Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Business leader associations and advocacy groups are also pushing for child care solutions. The letter reflected the sentiment of a much larger group, says Barry Ford, president and CEO of Council for a Strong America. Among them were current and former business leaders at Pizza Hut, Yahoo!, Xerox and Macy’s.

Policies 182

Policies Company Survey Industry 182

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

To help achieve an ROI we increased the number of formal observations and evaluations, collected learning artifacts (lesson plans, assessments, student work, etc.) They have also been completing job-embedded tasks after these sessions and completed a reflective questionnaire as part of ICLE’s Digital Practice Assessment (DPA) process.

Learning 207

Learning Outcomes Assessment Advocacy 207

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. As the years pass, the gap between Jennifer’s and Maria’s access to technology widens: Jennifer has everything she needs at her fingertips, while Maria does not. I think we all know the answer.

System 142

System EdTech Digital Divide Education 142

Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

Although low-skilled adults have minimal access to educational opportunities, I outlined in my 2015 blog post some ways in which technology has the potential to provide critical access to quality, personalized learning experiences for this underserved population.

Mobility 174

Mobility Advocacy Data Accessibility 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

million students accessed the Common App, created a profile and began working on at least one application. He and Preston Magouirk, chief data officer at the nonprofit DC College Access Program, took that step back. This underscores the fact that people who access the Common App at all have a high baseline enrollment rate.

Survey 193

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 193

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My recent post about the cost trap and inclusive access prompted responses by Jim Groom and Stephen Downes. For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. And I want to do it worldwide.”

Accessibility 63

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2019

Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them. They are notoriously difficult for schools to serve effectively for two reasons, say advocates, parents and some educators.

Advocacy 111

Advocacy Elementary Training Report 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

For decades, researchers have tried to capture a national picture of youth well-being by combining a number of social indicators, such as obesity rates, rates of tobacco use, family access to health insurance, academic proficiency on state tests, graduation rates, drug use and teen birth rates. Youth “all could use more support relationships.

Smartphone 56

Smartphone Social Media Trends Report 56

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The project, designed by Tom Sugar, vice president for partnerships at EAB, the education consulting firm that will support colleges in the Moon Shot effort, is an effort to address systemic pitfalls in higher education and eliminate equity gaps in access and completion. There are 100 off-ramps.”

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Policies Training Accessibility 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The organization aims to help students overcome homelessness through education, policy advocacy and practical support to educators. “I The district also piloted small group learning sites to give students a safe place to go and participate in virtual classes. on a 2021 strategy to assess and fill the needs of homeless families.

Report 189

Report Advocacy Meeting Resources 189

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

Then, being announced today, is " Library Advocacy: Everyday Marketing Tools and Techniques " with Dr. Sue Alman on February 21st. Webinars gives you access to the live Webinar, as well as any-time access to the recording afterward. He is board certified in HR, security management, employee coaching, and threat assessment.

Libraries 28

Libraries Advocacy Social Media MOOC 28

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2020

With $250,000 from ECMC Foundation and a matching grant from Strada Education Network, the Emergency Coaching Network will provide up to 5,000 students at participating institutions with support from InsideTrack coaches specially trained to assess and support across a range of challenging situations.

Program Evaluation 79

Program Evaluation Advocacy Outcomes Training 79

Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Every day more schools and districts are switching to Lumio – it’s truly a flexible, time-saving tool that makes it easy to turn your PDFs, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Notebook files into engaging lessons with interactive activities, games, group workspaces, and formative assessment ALL built right in.

Assistive Technology 96

Assistive Technology Learning Strategy Resources 96

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The teacher dispatched him to a low-skill group. “It For those who continue to struggle in school, the ideal instruction is one-on-one or in a small group with a trained teacher who provides intensive and systematic assistance in making connections between written words and sounds. The studies came just as the U.S.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. Department of Education, for reasons including cost and access. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

Company 145

Company Assessment Report Gamification 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 113

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 1, 2023

She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog. She also chaired the 2018 working group that revised ALA’s Library Bill of Rights for Diverse Library Collections.

Libraries 76

Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 76

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

However, there are specific behavioral and reading indicators that can alert teachers to the need for assessment and support. Self Advocacy and Resources for Students. Teachers can access audio texts from no-cost resources like Bookshare.org and Learning Ally.org to help impacted students keep growing in those three areas.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy STEM Resources System 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2023

She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog. She also chaired the 2018 working group that revised ALA’s Library Bill of Rights for Diverse Library Collections.

