Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. First, OpenStax came for textbooks. By the nonprofit’s estimates, more than half of U.S. colleges use at least one. Baraniuk recalls thinking.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Two years ago, I was having lunch with good friends and colleagues Bob Regan from the Big History Project and Alan Louie, my co-founder at TextGenome. The Big History Project (BHP)’s approach relies on building a complete curriculum but inviting customization—“a perpetual first draft.” The Big History Project’s writing rubric.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

history in a textbook or online classroom, but it’s entirely another to visit the Statue of Liberty or the Lincoln Memorial and walk in the footsteps of those who changed history. It’s one thing to learn about U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Today, Anagnoson’s online course is embedded into a Water Systems Technology zero-cost textbook degree program, or Z-degree. College of the Canyons’ history with OER starts before Anagnonson’s dabble, however. The campus is home to several longtime advocates of open and free learning materials.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Math should be an exciting space to be in, one that’s connected to experiences outside of the textbook or classroom. Utilizing digital learning tools to help improve and support meaningful student participation in math discussions is a key way to bridge this gap. Math is joyful! It should be joyful.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Here are 10 ways to use edtech tools in the classroom: Interactive whiteboards: Employ interactive whiteboards to deliver dynamic lessons with multimedia elements, fostering engagement and participation.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. Taking Textbooks Online: Rowan Cabarrus Community College. The digital textbooks are available at a discounted price through. percent to 76.6

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

But they weren’t reading from a textbook. 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. history and civics for the first time as upperclassmen. They were roleplaying.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A recent Titan Partners survey found that students are eager to participate in on-campus courses with digitally embedded exercises. Students greatly favored hybrid options, and they preferred digital course materials over print textbooks. Other industries have experienced similar histories as new technologies rolled in.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that scores for eight-grade students on civics, history and geography exams all dipped from 2014 to 2018. And perform worse on tests. This health crisis is really a civics crisis in many ways.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Triseum's ARTe: Macenas immerses students in art history. through a signup ID supplied by their course instructors, like buying an electronic textbook. Enter Textbook Publishers. Textbook publishers could be the next level of major companies investing in the production of video games in higher education. For example, W.W.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Along with a rise in Holocaust denialism — fueled by misinformation, along with poor knowledge of the history — researchers have noted that disagreements over curriculum, book bans and politically contentious issues have ratcheted up the pressure on educators. A former history teacher from Florida, Long left the classroom in 2019.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Richard Barrera “Many districts, for the first time in the history of their summer programming, are focused on fun and engagement as a number one priority,” says Jessica Gunderson, a senior policy advisor with the Partnership for Children and Youth, based in California. We call it a summer of learning and joy. Joy is not a throw-away term.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

A school is more than just classrooms and textbooks; its a place where young minds take shape, dreams take flight, and lifelong connections are made. With nearly 100 years of history and a forward-thinking approach, Gulliver Prep stands alone as Miamis school of choice, preparing students for a dynamic and diverse world.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

During the ISTE Live conference in June, for instance, the group made about 40 NFTs that it gave out as prizes in random drawings or as rewards for various forms of participation in sessions. Textbooks and College Sports? The next best application is textbooks,” he responded to my email query. You can check out the auction here.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2023

All participants saw the same slides, but with one of four different voices: “happy female, sad female, happy male, and sad male.” And that did happen for male participants in the study, who did better on a post-video quiz about the material when a happy voice delivered the material than when a sad one did.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Kiwi enhances learning experiences by encouraging active participation with AR and social media. A student can use their smartphone or tablet to scan physical textbooks and unlock learning assistance tools, like highlighting, note creation and sharing, videos and AR guides—all features that encourage peer-to-peer learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

They seek to ensure that students learn the basic facts of Holocaust history—no small thing, given that a 2018 survey documented that 66% of American millennials cannot explain what Auschwitz was and 41% believe that 2 million Jews or fewer were murdered. First and foremost, history matters. These efforts are ambitious.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

