eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2020

Lerner Digital is granting access to use their books to help enable librarians, teachers, and educators to help students with remote access and online learning. A selection of their digital products are now available for free through June 30, 2020. Click this link , to access these digital resources.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform enhancements and new K-12 educational products aimed at making distance learning more impactful. Savvas Realize Optimized for Distance Learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

.” I had several elementary teachers request that I work on a similar blog focused on younger learners. Below are ten strategies I hope will help elementary teachers to engage their young learners online. #1 Teachers can virtually replicate the classic word wall in their Bitmoji classrooms. scavhunt4math. #4

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2020

In the classroom, routines support student learning and build efficiency. The same is true with online and distance learning. This predictability not only reduces stress, but it improves students’ learning and their relationships with their teachers. Related content: 5 ways to take STEM outside.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders meant that students and teachers alike were forced to shift to online or hybrid learning overnight. Now, more than a year later, educators, students, and parents have been able to reflect on their experiences with online learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2021

In the classroom, routines support student learning and build efficiency. The same is true with online and distance learning. This predictability not only reduces stress, but it improves students’ learning and their relationships with their teachers. Clearly post routines and expectations.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2020

In partnership with eSchool News, Illuminate Education is spotlighting teachers in a series recognizing educators, the way they have moved instruction online during COVID-19, and how they have prioritized the needs of their students. 6th Grade Teacher. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher for that reason.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2020

Will schools convene in person again, will they have to move back to online learning in case of new viral outbreaks, or will learning remain online for now? Pandemic Planning for Distance Learning: Scenarios and Considerations for PreK–12 Education Leaders , a report from New America, asks just those questions.

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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. Online Fishbowl.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online.

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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. States are creating plans for fall as many wonder how COVID-19 has impacted learning as we know it.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2020

In an Enriched Virtual arrangement, students complete the majority of coursework online at home or outside of school, but attend school for required face-to-face learning sessions with a teacher a few times a week. Combining independent online learning with face-to-face instruction.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders meant that students and teachers alike were forced to shift to online or hybrid learning overnight. Now, more than a year later, educators, students, and parents have been able to reflect on their experiences with online learning. .

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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. But there are good examples of effective online course design. First and foremost, engaging online learning programs are built with empathy for both the teacher and the student.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In the beginning… At the onset of the pandemic, K-12 and higher education institutions weren’t adequately prepared to handle the rapid transition to online learning. Many did not have the capabilities for distance learning for faculty and students–and few were equipped for remote staff work.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

At the end of March, our team at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence , along with our colleagues at the Collaborative for Social Emotional and Academic Learning , known as CASEL, launched a survey to unpack the emotional lives of teachers during the COVID-19 crisis. teachers responded to the survey.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

based think tank New America , the three authors—an instructional designer and two former teachers—lay out four possible scenarios for what school will look like in the 2020-21 school year, based on present understanding of the COVID-19 virus and health experts’ advice for school re-openings. Although nearly every U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

To provide support during the COVID-19 crisis, Boclips is making its safe, curated video platform freely available to teachers until June 30. Teachers can sign up here. Teachers can sign up here. Regular webinars, video tutorials, and video strategy guides support educators in effectively implementing video in the classroom.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Even before the pandemic, teachers were feeling burnt out and demoralized. For many, it seems the sudden changes in recent months—prolonged school closures, emergency distance learning and the politicization of school reopenings—have only pushed them closer to a breaking point. It’s much more fraught than that,” Cummings says.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? This may assist with mitigating learning loss. education system. As the U.S.

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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 there’s another factor that’s impeding remote learning. Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

“Because of the increased Zoom requirements I don’t even have time to give feedback,” says Vinson, a teacher at a large private international school who asked to be identified by a variation of her name to protect her job security. This is completely burning teachers out.” It’s tough for students too.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

The difference two years ago was that we trained 100 percent of the teachers from PreK to grade 12 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal in Maryland, where we both work, in the science of teaching and learning—which helped our staff realize the schedule we were using did not align well with the most promising research on how students learn best.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. And as schools plan to reopen this fall, leaders should use this time to create high-quality distance learning options that could transform teaching and learning for the better. Create online teaching positions.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

School closures have forced millions of teachers, students and parents to prepare for remote instruction, often in a rushed and chaotic state. How those plans have been implemented so far—and the extent to which distance learning is in effect—depends on who you ask, or their socioeconomic status.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My children are assigned to watch online videos and answer questions about them in an online form. Teachers want to provide students with experiences they will enjoy. For years, educational technologists have cast personalized online learning as an answer to what plagues education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In an Enriched Virtual arrangement, students complete the majority of coursework online at home or outside of school, but attend school for required face-to-face learning sessions with a teacher a few times a week. Combining independent online learning with face-to-face instruction.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Our school leaders and their teachers have just had the most stressful summer to date. Create a Unifying Vision for Learning Online or offline? Live classes or asynchronous learning? Having to shift between different learning modalities is stressful for leaders and teachers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. million students and teachers in 17 states. Bucking Tradition in Distance Learning Get older, and online learning gets better.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2020

Many K-12 schools this week have cancelled in-person classes and announced a shift to online teaching. But at least one online-learning expert thinks that's a bad decision, especially for vulnerable students. Many schools are trying to figure out if they should transition to online or distance learning during a shut down.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Students’ kitchens became their classrooms, parents became co-teachers and tech support, and the internet became a lifeline to learning. Here, we discuss five key features that every LMS must have to deliver a successful learning experience—no matter where it takes place. And scalability is important.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2022

The great education beta test brought on by the pandemic has resulted in discoveries and innovations across education — from distance learning and closing the digital divide, to addressing the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools, and so much more,” said Kevin Hogan, eSN’s editor-at-large.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, schools are implementing emergency distance learning plans to prepare for potential closures. LanSchool is offering complimentary LanSchool Air licenses as an online learning solution through July 1, 2020.

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