EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . Restructure Lesson to Facilitate Learner-Centered Education.

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Digital Promise

JULY 20, 2020

We’ve found in our national survey, Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Education Priorities and How to Achieve Them , that only half of teachers rely on research to inform their practice. That is why the Learner Variability Navigator is such a great resource for educators!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Today is Digital Learning Day. This is a day for leaders and learners to level up digital learning. If we can upgrade our knowledge based on current research, we can not only create better professional development opportunities for teachers, but we can become better online participants. Listen on iTunes.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2024

So how do we learn from our mistakes in the past?” This is such a crucial point as we think about the tech inequities in education, such as the lack of access to high-speed internet, quality devices, and software. The event attracted more than 3,000 participants from across the country and around the world. It’s been here awhile.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Advancement Courses has a free micro-course – Launching Online Learning. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. Register for this free micro-course. Thank you, Advancement Courses for sponsoring this show.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The unique and pressing needs of the ongoing global pandemic accelerated the adoption of education technology and innovations that could support urgent and evolving needs and provide on-demand and flexible learning. higher education) within the state. higher education) within the state.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Micro-credentials allow educators to continue their professional learning on their own schedule, without having to leave their homes. This flexibility makes micro-credentials an ideal form of professional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global Education Exchange Opportunities (GEEO).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The 2024 Educator Confidence Report highlights evolving challenges and opportunities in education, is based on responses from more than 1,200 educators, and touches on critical K-12 issues, including mental health, compensation concerns, and the growing role of digital technologies, including generative AI, in transforming classrooms.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

She knew she had to prepare herself for what may come, so she thought back on what she had learned during her initial Verizon Innovative Learning Schools learning experiences and began diving into every professional development and certification opportunity she could find. “I

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Digital Promise

JULY 22, 2022

Educators are a resourceful bunch. Understandably, many educators are leaving the classroom for less stressful work environments. Others are holding it together, more determined than ever to address the systemic changes needed to improve the education system, meet the needs of learners, and maintain the quality of their profession.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

As educators navigate the demands of an AI-rich teaching environment, they require innovative tools to adapt their instructional practices while maintaining a focus on equity, efficiency, and continuous growth. Professional development will be even more important as the rate of change accelerates due to more powerful emerging tools.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

My book, The Relevant Educator ships today. Below is a post (thanks to the most awesome Mark Barnes) about the entire Connected Educator Series from Corwin. Enter Corwin Press and the Connected Educators Series. T he Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning , by Tom Whitby and Steven Anderson (Hey, thats me!

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

“Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises.” – James Hollis ( What Matters Most: Living a Considered Life ). Now more than ever, educators are learning to live with ambiguity. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

Options range from continuing home learning programs full-time, to fully reopening classrooms with or without additional public or outdoor spaces and staggered schedules, to hybrid approaches. Despite the complexities of the moment, educators are creative, resourceful problem-solvers. Most agree there are no failsafe options.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

As of late I have been doing a great deal of work with schools and districts on how to effectively implement digital learning across the curriculum. When it comes to technology in general, the overall goal is to support learning, not drive instruction. It can also increase relevance and make the curriculum more contextual.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Yet, in the educational space, AI often stirs fear and skepticism among educators. Misconceptions about AI in education 1. AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Shiny new technologies can capture well-meaning educators like insects in amber, but the evidence is clear that digital learning can improve student opportunities and outcomes. Below I outline six strategic steps that will point school leaders as well as classroom teachers toward digital learning success: 1.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students. AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Note: This post is directly related to my work at the International Center for Leadership in Education Efficacy has been on my mind a great deal as of late, and as a result, it has been reflected in my writing. One of these tools is the Digital Practice Assessment (DPA).

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Then there is the most dangerous view in education that the way we have always done it is the best way. Each of the seven outlined below are either embedded components of school culture or an element of professional practice that leaders already focus on (or should be). For one, comfort tends to be the enemy of growth.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

Educators navigate uncharted waters that continually fluctuate as a result of COVID-19 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Even with all of these challenges, opportunities have arisen to take education in a different and better direction to create a new normal that better meets learners' needs. Below you can see all that H?para

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Post by Jed Stefanowicz , Digital Learning Coach. As a digital learning coach, my primary goal has always been to support and enhance the instructional capacity of educators. Wellness describes who students are and will become through a digital citizenship and social-emotional lens.

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Tom Murray

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Personalized Professional Learning. In future ready schools, technology and digital learning expand access to high-quality, ongoing, job-embedded opportunities for professional learning for teachers, administrators, and other education professionals. Budget and Resources.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.

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Digital Promise

JULY 21, 2017

Educators know that for students to thrive in our constantly evolving world, what they learn must go beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic. Technology has provided a new dimension to these four skills, making them both more important and, at times, more complex for educators to develop in their students.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning platform is designed to make teaching easier by allowing educators to manage and individualize lessons and evaluate students. To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

Picture this: You roll out a new learning management system (LMS) for students, but all of your professional learning is either hosted on a different platform or conducted in person with notes shared via email afterward. Sound familiar? Related Content: eSchool News IT Solutions: Hardware and Management Guide.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

122 billion of unprecedented federal funding is now available to school districts, providing an opportunity to make significant strides in closing the Digital Learning Gap —but only if we think differently about how schools use technology to meet the needs of every learner. A clear, inclusive, and easily accessible transformation plan.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. References de Jong, T.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. Michigan Virtual has been in the online education space for two decades. We figured, what’s good for the students is good for the teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

The new cohort includes 26 educators from across the United States and Canada, selected for their excellence in powerful teaching and learning with technology. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. James Ewing, Grade K-5 STEM/Science and Grade 4 Special Education (New York). Learn from the HP Teaching Fellows.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

Thank you for your work on the front lines to ensure our children and youth’s health and education were sustained throughout this difficult year. As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Digital learning is a permanent classroom fixture–here’s how to integrate it Defining digital curriculum in a new era of learning 5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction For more news on digital trends, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Digital learning isn’t going anywhere–nor should it.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Despite decades of existing research, most professional development programs fail to adhere to established criteria for effectiveness. The Center for Public Education found that while over 90% of teachers reported that they engaged in some type of professional development during the year, most found it to be completely ineffective.”.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 29, 2019

Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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