Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2020

For a growing number of districts, going back to school means a return to remote instruction. And for district technology coaches, whose job it is to help teachers use digital tools effectively, such experiences from the spring are top of mind as they prepare during these last few weeks before school starts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Over the next year, we will see this momentum continue, as more schools realize the benefits and implement solutions to enable this. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On a recent walk after spending a day working with middle school teachers on engagement strategies, I was listening to the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. I had questions and I wanted to know more.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2018

There is a lot of talk about how the role of the educator morphs to facilitator to meet the needs of students when implementing personalized learning—but it’s rare to see pointers for how the role of technology coordinators, integrators and coaches should shift to meet the needs of teachers during this transition.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself zipping around several of the schools she works with in the city to assist teachers, give workshops or try to help vice principals grasp the nuances of math instruction. But she struggled with geometry.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. This is especially true for sixth graders, they said, who are managing a challenging transition to middle school and lack independence.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (Office of Edtech, for short) issued a Request for Proposal for a better way to help schools evaluate edtech tools before making a purchase and. “[We In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

At SchoolStatus, we firmly believe that educators’ voices must be central in shaping education technology. Our Customer Advisory Board enables us to directly collaborate with the people who best understand the needs of schools and districts across the U.S. Dr. Shepherd was the Asst.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

New York’s Academy of Thought and Industry (ATI) is part of a network of Montessori-inspired middle schools, inheriting fifteen former students of AltSchool and its proprietary learning management system. One-on-one coaching will continue over the phone, he explains, as we are still waiting for his mentee to call.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months. They evaluated the technology’s impact on student learning, impact on reader identity, and perceptions of the technology.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2024

All around my room are reminders of my identity as a 6’2, 280-pound Black and Puerto Rican man, husband, father, math teacher and basketball coach. I don’t remember middle school ever being like this, and the fact that it was mostly students of color gave me pause. Do my titles of husband, father, teacher or coach even matter?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Alicia Sewell, a middle school teacher in Alabama, has made a job transition that’s essentially the opposite of the one Bass made. During the pandemic, she moved from a district-level position in instructional technology back into the classroom. Technology doesn't replace the teacher.”

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

I attended low-performing elementary and middle schools in San Francisco, and no one in my family had ever gone to college. My pathway to college and a career was a narrow—and unlikely—success story. There, my academic preparation for college was first-rate. Even so, I still nearly fell off the college path.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. Middle school students are navigating the most vulnerable and self-conscious developmental phase. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Victoria Salas Salcedo English Language Arts Teacher, Rancho Milpitas Middle School Victoria Salas Salcedo, a Bay Area middle school teacher who recently achieved National Board Certification in English Language Arts for Early Adolescence, has incorporated artificial intelligence in her classroom for the past three years.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

There was a little bit of everything at Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco today. million donation to San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), marking the fifth year of its partnership with the former. Of the $12.2 Salesforce giving to SFUSD.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

High school and middle school students spend a lot of time in hallways, moving between classes. You can envision hallways as a learning commons: Activate that space in the service of education, and set the tone for continuous learning. MORE FROM EDTECH: Here is how K–12 schools can envision the future of education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

That’s the hope, anyway, for the founders of this startup, currently in beta testing and targeted toward high school and middle school students. Parents then schedule a time for the 45-minute video call with the coach. The app, formerly called Blitz Bowl , matches students based on skill level.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Johnston County educators are confident they will continue to see growth, and they credit Savvas for being part of the “right mix of expertise, resources, and support” that is delivering real results for the district’s students. Ramaz School Nominated by: RobotLAB Inc.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. Hillary Robbins, who spent 10 years as an elementary and middle school teacher in Texas, says she scoured the internet for information on making the jump to edtech before making any moves.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Provide ongoing feedback from those who understand blended learning AND instructional coaching. When provided with an instructional coach who provided ongoing observations with feedback and targeted coaching, the implementation was quicker and more effective. Invest in training coaches.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For example, completing homework requires executive function skills, and the benefits of homework increase as students move into middle school and high school. There is a direct relationship between executive function development and the effectiveness of different types of learning activities.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Data via National Center for Education Statistics, danwang.co Lack of Exposure Throughout middle school and high school, I was never exposed to CS, which I believe is a big reason as to why I never developed an interest in the subject. That doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be codified into the curriculum.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Then, they can develop their interest in taking other STEM courses as they continue in middle school and high school. I think it’s meaningful to bring what we see outside of education into the classroom. Not every school has a Mac or iPad for every student. My team supported me a lot.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This distributed model of learning took off and has grown over the years to a network of nearly 300 Fulton County educators who are pioneering new approaches to education technology use, testing new tools and helping others in their schools and communities do the same. That can be done in various ways.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

For educators and parents navigating the world of education technology, international players such as Byju’s may not yet be household names. FutureSchool offers project-based coding and math classes with live tutors who serve as coaches.) But they will. But they will.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2024

Arnold, Director of School Pathways, New York City Public Schools (New York, NY) Nkiru Azza, Elementary Teacher, Digital Lead Learner, Toronto District School Board (Toronto, ON, Canada) Ronda Blevins, Ed.D., Elementary ELA Curriculum Coordinator, St.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

If a college baseball coach wants to improve the hitting average of his team, what should he do in batting practice? In fact, the Saxon math curriculum my teachers used when I was in middle school over 25 years ago leveraged interleaving. This approach isn’t new.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Frelix pointed to Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco as an example. Students there have the option of getting help from mindfulness coaches, and she said the school has seen a decrease in absenteeism, bullying and classroom behavior incidents.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In February 2017, I was a digital coach at Pinecrest Academy St. Rose , a middle school in Las Vegas, where I supported teachers and students with tech-based initiatives. . However, as costs decrease, school districts that lack resources can usually find the money to secure at least a basic setup. Here’s How.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In our elementary school, FH Gizmos is a third-grade-run pop-up store. In our middle school, it is a student-run, online school startup that functions just like Amazon. In the middle school, FH Gizmos online employees had to figure out how much to charge for 3D prints, such as a replica of Hogwarts or YouTube play button.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some approaches include “advocacy centers” where students are coached through strong emotions with activities like yoga, breathing exercises or calming music. On the opposite end of the Lone Star State in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Principal Anabel Ibarra likewise developed a plan for culture change at Bowie Middle School.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

Realizing that teachers would need extra support in these new models, many schools focused heavily on professional development. But in practice, they “used technology to reduce their student-to-teacher ratios during teacher-led instruction” to help lighten the load, according to the report. Yet the authors found challenges as well.

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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

Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. And then after that — and this is what we do at Imagine Learning — ongoing support and coaching are critically helpful. I figured it out!”

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