The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

The professional development on TGR Edu: Explore provides everyone, especially those from under-resourced communities, the access and materials needed to transform teaching during COVID-19 and beyond. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

STEM 310

STEM Strategy Advocacy Course 310

Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

I therefore thought that a definitive quick reference guide to the major players, with a brief description would be a handy resource for our readers. Focus: EdTech Access and Advocacy. Future ready here specifically refers to high school learners who can leverage technology for better career and higher education options.

Future Ready 201

Future Ready Khan Academy Advocacy STEM 201

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Most students are referred to Monarch School through social workers from other institutions, and the school says that’s because of the social programs it offers. That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy. What does Monarch School's leadership think?

Advocacy 172

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 172

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

This year marks the first time since 2012 that a majority of undocumented high schoolers who are graduating won’t be able to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known simply as DACA, according to a new report from the immigrant advocacy group FWD.us. Source: FWD.us

Analysis 142

Analysis Policies Advocacy Report 142

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. Refer students with severe stress or ACEs to a counselor or school specialist, if possible. 9,11] And toxic stress can begin much earlier. Johnson, S.B.,

Classroom 239

Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2018

But also, please use your brilliance to help modernize Montessori (in the appropriate ways) and make this great pedagogy more accessible to all. Montessori teachers need rigorous science in their training, and—after they graduate—an online resource they can refer to for inspiration. However, these children need computer science.

Advocacy 143

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Training Robotics 143

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

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.

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Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 193

edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

Finally, with digital equity, the hurdle to providing equitable access to quality digital technologies, technology use, support, and digital content is imperative for all learners. Learner agency refers to students as active choice makers in their education, reconceptualizing their role from “student” to “learner.”

Technology 85

Technology Broadband Education BYOD 85

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

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. Whereas the U.S.

Technology 146

Technology EdTech Education Mobility 146

Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same. In general, privacy-related matters address what information can be collected by schools (whether via technology or not), for what purposes, with whom it can be shared, and under what circumstances. “ Information security “).

Internet Safety 295

Internet Safety Student Data Privacy Policies Company 295

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

That is to say, people who are part of certain racial groups — likely a reference to the outsized impact climate change has on Black and Hispanic people — and low-income people. It makes you feel super helpless, especially when you start acknowledging who gets affected.”

Survey 172

Survey Advocacy Study Social Media 172

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?” Kirtley says.

Advocacy 168

Advocacy Survey Study System 168

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And school districts face an escalating threat of parent lawsuits, or even federal investigation, if they don’t take language access seriously. The special education system can be “incredibly difficult for everybody,” said Ramona Hattendorf, director of advocacy for the Arc of King County , which promotes disability rights.

Meeting 145

Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

If you don’t have good communication, that partnership really breaks down,” she says, referring specifically to parents and educators. “A Particularly, she points to the ones that asked questions such as, Do you have access to technology? Are you caring for anybody who is ill? Do you have a safe place to work?

Technology 183

Technology Education Analysis Meeting 183

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We bonded over our shared experiences of constant self-advocacy and financial uncertainty, including the challenges of unannounced tuition hikes, unclear billing statements and programs that required additional expenses, like study abroad and certain majors. In some cases, we encounter insensitivity so extreme it is unsettling.

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Policies Advocacy Report Groups 125

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

School is not a welcoming place for them,” Enfield continues, referring to students of color whose families have chosen to keep at home. What’s the biggest priority that makes sure students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to be successful? That’s going to look different for a whole lot of students.”

System 208

System Advocacy Elementary Company 208

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

So what are some of the resources that counselors can access that will help them in this area? It’s completely free and very accessible. When they see that there’s a way for them to achieve this goal and support their students, it actually feels very accessible to them. Angela: (laughs) Yes! Angela: Absolutely. Bio as submitted.

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STEM Company Industry System 337

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

Sent from one office to another, he was close to giving up — until he found himself referred to someone whose title was “retention specialist.”. “I With nearly half of its more than 25,000 students Black or Hispanic, and about half from families with low incomes, FAU “had this view of ourself as an institution of access,” Capp said.

Dropout 118

Dropout Report Advocacy Accessibility 118

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

UNESCO’s canonical definition of OER does not require “free public access” to a resource for that resource to be an OER, as some have tried to argue it should. This is wonderful news in light of recent attempts to stuff a free public access requirement into OER definitions. (I emphasis added).

OER 120

OER Advocacy Resources Accessibility 120

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The process of learning walks or walk-throughs as many schools refer to them is to get a glimpse of what is happening in classrooms to then provide non-evaluative feedback for improvement. You can access and download the form HERE if you wish. and had staff create portfolios to show growth and changes to practice.

Learning 207

Learning Outcomes Assessment Advocacy 207

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs. References Dove, M. As for this, common characteristics and criteria associated with the not-so-common learner include the following: English Learners (ELs). Struggling Learners.

Common Core 240

Common Core Assessment Strategy Advocacy 240

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The study described a 14-year-old referred to as Percy F. “He And although most contemporary specialists concur that dyslexia is unrelated to intelligence, many of the most widely used definitions still refer to it as an “unexpected” disorder.

Learning 145

Learning Study Report Elementary 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

Libraries 70

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 70

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

Libraries 68

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 68

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The new Canada-wide system was “very much situated in the context of economic recovery,” said Morna Ballantyne, executive director of Child Care Now, an advocacy association in Canada. Others suggest that universal access to child care is a communist policy, or that mothers should always stay home with their children.

System 145

System Report Learning Industry 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 31, 2023

Garcia-Febo is worldwide known for her passion about diversity, communities, sustainability, innovation and digital transformation, library workers, library advocacy, wellness for library workers, and new librarians about which she has taught in 44 countries. President of the American Library Association 2018-2019.

Libraries 73

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 73

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Despite the momentum recently to expand early learning opportunities to children, there are still millions of people who face barriers to that access, specifically in rural and low-income areas,” she says. The solution to that problem, he says, is more investment in place-based preschools of the type that wealthier families have access to. “As

Advocacy 129

Advocacy Training Guidelines Data 129

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

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

Reference materials and technical documentation are informational resources. If the access hypothesis holds, the impact of OER on student outcomes attributable to affordability will decrease in parallel. I’ve written previously about the difference between informational resources and educational resources.

OER 197

OER LMS Resources Course 197

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

It’s a direct reference to the case many students and families have made, since the pandemic prompted campuses to close in the spring, that colleges should return money paid for room and board services that went unused. The first proposed entitlement is the one most tied to current events: the right “to be refunded for services not rendered.”

Advocacy 157

Advocacy Policies Conference Data 157

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2020

“I think there is optimism based on this worldwide movement and the fact that there’s worldwide attention on the way Black folks have been treated in this country for hundreds of years now,” said Alim, who is the Midwest engagement manager for the Young Invincibles youth advocacy group. The question I would ask is, ‘What is being done?’

Social Media 145

Social Media Advocacy Report Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The college-for-all push, originally a response to criticism that counselors were the gatekeepers to college access, was embraced more than a decade ago as “a really easy standard to hold ourselves to.”. Yusanat Tway, a sociology major at the University of Minnesota, wants to go to law school, then do human rights advocacy. “It

Report 120

Report Training Advocacy Conference 120

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

How To 236

How To Twitter Moodle Elementary 236

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Every time users click “allow” when an app asks them to enable location services or provide access to their contacts, microphone or folders, they are potentially making a transaction: sharing their personal information in exchange for using the app. This is how many free apps monetize.

Tools 128

Tools Policies Data Android 128

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. 140 Twitter Tips for Educators.

Twitter 259

Twitter Company Elementary Advocacy 259