Elementary Training Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Kids who communicate in a language other than English at home are 48 percent less likely than English speakers to be referred to early intervention. The nonprofit offers workshops, one-to-one advocacy, and a monthly Spanish-speaking support group for families. years , respectively. Where you live also matters.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Study Report Groups 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 126

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One out of 10 Black students in the eighth grade math scores were scoring basic or above,” saidKristen Hengtgen, a senior policy analyst at the nonprofit advocacy group EdTrust, referring to last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card.

Groups 145

Groups Report Robotics STEM 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Students who are 12 and older may still get referred to truancy court, and parents found to have contributed to nonattendance can face fines and charges. The district has referred 22 truancy cases to court this school year, a number LaCoste-Caputo says is significantly down from the 65 referrals during the fall semester last year.

Policies 144

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 144