Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With billion-dollar fundraises on top of billion-dollar valuations , it’s no mystery that the education technology industry is attracting top dollars from investors. The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with three educational leaders from Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 in Illinois about their experiences with and strategies for using technology to enrich classroom environments. Caitlin Smith, the director of technology, has been in the K-12 educational technology space for 10 years.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

This gamified approach to supporting student well-being, called #WinAtSocial, empowers students to navigate their social world positively — including social media and technology — to fuel their health, happiness, and future success. Have the power to shape their everyday lives through the choices they make.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. Far too many distance learning discussions in the spring began with identifying digital tools. School leaders asked: Which apps should we download?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

“Blended learning definitely has been an important factor in the changes we’ve seen in our students, our teachers, and in our schools,” says David Rose, deputy chief in the district’s Dept. of Educational Technology and Library Programs.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

Ken Futernick brings together people who disagree deeply on issues that are most dividing school communities these days — such as teaching about gender and sexual identity or about the history of racism in America. You might think the discussions would involve shouting matches or verbal fireworks. And he records the conversations.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2024

Heidi Rose, an elementary school teacher in Denver, Colorado, knows that all too well. I was having a hard time functioning and just continually thinking about how far past the point of no return we are,” she says, sitting on a too-small stool at a shared table in her first grade classroom at Lincoln Elementary School.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

This approach helps teachers reflect deeply and hold evidence-based discussions with coaches and colleagues. Facing a teacher shortage, Littleton Elementary School District had to hire many new teachers from outside of Arizona. And the effect is just as powerful when it comes to student learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2024

During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. One night per week, I teach preservice elementary school teachers who serve as paraprofessionals at K-12 schools in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and California through Reach University.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Whether you are new to personalized learning—or a seasoned pro—I hope you’ll find them helpful as you begin the school year. 2) Video - Personalizing Learning at Oregon High School Learn how Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin uses technology to personalize the learning experience. Know that we are cheering you on!

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

A few years ago, a group at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that paid for notebooks and software for creating a professional development program for elementary school teachers. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning. by David Andrade.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Though they may not usually call themselves therapists, its relatively common for instructional coaches to think about their work in this way, according to DeAnn Huinker, a professor of mathematics education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Elementary school teachers can fall short on math instruction, according to Huinker.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Realizing this, during the 2015-2016 school year, the Elizabeth Forward elementary teachers and administrative staff began to discuss the possibility of using micro-credentials and badging for their youngest students. Vernon Elementary Schools, Central Elementary School and William Penn Elementary School respectively.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In one of the episodes, Latoya discussed the lessons she learned from co-principalship. At that moment, it became clear: we could redesign Pershing Elementary School by implementing a co-principalship model. As a child, I loved being at school. Throughout the school, Jessica and I conducted community think tanks.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The far-reaching meta-analysis considered flipped learning experiments done in elementary schools, high schools and colleges, with the bulk of the studies in the higher ed setting. And he said that by looking at flipped learning across K-12 schools and colleges, the analysis ended up comparing apples and oranges.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

We spent time brainstorming a list of feelings students had about high school, the hardships, the exciting moments, and everything in between. For example, my students read a variety of books about education to learn more about challenges and solutions in the field.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 11, 2019

Teachers can also find tips online, such as CDW•G K–12 Education Strategist David Andrade’s blog, “ Educational Technology Guy.”. There’s no doubt modern learning environments are advancing education. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

That’s a smart move considering a recent USA Today/Ipsos poll found that 20 percent of teachers are “unlikely to go back to school if their classrooms reopen in the fall.” Staggering student schedules helps with social distancing, but class sizes in Clark County were as high as 40 in some elementary schools before the coronavirus emerged.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Santoro and Romano-Arribito, along with teacher Danielle Arnold-Schwartz, join us this week on the EdSurge podcast to discuss the serious impacts of demoralization—and also whether it can be overcome. She says she loved working in elementary school but the switch to middle school was tough.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

In a four-week unit on Albert Camus’ “The Stranger,” his senior year English students helped design guiding questions and themes, decided on daily and weekly assignments, determined how assessment and evaluation would be conducted, led each day’s discussion, and held each other accountable to mutually agreed-upon expectations.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2024

It was 2022 and I had recently been hired as the principal of an all-girls elementary school in New York, and it was my first visit to the school to meet students, staff and families. Having worked primarily with middle and high schoolers, I wasn’t yet used to the blunt inquisitiveness of our younger students. The challenge?

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Recently, I was in a meeting with department chairs and administrators at my high school. We were discussing the agenda when the topic of ChatGPT elicited a collective groan. After discussing revisions to our existing policies, a colleague added, “We have to go back to old-school methods.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

So he made a small adjustment: He stopped tying class discussions to the previous night’s homework. Salazar is part of a growing movement of educators rethinking homework in light of the pandemic. Maxey has spent over two decades in public education, both in the classroom and at the administrative level. We are where we are.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I have many great memories from elementary school, but my favorite memories revolve around field trips. While traditional field trips continue to offer opportunities to create memorable learning environments for students of all ages, a new wave of technologies have created new, virtual field trip (VFT) experiences.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Participating in a simulation of the Constitutional Convention offered them a structured experience to practice the skills necessary for civic discourse—listening, discussing and compromising. If we want an active, informed and engaged republic, then commitment to those goals must begin in elementary school—if not earlier.”

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

As one-to-one programs see significant growth in K–12 schools across the country, IT teams will need extra support to manage and maintain the surge of student devices. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. by Jennifer Brown.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2019

This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. . by Jennifer Brown.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Monica Burns first started working with educational technology in 2011 when she was teaching at a New York City school that was becoming a magnet school. The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blended learning “can provide educators and students with a wealth of actionable insights on student learning, needs and preferences, empowering them to deliver the right learning resources at the right time for the right students,” according to the Consortium for School Networking’s Tech Enablers 2019 report. by Wendy Jones.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

While videoconferencing tools are readily available, many schools overlook — or are not aware of — the benefits this technology can bring. . In a recent study conducted by InFocus , AVTechnology and Tech & Learning, only 19 percent of the 201 education technology users surveyed use videoconferencing in their schools. . “K–12

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

The thing is, I really wanted to contribute to class discussions. Because I did well in school, nobody was ever concerned. However, from the time I was in elementary school, it was difficult to complete assessments on time, and it always took me unreasonably long to finish homework in the evening.

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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. They made designs for bookmarks to hand out.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

When visiting a classroom last year to lead a lesson on multimedia creations for a group of elementary school students, we tackled this issue together. After students have spent time gathering information, bring them back together to share their reflections and discuss any obstacles they faced while searching for information.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Discussions with Symbolab were ongoing for more than a year before the deal was concluded, Grauer said. Course Hero has purchased not just a technologically powerful platform, but also a committed user base. “If While the company is not in a position to disclose details, discussions with companies are ongoing, Grauer said.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. During one of the sessions, a seasoned teacher's candid remarks struck a chord. However, many students have told me directly, "Miss, that doesn't make me feel better."

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Gibson also told the audience to keep in mind that schools “do not work outside the context of a child’s own community,” echoing another whole child tenet. There must be cohesion between what a child learns at school and home, and vice versa. Rosa Perez-Isiah, the principal of Lucille Smith Elementary School in Lawndale, Calif.,

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

In elementary schools, we don’t have templates for evaluation. We have assessment discussions with parents and students at least once a year, but many have the habit of having them twice. We set goals and discuss the learning process, and the evaluation is always based on the students’ strengths.

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