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Verizon launches free trainings and tools to help educators navigate digital instruction

eSchool News

Expansion of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program to include additional student connectivity and teacher professional development for Title I schools. These initiatives build upon Verizon’s efforts to help under-resourced communities bridge the digital divide. billion in 2019.

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OPINION: Creating better post-pandemic education for English learners

The Hechinger Report

Schools’ struggles to engage English learners’ families during the pandemic partly stem from another pre-pandemic inequity — gaps in access to digital learning devices and the internet. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning.

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98 Percent of U.S. Public School Districts Connected to High-Speed Broadband, But 2.3 Million Students Still Left Behind

Education Superhighway

At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. million teachers in more than 81,000 schools have the Internet access they need for digital learning.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. “How How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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Rolling Out Across Verizon Innovative Learning Schools

Digital Promise

— Andy Choi (@dudeitsandychoi) September 7, 2019. — Andy Choi (@dudeitsandychoi) September 12, 2019. The whole basis for this initiative with Verizon and Digital Promise is to bridge the digital divide,” Mansfeld principal Dr. Seth Aleshire added. — Andy Choi (@dudeitsandychoi) September 13, 2019.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The last half of WeWork’s 2019 was an unmitigated disaster. Um, they do.) Common Wood Pigeon. WeGrow and WeWork.

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