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Editor’s Picks 2015, No. six: Where blended meets personalized learning—and gets results

December 24, 2015 by Lucille Renwick

A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation’s capital. Ed. note: This year ... Read more

Curriculum

8 simple tools for creating engaging infographics

September 21, 2018September 8, 2014 by By Kelly Maher

Human beings are visual and adept at identifying patterns and trends quickly. Infographics can aid our understanding of otherwise dense, multifaceted, or complicated material.

District Management

Questions to answer after high school

March 24, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

According to a new report, there are basic questions postsecondary data, with access to college and university data, need to be able to answer—not only for higher-ed institutions,…

Teaching Trends

Study: Single-sex ed may not actually be better for kids

February 25, 2023February 6, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Do students really learn better when separated by gender? New research indicates that they do not, the Huffington Post reports.

District Management

Ravitch: The ‘White House’s obsession with data is sick’

February 5, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Education historian and activist Diane Ravitch has been blasting the Obama administration for a long time for education policies that have expanded the importance of standardized tests and…

District Management

Another requirement for teachers sparks controversy

February 5, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

A new policy brief making the education rounds this week has sparked controversy over whether or not teachers should be required to prove data proficiency as part of…

District Management

How can data increase college access for all?

February 3, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

There are real questions about the value of a college education, Getting Smart reports.

Teaching Trends

Schools need models for linking data, practice

January 28, 2014January 28, 2014 by From staff and wire reports

States and school systems are making significant progress in building educational data systems and are starting to use these systems to improve student achievement, according to a new…

District Management

Beware Chinese data: Its schools might not be so great

January 22, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

For much of my life, I have been obsessed with China, Jay Mathews reports for the Washington Post.

IT Management

Schools use web tools, and data is seen at risk

December 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Public schools around the country are adopting web-based services that collect and analyze personal details about students without adequately safeguarding the information from potential misuse by service providers,…

IT Management

Floppy disks still used to store data at some U.S. government agencies

December 10, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

To most, the floppy disk symbol means save. But for some United States government agencies, it still means store, CBC News reports.

District Management

3 myths about school data privacy in the cloud

November 20, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

As schools and districts struggle to keep up with big data management and analysis, many are worried about how student data privacy will be affected once it’s in…

Blended Learning

The big key to success with blended learning

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

In a national climate where schools have data, but are struggling to make it actionable, officials from a public charter school that integrates a growing nationwide practice, blended…

IT Management

Group presses for safeguards on the personal data of schoolchildren

October 18, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A leading children’s advocacy group is challenging the educational technology software industry, an estimated $8 billion market, to develop national safeguards for the personal data collected about students…

District Management

States, districts take the next step in Big Data

October 3, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

data-studentIt’s a theme often discussed during national education technology conferences across the country: “Now that we have the data, what do we do with it?” With guidance from…

District Management

Software shows students’ full test history

November 5, 2013January 28, 2010 by From staff reports

School data systems are getting more sophisticated, a perusal of exhibitors at the 2010 Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) suggested—and at least two companies now offer systems that…

Editor’s Picks 2015, No. six: Where blended meets personalized learning—and gets results

8 simple tools for creating engaging infographics

Questions to answer after high school

Study: Single-sex ed may not actually be better for kids

Ravitch: The ‘White House’s obsession with data is sick’

Another requirement for teachers sparks controversy

How can data increase college access for all?

Schools need models for linking data, practice

Beware Chinese data: Its schools might not be so great

Schools use web tools, and data is seen at risk

Floppy disks still used to store data at some U.S. government agencies

The big key to success with blended learning

Group presses for safeguards on the personal data of schoolchildren

States, districts take the next step in Big Data

Software shows students’ full test history

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