ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

Here, she explains how Course of Mind is helping her district strategically incorporate learning technology into their curriculum. EdSurge: What led you to enroll in the Launch into Learning Sciences course ? We're about 60 percent economically disadvantaged here in the district. So, we do try to look at equity.

EdTech 101

EdTech Geography Learning Science Economics 101

ED Surge

JULY 8, 2022

So I explored the notion of caring pedagogy and discovered, to my surprise, that it goes all the way back to the 1930s and ‘40s, to the pioneering work of Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, noted in learning-science circles among the founders of social constructivist theory.

Pedagogy 107

Pedagogy Psychology Teaching Cultures 107

Digital Promise

APRIL 15, 2021

As a foundation for all STEM disciplines, low math proficiency limits access to economic opportunity, and the failures of the current K-12 education system disproportionately impact students of color. Proficiency rates for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty are considerably below the national average.

Middle School 118

Middle School K-12 Professional Development Economics 118

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mahajan, who was part of national leadership at the Self-Employed Women's Association , noted that her interest in early childhood education stemmed from the perspective of motherhood, through which she recognized the importance of quality childcare for women's labor force participation and economic empowerment.

Education 113

Education EdTech Leadership Government 113

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Decades of economic dependence upon coal jobs created a false security that dissipated during the recent decline of the coal industry. Traci Tackett, director of digital literacy at the eastern Kentucky software start-up Bit Source , points out that resilience runs deep in Kentucky Appalachia.

K-12 124

K-12 Middle School Elementary School Social Studies 124

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In addition, advances in information technology, learning science and new business processes and systems permit institutions to serve more students at lower cost. Donna Desrochers is an associate at rpk GROUP who has analyzed the impact of economic change on education and skill requirements and education reform efforts.

Tradition 80

Tradition Economics Learning Science High School 80

Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

What we now know in learning science is that learning is complex, often unpredictable, and a socially developed phenomenon.”. If we want schools to support human development and learning, Wilson says, we need to begin to question some of what we’ve inherited. Prioritize equity.

Pedagogy 83

Pedagogy Civic Engagement Civics Economics 83

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Wilson wants to learn science-specific vocabulary and have Spanish skills “to communicate across barriers.” Costel-Tudor Voica, a junior from Moldova majoring in economics, said that being in a class with native speakers was thrilling: “I can take my Chinese to the next level.”.

Heritage 92

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 92

ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2024

She is a member of President Biden's National AI Advisory Committee and a co-author of the 2022 World Economic Forum report, "A Blueprint for Inclusivity in AI.” Those guests are: Susan Gonzales, who founded the nonprofit AIandYou to spread AI literacy.

Library 139

Library Community Engagement Economics Learning Science 139