Remove Accessibility Remove Education Remove Kickboard
article thumbnail

How Voice-Enabled Technology is Changing the Contours of Higher Education

Edsurge

Marissa Mierow It’s no secret that voice-enabled technology is taking off in the domestic sphere, but how is this increasingly robust technology impacting education? To find out, we talked to Marissa Mierow, who leads Alexa Education at Amazon, delivering innovative experiences for both students and developers focused on education technology.

article thumbnail

KICKBOARD AND OVERCOMING RACISM PARTNER TO INTRODUCE ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY IN EDUCATION PROGRAM

techlearning

Educational equity means that identifiers like race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and class no longer predict outcomes for students’ educational pursuits. An opportunity gap occurs when race, class, English proficiency, or other factors perpetuate lower achievement and access. For information, visit [link].

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Kickboard and Aperture Education Partner to Help Schools Use Student Behavior Data to Measure Social Emotional Learning

techlearning

28, 2018) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) company Aperture Education and Kickboard, which provides technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, have partnered to help schools collect, monitor and analyze data on 40 student behaviors that tie to the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (the DESSA) core SEL competencies.

article thumbnail

How to Provide Help

Digital Promise

One solution to these dilemmas is for educators to weave “help” into the fabric of their classrooms. Teachers can set up structures, habits, and routines that allow students to think deeply about and access the support they need — which can also give teachers more availability to home in on individual students and skills.

How To 150
article thumbnail

Why the State of Surveillance in Schools Might Lead to the Next Equifax Disaster

Edsurge

According to the National Center for Education Statistics , in 2013-14 school year, an average of 75 percent of public schools reported using security cameras to monitor their buildings. Here is a little-known-fact, FERPA laws regarding a parent's right to access video footage is unclear. Blaine scans his ID and enters the classroom.

Kickboard 124
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Education Politics. “ Education Department Proposes New Regulations to Protect Students and Taxpayers from Predatory Institutions.” ” Via The Fresno Bee : “Former Clovis Unified School District superintendent and popular Fresno-area education consultant Terry Bradley was censured and fined by the U.S. .