A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 10, 2013

I look forward to meeting Eric again soon and definitely at Edscape in October! Steve D’Ascoli is a 5th year educator at Valhalla Middle High School in Valhalla, NY. He has dual NYS certification in Secondary Social Studies and as an Educational Technology Specialist- daily utilizing both skill sets.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Oversimplification of the definition of online learning is not helpful to anyone and it seems that online learning has a negative connotation that it does not deserve. She is also the Founder of Innovations in Online Education, Inc. 21st Century Education educational technology elearning synchronous learning'

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

I don't want to see it going through a filter,” says Jared Ten Brink, a doctoral student in education at the University of Michigan and a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi. “If

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In an effort to make sense of what I saw that day, I looked up the definition of play and learning. As I reflected on both definitions, I realized that the unseriousness we associate with playfulness is at the core of why it’s a shunned approach to education.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 8, 2017

I always admired Will’s passion for educational technology and genuine interest in becoming a better educator. There are so many benefits associated with becoming a connected educator regardless of your role. I can’t even count the number of times we have now connected over the years just to check in on one another.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Students discussed the definitions of marketing and advertising and how they are different. Change Digital Learning Day educational technology Opinion' Here is a video we produced leading up to Digital Learning Day showcasing our Social Studies Department.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2011

With the first month of the school year in the books, I am extremely pleased with how more staff members are embracing educational technology and effectively integrating a variety of tools into instruction. At New Milford High School we clearly articulate that technology is a powerful tool.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I have been thinking recently about leadership at schools, specifically in the area of educational technology. Often when people ask me what I do for work, I tell them that I assist teachers and students use educational technology to improve learning.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The novel’s exploration of invisibility, identity and the struggle for recognition resonates deeply with my experiences in education. Much like Ellison’s protagonist, I feel I have only been viewed as other people's definition of who I am supposed to be. My ability as a leader is hardly recognized.

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ED Surge

MARCH 31, 2025

It has definitely gotten harder, Burton says. Indeed, nearly half (47 percent) of providers in the survey said their burnout has worsened in the last year, attributing their condition to low wages, physical and mental demands of the job, and inadequate resources to deal with childrens developmental and behavioral challenges.

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ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2025

There is definitely math anxiety and avoidance going on with elementary school teachers, but we cannot blame them, she says, adding that the education system is bad at showing how math ideas are connected, or how math is connected to the real world. Declining math skills are a nationwide problem, Copur-Gencturk observes.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But it definitely needs that concentrated effort. Burdman thinks that the best way to solve the problem of slumping math scores is tackle it at all levels of government district, state and federal in the same way that officials addressed third-grade reading scores some years ago.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. So, it makes sense that teachers are frustrated when they feel like students are not engaging. for a unit or text.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2016

While this was definitely an improvement, issues still remained as to the depth of responses each student could provide as well as actively engaging the shyest students in the class. Undoubtedly this left many students out of the formative process.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Rose: Personalized learning goes beyond tailoring the pace and the content of education to individual learners, though that is certainly part of the definition. Perhaps more importantly, it's also about creating an effective, ethical and equitable educational experience for every learner.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Thats only about a quarter of the jobs that have been listed requesting help, she acknowledges we could definitely use more subs but is still an accomplishment, since the program has only graduated 35 people to date.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Holding learning technologies accountable. With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students.

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

When they were completing individual work or were asked to use a one-page article to find a definition of a physics vocabulary word, I heard a disjointed chorus of Hey, Siri! As September turned to October and I spent more time in the classroom, I also noticed my students rarely used Google for their questions.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Resources such as definitional frameworks and contextualized examples are essential to support AI literacy efforts. We are developing these resources for educational leaders to define and operationalize AI for educators. We are working with a number of districts to promote AI literacy in alignment with their ongoing initiatives.

