Continuous Development, Educational Forms
April 4, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsSo much has been asked of caregivers, especially those in the process of getting a college degree and balancing home and work responsibilities through the pandemic. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 4.8 million college students are simultaneously […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
April 3, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsStandardized tests can be hard on students. Many of us still remember the frustration and anxiety we experienced when we were younger and sat down for our first round of testing. To make matters worse, it’s fairly common for students […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
March 31, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeArts education belongs in every student’s curriculum — and not just because the arts can improve skills in other content areas. As an instrumental music teacher, I am used to advocating that the arts are essential to all students even […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
March 28, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsHomework can be challenging for all children, but for students with autism, it can be challenging. It is common for children with autism to have difficulties with executive functioning abilities, including planning, organization, and prioritization. In addition, they may have […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
March 27, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeThe lab starts filling up after school lets out. Students trickle in. They help themselves to a snack — today it’s tacos — and chat excitedly with friends. They laugh and joke, listening to Beyoncé and Rihanna on built-in speakers. […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
March 22, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsThe NAEP results in late 2022 revealed that reading scores fell for both fourth and eighth grade readers as a result of the pandemic. Only 33 percent of fourth graders are reading proficiently, which means that two-thirds read below grade […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
March 21, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsA new Open Education Resources (OER) initiative from the nonprofit Teach Access aims to expand awareness of digital accessibility in higher education. Teach Access works with education, industry, and disability advocacy organizations to enhance students’ understanding of digital accessibility as […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
March 17, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsWhat do you do when you don’t know what to do? Think about it for a minute. You are facing a new challenge – whether it be learning to fix a burst pipe, tackling a new hobby, or just struggling […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
March 15, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeToday’s high school graduates are increasingly questioning whether higher education is worth it, and that’s pushing colleges to rethink the value they bring students. This was a key theme I heard at last week’s SXSW EDU conference, where several panels […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
February 27, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsBurnout is one of the leading causes of workforce shortages in U.S. schools and its impact is being felt by students who need consistent, high-quality educators the most. Some of the hardest hit are students with unique needs that require […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
February 23, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsThe evolving needs of the IT workforce are constantly discussed–even people who are far from it understand the constantly growing needs for computer science. And yet, U.S. high schools don’t consistently offer computer science education and IT classes. Current situation […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
February 22, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsSurvey after survey confirms teachers feel stressed and burned out. Nearly 75 percent of teachers experience frequent job-related stress, compared to just a third of working adults. More than half of teachers have considered leaving the profession earlier than originally […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
February 16, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsThe National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Report Card on learning loss was a sobering but not unexpected reckoning for how deeply and broadly the pandemic impacted student learning and achievement. NAEP state-level findings of drops in math and reading […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
February 13, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveA dozen policy advocates and higher education groups are calling on the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, an organization that controls an important interstate distance learning pact, to bake more consumer protections into its policies. NC-SARA was founded […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
February 10, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsWhile it was already relatively common practice before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote proctoring has become even more popular at institutions across the nation, leading to concerns and the need for important considerations as these systems are designed. In response to […]
Educational Forms, Formal Education
February 8, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsWith all the surprises sprung on the world over the last few years, it can be both exciting and frightening to imagine what 2023 might hold. Will this be a year defined by amazing breakthroughs for humanity—like cracking the formula […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
February 6, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsThere were 1.3 million fewer students enrolled in U.S. public schools in fall 2021 than there were before the pandemic began–a drop of nearly 3 percent. Given that educational funding is tied to enrollment, this development has serious implications for […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
February 2, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeWhen COVID-19 forced college courses online, Stuart Middleton, a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in Australia, was having trouble connecting with his remote students. So he decided to try to meet them where he heard they were happy […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
January 24, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeDuring the first week of the new year, parts of Minnesota were deluged by a winter storm, blanketing the Twin Cities and surrounding areas with almost a foot-and-a-half of snow. Those conditions were enough to prompt school closures, and on […]
Educational Forms, Informal learning
January 24, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsStudents need a variety of information about digital courses, including required devices and how instructors structure their virtual courses and expectations, before they enroll–but much of this information is not available prior to registration, according to results from a student […]