Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Keeping the conversation laser-focused on cost is the core of their defensive strategy with regard to OER. When our presentations and our writing and our speaking and our advocacy focus primarily on ways that OER alleviate the cost problem, we’re actually doing exactly what publishers want. Can you see it?

OER 249

OER Accessibility Pearson MOOC 249

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

A collaborative approach by the librarian and the classroom teacher is by far the most effective way to teach information fluency/inquiry skills and strategies. . The launch document suggested this Google Chrome extension as a strategy for downloading the entire Google Folder.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

Technology evolves at such a high rate–what are some of the school IT innovations you see coming down the pipeline, and which are you most excited for? The use of virtual reality (VR) to present standard-based content can be a valuable tool for educators, allowing them to engage students in a variety of ways.

Advocacy 55

Advocacy Secondary Elementary Meeting 55

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In this role, she works to fill current gaps in research, policy, and advocacy to ensure that schools holistically support the well-being and development of students, and especially for low-income students and students of color. She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level.

Education 77

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 77

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A decorated educator of 21 years, Monica has received honors and awards from a wide variety of organizations for her leadership, advocacy, and classroom instruction. The post Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching appeared first on edWeb. She is a 2015 Milken Unsung Hero Fellow and a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow.

Strategy 40

Strategy Policies Advocacy Secondary 40

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Todd Markson, the chief strategy officer for Cengage, said inclusive access pricing is the same nationwide, and lower than what the company offers through other arrangements. (He Markson, Cengage’s strategy officer, argued that the company is “extremely committed” to driving down costs for students. Who Owns Student Data?

Pearson 140

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 140

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Building in career exploration and experimentation, as early as middle grades, as well as post-secondary education planning support, is a no-brainer when it comes to making sure every student has what they need to succeed,” said Annabel Cellini, Chief Strategy Officer of American Student Assistance.

Classroom 101

Classroom Social Media Mobility Advocacy 101

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. Yet, that idea didn’t play out in most states’ first-year ESSA plans.

Personalized Learning 86

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 86

edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

A recent edWebinar led by Bobbi Bear, Director of Customer Advocacy for Achieve3000, identified effective ways to integrate SEL with reading instruction, through classroom conversations about nonfiction and fiction texts. Now we also offer Smarty Ants® for personalized foundational literacy and Actively Learn for secondary curriculum depth.

Differentiated Instruction 47

Differentiated Instruction Secondary Advocacy Dropout 47

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

He has served as Principal at the secondary level as well as Assistant Superintendent. For 16 years Ann led the district team that provided professional development on technology and 21st century instructional strategies to 4,000 educators serving 50,000 students. He received his M.Ed.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

All students with disabilities need to develop strong self-advocacy and communication skills to make sure they’re getting the supports they’re due, especially in the sink-or-swim real world. Students with other disabilities, such as autism, may have trouble knowing how to act in social situations. These are described in a student’s IEP.

Study 97

Study Advocacy Report Groups 97

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A. Dr. Daniel A. Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. He began his career as a middle and high school English teacher.

Secondary 70

Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 70

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Dr. Levett began her career in Savannah as a speech and language pathologist and moved to positions in leadership including Secondary Principal, Chief Academic Officer, Deputy Superintendent, and interim Superintendent. She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level.

EdTech 68

EdTech BYOD Training Outcomes 68

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In Albany, for instance, administrators said that they have focused on putting a variety of strategies in place, such as training teachers on trauma-informed care and de-escalation and putting counselors, nurses and psychologists in each school building. Our first go-to is not suspension. “The That’s not what happens.”

Report 116

Report Survey Data Comparison 116

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Tim’s passion is helping educators and administrators integrate modern practices and digital-age, instructional strategies into their classrooms and schools in meaningful ways. He has previously taught at both the middle and high school levels and has served as an elementary and secondary administrator. About the Host.

Broadband 57

Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 57

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Her previous experiences include being a classroom business teacher at the high school and post-secondary levels, assistant director of a vocational cooperative, principal at East Noble High School, and assistant superintendent at East Noble School Corporation. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S. About the Host.

EdTech 61

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 61

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Nellie Mae passed on the money to the Portland-based Great Schools Partnership, which used it to coordinate The New England Secondary School Consortium, a coalition advocating for proficiency-based diplomas, among other things. (Nellie Mae is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.) Over time, it didn’t seem as urgent,” he said.

Learning 111

Learning Report Groups System 111

edWeb.net

JUNE 25, 2021

Dr. Michael Salvatore, Senior Vice President of Kean University (NJ), agrees with the strategy to personalize the process. “If Dr. Polyak’s undergraduate work was at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and secondary education.

