eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. Elevating Equity: Unveiling Startling Insights for Inclusive CS Classrooms : Did you know the “nerd” stereotype can dissuade girls from pursuing STEM education? Who makes a better programmer, a mathematician or a linguist?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

EdSurge spoke with Häkkinen about the impact of new speech synthesis technologies on student assessments, and how his company is making the most of them. EdSurge: First, when we say “assistive technologies,” what exactly are we talking about? It can be a challenge to meet those expectations. Ready to try out Amazon Polly?

Accessibility 167

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Virtual learning assistants, or mentors, will, with human overseers, autonomously support personalized development: Imagine personalized learning journeys powered by AI agents that bring relevant topics to your students’ attention, based on your interests. Diane Myers, Ph.

Gamification 360

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Virtual learning assistants, or mentors, will, with human overseers, autonomously support personalized development: Imagine personalized learning journeys powered by AI agents that bring relevant topics to your students’ attention, based on your interests. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

That was the confounding question assistive technology specialist Neal McKenzie faced a year and a half ago from one of the 100-plus visually impaired students he helps in the classrooms of Northern California’s Sonoma County. “What’s an ox?” But the boy had never touched an ox or even a cow and had no reference for the animal.

Special Education 158

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

This is an urgent and growing national problem, and immediate attention is needed to help these students who likely missed the benefits of an evidence-based curriculum for foundational literacy skills in early elementary school, especially during the COVID crisis.

Communication 356

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2025

The focus will shift to practical tools that help teachers sustain student attention and engagement–the foundation of effective learning. This evolution will make high-quality STEM education more universally accessible. –Trent Workman, SVP for U.S.

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