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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13, 2021) – FEV Tutor, the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, has been named a 2021 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool category. Twelve years ago, FEV Tutor was built by educators with student learning outcomes in mind.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Bringing together more than 100 organizations across the fields of disability advocacy, special education, civil rights and K-12 nonprofits, the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is one such network formed to ensure equity and support for students with disabilities and learning differences across education environments. [W]hen

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

It is driven by choice, voice, and advocacy. We learned a great deal about student agency during our school transformation. Advocacy, choice, and voice should occur in the classroom as well as the school setting. We also set up an Edmodo group to continue the conversation. What would you add?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Project Unicorn is an advocacy initiative whose eight partner organizations want to improve data interoperability within K-12 education. As schools and districts implement innovative learning systems, they must address issues of data interoperability. It also offers a roadmap to safeguarding student data.

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Data Tools Advocacy Outcomes 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

“For personalized learning to thrive, principals must create a culture of innovation that brings together students, teachers, administrators, parents and the community to share a vision for an improved learning experience.”. How it works: FRS asks for a commitment from district superintendents.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Join me today, Thursday, February 2nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel discussion on "Personal Learning Profiles," also referred to in variously as "personal success plans," "learner profiles," or "personalized learning paths." Barbara is what you call a “Digital Pioneer.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. For now, this remains a work in progress, as many tools are still not compatible when it comes to sharing and analyzing data. says the report.

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Technology EdTech Education Mobility 149

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

As such, we have to establish standards that differentiate strong and weak pedagogy in edtech tools and help us decipher between real innovation and snake oil. While there are certainly exceptions, this human interaction standard can serve as a compass to guide our investments and advocacy. We need to make a change.

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EdTech Dropout Advocacy Outcomes 315

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

One professor reached out to tell me how impressed he was by the self-advocacy that students from our district demonstrated. Since my time in Maine, personalized, competency-based learning has gained momentum as a transformative solution for equipping students with the skills and tools needed for navigating an ever-evolving future.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Today’s education and cognitive scientists affirm that every learner has a dynamic profile of strengths and challenges that impacts their learning journey. Since its inception in 2002, Making Community Connections Charter School (MC 2 ) has been committed to personalizing learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

How can school and district leaders leverage research-based practices and models of success to create an effective personalized learning ecosystem for all learners? Leaders can also take part in free, on-going learning opportunities at events or find resources in the Leadership Hub.

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Future Ready Advocacy Strategy Assessment 61

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Project Unicorn is an advocacy initiative focused on improving data interoperability within K-12 education. Project Unicorn is an education advocacy initiative that got started in May 2017; so far, some 200 school systems, representing 2 million students, have signed on to support the effort.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. In reflecting back on the past few years with the changes education has seen due to the pandemic, Mike asks the question, “what tools have stuck?” Mike says he’s often asked, what’s the best tool?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Whether it was updating guidelines for early learners to encourage active co-viewing of media with adults, or advocating for personalized learning systems to be more attuned to the interests of the students they were designed to serve, we encouraged leaders and educators to put the learner at the center of the active use of digital tools.

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Advocacy Guidelines Report Personalized Learning 164

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2017

We think that’s the hardest work left,” said Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. “We Brennan McMahon Parton, director of policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign. And a full 67 percent of teachers say they do not have full confidence in data and the tools used to make sense it.

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Data Advocacy Policies Blended Learning 87

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Lexia Core5 Reading was named the winner in the category for Best Literacy App or Tool. Core5 provides explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading. The online student dashboard encourages students to set goals and take ownership of their learning.

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Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning Advocacy Learning 42

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CZI aims to be a different type of philanthropy looking to integrate grantmaking, advocacy and technology to serve others. My background in leading collaborations between multi-disciplinary teams to drive social impact helps me bring new tools and perspectives to our philanthropy. This is hard work.

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Education Khan Academy Facebook Advocacy 113

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. Related: Despite its high-tech profile, Summit charter network makes teachers, not computers, the heart of personalized learning.

