EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The nonprofit broadband advocacy group found nearly 45 million students enjoy in-school access to high-speed internet connectivity, up from 39 million in 2017. According to the group, 98 percent of public schools have next-generation fiber infrastructure, and 96 percent have enough connectivity to support online and digital learning. .

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

And while the increase in states requiring computer science education is encouraging, millions of students still lack the access necessary to learn, and most states have yet to make it a graduation requirement. “The data is clear: computer science equips students with essential skills for future careers in all industries.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m doing and learning, please get in touch!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Approaches we use, like Universal Design for Learning , embrace, rather than punish, diversity in learning styles and personality. But methods of teaching are just one part of meeting a student’s unique needs. Set up meet and greets with them ahead of the school year. Every child is as important as they are unique.

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Education Advocacy Meeting Resources 107

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. A well-maintained digital library enhances productivity and allows you to focus more on learning and less on logistics.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

When an educator is unprepared and unable to access high-quality resources to meet our unique learners’ needs, the system penalizes the educator. By developing design standards and demanding products uphold those standards through our investment decisions, we can guide the market to build products that meet the needs of each unique learner.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

They are an excellent medium for teaching and learning, particularly in writing, STEM, and other subjects that require critical thinking and analysis. . Rubrics are a communication device that gives students performance expectations and helps them take charge of their own learning,” she says. A GPS for Student Learning.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It is a skillset for solving complex problems, a way to learn topics in many disciplines, and a necessity for fully participating in a computational world. The implications of computational thinking stands to impact learning across ages and disciplines in K-12 education. What is computational thinking? The road ahead.

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Education Advocacy Data Report 288

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

The Teaching Tolerance website has a collection of ready-to-use classroom lessons and resources that span a range of social justice topics and issues while prioritizing social-emotional learning. It has a collection of creative and artistic activities for kids, including an advocacy poem, talking points for families, and collage activity.

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N2Y

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Did you know that students with disabilities are allowed to attend their own IEP meetings ? Most special education teachers, leaders, and advocates highly encourage students to participate in and eventually lead their IEP meetings. You may be wondering … how? At what age are children allowed to attend? Here’s how. That’s okay.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. That said, it’s often difficult to effectively tell the story about how librarians make a difference for students and colleagues.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

It removes barriers to learning materials, supports students where they are across varied learning contexts and needs, and gives educators more insight into the learning environments they’re creating. Students can access learning materials outside of school. Here are some examples.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

That was the thought the Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) had when creating their most recent report, “ Engaging Youth in a Connected World ,” in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Outlier Research. By creating an asset map of DMTT-focused informal learning programs in Chicago, CLX also hopes to inspire other cities to do the same.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

These students rose to the challenges demanded by an ongoing global pandemic, and the real world skills that they learned and applied should not be ignored simply because they do not fit into the current framework of seat time or grading. We have the opportunity to provide students with agency to thrive during remote learning and beyond.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Code.org has created a great compilation of resources for how students can continue learning. There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. Meet other teachers in person. Friendly and inclusive learning communities include: CSTA Chapter meetings. Start a club.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Advocate: Young introverts need parental advocacy for public school. Set up meetings to chat with your child’s teacher to explain unique concerns and necessary accommodations. Teacher training is similar to influential groupthink, focusing in on design thinking, group discussions, meetings and project collaboration.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

What Tom Learned when he quit high school his junior year. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” I think it goes back to where the pacing of our teaching has to be determined by the learning of our kids, not by a calendar. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e210.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

We should demand more of our political leaders and from our education advocacy organizations. Much like changing the formula responsible for allocating Title I funds, even the suggestion that formula changes could help us better meet our program goals was highly contentious.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

Although low-skilled adults have minimal access to educational opportunities, I outlined in my 2015 blog post some ways in which technology has the potential to provide critical access to quality, personalized learning experiences for this underserved population. Meet the Semifinalists ! The post XPRIZE: The Real Winners?

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Mobility Advocacy Data Accessibility 241

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Related: What American can learn from Canada’s new $10 a day childcare Sadly, this is just the latest failure in a child care system that has been broken for decades. Every other country with an economy comparable to ours has created a sustainable system that better meets the needs of families, employers and child care workers.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs. Pupils with special learning needs due to physical and/or mental impairments who require special assistance to meet with academic success. Students with Disabilities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” Students just turn in work.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

Those are lessons that should stay in place long after our current era of remote learning, says research analyst Lane McKittrick, who focuses on special education and families at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. They were empathetic toward schools in Spring 2020 as educators scrambled to make remote learning happen, she adds.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 26, 2016

As a Dad and an educator I am constantly looking for the best resources to provide for them at home to supplement the learning they are doing in their schools. Every parent wants their child to have a jump start on learning and ensure they are prepared for a world of learning, especially with technology. Especially with Chesney.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 211

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

I love learning. The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. Despite my love for learning, I strongly disliked most professional development sessions. PD has a bad reputation in education circles, and it isn’t because teachers are resistant to professional learning.

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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. And in February, nonprofit advocacy organization U.S. “It’s the fact that they’re working together to exclude competition that’s the problem.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

With 90 percent of her North Dakota district leaders graduates of the local school system, Dr. Louters said professional learning for board leaders is vital in helping all understand “implicit bias” and being conscious of its extensive effects on administrative decisions. Louters says never underestimate your legislative power.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

What Tom Learned when he quit high school his junior year. I heard the quote that, “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” I think it goes back to where the pacing of our teaching has to be determined by the learning of our kids, not by a calendar. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e151.

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Twitter Flipped Classroom Elementary Advocacy 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

With the continued funding challenges educators face, it’s crucial to pick an education resource that will yield the best return on investment and support learning outcomes for your district. 3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

A few days later the district switched to Google Meet, according to Ashley Boyd, whose two children—ages 9 and 12—attend school in Berkeley Unified. The district has been quite open about how challenging this migration to video distance learning has been for their teachers,” says Boyd.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

We were able to transform the learning culture of a traditional school and in the process got results while becoming an example that others emulated. Image credit: https://andrewherrick.files.wordpress.com If we are to improve learning and ultimately school-based outcomes student agency needs to be a real element of school culture.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Maria Montessori created a curriculum for individualized, competency-based learning a century before any of these terms became buzzwords. Student Advocacy If your preschoolers will be coming from under-served populations, they will benefit from learning self-advocacy (in fact, we all can). I think I get it.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This $50 million initiative could connect up to 130,000 households to high-speed internet an endeavor that EducationSuperHighway is proud to have helped shape through our technical expertise and advocacy. This partnership began with our response to an RFI issued in 2022.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

I’m deeply grateful for the support and collegiality of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation over this time, including for allowing me to attend this year’s annual OER meeting. Much of the discussion at the meeting focused on the many compelling benefits of OER adoption and use, including but not limited to cost savings.

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