eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In the first course, Critical Thinking, students learn to apply critical thinking to situations in a wide variety of areas such as advertising, politics, the media, and popular culture.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

BROOMFIELD, COLO. – Conga , the global leader in Revenue Lifecycle Management solutions, has partnered with Edmentum , a global education leader in K-12 learning technology solutions, to streamline its contract management processes with a unified, end-to-end solution to simplify and accelerate the sales cycle.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The sizzle of a courseware product, no matter how slick, loses its heat when faculty culture is not tuned to embrace it. But when a scaled implementation leverages faculty expertise and feedback during all stages, the culture shifts, and faculty move from being skeptical of adaptive learning to being advocates for it.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In addition to driving collaboration and productive social interactions, innovative edtech can enable personalized learning based on a student’s individual SEL needs to support differentiated learning recovery. Schools generally agree that learning technology is a high priority—as reflected in their budgets.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2022

The CCD’s five career readiness pillars – personalized career and academic plans, career advising, work-based learning, technology, and accountability – organize a report on the Condition of Career Readiness Report in the United States.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It is the path to sustained cultural transformation, and it starts with the adult relationships in your building. Unfortunately, both of these trends place a significant strain on school Wi-Fi, beyond the cases of needing to connect the distance-learning students. . John Wheeler, CEO, Vernier Software & Technology.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

DreamBox Learning ®, the K-8 digital math company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology, announced today that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has selected DreamBox Learning Math to support teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate student learning loss.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

What’s more, they were able to talk with one another about various strategies for solving the problem, which helps build classroom culture through dialogue and discourse. In “Culturally Responsive Teaching” by Zaretta Hammond, she encourages teachers to guide students from being dependent to independent learners.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Fortunately, the future of learning technology is not replacing teachers, but amplifying their ability to meet the learning needs of their students. They create classroom cultures where academic inquiry is exciting and achievement is a shared ambition. Teachers are indispensable to high-quality education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As an anthropologist and learning scientist who has studied many edtech movements over the years, I recognize a familiar pattern of technology-fueled optimism being squashed by entrenched social and cultural structures. Equitable: An analysis by John Hansen and Justin Reich of U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Unite for Literacy provides a variety of books that celebrate the languages and cultures of international communities with the goal of cultivating a life-long love of reading.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2016

Personalized Learning Roundtable. Led by: Andrea Winters, Director of Learning Technology, Clear Creek ISD. Led by: Monika Davis, Manager of Instructional Technology, DeKalb County School District. Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning. Monday, June 27, noon| Lunch. Monday, May 27, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

As school district demand for proven, personalized learning technology experiences its largest boom in history, these executives join the DreamBox team in time for a school year in which educators are ready to leverage the skills, knowledge, and connectivity gained during the pandemic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Unite for Literacy provides a variety of books that celebrate the languages and cultures of international communities with the goal of cultivating a life-long love of reading.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

So what would it take to ensure all kids, regardless of gender or race, have the opportunity to learn computing ideas? So what would it take to ensure all kids, regardless of gender or race, have the opportunity to learn computing ideas?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Personalized learning technologies can, ironically, make the learning experience less personal, less human. Despite my criticisms and sour experiences , I don’t believe that all education technology is bad. Does the technology help to minimize complexity?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Department of Education has provided official guidance on the use of technology with young children. . The department sets out four guiding principles for using technology with early learners: Technology — when used appropriately — can be a tool for learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We are focused on helping educators deliver impact in a few key areas: Creating active learning experiences that foster self-expression What happens when students are given more options to engage with content and demonstrate their learning?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As the class researches things, one student will say, ‘Oh, I found this link, and it’s a great resource,’” says Sayer, who also oversees learning technologies at Haileybury, a large, multi-campus school based in Melbourne. “I His favorite aspect of the technology? I’m with the children now.

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k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Another challenge is the rapid evolution of technology, which is reshaping how education is delivered. Leaders must be adaptable, fostering a culture of lifelong learning among staff and students alike. Educational leaders must model resilience, encourage innovation, and build a supportive school culture.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

The goal of critical pedagogy is to encourage students to think about the way they are being taught and how they, as students, fit into broader social and cultural context. Because teachers have internalized this kind of culture of assessment. More than 80 people tuned in and had a chance to bring their questions and perspectives.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

The point is not that what teachers look for differs from what the AI tool looks for—that difference may be inevitable, especially with machine learning, where decision rules mutate over time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

Most important to online and distance education is a culture of kindness, interaction, and responsiveness. Although I have listed this item last, a well-organized LMS can make a tremendous difference in the success of your school’s online program. Teachers and students thrive in such an environment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Additionally, utilizing multimedia resources–such as videos, podcasts, and interactive simulations–can cater to various learning styles, making lessons more accessible. Regular training and professional development for teachers are essential to ensure they are comfortable and proficient with technology.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

This is all possible through DreamBox’s patented intelligent adaptive learning technology, which generates insights from high-quality and pedagogy-driven information about each student’s learning. Lesson Highlights is another example of our commitment to developing solutions that are?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

How to Build a Classroom Culture Remotely. FIRST was founded more than three decades ago to inspire young people to become science and technology leaders and innovators, ready to solve the world’s greatest challenges—under the idea that when inspiration happens, education follows. FIRST @ Home Activities & Resources.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Flipgrid started when Charles Miller, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota and former co-director of its Learning Technologies Media Lab, was traveling abroad for a research project and wanted to continue class discussions with the 12 graduate students in a course he was teaching.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The more you build this kind of experience into a school's culture, the easier it is for teachers to reimagine their role in the classroom. Kids feel a lot more ownership over the work. They can be more of a participant because they have a little extra knowledge.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

At the same time, many game-making professionals have grown tired of entertainment-only games and leery of the often toxic culture. A significant number of talented game makers are jumping over to games designed for meaning, impact and learning. Recently, the world of edtech financing has exploded. This is beginning to shrink that gap.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Collaboration is not confined by physical barriers–global learning communities connect and share insights in real-time. Adaptive learning technologies cater to individual needs, optimizing educational paths for diverse learners. Personalized learning: Technology enables a more personalized approach to education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It reduced its developmental course offerings to only one required reading course that is paired with the college-level course, and two self-paced math pathways that use adaptive-learning technology along with guided instruction from a faculty member in the classroom. There were physical changes, too.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, what they rarely know is happening," says Venteicher, "is that they are getting an immersion of 1930s pop culture. Image Credit: James Flaskamp It has long been argued that learning through experience is the most effective way to master a subject.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

And, as Martha Bongiorno indicates from her recent teaching experiences, “Nurturing learner agency in the school environment allows our students to develop social responsibility, cultural awareness and positive personal identity. They learn content and how to be a positive change agent in our communities.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2017

Charles Miller, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota and director of its Learning Technologies Media Lab , created FlipGrid a few years ago. Valenza uses a free tool called FlipGrid , which makes it easy to create a threaded video chat that only students and professors in the course can watch.

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