eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Tamiko Hatcher, a dedicated educator and the director of Special Programs at Akron Public Schools in Ohio, displays visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to implementing innovative education technologies to transform the educational experience for the students in his district.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. For others, they remain the best way to compare students objectively and hold schools accountable. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests. Two years ago, U.S. asks Mark Moulton.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2022

How schools and districts use and design time says so much about their understanding of how the brain learns and the important role the daily schedule plays in both the academic and social-emotional development of each student. Despite having students back in school and on campus, this school year remains complex and anything but normal.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

.” Integral to this initiative is the Lincoln Content Bank , an award-winning, multi-modal, educational content library that equips teachers with nearly 110,000 highly vetted learning assets they can configure and assemble to meet the needs of their students. SOURCE Lincoln Learning Solutions

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Conventional wisdom around when and where students learn, what knowledge they need to be successful, and who they are as learners is all rapidly changing, especially as technology becomes more prevalent in classrooms. Many students’ families could not afford computers, or even an internet connection. Vancouver Public Schools (Wash.)

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

These days, she’s got a host of activities--from a broadening the state’s student achievement plans (Every Student Succeeds Act, also known as ESSA), to work on open education resources, to activities like this -- efforts to unlock the creativity and spirit of educators and staff in the state’s department of education.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2020

Dr. Don Murphy, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at Hauppauge Public Schools, which serves almost 4,000 students, says his district faced the same struggles as many others. They love that they don't lose time with their students and can access learning on their own terms.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2022

They hold those jobs for different reasons—to pay off student debt, to afford an apartment without roommates, to set themselves up to leave teaching for good, to online shop guilt-free, to afford the occasional take-out order—and with varying degrees of necessity. Stacey Robinson. Reaghan Murphy. There are times I go in the negative. …

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 21, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 21, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

For years, personalities like Sir Ken Robinson have taken education systems to task for actually testing the creativity out of students. Author and educator Katie White, who’s something of an expert on the creative process, may have a practical solution. The interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

A handful of efforts attempt to turn their visions into reality, and they aren’t just making small tweaks: Some of these new colleges don’t have physical classrooms. Most assume that students don’t care about specific academic disciplines, or about honoring “tradition” when it comes to education.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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Art Schools Physical Education Middle School 60

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 22, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. But teaching those types of subjects from a distance can be hard for some educators if they’re doing it for the first time. In Gwinnett County, Ga.,

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Hot Lunch Tray

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Professional Learning In 2021, I guided our longest standing K12 online instructors in the district (Foreign Languages & Physical Education) through a Quality Matters self-review. In my son’s situation, school distilled down to the required learning allows he to be immersed in his in-person real world learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In December 2015, I found myself toiling away on a fifth grade figurative language lesson in a unique place—a local tech meetup called Code For Vegas. Teachers are charged with preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist. I tweaked materials, gathered student feedback and iterated on my instructional designs.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

Whatever term is used, the overall message is clear: Many schools and districts, whether by their own choice or by a decision handed down from the state, will be encouraging—and in some cases requiring—that students and staff wear face masks when they return to their school buildings in the fall. At Joplin Schools in Joplin, Mo.,

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