eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Built on an education-specific large language model (LLM) developed in-house by a team of researchers from top AI labs, including IBM Research, Amazon Alexa, and Google Brain, Origin helps educators eliminate tech friction and focus on creating powerful learning moments in the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. How can we, as educators, enable engagement, persistence, and improved performance in the classroom? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2024

This belief is what drove me to develop my TEDx Talk titled “ Education Reimagined: Student-Led Learning.” Right now, we are facing an educational crisis with more teachers leaving the profession than new teachers are entering the field. If you answered, “no,” we are on the same page.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

NEW YORK – Students are gearing up for the 2023 school year, and new research from Brainly reveals that AI is an integral element in middle and high school students’ academic life – even as educators debate and worry whether the revolutionary technology belongs in the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. How can we, as educators, enable engagement, persistence, and improved performance in the classroom? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Key points: Digital learning is a key part of students’ school experiences As technology evolves, so, too, do students’ learning opportunities See related article: Is AI the future of education? Edtech tools, connected learning experiences, and 21st-century skills all play a role in preparing students for the future.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

After several years of disrupted learning, schools are taking stock of the range of challenges that need to be addressed—challenges resulting from the most significant disruption to K-12 education in history. As providers serving the education market with digital learning solutions, this is our responsibility and our commitment.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This project was supported by Google for Education and involved a number of partners, including our organization, WestEd. Instead, she added that it is important to center edtech around the educator; ultimately it is how teachers use that technology to advance their instructional goals that matters.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Alpine’s partnership will help further FEV Tutor’s mission to develop high-quality, online learning solutions that drive change by positively impacting learning outcomes for students from all backgrounds. FEV Tutor has observed heightened demand for its solutions due to ongoing learning achievement and equity gaps.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Such exploration is key to learning. But if you’re like me, your K-12 experience focused more on educational standards than creative exploration. Education is complicated. With thoughtfully developed tools, we can make great teaching more effective and empower teachers to create educational experiences that inspire students.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Many professors worry when they hear the word “innovation,” or when they see college leaders looking to the business world to upgrade practices on campus, because they fear it will weaken the quality of education. After all, higher education is rarely praised for its ability to change. But I was being ironic.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. This is a view of personalized learning that is strikingly similar to the approach Netflix has popularized with movies. prefer instructional formats that produce inferior learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

This highlights the need for educators to emphasize real-world applications across all subjects. As an educator, I consistently strive to illustrate the practical applications of geography beyond the classroom walls. Teachers Beliefs and Practices in Technology-based Classrooms: A Developmental View. or Why should I care?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

PHOENIX — Bluum , a leading provider of education technology, this week named Dan Groskreutz its new chief financial officer (CFO). He brings a wealth of experience that will help Bluum continue to drive growth and innovation in the market and improve learning outcomes for all students.” Visit Bluum to learn more.

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k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Fahad Altuwaijrys journey from academia to executive leadership is a testament to his belief in educations transformative power. Teaching and research gave me a profound appreciation for the transformative power of education, Dr. Altuwaijry recalls. Education, he believes, is the cornerstone of any thriving society.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2016

In the report published last week by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education , Professor Linda Darling-Hammond and I summarized research findings about the conditions and practices that support positive outcomes of technology use and digital learning experiences for underserved, under-resourced, and underprepared students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most teachers who work in education today have studied — or at least are familiar with — VARK , a learning theory first introduced by Neil Fleming in 1987. VARK suggests that students can best accelerate their knowledge acquisition via one of four core learning styles: visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R) or kinesthetic (K).

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

His guiding belief is that “modern video games have the potential to be taught as humanely and deeply as any traditional text.” The reason educators like Fallon and Darvasi are taking to games is because they engage students and teach many of the same skills students need to learn anyway.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Estonia and Finland, whose education systems are often held in high esteem, also placed high. Stagnant scores breed plenty of hand-wringing and questions over the value of efforts like Common Core and investments in education reform and technology. And the Americans? Let’s just copy and paste it.’” coming in 10th.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2025

Centering instruction in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and implementing both direct and student-driven instruction can help engage learners, address diverse needs and improve learning outcomes for all students. Universal Design for Learning provides a framework for designing inclusive learning environments.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Assessment has traditionally been viewed as an action conducted after the learning experience has taken place, resulting in it being a separate task from instruction. This is especially true for higher education. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This is critical work. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). From this, areas of success and improvement can be identified and learning outcomes improved.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2019

Bror told me he is a big believer in encouraging teachers to apply learning science in their classrooms because “the informal understanding of how learning works often doesn’t line up with the evidence that we’re gathering on how learning actually works.” Education researcher John Hattie says an effect size of 0.5

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). From this, areas of success and improvement can be identified and learning outcomes improved.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Assessment has traditionally been viewed as an action conducted after the learning experience has taken place, resulting in it being a separate task from instruction. This is especially true for higher education. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In its current form, our higher education system amplifies national inequities—when it could be doing the opposite. If the operating model for postsecondary stays the same, the problems of the past will continue to determine the outcomes of the future. As an organization, we focus on those for whom higher education isn’t a given.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices. The date for the following observation or meeting can be scheduled at the end of this stage.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And as I began to research this issue, I discovered that most of the technology investment in educational institutions really doesn’t impact learning engagement for learning outcomes. Can you share an example of an educator using this technology? Schools have virtually no real-time learning data.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I said, ‘Unequivocally, there is no evidence of widespread fraud or that the election was stolen,’” recalls Thomas, the director of the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University. Thomas has long worried about whether higher education prepares students for the responsibilities of democracy. 6 attack on the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices. The date for the following observation or meeting can be scheduled at the end of this stage.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Even when courses contain modules dedicated to career development, it is crucial to consider aspects beyond learning outcomes, such as informational learning and even skills acquisition. Woodward has written a number of papers on teaching business in higher education for the UK, USA, and Australian periodicals.

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