Over the past 12 months, I learned more than any textbook could ever explain, more than any seminar could ever teach, and more than any video could ever portray. From there, the seed was planted in my mind that one day I could become a college president—and the rest is history.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2020

New education companies and nonprofits are forming everyday—a mix our education system has been comfortable with since the earliest days when schools eagerly adopted the first commercial textbook. Yes, the people are building , Mr. Andreesen. Will our leaders modernize our school system so that our teachers choose to work there?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, as of 2023, the effectiveness of high-dose tutoring has gradually declined due to low student participation rates and skepticism from education authorities regarding the actual educational impact of online high-dose tutoring. Some school districts have opted for in-person high-dose tutoring.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2016

Schools watching live are encouraged to participate by submitting questions online via Twitter using the hashtag # HMQ90TeaParty. The program will shine a light on the important role she has played in history during her lifetime, and help teachers bring learning to life in a way that no textbook can.”. image via AP ].

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Instead of letting folks create yet another math application or student gradebook add-on, we challenged participants to focus on a timely topic that not enough entrepreneurs are currently tackling: cultural relevance in schools. Photo credit: Devlo Media. Christopher Emdin’s book, “ For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Investissement Quebec led the round with participation from Whitecap Venture Partners, Brightspark Ventures and MaRS Catalyst Fund. Quest objectives include reading chapters in the textbook, and students can complete formative assessments in the form of “battles.” Helping Classcraft on its own adventure to reach more schools is a $7.5

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

Since its inception, Discovery Education has been an early mover in bringing modern technologies—such as video streaming services and digital textbooks—to the classroom. Within Sandbox AR, users can create virtual worlds and populate them with some of the hundreds of unique objects from history, the built world, science and nature, and more.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2021

ensures that students and their families don’t miss the opportunity to experience the history and beauty of the federal city. . After welcoming students with a kid-friendly look at the White House, Dr. Biden will then send participants out into Washington, D.C. The City of U.S. Washington, D.C. is a very special place to our country.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Among examples of technologies that improve student learning is interactive whiteboards, which enable teachers to create interactive lessons, annotate content, and encourage student participation through touch and gesture-based interactions. Platforms like Kahoot! What are the types of technology currently used in traditional classrooms?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything?

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Open educational resources (OER) have saved students at the University of Georgia (UGA) nearly $2 million in textbook costs alone over the past three years. The free tool appears within the pages of OpenStax textbooks and is designed to enhance students’ long-term retention of course content. According to C.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

So let me just include that in the book, just to introduce and build that language so that, maybe when they get to high school, they can participate at the table. And then also thinking about role models and how a lot of these amazing women are written out of the textbooks, and we don't hear about them.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Yet the longform research typical to disciplines like English, history and sociology can be difficult to share and find online. The Sustainable History Monograph Pilot publishes openly available digital versions of history books. That money goes to support publication at one of more than 60 participating university presses.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Within these walls, knowledge transcends textbooks, as discussions, debates, and collaborations spark deeper understanding. These sessions often encourage active participation, enabling students to ask questions, share insights, and collaborate with peers. In contrast, online learning offers flexibility, accessibility, and convenience.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

One way he looks at the online course is as a competitor to commercial textbooks, but one that is updated and enhanced by a community of professors. A video that the two professors made about the history of race and zoning laws in Kansas City has been viewed more than a million times on Facebook since it was posted last summer.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

He has published prodigiously, authoring several prominent textbooks on valuation, finance and investing, and he has frequently been named “Professor of the Year” by graduates of NYU’s M.B.A. But it’s never the same subject, because the subject matter keeps changing, the classes keep changing, the participants are different.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

These technologies capture students’ attention and help them stay focused, leading to improved motivation and participation in the learning process. Online databases, digital libraries, and educational apps provide students with a wealth of information beyond traditional textbooks. Personalized learning is another key benefit.

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