eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

The past few years have been characterized by fresh and innovative solutions for learning, as well as transformative, technology-forward approaches to education. Each year, we like to look ahead and anticipate the biggest upcoming education trends. Here are five of the biggest education trends for 2025: 1.

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Insight Education Group

MARCH 30, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has left long-lasting impacts on educators and students alike. According to a report cosponsored by the NEA , “what was once referred to as stress or educators ‘having a bad day’ – which might still be happening – has evolved.” Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS).

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

At K-12 schools and universities, educators and administrators are preoccupied with preparing students for jobs that won’t be replaced by automation. Yet, 69 percent of these educators also say today’s primary and secondary curricula doesn’t emphasize creative problem-solving enough. A lack of educator training.

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Neo LMS

MAY 30, 2019

Our previous blog described the background to Finland’s successful education system and today we’ll unpack that a bit more, but also take a more detailed look at the role edtech plays in that success. Of particular interest, I thought, was Finland’s focus on early childhood learning — what they call ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care).

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

It is time to move forward in education. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Morningside College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. As an educational leader, Dawn is passionate about providing educational opportunities to students and educators alike.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

The fallacy of education as a level playing field is something that large swaths of the public have known for a long time. Made more apparent in recent years with the widespread expansion of school-choice policies nationwide, the latest college admissions scandal may be the final nail in the coffin of the myth of meritocracy in U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

Typically, that results in a rush of people looking to higher education for new skills and credentials. Lexi Barrett, associate vice president for policy at the nonprofit Jobs for the Future. Department of Education. But with such a sudden shift in the employment landscape, how can colleges best respond?

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2020

The biggest shifts may occur at the intersections of K-12, higher education and workforce learning. Often these areas are treated as their own distinct silos in the education market, but the coronavirus crisis has revealed how interdependent these sectors may be. Will Education Still Be Countercyclical to the Market?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2015, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) had just embarked on its first research project to understand the attitudes, perceptions and beliefs of likely voters about early childhood education, and specifically the role of early childhood educators. The chance to watch kids learn and grow.”

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 18, 2020

Perhaps other educational institutions will follow suit. The younger the students, the higher their need for educational structure (which can be very rarely achieved at home). Secondary schools and high schools face their own conundrums regarding final exams. But is this a valid option for all of them? Most probably, it is not.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So when something is wrong or seems off, educators are often the first to notice. As a result, educators end up detecting a significant number of child-abuse cases each year. Klika believes that educators and school leaders can work with parents to create a home environment where abuse and neglect don’t happen at all.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Alongside this meteoric rise of students and resources, researchers are trying to understand who is taking advantage of these early college classes, whether they’re expanding the pool of college educated Americans, and if these extra credits help students earn college degrees faster and save money. The post Dual enrollment has exploded.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2024

It’s an inefficiency in the education system, leaving talent on the table, he says, adding: “Doing nothing is going backward.” The Right to Perform Algebra The idea of standardizing aspects of American math education has been floating around. In 2018, Ohio adopted one such policy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The morning after the news broke, however, Asian American educators across the country largely had to show up for work as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Meanwhile, in a department meeting in a Boston-area high school, three Asian American educators “chose to be vulnerable because we needed to share.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Here is a quote from Kentucky Education Commissioner, Dr. Wayne Lewis (who is a friend of mine). The context is a statewide conversation about higher education standards for Kentucky high school graduates. As a researcher and former university educational leadership faculty member, Wayne should know better than this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Now there are dozens of online free educational videos that address most every academic topic imaginable. And they’re put out by recognized names in education — Khan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. C-Span Classroom is free but requires registration to access materials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

In their July 14, 2019 article “ Why Teachers Quit ,” We Are Teachers summarizes, “A recent study by the Learning Policy Institute shows that if a teacher receives mentoring, collaboration, and extra resources, and is part of a strong teacher network, first-year turnover is cut by more than half. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Education focused on deeper learning and understanding of this transformative technology will be critical to furthering the debate and ensuring positive progress that protects social good. These concerns also provide educators with an opportunity to discuss how AI systems work with their students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

A Global Search for Education Reflection From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A Note from Vicki: This post is in response to Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for education where she asks about the literacy skills required for a new world. immigration policies? Additional Readings.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2024

This AI Guidance document was written specifically for K-12 educator use, an area currently in need of such guidance. It focuses on the impacts of data compliance, ethical use requirements, and the challenges around disclosure for educators. As AI has the potential to greatly impact education and learning.

