Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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). It’s a wildly popular concept that has led to prevailing beliefs that students perform better if we cater to their natural learning styles.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

26, 2022 – Having already transformed into North America’s leading education technology company, Trox + Tierney will continue to grow in the education markets under the new brand of Bluum beginning today. Many of Bluum’s 775 employees stem from education, providing first-hand experience and unrivaled knowledge to their former colleagues.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Just as a sculptor can take a rough block of granite and turn it into a piece of art, the leader of a 21st century organization must take a 20th century organization and sculpt it into its modern equivalent — an organization prepared to leverage technology to enhance education. Structure of a traditional educational organization.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

The field trip was part of the Foundation’s annual enrichment trip centered on exposing students to burgeoning aerospace and technology careers. Over the past 15 years, the program has expanded its offerings to include classroom instruction on general computer science, digital technology, mixed media, robotics, esports, and web design.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. We believe that the more exposure students have to modern technologies, the more likely they are to be interested in it. This in turn sparks passion.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

It provides learners with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge by exploring topics and ideas through multiple lenses. By fostering these connections, students are encouraged to think critically and appreciate the interrelated nature of knowledge. Teachers Beliefs and Practices in Technology-based Classrooms: A Developmental View.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Our curiosity for the world around us and its people should be unwavering, and yet school curriculums around the globe do not reflect our ever-evolving landscape and impede the transition to developing technology. In my view, education should inspire a passion for things beyond our immediate circle.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By integrating real-world content relevant to their students’ lives, educators can bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical application. As technology continues to evolve, educators have a unique opportunity to create dynamic and effective learning environments.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

I am excited to share my knowledge of incorporating technology into the classroom and hope that it provides you with the support and inspiration you need. Incorporating technology into your morning meetings can be simple; you do not need to be tech-savvy. Finding the Education in Educational Technology with Early Learners.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Equipping teachers with effective strategies for facilitating student learning, particularly providing flexible access, ensures that educators leverage their years of experience in the classroom, along with evidence-based strategies in educational technology. Prioritizing Academic Acceleration and Achievement.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

While these predictions are rooted in reality, just as in the show Black Mirror , technology can have some unintended consequences. He talked about how he dropped in on a calligraphy class, and from that knowledge he created the idea of different types of computer fonts some 10 years later. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.)

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Below are some of the highlights of what we learned from following the data and the ways we’re applying that knowledge to improve access to literacy and help more students discover the excitement of reading. The solution also allowed us to ease into the use of digital content at our own pace and within funding availability.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Adaptive Educators By constantly adapting our curriculum, we have the ability to critically examine the culture we’re sharing and work to change the beliefs and messages schools transmit. We know that technology may negatively impact children’s mental health and social relationships , and AI could make this worse.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. This belief is wrong. And artificial intelligence, coding and other technologies will increasingly require mathematical sophistication.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Because new information is blended into prior knowledge, the result is – of course – subjective, heavily dependent upon the personal lens of each learner. That, in turn, is dependent upon their society, culture, past knowledge, personal experiences, and more. Students constantly build new understanding on old knowledge.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Most educational organizations want to improve teaching and learning by leveraging technology. Belief that education needs to change. As an example, many people believe they need to become fitter, yet are not prepared to act on this belief by actually taking part in a fitness program. Want your tech rollout to be successful?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Thankfully, the prevalence of technology in education gives us a powerful opportunity to mitigate many of the challenges that our schools are facing and help students reach their full potential. Enhancing student-teacher relationships Technology can never replace the role of a teacher, nor should that ever be the goal.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

When there is agreement on a common standard, these touch points make learning with technology easier and more effective. When knowledge and skills are not specific to the geographical location of children, we best serve our children by developing policy that does not limit the conversation to only those within state lines.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2020

These competencies promote intrapersonal, interpersonal, and cognitive knowledge, skills, and attitudes that support lifelong success. One of the core competencies we focus on, as a necessary foundation for the others, is self-awareness. That self-awareness must include race.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process. It takes content knowledge to evaluate and select effective curriculum materials.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

African-Americans and Latino/Hispanics make up a tiny fraction of the overwhelmingly white, male-dominated workforce of major technology companies. based technology companies is African-American or Latino/Hispanic, and only one is a woman—Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM. Knowledge is the new currency, and it’s out of reach for many.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. Knowledge Production The content on MOOCs is typically produced in universities from the U.S. And why would MOOCs need to decolonize?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. As scholars of totalitarianism have noted, the breeding ground of authoritarian movements is not belief, but cynicism.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. Tech in Service Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I read an interesting article in EdSurge last week about how current educational technologies do little to move learners beyond rote recall of knowledge and it caught me off guard. It was not the belief that technology has yet to be harnessed to its highest potential that surprised me.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2018

Decades of attempts at closing the persistent (and perhaps even widening) achievement gap, along with the knowledge that this is an immense and deeply historical issue to address, make it feel as if the task may be impossible. How do my background and beliefs potentially bias my work as an educator? What do we do with this knowledge?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This research was part of a yearlong study we led, examining how our sharply divergent attitudes and beliefs about climate change are shaped by news and information we encounter, curate, engage with and share. Our survey delved into why some students are distrustful or ambivalent while others still have hope in the midst of gloom.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Our goal this year is to support any teacher who is interested in bringing a robust understanding of the power grid or wind, solar or storage technologies to all of their students! For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better. Happy new school year!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Tamiko Hatcher, a dedicated educator and the director of Special Programs at Akron Public Schools in Ohio, displays visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to implementing innovative education technologies to transform the educational experience for the students in his district.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Everest Knowledge Through Experience The influence of constructivist theories has been instrumental in shaping PBL, from Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which argues that knowledge is constructed through experiences and interactions , to Leslie P. It makes them feel capable and that their insights are valuable.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Our current industrial model is rooted on the belief that there is an average student,” Rose said. “In Take IQ: While two students could test as having the same IQ, the specific elements of what make up that IQ—knowledge of vocabulary, reading comprehension, quantitative skills—can, and always is, different.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We discussed how restorative justice as a philosophy and set of practices more closely aligns with Indigenous knowledge systems than dominant criminal justice approaches in the U.S. A central belief of Lakota people, and many other Indigenous communities, is the idea that we are all related.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

When considering students as individuals and trying to identify the root causes of their perceived disengagement I find it useful to consider the variables of performance success—knowledge, skills, an environment conducive to learning and the motivation to learn. can use technology to connect, collaborate and learn with other people.I

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. I think we all knew, even back then, that technology could one day deliver on the long-held dream of helping teachers to differentiate instruction for every student. At the same time, we knew that technology was nowhere near a silver bullet.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In such programs, students work on real-world projects that enable them to apply their academic knowledge, while learning professional skills and technical skills. Culturally sustaining pedagogies within experiential learning utilize student and community knowledge and can bring new ways of solving problems and creativity within industry.

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