eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. A first step towards inclusive education can be done through the adoption of UDL. Good teachers are finding ways to meet the learning needs of all of these diverse brains within the same classroom. Opening doors to all students is an obvious move.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2021, six educators representing community-based organizations, libraries, public schools, and the Digital Promise Maker Learning team embarked on a journey to increase opportunities for virtual and remote maker learning. The insights from this experience are valuable to all who wish to engage in powerful maker learning.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

When COVID closed the door on in-person schooling in spring 2020, one of the biggest concerns for school districts was how to address the needs of students who experience cognitive learning challenges and/or physical disabilities. As a sector, we have been espousing and advocating for student agency and personalized learning for years.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts across the country have seen an influx of funding for student devices, internet access, and a variety of edtech tools. When combined with many states’ adopting new computer science standards, the pandemic has the potential to accelerate K-12 computer science education across the country.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, December 16, 2021) — As school systems nationwide begin to look towards Winter Break, Discovery Education and select social impact partners present curated professional learning resources at no cost to support educators’ continued professional learning. STEM Professional Learning Resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Take teaching and learning to the next level. In this conversation, we discuss the implementation and impact of Unrulr in his classroom, where he tries to focus on creating a more human and reflective learning experience. This reflective approach is seen as essential for meaningful learning. Get better assessment results.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2021

Wednesday, April 28, 2021) — Discovery Education – the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms – today launched the new Social-Emotional Learning Coalition. Silver Spring, Md.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Frank Smith Next year's budget proposal for education is all about equity of access — but to get there, some educational technology items need to be funded.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

There are significant positives about how we as a society have learned to deal with COVID. Much as the problems in our medical systems, for example, have given rise to better and more efficient care, so can education benefit from rethinking its model. educators and 20 percent of U.K. Twelve percent of U.S.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

Department of Education released the 2016 National Education Technology Plan (NETP). First released in 1996 and updated every five years since, the NETP is the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. ConnectED Fellow, Zac Chase , from the U.S.

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SETDA Says

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Guest Blog post by Jeremiah Okal-Frink, PhD, Senior Education Strategist – Dell Technologies We have all witnessed the pressure that had been building within our education system to transform the way we prepare students for a drastically different future erupt over the past few years.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Wednesday, December 1, 2021) — To support continued student engagement anywhere during the winter holiday breaks, Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are introducing new flexible and engaging learning resources. STEM Activities for Hands-On Learning. Ready-to-Use Resources.

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STEM Education EdTech Equity of Access 99

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. We are excited to share their story as the second in our series of Maker Promise videos.

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Libraries Learning Future Ready Equity of Access 259

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

There was wide agreement that upcoming changes to net neutrality open the doors to potential discrimination of internet access. The consensus was that those who are most vulnerable are students, particularly those who may already have limited access to higher education. So which institutions should be most concerned?

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Education Equity of Access Accessibility Digital Learning 70

Doug Levin

MAY 19, 2018

Largely unexamined in the large-scale shift to digital learning in education are the accompanying ethical considerations. Indeed, the issues and tradeoffs that school leaders and teachers face in using technology in schools and for education — whether free or for a fee — are more complex than they have ever been.

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techlearning

JULY 26, 2018

The promise of educational technology is that it allows every student to experience instruction tailored to his or her learning style and specific learning needs. Equity of access and the opportunity for deep personalization are founding principles of many 1:1 programs.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2019

The push for computer science education and computational thinking in K-12 schools is spreading across the nation, but many districts struggle with equity issues as they ensure economically disadvantaged students and students with special needs have access to the same resources. Foster asked, noting the district’s 21.9

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec.

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Technology Equity of Access Future Ready Education 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The new National Education Technology Plan offers a vision and roadmap for technology-supported learning. A new federal National Education Technology Plan reveals 21 recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teachers and teacher preparation professionals. Education Department released on Dec.

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Technology Equity of Access Future Ready Education 40

Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

I work in K-12 education in the U.S., and I am merely a fan – not a fanboy – of open educational resources (OER).** K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. I have a confession to make. Image credits.

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SETDA Says

MAY 26, 2020

In support of state leadership, SETDA recently published the State Education Agency Considerations for CARES Act Funding as Related to Digital Learning.

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Digital Learning Learning Education Equity of Access 50

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. States, districts and schools are also uniquely positioned to share reduce cost or no cost out-of-school access options for families.

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Resources Equity of Access Instructional Materials Elementary 82

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? The event is free for all educators—sign up here! asks Ellen Dorr, Renton’s Director of Instructional Technology. “We

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EdTech Accessibility Policies Equity of Access 126

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools.

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Digital Learning Equity of Access Learning Social Media 40

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 19, 2021

And soon, qualitative results will offer a better understanding of why educational leaders choose to make their school staffing decisions. States with preparation programs : School librarians were least prevalent and most likely to experience job loss in states with no institutions of higher education preparing school librarians.

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Data Tools Libraries Future Ready 123

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. I am here to help learners efficiently access what they need through the digitally curated websites and guides I create and maintain.

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Libraries eBook Equity of Access Accessibility 75

SETDA Says

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This guest blog post was written by SETDA partner, Shannon Buerk, CEO, engage2learn, and focuses on the immediate and long-term high-value activities to address learning loss. The post Mitigating Learning Loss: It’s about Time appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA. Every […].

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Learning System Equity of Access Technology 36

More Verbs

MARCH 3, 2016

The process enters its final phase with reflecting on your vision of where you’d like students to live, work, and learn, then asking your participants to return to “today” and think “Let’s all get to work …” Without a plan, the vision created in the futuring phase will remain at best a dream. Learning constantly.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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SETDA Says

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Always working to engage state leaders, affiliates members, private sector partners, and partner organizations-SETDA developed tools and resources to support national, state, district and school leaders in the implementation of the digital teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Many networks for learning were designed under scarcity, and by managing bandwidth and telling people what they can’t do,” Krueger explained. Now, we may be able to flip the conversation and look at what it takes to enable the learning that we truly envision.”. Broadband equity. Broadband isn’t a luxury anymore,” she says.

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Trends E-rate Broadband Technology 40

SETDA Says

JUNE 22, 2021

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) created the State Achievement Award (SSA) to recognize outstanding initiatives from SETDA State and Affiliate members and their teams that address meaningful challenges in teaching and learning.

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Meeting Trends Technology Equity of Access 94

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity. We do have an equity problem. . Joyce : How will you select those participants?

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SETDA Says

JUNE 25, 2020

This guest blog post was written by SETDA partner, Monica Cougan, Product Marketing Manager, ENA Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic looks like it will continue disrupting education this fall. But here’s the good news: schools […].

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Digital Learning Blended Learning Data Learning 28

EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

By Kevin McFarland In this time of the Coronavirus pandemic and an all too sudden shift to virtual learning, equity of access has become perhaps the single largest obstacle to educating our children. Part of this problem can only be corrected with funding to bridge Internet and device access to communities in need.

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