Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. Sort It Out. 5 minutes).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for use under two statewide initiatives. IXL serves approximately 67,000 students in Rhode Island, which accounts for more than 40 percent of learners in the state.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Many publishers waived copyright fees for use of materials in distance learning, made teaching resources freely available and aggregated useful content. Online learning platforms and other edtech tools gained traction. Publishers created no-cost licenses to enable teaching under these new circumstance.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

And while these may just seem the latest bright and shiny objects to capture our trending eyes, if we step back and examine the pedagogy supporting these “buzzwords,” we can see the importance they have in reaching our students in both in-person and hybrid-distance learning classrooms.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2020

The Bloomz communication platform enables schools to communicate updates in real-time to parents and students; share lessons, student work and feedback; and keep the school-to-home connection strong so students learning at home don’t fall through the cracks. Related Content: eSchool News Online and Blended Learning Guide.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2020

Despite this uncharted territory in which schools find themselves, it is important to highlight that there are steps to take that will help navigate this changing landscape and ensure that no student has to feel the weight of this crisis. Related content: The blended learning model that can help schools reopen.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The importance of academic integrity can’t be underestimated, especially when it comes to blended learning. Students are now expected to possess an increased degree of autonomy – probably the highest in history, which might nudge them toward cheating. And these aren’t just words.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 14, 2020

Last night I had the opportunity to be a guest lecturer for students in the credential program at UC Riverside. I began our session by asking participants to tell me the first three words that came to mind when they heard the phrase “blended learning.” It worked beautifully! quiz features).

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ? Prioritize student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies; ? Leverage a full-service, multi-year professional learning plan from EL Education to support teachers; and. ? “By Share assignments digitally; ?

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has made one thing clear: Teachers and administrators have used unique and innovative ways to reach students online as remote learning became the only type of learning across the nation. The pandemic has forced learning out of physical classrooms–and it presents a unique opportunity for educators.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

All four scenarios laid out in the New America guide are predicated on the idea that distance learning will, in some way, be folded into every school’s plans for the coming year. Also underpinning these various scenarios is the critical need for professional learning and development over the summer.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

A lack of access to connectivity and devices for distance learning, especially in low-income and under-resourced communities, has resulted in ELs being at a high risk for suffering from “COVID learning slide.” times more effective than typical interventions for both EL and non-EL middle school students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2022

One of my favorite parts of being an educator is the sense of community that is created with each new class of students. When asked to build that same sense of community with my students through a computer screen as we went into a distance learning mode, my brain started to misfire. How am I going to do that?

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

The partnership will provide teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum on Kiddom’s platform to share assignments digitally, communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions, while prioritizing student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

for all of her students. She’s in Tennessee—where she is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University—but some of the students she’s teaching are now taking the class from California, where it’s only 8 a.m. And a couple of students are back home in China, where it’s midnight. When Elizabeth Self starts teaching her 11 a.m.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

Claire Cummings teaching English online to students in China for VIPKid. Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The shift to virtual learning in early 2020 put a spotlight on online course design, with all its flaws and inconsistencies. First and foremost, engaging online learning programs are built with empathy for both the teacher and the student. Caring enough to examine multiple viewpoints leads to amazing learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

More recently, governments in Japan and South Korea have kept students home. Across the region, schools have moved classrooms to the cloud in what’s become a massive experiment in distance learning, impacting local and international schools alike. And from Singapore to Vietnam, classes are canceled. Well, sort of.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

When we decided that we’d be giving our sixth-grade students control over their own learning this year, our colleagues told us we were crazy. It turns out young adolescents are extremely capable of engaging in self-paced, blended learning. Before, our students were completely dependent on the teacher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

How SSO made remote learning easier Susan Moore, the district's Supervisor of Blended Learning, says ClassLink’s SSO platform was already the place where all students and teachers went to access digital apps and content. Without ClassLink, Benigni imagines the quick switch to remote learning would have been chaotic.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

PowerSchool announced its new Unified Insights Student Learning release , a first – of – its – kind tool, giving educators a holistic view into data they’ll need to help ensure all students can stay on track following the shift to distance learning. Here’s what we’ve seen in the last seven weeks : .

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Chief among them: How will families and students cope with closures? And how can schools roll out effective remote learning plans in a short amount of time? embed] EdSurge: Should schools be prioritizing home internet access for remote learning right now? Give your school permission to phase out. What am I going to keep?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Student safety leader Impero today launched a cloud-based platform, built on state-of-the-art technology, that provides teachers, school counselors and administers with classroom management and student safety solutions, all in one place, to support hybrid learning. Once students are safe, schools must educate them.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

The solution includes all of the digital and physical components that individual students need to complete science investigations for the entire school year from anywhere, boxed and ready to take home. From detailed lesson plans to background materials to student worksheets – everything is also included for the teacher.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2020

Over in Massachusetts, Becky Csizmesia, who was teaching music to elementary students at Silvia Elementary when schools closed, had a similar problem with communication apps. Our priority this summer, as we go into the fall, was going with one learning management system,” says Gordy. All the teachers were using something different.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in grades 5-9 build reading, writing, and leadership skills. The free web-based curriculum is modular so students can move at their own pace, logging in any time of day for any length of time.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These devices and tools empower teachers to create engaging lessons, fostering a more interactive and collaborative learning experience.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. But education students still need to work on lesson plans, and kids still need summer activities. Some kids have no internet. No computer.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Any small college knows the challenge of filling an esoteric literature course with enough students to officially keep the course on record through an entire semester. Going the distance. This makes it difficult to recruit course enrollments from the entire student body to fill up any one class offered at any one CAC location.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how mobile devices are proving to have a positive impact on K–12 learning. The video camera can be used for distance learning or teleconferencing ; the IR works with Windows Hello to support automatic logins using facial recognition in any light , and automatic logouts whenever authorized users leave the area.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. Once you know how each student learns, you can guide them in selecting methods and resources for their learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

The real issue is that the teaching and learning process in class is not engaging students via technology that is an integral part of their lives. “My My son has learning issues, and when I walked into his classroom, I began to see it through his eyes,” he says. But his current venture is something of a personal mission.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

The real issue is that the teaching and learning process in class is not engaging students via technology that is an integral part of their lives. “My My son has learning issues, and when I walked into his classroom, I began to see it through his eyes,” he says. But his current venture is something of a personal mission.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 27, 2025

Introduction: Why Its Time to Rethink What We Know About Online Learning for K12 Students Online schooling today is not what it was a decade ago. In fact, its evolved into a vibrant, structured, and highly personalized model of education that serves millions of students across the world.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 9, 2023

Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “blended learning” (Pavla, 2014).

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