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Rural Teachers Turn to Tech to Support Teaching and Learning
Inside a classroom at Chantry Elementary School in the small town of Malvern, Iowa, four 1st grade students are gathered around a table facing Becky Curtis. She is teaching them to read. It appears to be a traditional reading intervention … Continue reading
Cloudy With a Chance of Data
Recently, a lot of people have been talking about cloud computing and asking what it means to store student information in the cloud. Unfortunately, confusion and misunderstanding can sometimes cloud the issue (pun intended). In order to understand the potential … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Education Technology, Headlines, News
Tagged edtech, Open Data, Technology
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Collaboration and Hope Curb Violence in Aurora, Illinois
As we strive nationally to make communities safer, Aurora, Ill. has made some headway, and education is a key component. Over the past decade, the population of the nearly-200,000-strong city surged almost 40 percent while its violent crime rate significantly fell, … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News, Race to the Top
Tagged Early Childhood Learning, Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, Technology
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Every Day Should Be Digital Learning Day
Today is Digital Learning Day! As teachers across the country welcome powerful learning technologies into the classroom, students are engaging and benefitting from enhanced opportunities to achieve. Access to technology has become as important to learning as access to a … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, News
Tagged digital learning, Digital Learning Day, edtech, Technology
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Education Datapalooza: Unleashing the Power of Open Data to Help Students, Parents, and Teachers
Imagine new tools to help students choose a college that is right for them and their family. Or imagine an easy-to-read virtual dashboard for parents to track the academic performance of their children. Or imagine a digital file that makes … Continue reading
Data, Evidence and Digital Learning
Have you noticed lately that MOOCs are all over the news? It’s hard to imagine that just a year ago, most people had never heard of Massive Open Online Courses—courses that hundreds of thousands of people all over the world … Continue reading
Driving Productivity in Postsecondary Education Through Innovation
The Department of Education (ED) seeks to encourage innovation in higher education teaching and learning to drive productivity, quality, and equity. To contribute to the national conversation in this arena, ED, in collaboration with the White House Office of Science … Continue reading
Connected Educator Month Kicks Off
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan declared August, 2012 Connected Educator Month a month-long exploration and celebration of online communities and networks dedicated to broadening and deepening educator participation in learning and sharing, and bringing online community and education leaders together … Continue reading
Posted in Education Technology, Headlines, News
Tagged ARPA-ED, Connected Educator Month, ED Tech, Technology
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Panel Shows What’s Possible in Education Technology
Last Monday, Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and committee member Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado co-sponsored a briefing on innovation in public education through the use of learning technologies. More … Continue reading
Posted in Education Technology, Headlines, News
Tagged ARPA-ED, Connected Educator Month, ED Tech, Technology
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Education Innovation Clusters: Accelerating Innovation Through Regional Partnerships
At a time when advances in technology and digital media hold the potential to dramatically reshape the way we approach instruction, assessment, and research, many barriers still continue to slow innovation in learning, teaching and educational technologies. Accelerating the pace … Continue reading
The Power of Open Education Data
Cross-posted from the White House Open Government Initiative. On Tuesday, Vice President Biden, U.S. Education Department Secretary Arne Duncan, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray hosted a roundtable with college presidents who pledged to provide clear, useful information to all … Continue reading
Join us for the National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0
Whether you’re on a farm, in a small town, or at home in your slippers, we’re inviting you to join us on Monday, April 30, from noon to 6 p.m. ET for the National Rural Education Technology Summit 2.0, as … Continue reading
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