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. Pat Yongpradit, in his role with Code.org is also working with the TeachAI initiative. I'm so excited. initiative.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2022

And while I was pleased that the words resonated, it is also disturbing that something so fundamental as care and wellbeing is hitting a nerve with the education community. Maybe to assess the health and character of our education system we should look at how our teachers are treated and how they are feeling.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2021

During the crises of 2020-21, we clearly saw that our education system needs to innovate to make it more equitable, agile, relevant and responsive. We learned that education conditions are intensely local; they vary dramatically in each and every community, limiting the usefulness of one-size-fits-all solutions. Why local communities?

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7 Here are five existing policies that policymakers and local officials are likely to lean on to ensure that funds are used effectively, with regard to investments in remote learning programs and services.

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Waterford

MARCH 4, 2021

When families are engaged in their child’s education, everyone benefits. Student scores improve, families become empowered, and educators can build healthier school communities. The idea is to build the partnering capacity of both families and educators while using their unique strengths to create a stronger school community.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2024

The survey looked at how educators in Michigan are using AI and how they are implementing AI in schools. These results also revealed that many educators are ready to engage in this challenge, with the right supports in place. Educators (not all, but many) are “ahead” of their districts and using AI in their classrooms and schools.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Over the course of their education, I estimate that K-12 students walk through the doors of approximately 40 teachers. But for many educators, content providers, and policymakers, self-evaluation means self-assessment, and assessment means different things to different people. Clearly, the resources are plentiful. What’s In A Word?

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

Reactions have never been best practice in education. Educators and administrators across the country took the blank slate created by the absence of a playbook as an opportunity to lean into their social and emotional learning (SEL) training, think flexibly and evolve their practice—in the interest of all their students.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In partnership with the Center for Global Education at Asia Society , the League of Innovative Schools has launched innovation study tours –– a learning opportunity focused on deeper learning and equity. Education at Asia Society. Tony Jackson Vice president for the Center for Global Education at Asia Society.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2023

Today’s high school graduates are increasingly questioning whether higher education is worth it, and that’s pushing colleges to rethink the value they bring students. This was a key theme I heard at last week’s SXSW EDU conference, where several panels addressed what today’s generation of students want, and how colleges can respond.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 4, 2020

Are you wondering if an administrative role in education is a good fit for you? It’s one thing to like the idea of helping students succeed or working behind the scenes in a K-12 or higher education setting, but it’s another thing to commit to a long-term career. . Educational counselor. You’ve Been Inspired by Teachers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Yet without a coordinated national response to the crisis, reliable data that could help inform policy is scarce. Neither is the federal Department of Education. So educators are tackling that homework themselves. Kubagawa, partner at NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit that invests in education leaders and entrepreneurs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

It also examines survey results and statewide policies to understand the extent to which principals have access to high-quality learning opportunities and the role of policies in increasing access. The study’s authors are Linda Darling-Hammond, Marjorie E. Wechsler, Stephanie Levin, Melanie Leung-Gagné and Steve Tozer.

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Waterford

MARCH 26, 2021

How involved caregivers are with a child’s education is the major factor in academic achievement. But it can be difficult for families to be active in their child’s education if those families can’t get their basic needs met. But also, a child’s education and development have a positive effect on families.[6]

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Perhaps (not) coincidentally, there is more spending forecast for education technology. GBH Education (part of the public broadcaster formerly known as WGBH) dug into teacher use of digital media in a new report based on two surveys taken in pre-pandemic February/March and full-pandemic June 2020. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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