Gaggle Speaks

MAY 6, 2015

The launch of Google Classroom along with changes to E-Rate funding have led school districts, perhaps more than ever, to consider a move to Google Apps for Education. ” In addition to ideas on how to get started, the hour-long webcast covered 12 different ways to drive Google Apps for Education (GAFE) adoption.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

More recent data from the nation’s largest school districts suggests that national rates of suspension have likely declined even further since 2013-14. Related: How one innovative school district has closed gaps on harder Common Core tests. That’s the bottom line on the U.S. The good news? high schools lack a school counselor.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The free, digital and happily diverse anthology curates and shares e-books, authors, and reader’s guides. Users can set up shelves, print and rate and comment on their readings. We see LitWeaver as a transition from print to e-reading. JV: Is LitWeaver a response to Common Core reading needs? Will Weaver.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

The see news ratings for each story and can filter for perspective and trace a story back in time. The AllSides Bias Rating , reflects. New source bias ratings. That produces a fair, verifiable bias rating. I see rich opportunities for librarian-led conversations about these ratings. Do you agree with the rating?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

All of our lessons tie to Common Core, AASL, and ISTE standards. Students can take the assessment and then share their table of results with you -- an easy way to document your efforts in regards to E-rate funding. Teach Lessons: Next, teach the five lessons in Unit 1. Many also incorporate videos!

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In a nutshell, CIPA requires that schools and libraries receiving E-Rate funding “block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors).” Linked to the Common Core Standards for high school.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

Best Common Core ELA Tools for Elementary Schoolers. Best E-reader Apps and Websites. In addition to the main Editorial Reviews, each tool on Graphite can be rated and reviewed by teachers. Tip: The most recently updated lists are the first results by default. Looking for something specific? Try Search.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

e]ngagement is a fire that can quickly die out when things get challenging. In addition, a trend suggested that having choices enhanced homework completion rates compared with when no choices were given. He believes that student choice also redefines the position of teacher from knowledge authority to learning guide. He says that. [e]ngagement

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MindShift

AUGUST 24, 2015

” Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-ability Students by Chester E. ” When that doesn’t happen, those students “fall off the wagon,” losing interest in school at higher rates. has three very bright granddaughters. educating its top performers? Finn and Brandon L.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Chief Education Officer Factors that Affect the Success Rate of Under Represented Minority Students (URMs) in STEM Education - Berta Hayes Capo Program Professor of Science Education MIT BLOSSOMS for Interactive STEM Education - Richard C.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

a month for the first student in the family who enrolls, with a discounted rate for additional students. Weekly progress reports are e-mailed to parents, and if families fall below the required 15 minutes a day, they are guaranteed to receive a phone call from an UPSTART official to check in. for one year. Source: Waterford Foundation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Learn about free, research-based curriculum and resources to help teach students safe, responsible, and respectful participants in a digital world, while fostering 21st-century skills and Common Core Standards. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E. Many recited numbers up to 30 by memory, meeting a new academic standard that Mississippi adopted for kindergarteners amid the rollout of Common Core Standards. Skeptics remain. The Mississippi Capitol building in Jackson.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates. Education Politics. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.” ” From Mindwires Consulting: “ e-Literate Big Picture: LMS.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Private Colleges’ Tuition-Discount Rate Hits All-Time High.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium , a major designer of common-core tests for states, is looking for a new fiscal agent after the University of California, Los Angeles, said it will no longer do that work.” ” Via NPR : “ Educators Went To Jail For Cheating.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “ Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to CPS as a ‘call to action’ ” “The History of the Future of E-rate ” by me. ” Via The Washington Post : “ School offers ‘incentives’ to get kids to take Common Core standardized test.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed. ” asks Forbes. “ Did U.S.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Common Core. E-Rate has been, since the origin of the fund in 1996, the main way in which schools and libraries were supposedly guaranteed “reasonable rates” on telecommunications services. million in E-Rate rebates.). Political correctness. Foreign students.

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