21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Welcome to another STEM related series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb in the last post. In this series of posts my goal is to provide you with practical resources in each of the STEM areas. Science – STEM Resources. My calendar is filling.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

In fact, racism is systemically embedded into our educational institution and can be camouflaged with other issues like socioeconomic status and even the learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. We must recognize our own biases, dismantle what damages student equity, and rebuild a system that is truly socially just.

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STEM Classroom Gamification Instructional Materials 52

Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 30, 2023

The solution lies in STEM learning. In this article, we’ll dive into the details and tell you all you need to know with answers to these 10 common FAQs related to K12 STEM learning. Table of Contents What does STEM stand for? What is STEM learning? What does STEM learning involve? What is STEM/CS learning?

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Tom Murray

MARCH 14, 2016

Over the last handful of years we have seen an explosion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. And, coinciding with this movement has been an influx of new STEM-related products that are school friendly. Connect with Ross on Twitter. The Problem. .” What might this look like? In the End.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., Manipulating numbers in different ways, part of a supplemental math curriculum for Murphy’s whole class at Hilltop Elementary in this suburb of Philadelphia, is an attempt to address those problems.

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Elementary Instructional Materials Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. Utah has devised a system for reducing ed tech spending waste.

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Software Company Training STEM 121

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

Chosen by a panel of NSTA-appointed experts, this year’s winners—one middle school educator and two high school educators—showed innovative uses of data-collection technology to engage students in STEM learning. McDowell will use this grant to engage her anatomy and physiology students in hands-on data collection.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). As a first step, assess your top 10 most expensive ESSER programs and answer these questions: What is our plan to close out or continue to fund this particular expenditure?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2018

Over the past three years, a group of elementary school students from Southeast Washington, D.C., These students are all participants in The Creative School (formerly The Boys Institute) at Stanton Elementary School, an initiative designed to promote wellness and creativity—and to flip the narrative around young boys of color.

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Elementary Groups STEM Training 99

Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

Behind strong school-based leadership, the schools built sustainable systems in professional learning and IT logistics and have created innovative ways to leverage their iPads to increase student engagement, communication, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking skills. STEM Culture of Innovation. Comeback School of the Year.

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Learning STEM Professional Learning iPad 291

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2024

Perizzolo, Jacquez and Hernandez are among the eight math teachers of an increasingly popular data science course offered at most schools in the Oxnard Union High School district, an economically diverse school system northwest of Los Angeles, where 80 percent of students identify as Hispanic.

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Data STEM Course Report 138

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

“Innovations that commoditize some elements of teacher expertise also supply the tools to raise the effectiveness of both non-experts and expert teachers to new heights and to adapt to the new priorities of a 21st-century workforce and education system,” writes Arnett. AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores.

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Kaplan Robotics Data Report 358

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Defense Department, in a separate study, calls for an initiative akin to the 1958 Eisenhower National Defense Act to support education in science, technology, education and math, or STEM. Professors blame the pandemic In the most recent Program for International Student Assessment tests in math, or PISA, U.S.

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STEM Report Study Industry 140

EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Some are encouraging students to take summer school while others are working on systems where there is ongoing tutoring. The big idea of mastery learning is that at the end of a unit/chapter, students take a summative assessment and if they pass, they move on to the next unit. The self-pacing was fun and I loved the system you use.

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Handbook Competency Based Learning Flipped Classroom Assessment 118

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Edison is a small yet powerful programmable robot for introducing STEM in the classroom and familiarizing students with coding at an early age. Hybrid language integrating drag-drop system with text-based entry. It’s about time her abilities can be applied to our education systems as well. Classroom robots of today.

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Robotics Classroom Learning Tablets 323

Turning Learning On Its Head

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Some are encouraging students to take summer school, while others are working on systems where there is ongoing tutoring. The big idea of mastery learning is that at the end of a unit/chapter, students take a summative assessment and if they pass, they move on to the next unit. The self-pacing was fun and I loved the system you use.

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Handbook Competency Based Learning Flipped Classroom Assessment 122

MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a consensus study report in October 2018 entitled English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives. When it comes to math education, ELs are facing additional challenges in a system that is already broken.

