eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 5th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on post-COVID reading instruction. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Im in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Show your work has taken on a new meaning and importance in the age of ChatGPT. As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. In some cases that means asking students to grant access to the version history of a document in a system like Google Docs, and in others it involves turning to new web browser extensions that hav

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Key points: Thoughtful AI use helps teachers support students unique writing journeys Students using AI: Its not that scary and shouldnt be banned How AI is transforming learning for dyslexic students For more news on AI use, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Twenty years ago, when I started my career as an ESL teacher in Houston, Texas, I remember the struggles of teaching persuasive writing to English learners.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

K12 educators hold the future in their hands. However, those who nurture science, technology, engineering and math learning which the National Science Board identifies as critical for U.S. national security, innovation, and prosperity play an especially challenging role. The NSBs 2023 Explorations in STEM PreK12 Education Final Report concluded that dramatically and quickly improving the STEM education trajectories at [the PreK12] level will have the largest long-term impact on the health and

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Saint Paul, MN The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is proud to announce The 36th Annual National Service-Learning Conference , taking place March 26-28, 2025, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This premier event in the service-learning field will gather educators, students, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates from across the globe to explore the transformative power of service-learning in education and community development.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A 2024 National Science Board report recently shared troubling news that K12 teachers have known for a while: The U.S. is facing a STEM talent crisis. The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024 report goes on to say, We are not producing STEM workers in either sufficient numbers or diversity to meet the workforce needs of the 21st century knowledge economy.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

TORONTO Tutor Doctor , the leader in one-to-one private tutoring, announces its global partnership with the world-class brand MindPrint Learning. As the only K12 solution that uses objective cognitive data to teach students how they learn best, MindPrint offers personalized strategies based on each students learning strengths and needs. This partnership marks the first time MindPrint has partnered with an international tutoring company, making this a significant milestone for both brands as the

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In a CDW Education webinar held Dec. 10, a panel of higher education technology experts met to discuss the evolving needs of college students and how technology plays a role in their experience. The webinar, titled Transforming the Campus Experience: Solutions That Foster Student Success in Higher Education, included representatives from CDW technology partners Canva, Genetec and Promethean.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

K12 schools are on the move at least, their data and applications are. In a recent CDW report on the cloud, 94% of school technology leaders surveyed reported moving at least 10% of their applications to the cloud so they can enjoy cost savings, scalability, reliability, agility and even improved security. However, even though many report improved security in the cloud, 42% of school survey respondents share that the main reason they keep some applications on-premises is due to security concern

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Schools face significant cyber challenges. In K12, IT teams may be under-resourced, with limited budgets and personnel. Meanwhile, the shift to digital learning has expanded the attack surface, and most end users are kids, who may not be well versed in cybersecurity best practices. In this environment, endpoint detection and response is a crucial defense, providing real-time monitoring of devices and networks.

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