System 59

System Learning Guidelines Policies 59

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Her previous experiences include being a classroom business teacher at the high school and post-secondary levels, assistant director of a vocational cooperative, principal at East Noble High School, and assistant superintendent at East Noble School Corporation. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S.

BYOD 57

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 57

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. A key strategy is to curate print and digital library collections that reflect student voice, choice, and identity.

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2017

For report cards, they convert those scores into letter grades to make it simple for parents, colleges and other post-secondary institutions to understand. For example, they use the 1-to-4 grading scale in class to help students better understand how close they are to hitting their proficiency targets.

Education 0

Education Report Course System 0

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” On the other hand, I’m fundamentally a “small steps” person, which has led me to try to limit the scope of my current work to the US post-secondary education system (and more specifically US community colleges).

OER 60

OER LMS Course Secondary 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Karla Pobke Coordinator Personalised Learning Born Accessible STEM: Making Sure Accessibility is Not Just an Afterthought - Anh Bui Director of Product Strategy for Global Literacy Project-Based Learning: You''re almost doing it already! Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

STEM 44

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 44

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

No one taught her these strategies. Students with disabilities who are placed in general education classrooms get more instructional time , have fewer absences and have better post-secondary outcomes, research shows. The school serves about 930 students, nearly 20 percent of whom have a disability, according to state data.

Training 40

Training Elementary Course Report 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

She is an Ashoka Fellow, was named one of The New Leaders Council’s 40 Under 40 Progressive American Leaders, and was winner of the Tides Foundation’s Jane Bagley Lehman award for excellence in public advocacy in 2014. She is currently enrolled at Walden University in the doctoral program.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Elsewhere, it’s a riskier strategy. Lehmann, the Philadelphia principal, embodies this attitude perhaps as well as any secondary educator in America. SLA’s Lehmann would disagree. A 2016 meta-review was cautiously optimistic about project-based learning, saying the evidence for its effectiveness is “promising but not proven.”.

How To 34

How To Learning Advocacy Study 34

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Klein Founder, PLS / Head of School, GLC, Principled Learning Strategies | PLS: Fundadora / GLC: Rectora, Principled Learning Strategies / Gimnasio Los Caobos @jdeborahklein A product of experiential project-based education herself, Jennifer D. Associate Professor, Co-Director of Asian Studies, Adelphi University | Jan Dormer, Ph.D.,

Conference 71

Conference Education STEM Secondary 71

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The president and founder of Bernstein Strategy Group, Jon Bernstein has been working on education, education technology and telecommunications issues since 1995 and running his own government relations firm since 2005. She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level.

System 56

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 56

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks? You can now find out.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

Decades of chronic underfunding is often at the root of the struggles in districts like Cleveland to serve high proportions of Black and Latino students from low-income backgrounds, said Allison Rose Socol, a vice president at The Education Trust, an education advocacy group.

Education 109

Education Report System Meeting 109

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Kara Guiff : Stress Management Strategis For Students, Teachers and Parents Kara Guiff : Productivity Tools for All Karen Lock Kolp, M.Ed. : “I thought this was impossible, and we are DOING it:” Making Everyday Life Better for Families by Supporting Young Children’s Self-Directed Learning Kate Baker, M.Ed

Conference 34

Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

Students who are part of Project REACH meet weekly to discuss study strategies and ways that autism affects them socially and academically. Classes have also discussed self-advocacy, including if, when and how to disclose a disability. Photo: Rita Obeid. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In college, things change.

Meeting 40

Meeting Advocacy Report Groups 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Learning from Home: Episode 2 Bring on the Learning Revolution Learning from Home: Episode 3 Creating a New Normal Passion How to Escape Education's Death Valley Building a Culture of Innovation THE LEARNING REVOLUTION SERIES Laurie Santos: Happiness Homeroom: Well-Being Strategies for High School Students (Dr.

Learning 28

Learning Conference Libraries Broadband 28

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Inclusion matters, full stop, said Jennifer Coco, senior director of strategy and impact at the Center for Learner Equity. Readers weighed in Research has found that inclusion in the classroom benefits students personal and social development. Louisiana Key Academys Baton Rouge campus serves students from kindergarten through 10th grade.

Education 92

Education Report Training Policies 92

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

There are many benefits to this strategy at every level. — Ken Cook, Director of School Safety & Advocacy, Allegion In 2025, advancements in mass communication and interoperability will continue to be pivotal in strengthening school safety and emergency response.

EdTech 141

EdTech Industry System Assessment 141

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”. With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this decade — from ITT to coding bootcamps, from Trump University to the Draper University of Heroes — we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works now.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145