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STEM Report Learning Assessment 45

Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

Systemic issues reflected in teacher bias and bullying We can’t ignore the fact that in the United States today, learners who are different often become the victims of bullying and bias. These issues may appear isolated but largely stem from systemic problems facing the nation’s schools.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

In the latest phase of this more than 20-year partnership, Discovery Education will provide district elementary and middle school students exciting new digital science textbooks that will help them explore their curiosity about the natural world. Also, all PGCPS educators enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Little Scholars of Arkansas (LISA) Academy is a tuition-free public charter school with a comprehensive STEM-focused college preparatory program. Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

VCSC is one of Vigo County’s largest employers, serving nearly 14,000 students across three traditional high schools, five middle schools, 15 elementary schools, an alternative school, and a virtual school. Editable, ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish.

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Tools EdTech Schoology Social Media 77

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Grace’s story is just one example of how the American education system and American policing tactics converge. The education system has a dangerous obsession with rule-following for Black children that cuts short opportunities, just as policing has a dangerous obsession with rule-following for Black people that cuts short lives.

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Common Core System Assessment STEM 134

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2016

The study examined Dreambox Learning and the individual test scores of nearly 3,000 students in grades 3-5 during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years in two districts, Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) in Maryland and Rocketship Education in California.

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Elementary Study Adaptive Learning Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The early teen years are also a stage when students are especially vulnerable to “identity foreclosure,” or the walling off of certain options, such as a STEM career, as not for them, Deutsch said. Indiana now requires all eighth graders to take a series of self-assessments through the state’s online career explorer or a similar web tool.

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STEM Course Robotics Social Media 136

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2020

She also found a bright side: freedom from the constraints of public-school systems as she designed her innovative school. Besides the hands-on, STEM-focused projects, the Acera team has helped Pyne Arts leaders develop a School Success Dashboard. Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell.

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STEM System Report Assessment 101

Hapara

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

They also consider it an attempt to challenge prevailing ideas about teaching and learning stemming from an educator-centered learning paradigm. These include a resistance to relinquishing control to learners, attachment to grades and assessment and lack of accessibility to the required technology, explains Blaschke.

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Learning Study Social Media Strategy 157

The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2023

This story also appeared in The Boston Globe Mejía and her husband, Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Dominican Republic, only later learned that Joangel, now 7, would have been an ideal candidate for one of the four elementary schools in Boston that teach students in both English and Spanish, Joangel’s first language.

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Elementary Report Groups Data 108

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Quiz now features: 200 new ready-to-use formative assessments created by Discovery Education perfectly aligned to content. Educators can refine instruction to keep students motivated with the classroom engagement tool, Quiz.

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Education Schoology Social Media Learning 68

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data. By improving access to district systems and processes, school leaders will be able to better serve and meet the needs and expectations of the families they serve.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As Sanjay Sarma points out in his book “ Grasp ,” the American education system has long been about “winnowing” down masses of people to those who are deemed deserving of educational investment and those who are not. The current system forces everyone into the same timetable to reach proficiency.

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Learning System Outcomes Elementary 159

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called. In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. Personally, I have always enjoyed competition.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company also offers a set of Student Safety and Wellness courses for students on topics such as bullying, suicide and digital citizenship and resources such as whitepapers and webinars to help teachers and administrators deal with issues of student mental health and trauma stemming from the pandemic.

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Course Training Industry Digital Citizenship 94

ExcelinEd

MAY 18, 2020

Free Assessment Tool to Plan for the “COVID Slide” in Texas. The Texas Education Agency has launched free, optional end-of-year assessments that school systems and parents can choose to administer. The goal will be to stem learning loss for up to 5,000 students from low-income families.

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Education Assessment STEM Elementary 53

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

Recipients shared how they will utilize grant services: Norwalk Public Schools , Connecticut — Advance student-centered STEM education. Provo City School District , Utah — Improve literacy outcomes for students in K-3 through 1:1 coaching for teachers and leaders at four elementary schools.

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Learning Blended Learning Exercises Professional Learning 69

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Instructors say it’s tough to teach and assess motor skills, like catching and kicking, online. At least two Massachusetts districts have eliminated elementary PE altogether this year, according to the president of the state’s SHAPE chapter. Kyle Bragg, an elementary school PE instructor in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Exercises Elementary Guidelines Report 143

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

These are the students often forgotten by the educational system, despite promises to serve every child. In 2016, our Anna Reynolds Elementary School was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award for high performance , and every school in the district routinely outperforms the competing magnet school on standardized assessments.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Check out my Booking Page .

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192