Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

The challenge in presenting a program as ‘free’ is it may cause people to underestimate the full cost of attendance,” said Carrie Welton, director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, in an interview with EdSurge. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

E-rate 161

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 161

edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2022

Thompson has found that leadership can take many forms and work on multiple levels, and the transformation process works best when there is a unified movement toward a shared vision, which includes the development of professional relationships, growth as a team, and collective advocacy based on dialogue and collaboration. Moving Forward.

Secondary 98

Secondary Professional Learning Advocacy System 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2024

While one client may want to pursue a skill like handwriting, another may be more interested in developing self-advocacy, decision-making, or goal setting skills. The reality is that OTs can assist people in many areas depending on clients’ needs and environments.

Advocacy 122

Advocacy Secondary Study Training 122

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

TeacherCast

MARCH 8, 2015

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington based advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are ready for success in college. Digital Learning Day promotes the effective use of modern day tools afforded to every other industry to improve the learning experience in K-12 public schools.

Future Ready 68

Future Ready Advocacy Digital Learning Learning 68

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Take time to align schools, networks [and others] around what personalized learning is and the role of technology.specifically that technology is a tool but not the end goal.” – Maggie Runyan-Shefa, New Schools for New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Ultimately, this work is about people: students and teachers. Hear more from Colorado.

Personalized Learning 86

Personalized Learning Learning Personal Learning Network Advocacy 86

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Her advocacy resulted in $1.5 Her commitment and advocacy drove the expansion of Hazel services to include both in-home and at-school mental health support, plus the addition of elementary schools to the program. Principal Rod Ruth was named South Carolina’s 2023 Secondary Principal of the Year.

Edmentum 118

Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 118

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

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. 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?

Advocacy 56

Advocacy Secondary Elementary Meeting 56

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Offered as Word documents, these tools are easily adaptable. Among them, you’ll find this 4th Grade tool promoting design thinking. The ESIFC includes a rich repository of downloadable graphic organizers to support assessment. The organizers are also available in Section 6: Assessments by Standards.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 7, 2015

activism advocacy twitter' Using the hashtag #getESEAright, ALA joins forces with NEA’s planned Twitter storm on Thursday, April 9 th from 7:00 till 8:00 PM Eastern. We need to tell legislators how important school libraries and librarians are to our students and we need your voice to take up the rallying cry.

Libraries 40

Libraries Advocacy Secondary Social Media 40

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Quakertown Community School District (PA) kicks off an AI taskforce this year, piloting it with 50 – 60 secondary teachers. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

Technology 64

Technology Education Survey Digital Citizenship 64

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Over recent decades, a lack of affordable higher education combined with limited career exploration, experiential and navigation opportunities have meant that many students don’t have the tools to fulfill their career potential. They drive public conversation, craft policy, and inspire action through education and advocacy.

Classroom 103

Classroom Social Media Mobility Advocacy 103

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

EdTech 98

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2016

But the only tool in many schools’ kits for managing these tough moments is to remove the challenge. The first section of the transition plan was titled, “Post Secondary Education and Training.” Across the table I fumed; his heart was already set on the highly rated Macalester College. I think it’s why it’s working.

Common Core 75

Common Core Advocacy Meeting Report 75

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2019

Many district leaders are wary of soliciting such sensitive information, fearing they won’t have the tools to help students in crisis or that they’ll be liable if tragedy strikes and they weren’t able to intervene. Next year, district leaders plan to use the tool with seventh- and eighth-graders as well.

Survey 53

Survey Advocacy Secondary Conference 53

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

He has served as Principal at the secondary level as well as Assistant Superintendent. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. He received his M.Ed. from The University of Mississippi in educational leadership.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Lexia Core5 Reading was named the winner in the category for Best Literacy App or Tool. Lexia PowerUp Literacy was recognized as a finalist in the category of Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning App or Tool. Core5 provides explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading.

Differentiated Instruction 44

Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning Advocacy Learning 44

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Schools should support student mental health by building in time to teach skills such as coping with stress, said Ava Havidic, a 17-year-old senior in Broward County, Florida, and a facilitator for the Student Leadership Network on Mental Health and Well-Being, organized by the National Association for Secondary School Principals.

Smartphone 64

Smartphone Social Media Trends Report 64

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. Current Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2003-04.

Differentiated Instruction 114

Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 114

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. What are the emerging technologies in a library? Evolve your programming.

Libraries 98

Libraries Social Media Handbook eBook 98

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

“We talk a lot about the fact that kids are coming into our schools and they know how to use technology, but they don’t know how to use it in a productive and effective way,” said Smith, “And it’s our job to be able to give them those tools so they use them effectively, efficiently, and productively.”. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

Broadband 57

Broadband Accessibility Advocacy Elementary 57

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I made what was probably the clearest statement of my vision for the future of learning materials in my Shuttleworth Fellowship application several years ago: My long-term goal is to create a world where OER are used pervasively throughout primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools. But is 300 a lot or a little?

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OER Course Company Smartphone 84

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. Ann Levett was appointed Superintendent of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia effective June 2017.

EdTech 67

EdTech BYOD Training Outcomes 67

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Our mission is really to educate our kiddos, and in order to do that we need them in school,” said Lori McKenna, Albany’s assistant superintendent for secondary instruction. Our first go-to is not suspension. However, when we have pretty severe incidents that are happening, there may be a need for extended periods of suspension.”

Report 118

Report Survey Data Comparison 118

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

Similarly, before the crisis all of the presenters were working with their boards and communities to show them edtech in a positive light and help them understand the importance of using tools in school that students will use in college and the workforce. Ann earned her bachelors, masters, and Ed.S. About the Host.

BYOD 57

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 57

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. It also won a $200,000 contract from the state to create free standards-based tools for schools.

Learning 111

Learning Report Groups System 111

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

For example, while Linson’s district avoided grants for most of their initiative, they knew that many teachers would need assistance using the new digital tools. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

EdTech 61

EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 61

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?” As an educator, I like #OER as a tool for transforming learning. But there is plentiful evidence that this is true in the context of post-secondary faculty choosing required materials for their courses.

OER 60

OER LMS Course Secondary 60

edWeb.net

JUNE 25, 2021

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. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

System 59

System Learning Guidelines Policies 59

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Ireland was the Practicum Director for Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts, connecting students with local and national non-profit partners, to develop critical digital tools and cultivate real-world skills among students. Ireland holds degrees from the George Washington University and the University of Virginia.

Advocacy 48

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed. Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

STEM 45

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Ireland was the Practicum Director for Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts, connecting students with local and national non-profit partners, to develop critical digital tools and cultivate real-world skills among students. Ireland holds degrees from the George Washington University and the University of Virginia.

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. Current Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2003-04.

Differentiated Instruction 52

Differentiated Instruction Training Analysis Assessment 52

Reading By Example

OCTOBER 11, 2018

For example, Samantha Mosher, a secondary special education teacher, guides her students to develop their own IEP goals as well as how to use various tools to monitor their own progress. The ownership for the work rests largely on the students’ shoulders.

Data 33

Data Secondary Analysis Assessment 33

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. Department of Education. She is currently enrolled at Walden University in the doctoral program.

Conference 31

Conference Secondary Study Digital Badges 31

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