eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive apps to virtual environments, these technologies create dynamic educational experiences, preparing students for the demands of the digital age while empowering educators to deliver impactful lessons. How technology helps in teaching and learning Technology revolutionizes K-12 teaching and learning, offering myriad benefits.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Jody Britten, a senior associate at the Metiri Group , talked about how 3D technologies and data visualization tools lead to better learning outcomes with EdTech. Active-learning technology allows them to move from consuming information to creating and thinking on a deeper level ,” Britten said.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Engagement : Interactive tools, such as gamified learning apps, make lessons more engaging, which can lead to better retention and understanding of complex subjects. However, it’s important to acknowledge that while technology offers numerous benefits, it also presents challenges.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

According to research, 80 percent of the class of 2023 said they wouldve been more engaged in learning if they had understood their aptitudes (or innate natural talents) and how those align to career opportunities.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Schools will make changes to provide systematic instruction and stem the bleed of learning loss. The gaps will have to be filled from the COVID-19 pandemic; as administrators begin to witness the widening of learning gaps, they will have to assure that teachers are equipped to provide systematic and focused instruction. .

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Lego education programs “provide K–12 solutions that use the physical Lego bricks kids know and love to build different robotic creations that they can program to perform different tasks,” says Aaron Maurer, STEM lead for the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency in Iowa. PBL Needs Community and Administrative Buy-In.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Wiley had disclosed paying $56 million in cash for zyBooks, a digital courseware provider for STEM and computer science subjects. For most of its years as a startup, Knewton focused on building adaptive learning technologies that it would license to publishers, before pivoting to sell its own courseware in late 2017.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs. STEM opportunities are on the rise for young learners as elementary and early childhood programs increase exposure to STEM activities and careers. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

ASU connected with Labster about four years ago to build a general biology course online, said Philippos Savvides, who oversees learning technology strategy for ASU Online. He said he’d like to see Labster build out its content library into other STEM fields. Neither ASU or Labster would say how much ASU paid in licensing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Schools will make changes to provide systematic instruction and stem the bleed of learning loss. The gaps will have to be filled from the COVID-19 pandemic; as administrators begin to witness the widening of learning gaps, they will have to assure that teachers are equipped to provide systematic and focused instruction. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. Unite for Literacy provides a variety of books that celebrate the languages and cultures of international communities with the goal of cultivating a life-long love of reading.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Or that we’re not really about learning. Classroom management stems from good instruction. Student choice in environmental contexts and instructional tools (ahem, learning technologies) matters too. Did I mention that classroom management stems from good instruction? We have to stop blaming the device.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2024

Digital Learning Specialist, Atlanta Public Schools (Atlanta, GA) Jeff Glade, Digital Learning Consultant, Heartland AEA (Johnston, IA) Stacy Hawthorne, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education and Director of Job-Embedded Practitioner Program, Carson-Newman University (Jefferson City, TN) Tommy Clay, Ed.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

How vendors and programs embed parent and family engagement into remote learning technology and plans may be an important differentiator in the coming years. Price Transparency Cost-effective decisions require clear service pricing, but that has been elusive for education technology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

After a chance meeting with Rob Warren of Curriculum Associates, Ray, the founder of the consultancy K20Connect and former executive director of learning technology for Nashville public schools, took him along to visit Stratford STEM Magnet School Lower Campus, a middle school in Nashville that was failing at the time.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 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

OCTOBER 2, 2023

At the individual level, though, we can each encourage and inspire the students in our classrooms to consider how to address such complex issues as gender bias in their own use (and design) of technology tools.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

They were also the first Catholic school in the country accredited as a STEM school by AdvancED. Last year, one of the culminating projects for our STEM program was a global business class and an engineering class, collaborating asynchronously, utilizing their technology devices.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In a more recent effort aimed at educational gaming, Games for Change partnered with Endless Network on the STEM Your Game Challenge. Arana Shapiro “Can you take a game that was not designed as a learning game and tease the learning out of it?” How did that turn out?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. Unite for Literacy Unite for Literacy provides a variety of books that celebrate the languages and cultures of international communities with the goal of cultivating a life-long love of reading.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Let’s delve into the tangible ways in which technology has enhanced student learning in K-12 settings, fostering a dynamic, interactive, and future-ready educational landscape. How does technology benefit student learning? The impact of technology on student learning can’t be understated.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

By integrating gamification into lessons, educators leverage technology to create an immersive and effective learning experience that goes beyond traditional methods, making complex concepts more accessible and enjoyable for K-12 students. How does technology help students learn?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. Unite for Literacy provides a variety of books that celebrate the languages and cultures of international communities with the goal of cultivating a life-long love of reading.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2017

Over the past few months, EdSurge has spoken with a number of these constituents to find out what floats their boat; here’s what we learned. "So Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

Teachers’ harsher assessment of Organization similarly stems from their ability, unlike the AI, to grasp the whole essay’s sequence and flow.

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k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My passion stems from a deep belief in the power of education to transform lives. I am particularly driven by the idea that wellbeing is just as important as academic successstudents who feel supported and valued achieve more and develop a lifelong love of learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2021

More than ever before, teachers are turning to technology to support their learners’ scaffolding needs. And STEM Integration Transformation Coach Victoria Thompson is committed to facilitating their efforts.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2015

Available to students from school and home, Think Through Math’s adaptive learning technology addresses the unique learning needs of every student including English Language Learners (ELL) and those with advanced math aptitude and learning disabilities.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Now all eyes are on our corner of the country as we transition from a traditional seat-time high school diploma to a proficiency-based diploma.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

So it began as STEM design challenges for my older, more adept students. I had skilled students recreate historic moments and allowed other students to explore and learn from those creations. I decided to check it out for myself. Soon though, I realized it could be used for much more.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2019

DreamBox Learning, a K-8 digital math curriculum, was acquired by The Rise Fund , the social-impact arm of TPG Capital. Accelerate Learning, a provider of preK-12 STEM resources, was bought by The Carlyle Group. Already Owl has exited two of its investments to private-equity firms—both last year.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Right now most educators are poor judges of deeper, richer technology usage, which is why we see lots of lower-level technology use instead of schools taking advantage of the rich affordances that digital learning technologies could bring to our classrooms. Participant device prerequisites. Purpose and objectives.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

The overriding point for parents to be assured of is that technology is never a replacement for teachers. EdTech is a tool that extends a child’s natural ability and desire to learn. Bill Gates, the genius behind Microsoft, certainly stands behind the effort to bring modern technology into the classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Also staying the same is Barry Malkin’s role as CEO of Carnegie Learning, as he will keep that title after the merger. With “CIP Capital’s continued support,” he said in a statement, “we have an even more inclusive opportunity—to re-imagine the role of adaptive learning technology, not just in math, but across STEM, literacy and beyond.”

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