EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Allie Beldin’s love of educational technology began long before teachers made the necessary move to online learning. For Beldin, a sixth grade math teacher at Stallings Island Middle School in Georgia, educational technology has been a resource throughout her career for supporting struggling students and making classes more fun.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Nearly 5,800 students attend classes at one of the district’s eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and high school. When the district’s schools were forced to transition to online learning in March 2020, access to devices was paramount.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

San Francisco Unified School District aims to incorporate CS into the core curriculum for all students in grades pre-K-8, in order to increase access for underrepresented student populations, specifically African-American and Latino students and girls. Computer science education can take place outside of class time.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Let’s start with the basics.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Thats according to a survey of 700 elementary and middle school teachers by Study.com, an online learning platform, that queried educators in January about student achievement. Students improve in math when parents motivate them, set high expectations and connect them to help at school.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

Dictionary.com announced today it has launched the Dictionary.com Learning At Home Center , offering free, educator-reviewed materials and resources for kids from pre-K through 12th grade and their parents. “As an education provider, Dictionary.com has long been at the forefront of online learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the past 18 months, educators across the country learned how to adjust their instruction to online learning environments; many had to completely rethink how they would approach their content to meet the needs of all learners.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the CRPE analysis, which looked at plans from more than 100 districts and charter school groups, less than half were offering summer programs for elementary and middle school students, while 58 percent were offering a program for high schoolers. But blended learning options are few and far between.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“The Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge provides a unique learning experience where students explore and practice these skills in connection with real-life industry learnings,” said Trevor Pope, Competition Master at CoderZ. “We For more information about the Amazon Cyber Robotics Back-to-School Challenge, go to [link].

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

One example is Todd Leff, a CS and technology teacher who has been teaching programming at Kingsview Middle School in Maryland. However, they were adding instruction through CoderZ to their STEM learning initiative. CoderZ is an innovative and engaging online learning environment. About CoderZ.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

DENVER–( BUSINESS WIRE )– MindSpark Learning® , a nonprofit organization that delivers extraordinary learning experiences for educators and professionals, launched three new AI resources for educators and others navigating AI, including their Applied AI Certification for Educators.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2020

Last fall, after schools had closed and students were forced onto Zoom and Google Classroom in a rush, experts and educators around the world clamored to make a rather fine distinction: What they were doing wasn’t online learning, but rather emergency remote instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. — Edson Barton, CEO, YouScience The Science of Reading continues to gain momentum in changing how educators approach reading instruction, particularly in foundational skills for Grades K-3. We see older readers struggle with foundational literacy skills, which are often only taught up until the third grade.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

17, officials launched the National Public Service Platform for Educational Resources (also known as “national cloud classroom”), a collection of online resources compiled by education authorities across the country. She has a younger brother in second grade, and says “my mom is going crazy.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2020

But with SMART Boards in almost every classroom, one-to-one iPad programs in grades 4 through 8 and the district’s investment in Google's ecosystem of classroom tools, digital literacy skills were becoming increasingly crucial for Hauppauge teachers. John Hattie, Visible Learning. Research for Better Teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Does competency-based education hold the key to providing an equitable learning opportunity to every student? Count Connie Scalzetti, a middle-school teacher at CICS West Belden in Chicago, among the believers. As she puts it, competency-based learning “gives students the chance. It’s everyone getting what they need.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. The MathFacts. Let me know what you think!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For any teacher: The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning has a grant program that will open up in April of 2017. General Services Administration provides the Computers For Learning program, and applicants can submit on a rolling deadline. Educators can apply between January 15 and April 15, 2017.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

During the first semester of the school year—when my classes were meeting face-to-face—I began putting these practices in action. Like many educators, I’m still contemplating how to best adapt my teaching to online learning. The natural question might be: Will these techniques work in an online environment?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Blended learning in credit-recovery courses and alternative schools—areas where students would often have no brick-and-mortar options—has gotten a bad rap because of questions about the rigor of the online learning experience. The school’s graduating class this summer had an 89.8

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

Some of that can be attributed to the pandemic and the loss of foundational academic and social skills during online learning. These students were in early middle school or ninth grade when the pandemic started, and had to take classes like pre-algebra online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Once upon a time, teachers built all lessons and units from scratch.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. Three years prior, the district had received $28.6M

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Progress — and success — is dependent on the completion of various tasks rather than seat time as is the metric used in most states (for example, in my state of California, students must attend class 175-180 days a year to pass that grade). Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

Rick Carter Superintendent William “Trey” Holladay is credited with being the brainchild behind the Renaissance School in Athens, Alabama. In 2015, after the state passed a law requiring each local board of education to have a virtual option for students in grades 9-12, the Athens City School District created Renaissance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Students and teachers are accustomed to checklists and grading scales. It is an online student-driven performance tracker that uses the metrics of goal-setting and reflection to assess progress. Though initially designed for grades 3-8, it has been successfully used with youngers and olders (all the way through community college!).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The footage acquired was edited into a series videos demonstrating the power and benefits of HMH’s digital-first, connected solutions in a hybrid learning environment. Nominee: Juliann Koehn , Epic Charter Schools Nominated by: EmpowerU, Inc. Tiffany has taught various math courses ranging from 6th grade math through AP Calculus.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

EdSurge: Where did you attend, and why did you and/or your parents choose to send you to a virtual program, over a traditional school? I went to Virtual High School based out of Ontario, Canada. I did all of my high school online, grade 9 through grade 12, every single credit, in the Virtual High School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Here are great ways to use Sown to Grow in your classes: Sown to Grow is well-aligned with school missions that include Depth of Knowledge, John Hattie’s Visible Learning, and other philosophies that value learning to learn. Teachers provide the learning objective; students provide the feedback and reflection.

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k12 Online Schools

JULY 5, 2024

K12 Schools For parents considering this path, there are numerous online homeschooling programs available, including highly acclaimed K12 online programs that provide accredited curriculums for grades K through 12. Homeschooling gives students the freedom to structure their day in a way that promotes optimal learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

New models of learning and teaching can be powerful “first-mover” differentiators in competitive independent school markets. In addition to existing IT support, technology integration staff, or librarians/media specialists, some schools have student technology teams that are on call for assistance when needed.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

.” For many, school feels more like an obligation than an opportunity. The structured schedules, frequent assessments, and increasingly rigid curricula have drained the joy out of learning for students across the globe. Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Many of the nine first-time teachers featured in this story said that the fall semester was all about getting the hang of teaching—learning how to juggle after-hours responsibilities like grading and emailing, establishing their teaching styles and building relationships with students. Then COVID-19 changed everything.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) issued school closure policies for the entire country between January 20 and February 8, affecting China’s 278 million students across primary and postsecondary grades. Most provinces are likely to reopen schools on April 27 for students in grades 9 and 12 who are taking entrance exams.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2020

He started his career as an elementary school teacher. Then he became a high school guidance counselor and dean of students. After that, he founded his own public middle school in the Bronx and served as its principal for 10 years. How did you define student success at your middle school?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Tara Gilboa, Online Learning Experience Designer at Colorado School of Mines The LMS Checklist #1: Is the platform straightforward and user-friendly? How much can administrators, grade level chairs and central office folk see? It affects whether or not the LMS supports student learning.

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