eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2015

As STEM programs blossom and the Next Generation Science Standards work their way into more classrooms, extra funding can only help. We list grants for tech-savvy teachers, STEM programs on the rise, and mini grants to explore innovation. NEF-SUNY STEM+ Academy Grant. 2016 PASCO NSTA STEM Educator Awards.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Our founding sponsor International Education Resources Network (IEARN) will continue to support us for the 2016 Global Education Conference. Contact Steve Hargadon (steve@hargadon.com) about opportunities to get involved with our community. See our other sponsors, supporters, and partners on the conference website. Barrios, Ed.D.;

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The very first Standard for Mathematical Practice in the common core speaks of helping students be able to "make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.". At MIND, we talk a lot about perseverance and growth mindset when it comes to problem-solving and mathematical success.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In her July 2016 account , former librarian Mary Moen witnessed a computer science training for school librarians where Klimczak encouraged teachers to think about how the five-stage story structure is right there in computer science instruction. Rather, coding instruction should be about teaching how to write a story. The initiative?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 26, 2016

This post is dedicated to writing that Driving or Investigative Question which is so important in STEM and PBL. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Writing TheDQ and IQ’s For Student-centered Learning In PBL, STEM, and Inquiry.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. The 2016 calendar is beginning to fill including the summer months, so please get with me as soon as possible to ensure a date. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2016

During 2016’s SXSWedu, AltSchool CEO and co-founder Max Ventilla launched “ AltSchool Open ,” a partner program where anyone interested in developing or transforming a school could apply to use the technology that runs AltSchool’s seven campuses. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

I would like to take a moment to wish all of you the very best New Year in 2016! I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am now just about booked through the end of February and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Check out my Booking Page.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. We just added all the major STEM AP courses to what Schoolhouse covers. Like, of course my kid knows how to do those things.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am now just about booked through the end of March and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. How to Change the World: Service PBL in the Common Core Literacy Classroom … Amy Conley (Edutopia).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 25, 2015

Updated Think Earth units for third grade will be available in September 2015, and grades four through eight are in development and will be available online in 2015 and 2016. Environmental education is vital to stemming the effects of climate change around the world,” said Joseph Haworth, Chairman of the Think Earth Foundation.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

51Talk was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on June 10th, 2016. 51Talk makes it easy for teachers to conduct lessons because we design and provide all of our own course material, which closely follows Common Core and CEFR standards. 51Talk went public on the New York Stock Exchange in June, 2016 (COE).

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

As early as kindergarten, Common Core math requires students to see math abstractly with numbers, concretely with objects, and visually with pictures. She was responsible for the design and implementation of her school’s recent STEAM lab addition, which was established in 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2020

When Ithaca moved to reduce advanced math classes, parents voiced concern that students wouldn’t be challenged academically and would miss out on a chance to take algebra in eighth grade, which is often viewed as a steppingstone to high-school calculus and a college STEM degree. Related: Middle school is often difficult.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I am now booked through the end of March, and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. The Common Core State Standards. STEM Education’s “Sputnik Moment” The Higher Education Bubble. Wishful Thinking. The Politics of Education Technology. The Business of Ed-tech.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2017

They are also the reason that so many high-achieving students leave not only mathematics but the numerous STEM courses that require mathematics. Related: In Texas, new math standards look a whole lot like Common Core. They do not say this about other subjects. The post OPINION: It’s time to stop the clock on math anxiety.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Some fear the corporatization of Maker education, particularly as schools and policymakers have embraced the movement as a way to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and workforce preparation. Wingo, George Mason University, paper presented at AERA 2016.). Paper presented at AERA 2016).

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

They are not following Common Core textbooks—they're working together in PLC teams. Mary Jo Madda— @MJMadda —is Manager of Audience Development (previously Senior Editor) at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Plus, national and state standardized tests show that there is no longer a gender gap in STEM subjects. Last week the 2016 Common Core Smarter Balance test results from my state were made public. People started to stand up for girls and their involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Maine has long been an innovator in education, stemming back to the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. In 2012, Maine passed a law requiring that by 2018 all students would graduate with a proficiency-based diploma; the law then went through a major update in 2015-2016. First, the basics.

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MindShift

MARCH 2, 2016

His latest is called The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions. He also maintains that there is no proof for a STEM shortage or a skills gap; and that we should pursue “numeracy” in education rather than mathematics knowledge. What about the need for more people with STEM skills? Copyright 2016 NPR.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap? percent of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Dozens of states have incorporated more rigorous standards through the implementation of the Common Core. In 2016, a mere 37 percent of the school’s test-takers passed. Efforts to improve these numbers have abounded. Many schools have tweaked math classes to include more visualization and lessons that relate more to real life.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

Before the onslaught of online Common Core-aligned testing like PARCC and SmarterBalanced, there were already some schools going 1:1. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. This isn’t new. But that obsessive buying appears to soldier on.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. The Common Core State Standards. STEM Education’s "Sputnik Moment " The Higher Education Bubble.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The national Next Generation Science Standards were established in April 2013 with the goal of improving the country’s performance in science, technology, engineering and math — often called the STEM fields. Twenty-six states have adopted the standards. That’s because we did that for so many years,” Sherriff replied.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Testing, Testing… “Most of the questions from New York ’s 2016 state tests are now public,” Chalkbeat reports. Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” pic.twitter.com/hi32s3S9ke — Chris O'Connor (@ChristopOConnor) May 30, 2016.

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

showed her students the 2016 documentary Before the Flood , featuring Leonardo diCaprio journeying to five continents and the Arctic to see the effects of climate change. Ripple Effect “creates STEM curriculum” for K-6 “about real people and places impacted by climate change,” starting with New Orleans.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

That was in January 2016. In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. A tainted batch of heroin hit the streets in January 2016, causing 40 overdoses in just two days. The US will need more than just health teachers, though, to stem the crisis. Still, she feels fortunate.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” This stems from a protest at the University of Connecticut. Performance on PISA Decline Because of Common Core? Via International Business Times : “ Charles Koch Gave $50 Million To Higher Ed In 2016. ” The Business of Student Loans. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines. “ Did U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” Via KJZZ : “ Arizona Board Of Education Replaces Common Core State Standards.” ” “ The Most Popular Courses of 2016 ” on Coursera. ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.” ” The Trump Administration.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

“Anti- Common Core Groups Unhappy About Trump Ed Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos ,” says the Sunshine State News. ” The money owed is by All Children Matter Inc stemming from fines to the Ohio Elections Commission for violating campaign finance law. million to Ohio.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” “Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. “Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 2 Post at Ed. .”

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