Libraries 67

Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 67

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2023

She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog. She also chaired the 2018 working group that revised ALA’s Library Bill of Rights for Diverse Library Collections.

Libraries 68

Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

Some use online programs or software to give students access to content at their individual level , allowing them to move through lessons at their own pace. Just this year, judging from a fall to a winter assessment of student learning, Procope said, students who hadn’t shown growth in academic achievement in prior years are showing it now.

Personalized Learning 102

Personalized Learning Strategy Education Learning 102

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“There’s not as much research on math disorders or dyscalculia,” as there is on reading disabilities, said Karen Wilson, a clinical neuropsychologist who specializes in the assessment of children with learning differences. Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities.

Report 133

Report Training Elementary Strategy 133

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Online education was supposed to provide access to quality education for those who can’t attend or afford traditional college. The CEO of nonprofit Chicago Beyond will explore “unconventional ways” in which her group has helped children overcome trauma and build the networks and supports they need. Join us for a slice of the action!

Social Media 100

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Smith’s center, A Jubilee Academy, was chosen to participate in an improvement program by PRE4CLE, a city initiative with the goal of expanding access to high-quality preschool across Cleveland. This focus on access to high-quality preschool was born out of a larger city-wide plan to transform schools, introduced in Cleveland in 2012.

Advocacy 77

Advocacy Report Social Media Training 77

MindShift

MAY 6, 2019

Often, their intelligence masks their disability, so they are never assessed for special education or don’t receive the services best suited for them. They are notoriously difficult for schools to serve effectively for two reasons, say advocates, parents and some educators.

Advocacy 53

Advocacy Elementary Training Assessment 53

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Provide access to integrated wraparound services and supports, which should include partnering with community officials like law enforcement and hospitals to ensure that students receive support wherever and whenever they need it. SEL should be integrated into the materials; Develop inclusive discipline and dress code policies.

Education 68

Education Secondary Policies Professional Learning 68

MindShift

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Now the advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety is joining with the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association — the nation’s largest education unions, with several million members — in calling for schools to reassess the use of lockdown drills.

Industry 44

Industry Advocacy Training Groups 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 5, 2023

She has written articles on these topics for Knowledge Quest, American Libraries Magazine , The Library Assessment Conference, and ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog. She also chaired the 2018 working group that revised ALA’s Library Bill of Rights for Diverse Library Collections.

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Policies Advocacy 56

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Pam: One of the things that’s pretty interesting since the last time we talked, Vicki, is that I was part of a group originally in 2010 that started lobbying of superintendents. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

Chromebook 190

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 190

SpeechTechie

JULY 8, 2013

I am really happy to have been asked to be part of the Social Thinking® Blogging Team, a group of folks who will be writing about some of the products and conferences offered that are related to the Social Thinking approach, based on the work of Michelle Garcia Winner. should look when "staying with the group." -A

iPad 80

iPad Assessment Strategy Facebook 80

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Multi-part series that acknowledge more than one approach may yield success and which provide participants with the opportunity to critically reflect on their learning, integrate it into real-life practice, then join with other learners and facilitators to evaluate how implementation went, and try again with changes based on the assessment.

Libraries 40

Libraries Advocacy Education Learning 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. She and staff continually work with community members to assess and improve PYPL programming.

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

E-rate 43

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 43

Reading By Example

MARCH 2, 2020

Lots of reading aloud plus time to read and access at home to books have been two of our most promising strategies. Beyond school, they haven’t been assessed regarding what “level” they are at; we can see their progression occur naturally in the titles they select to read independently. These are important matters.

Assessment 38

Assessment Accessibility Strategy Meeting 38

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. She and staff continually work with community members to assess and improve PYPL programming.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

Unequal access to external support: Staff can’t just assume students will have access to the same resources at home or that they will willingly talk about what they have and don’t have. They need to develop relationships with each student, learn about their individual situations, and help them as needed. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A.

Secondary 63

Secondary Policies Professional Learning Outcomes 63

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Jennifer’s background includes over 10 years working for OCLC where she honed her skills in library advocacy, marketing and public relations. While at OCLC Jennifer helped to develop and then manage the Geek the Library advocacy program. She and staff continually work with community members to assess and improve PYPL programming.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41