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ED Surge

MAY 2, 2023

But, Gunderia added, “It’s definitely worth it.” You shouldn't be in educational technology if you don't have a logic model — if you don't know what you're solving. You shouldn't be in educational technology if you don't have a logic model — if you don't know what you're solving.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Educators, researchers and advocates still quibble over the precise definition of personalized learning, but most agree on this much: In these classrooms teachers don’t pass out identical worksheets and tests to every student. Education technology might offer some solutions.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

I'm an educator. I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt. My focus is on charter schools, multiliteracies and school librarianship. That's what I do. So you don't necessarily say, I'm a school librarian?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 3, 2010

On a crisp, sunny Saturday morning in October, approximately 400 passionate educators congregated at New Milford High School for the Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC). The Blogger''s Cafe was definitely the place to be during the extended lunch break. You can check out his session here.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 12, 2019

“There is definitely something wrong, something broken, with the edtech marketplace. Over the past three months, Digital Promise had conversations with nearly 50 stakeholders who purchase, use, or develop educational technology (edtech). Differing Perspectives on the Edtech Marketplace.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These definitions, while seemingly similar, often lack clarity and consistency in literature and research. A review of medical publications revealed that less than half of the papers discussing de-identification or anonymization provided clear definitions, and when definitions were provided, they frequently contradicted one another.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2024

If a community hasn’t cultivated a space where individuals feel seen, heard, and valued, it will cultivate dissatisfaction among educators and we will continue to lose teachers. Of the many definitions of trauma, the concept that guides our analyses of trauma in this research is one that acknowledges that anti-Blackness is traumatizing.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

With myriad definitions of personalized learning and little agreement on which one is the best, leaders and teachers struggle to know if they are doing personalized learning “right.”. Related: How will the presidential results influence education technology in schools? You can download it here.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

As access to technology becomes increasingly commonplace in schools, discrepancies continue to emerge concerning not whether technology is being used, but how it is being used. National Education Association. US Department of Education. Preparing 21st century students for a global society.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

And yet, politics has only increased the focus of educators on equity, according to a recent report from the education consulting firm NWEA. The report, “ Equity: Definitions and Perspectives of U.S. Educators ,” sought to figure out whether there was consensus among educators and administrators about what equity is.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Shari Eberts, a hearing health advocate and speaker, offers guidance through these definitions: Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, (dis)ability, age, religious commitment or political perspective.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JANUARY 16, 2020

On the flip side, only 18% of parents ranked memorizing facts and definitions as very important. I agree to a certain point that technology is a part of the solution, but it is not a silver bullet or a magical pill that will cure schools of this “traditional approach” disease.

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ED Surge

JULY 24, 2024

On top of all that, leaders of some colleges and universities may not even realize they are missing students from rural regions, Betley says, since there are varied definitions of what counts as “rural,” making this demographic difficult to track. That’s definitely very, very different.” That is simply not the case here.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Name: Caleb Brown Age: 20 College: Clemson University Area of study: History, secondary education Intends to teach: Social studies Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina EdSurge: What is one of your earliest memories of a teacher? Wright, definitely had a great impact on my life. Definitely. Is that right?

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. I’ll be very honest — I did not expect it to take me that long to land another position, but I would definitely advise any transitioning teacher: Don’t give up.”

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ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2022

As Educational Technology Director for the entire district, Susan Uram is responsible for ensuring that roughly 28,000 students and their teachers have access to the most impactful learning technology available. That's definitely something that we're thinking about now.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 13, 2020

There are many opinions about the effectiveness of educational technology to improve learning. Others believe that there is an EdTech tool out there that is going to solve all of our problems in education. Neither of these approaches is the correct approach when considering using technology to improve learning.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Definitely. There were definitely some kids—even some who were only Spanish speakers—who, at that moment, came out of their shells and really excelled in this assignment. I definitely appreciated that. Students must first follow directions to build their Spin Art machines. More from KiwiCo. NGSS & Common Core Projects.

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