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? For the past two and a half years, we’ve been exploring this question at Michigan State University. Using the subway map, teachers came up with a sequence of instructions (a.k.a.

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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.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

It’s free to schools. elementary schools have signed up for accounts. Earlier edtech startups, including Curriculet and LightSail, tried to build digital libraries for schools, something that promised to give teachers and librarians far more flexible (and affordable) access to books for students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“I don't have time to use technology with my littles.” In my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. It’s exhausting to get them all logged in.” “Our It makes sense.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Analytics Show What’s Working Many districts across the country are undertaking initiatives that combine technology with innovative pedagogical models. However, very few of these initiatives combine teacher professional learning, technology integration and advanced analytics that show where and how the implementation is improving outcomes.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

The MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) program coevolved with the technology available. Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Make it (inter)personal “Many educators associate personalized learning technology with a push to commercialize and dehumanize education—keeping students glued to screens with little human interaction.” Answers to satisfy all sides of the debate may not readily present themselves, but let’s examine a few different views on the matter.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

At Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (SCCPSS) in Georgia, a three-school pilot in January 2020 grew into a district-wide online and offline reading program for students across its 34 elementary schools, according to Andrea Burkiett, director of curriculum and instruction for the district.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Because most of the districts in San Diego County are elementary school districts, the county decided to pivot and focus only on elementary school literacy data. However, the district quickly realized that having such wide representation presented its own set of challenges.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Because most of the districts in San Diego County are elementary school districts, the county decided to pivot and focus only on elementary school literacy data. However, the district quickly realized that having such wide representation presented its own set of challenges.

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Gaggle Speaks

JUNE 21, 2016

Angela is a consultant who specializes in many education-related challenges, including curriculum planning, technological literacy and parent outreach. She started her career as an elementary school reading teacher and has been consulting, writing and speaking for decades. Nichole Pinkard, Founder of Digital Youth Network.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Many schools that applied for grants during the pandemic are only now getting access to awarded funds. Now that the most urgent phase of the crisis is past, learning technology leaders can assess how to implement technology that both prepares them for the next emergency and better supports students’ everyday learning needs.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many schools that applied for grants during the pandemic are only now getting access to awarded funds. Now that the most urgent phase of the crisis is past, learning technology leaders can assess how to implement technology that both prepares them for the next emergency and better supports students’ everyday learning needs.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Frazier , a fourth grade teacher who says remote learning reaffirmed the career path she chose. Kristen Stein , an elementary school teacher who enjoyed remote learning more than expected. Ranjini Nagaraj , a high school chemistry teacher who worried about her students’ basic needs.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Chromebooks, Wi-Fi and AV Equipment Enhance Learning . Technology helps facilitate new ­pedagogies in a modern learning environment, including the flipped ­classroom approach, where students learn at home through short video ­lectures and reading assignments. Students have different sitting preferences.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2024

Across the globe and in the United States, educators say that devices and learning technology offer significant benefits, but we cannot overlook the pressing need to give teachers proper training and time to manage the technology they are currently using.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2025

We are the generation that spent important years of our lives in the COVID-19 lockdown, then released back into the world without the tools to cope, high school senior Adonte DaCosta told New York City Council members at a hearing last fall. Students who leave elementary school as poor readers may struggle the rest of their academic careers.

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