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Top 3 Findings on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Schools
As your district works to create a safe, equitable, and inclusive learning environment for students, data is one of the best tools at your disposal. In fact, many schools are beginning to measure students’ experiences of cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion in school. Student voice data can add tremendous value to conversations about improving school climate from an equity and inclusion lens. National trends can also offer insight into where to focus your district's equity initiatives.
What 12k Students Tell Us About Equity in Education: Infographic
More than ever, schools and districts are focused on creating learning environments where each and every student feels safe, included, and engaged. From implementing culturally responsive teaching to rethinking district-wide policies, districts are working to break the historical patterns and systems that contribute to widespread inequities in education today.
The ABCs of SEL (or, the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning) - EdSurge News
Historically, students have been evaluated primarily on the basis of test scores and subject matter mastery. These factors remain relevant, of course. But now that we can better measure facets of SEL, how can we integrate data from students' social-emotional lives with data from their academic lives to better understand and support the whole child?
How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever - EdSurge News
Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360, a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long. But his current venture is something of a personal mission. The real issue is that the teaching and learning process in class is not engaging students via technology that is an integral part of their lives.
Online Coding School Lambda Raises $30M, Looks Toward Medicine and Cybersecurity - EdSurge News
Coding bootcamps have been quick to adopt income-share agreements, or ISAs, as they work to figure out funding models amid a fast-changing industry. The model typically entails students paying back a portion of their salary after completing a program and landing a job, rather than paying tuition up front.
What’s Your Edtech Business Plan Worth? - EdSurge News
For the past decade, the most esteemed business plan competition for edtech entrepreneurs has been held by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and sponsored by Milken Family Foundation. The 2019 competition opens January 8 and will accept applications until February 13. Even better, this year, the program aims to crank up the value that it provides to entrepreneurs. We’re definitely upping how we support entrepreneurs for our tenth competition.
Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018 - EdSurge News
At this time of the year, some businesses are busy filing expenses and reports. Many adults are frantically filling stockings. And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. As another year closes, here’s a look at the biggest stories of the year—the ones that captured the most attention, and the ones that should have your attention. Over the following days, we’ll be sharing the top stories of the year for our business, K-12 and higher education readers.
Helping Students See Real-World Applications for Economics - EdSurge News
Students in Jacqueline Prester’s entrepreneurship classes melt wax for candles, sew hair scrunchies and formulate hand sauce (yes, hand sauce) as part of their learning. By crafting their own products, they get essential hands-on experience learning how economic principles are relevant to their current lives, their future careers and the world around them.
Six Ways to Protect Student Data and Prevent Cyberattacks - EdSurge News
As if getting up to speed with new classroom technologies and pretending to be tech-savvy like the kids isn’t enough, school staff also need to guard against the ever-increasing threat of cyberattacks. Lurking in the shadows, cyber-gremlins wait for an opportunity to strike so they can capture sensitive data and wreak havoc with school systems.
Instagram TV for Teachers: A New Medium for PD and Inspiration - EdSurge News
Video is a powerful medium for communicating information—and as teachers know, students love using it, especially YouTube. From a viral video with a clip reminiscent of America’s Funniest Home Videos, to explainer videos and tutorials, YouTube is full useful (and silly) content. But there is a new video medium that I’m super excited about.
Reach Capital’s Newest Education Technology Investment Fund Closes at $82 Million - EdSurge News
Raising money, Shauntel Garvey admits, is not her favorite activity. It’s usually more fun to be on the other side of the table, reviewing pitches—rather than pitching. On the bright side, that experience “helps you build empathy for entrepreneurs,” says the co-founder and general partner at Reach Capital, and “what it feels like when investors ignore you, when they lead you on.” Over the past six months, Garvey and her colleagues have been on the road, raising their second fund.
Jim Shelton: 'Forward, Always: My Journey at CZI' - EdSurge News
Jim Shelton, who started the Education division of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, posted this note on the organization’s website today. Read our complete coverage about Shelton’s exit here. Three years ago, I sat down with Priscilla and Mark to talk about education. My aim then was to understand their aspirations for education—and to help them figure out a path to achieve them. At the time, there was no Chan Zuckerberg Initiative —let alone any talk of a role for me in helping to build it.
Tech Needs More Than Coders. This Bootcamp Will Train Sales Chops (and Even Pay For It) - EdSurge News
Many bootcamps that aim to place workers into technology jobs promise to turn novices into software engineers and designers. Yet just as vital to a tech company’s growth is the ability to sell. “It doesn’t matter how good of a product you build,” reminds James Nielsen, “if no one buys it.” Nielsen, 37, has built his career assembling sales teams at technology stalwarts including Qualcomm, Ooyala and uStream.
The One Thing Innovative School Leaders Must Do Before School Ends - EdSurge News
For better or worse, another school year is winding down. For school leaders who have been hoping to kick off a new, student-centered approach to teaching, that means you have to act fast. The whole idea of student-centered, personalized learning may seem like a long and daunting task—and perhaps it is—but there is one small step that can lay the groundwork for a culture of generativity.
Five (Easy-to-Implement) Ways Video Can Have a Powerful Impact on Teaching and Learning - EdSurge News
The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. By using video, teachers can keep students engaged in new and innovative ways. Video is also proving to have solid results when it comes to learning outcomes—from higher test scores to increased engagement with learning materials to increased comprehension. Including video in classroom instruction offers numerous benefits for both educators and students.
Does a presentation’s medium affect its message? PowerPoint, Prezi, and oral presentations
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Samuel T. Moulton , Selen Türkay, Stephen M. Kosslyn Samuel T. Moulton, Selen Türkay, Stephen M. Kosslyn Published: July 5, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178774 Correction 12 Oct 2017: The PLOS ONE Staff (2017) Correction: Does a presentation's medium affect its message? PowerPoint, Prezi, and oral presentations. PLOS ONE 12(10): e0186673.
How Valor Collegiate Academy is Rethinking SEL - EdSurge News
With the realization that many students today are unprepared for college and the changing career landscape, some schools are exploring new instructional models and broadening their definition of student success to include skills beyond traditional academics. Newly designed schools have the advantage of considering the challenges established schools may face when it comes to educating students in the era of accountability, high stakes academic testing, and college and career preparation.
Does Presence Equal Progress? Tracking Engagement in Online Schools - EdSurge News
Woody Allen once said, “Showing up is 80 percent of life.” Unfortunately, Woody’s old line turns out to be a poor standard for measuring academic success. We all remember classmates who sat in the back of the room, eyes glued to a comic or dog-eared paperback, anything to escape a learning environment that did not—or could not—engage them. They were present in the physical sense, but their focus and commitment were clearly elsewhere.
Averaging in Education - Education Next
In his recent book The End of Average, Harvard neuroscientist Todd Rose argues that designing education for the average student is fundamentally misguided — because there are no average students. He deploys a central analogy from the history of aeronautical design: In the 1940s, well-trained U.S. Air Force pilots began mysteriously crashing their mechanically sound planes. It turned out that the new, more powerful jets were hard to control because of their one-size-fits-all cockpit design.
How to Keep the Human Element in Online Classes - EdSurge News
“Wow. I always thought my online instructors were computers.” An online student shared this comment with his instructor after receiving an email from her that included feedback on an assignment. This story, shared with me by the student’s instructor several years ago, resonates with me on an emotional level each time I reference it.
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