ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mancuso: When I entered the district in 2018, Eastern York already had innovative practices in place, such as K-5 coding and STEM initiatives. From their responses, we began developing a plan to set a new vision for the district. As superintendent, I wanted to explore these practices further.

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

STEM Readiness: In a world increasingly driven by technology and data, strong early numeracy prepares students for STEM-related careers, where logical reasoning and problem-solving are paramount. The Equity Factor in Early Numeracy Equity remains a top priority for many K-12 administrators.

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ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2025

Use Pre-Built Pipelines: For K-12 districts and other postsecondary institutions lacking resources to build their own infrastructure, access open standards frameworks, such as Learning Data Reference Architecture (LDRA).

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EdTech K-12 Educational Technology Tutoring 64

ED Surge

MAY 1, 2024

Collaboration and open dialogue are key as we navigate this terrain, ensuring innovation meets the needs of today's educational institutions. When building up edtech resources for any learning environment, whether it be a K-12 school district, institution of higher education or professional development, there is a lot to consider.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Online Teaching, Technology, and Learner Variability : Teachers with a high degree of comfort with technology are significantly less likely than others to say the pandemic has worsened their ability to work with each student’s individual learner variability. Edtech and Professional Development.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

She knew she had to prepare herself for what may come, so she thought back on what she had learned during her initial Verizon Innovative Learning Schools learning experiences and began diving into every professional development and certification opportunity she could find. “I

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

But she said professional development and support are essential, too. There are few high-quality purveyors of whole curricula to begin with, she said, and “most curriculum developers don’t embed professional development and support” in their programs. And they’re lacking.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year, studies confirmed what many educators already knew: Students have suffered substantial academic setbacks resulting from the pandemic. Research from McKinsey revealed that, on average, K-12 students lost up to four months of mathematics and four months of reading progress in the last school year.

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ED Surge

JULY 25, 2022

What this makes abundantly clear is that the future of education depends directly on our commitment to the success of new teachers. From field placement to the critical first three years, K-12 schools and teacher prep programs must implement proven strategies to improve the quantity and quality of support that new teachers receive.

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Edthena

JANUARY 11, 2024

The world of education technology is expansive. With so many options and tools out there, the challenge for many K-12 leaders and teachers is identifying which tools can actually help enhance the learning experience.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Aligning their efforts with the New York State Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards and the Profile of a North Salem Graduate , the district has developed a Computational Thinking Pathway, which provides CT and CS learning opportunities for all students. The course first supports district leaders in assembling a leadership team.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

The district serves a diverse student body, and as educators at Broward, we place tremendous value on meeting the needs of all our students — especially in creating equitable opportunities for skill-building and STEM.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Enhancing Teacher Practice Through Professional Development One resource every teacher needs is high-quality professional development. Professional development allows teachers to continue to improve their practice, learn new strategies and content, and engage students.

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Professional Development K-12 Critical Thinking Research 111

ED Surge

JUNE 15, 2022

Some of those big names include Google Classroom in K-12, Blackboard and Canvas learning management systems in higher ed, and across education the once-obscure video software named Zoom became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ED Surge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. The district is committed to equipping leaders with the necessary expertise to sustainably transform education.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Mary Strain, business development executive for artificial intelligence and machine learning at AWS, highlights a noticeable discrepancy in the acceptance of generative AI within the educational landscape, particularly between K-12 and higher education institutions, with the former sometimes banning gen AI.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

Sodani, director of the Institute for Innovation in Education at the university’s School of Education. It seems to be making a difference for both the tutors and the K-12 students. For example, aspiring educators can tutor K-12 students through Dallas Independent School District for about $20 an hour.

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Tutoring K-12 Education Pedagogy 145

ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2023

Having seen such positive changes firsthand, Elliott Levine , director of business development at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. , is excited about the newest technologies and their impact on the learning experience. Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. I was tasked with providing reading intervention services for at-risk K-8 students.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. Despite the benefits, implementing data-driven decision-making in education presents challenges.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By prioritizing ethics, inclusivity, feedback and community, we can empower students with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in a digitally driven world, ultimately shaping a brighter future for education. Get support with professional development, curricula and educator communities.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

This week, I spoke with experts and educators in K-12 to see what they think about these new tools. Roschelle said he wants to see school leaders and educators experiment in ways that don’t carry big risks for students, such as changing a few lesson plans. He anticipates that some teachers will be hesitant.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S. And while hardware can be the starting point for educational technology, the bulk of district spending is on software.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Image Credit: Microsoft Education Many schools have turned the difficulties of adapting to remote and hybrid learning into opportunities to transform how they use technology and enable greater equity. Education is always evolving, and that’s how it should be—for the good of every student and the world that they will help define.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2017

Motivated by this shared belief, more than 275 higher education and K-12 district leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors, policymakers, and educators gathered on May 3rd and 4th in Washington, D.C. How might we develop a mechanism for funding research on edtech products?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. Catalyst @ Penn GSE, a global center for education innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, is passionate about supporting education entrepreneurs. If you build it, will it work?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. How would you respond to that?

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Digital Promise

MAY 30, 2019

Elizabeth Public Schools (EPS) was nominated as a HP Spotlight School district based on their recognized leadership in educational technology. EPS launched their one-to-one computing initiative in 2014, and now all students in grades 2 through 12 have an HP convertible touch laptop and access to the Microsoft 365 suite.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2016

And it has become all the more important as modern Internet connections and computers are more common than ever in K-12 schools. Its surveys allow school leaders to gauge various other metrics, including how teachers are using classroom technology – and what their appetite is for innovation.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

Many believe that technology is the key to addressing any perceived learning loss, as well as redefining teaching and learning. Karen Adams, the Head of America’s Professional Development at Promethean , recently offered her perspective on where we are and where we’re going. Accelerating K-12 Learning Recovery.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Google and Apple both made big education technology announcements this week, unveiling new products designed for schools.

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K-12 Professional Development Lesson Plan Elementary School 78

ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Teachers’ jobs are harder, and we need to be intentional about getting them professional development to help them change their practice to cope with that increased need for differentiation,” she says. They’re being asked to be everything to everyone in a way that teacher-prep programs did not prepare them for, Lewis says.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. I’ve spent two decades as a literacy specialist coaching teachers and providing professional development and I’ve seen a lot of transition in the field.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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