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Technology Blended Learning iPad Advocacy 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

However, the accelerators, including providing personalized learning opportunities for students, the building of community partnerships, and the adoption of more cloud platforms in school districts, are worth the hurdles they face to ensure digital equity for all students.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

I have often talked in Edtech Elixirs how digital tools should help us serve an academic objective. For our district, the need for effective standards based grading (SBG) began a search for a transformative digital tool. Personalized learning can be done well and help a teacher use their time more effectively.

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LMS System Course Assessment 52

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The printable Future Ready Librarians Fact Sheet can be a critical advocacy tool. Future Ready Librarians connects the dots between library and school leaders who, in fact, share a vision for future ready schools, but who may not realize they are logical partners to support innovation and personalized learning for kids.

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Future Ready Libraries Advocacy Digital Learning 74

EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2019

The collaborative nature of these tools can be a powerful catalyst for innovation in schools, and we are passionate about helping educators make the most of what Google for Education provides. EdTechTeam aims to inspire and empower educators to design meaningful personalized learning experiences for students.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. Some of his webinar attendees have noticed that teachers in their schools are using different tools to reach the same students.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 71

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Rather than viewing them as tool for punitive measures, assessments are just another tool that allows educators to figure out how to improve teaching and learning. The 44 pathways align with the 16 national career clusters and students gain real-world experience through youth apprenticeships and workplace learning experiences.

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Technology PowerMyLearning Learning EdTech 45

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out. But like any tool, it can also be abused,” he said. L]ike any tool, [threat assessment] can also be abused. Advocacy demonstrating the harm threat assessments may pose to students with disabilities could be having an effect.

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Assessment Report Training Guidelines 107

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The printable Future Ready Librarians Fact Sheet can be a critical advocacy tool. Future Ready Librarians connects the dots between library and school leaders who, in fact, share a vision for future ready schools, but who may not realize they are logical partners to support innovation and personalized learning for kids.

Future Ready 41

Future Ready Libraries Advocacy Digital Learning 41

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A New Hampshire student shows one of his assignments to his mother, biology teacher and math teacher during a personalized learning meeting. I know there are a number of organizations that had convenings for states, to help lay out tools.”. Photo: Emily Richmond for The Hechinger Report. That’s a tall order from states.

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Blended Learning Policies Education Personalized Learning 40

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The printable Future Ready Librarians Fact Sheet can be a critical advocacy tool. Future Ready Librarians connects the dots between library and school leaders who, in fact, share a vision for future ready schools, but who may not realize they are logical partners to support innovation and personalized learning for kids.

Future Ready 40

Future Ready Libraries Advocacy Digital Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

She has learned to use technology-enabled woodcutting tools and is at work creating a virtual tour of her school, Laing Middle School in Charleston County, using another drone she built in the school’s Fab Lab. Not only are the jobs changing, but the very landscape they will have to navigate will be changing rapidly. “In

Robotics 112

Robotics Elementary STEM Training 112

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Brennan McMahon Parton, Data Quality Campaign ’s associate director of state policy and advocacy, recently spoke with him about data literacy for teachers. This is especially important because teachers have so many other things to get adjusted to, learn, and frankly, worry about.

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Data Analysis Assessment Training 60

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Suspensions have long been considered an important tool for dealing with misbehavior, and most teachers support their use; a 2019 survey found that 43 percent of teachers thought out-of-school suspensions were used too little, with just 9 percent saying they were used too much. “The That’s not what happens.” It really broke me.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Meanwhile, the schools that shared their ideas focused on student-centered learning and models that honor the differences in students and “think about personalized learning beyond just technology.” It wants to create a movement of “equity designers” through youth programs, leadership development and educational advocacy tools.

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Personalized Learning Learning Company Policies 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The Use of Mobile Devices For The Development of Personalized Learning Environments (PLE) In The Dominican Republic (Case Study) - English Version - Alfonso Sintjago, IT Fellow, PhD Student 12:00am (Thursday) Teaching global challenges with Solution Focus to increase engagement and inspire action - Kristina Stoney, Director'

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Renaissance Learning will host SXSWedu’s kickoff bash with beverages at Buffalo Billiards from 7:30 p.m. Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

“Virtual” learning may be on the upswing—corporate VR learning, that is. Teachers are paying out of pocket for edtech tools while using more of them. VR simulation was in the top three, at 51 percent, behind virtual online learning (57 percent) but ahead of social learning (46 percent). Why the appeal?

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