March 6, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdFaculty and staff members are increasingly being called upon to help students with their mental health, addressing stress, anxiety and depression, among other challenges. In a January survey of faculty members, 76 percent said they believe supporting students’ mental health […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
March 1, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeIn summer 2012, my life changed. I was a 20-year-old college student with a bright future. I was fearless and ready to take the world by storm. All of my hopes and dreams came crashing down when I began experiencing […]
February 29, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdThe headline of the lead article in the Feb. 27, 2024, edition of Inside Higher Ed says, “Facial Recognition Heads to Class. Will Students Benefit?” I have an answer to the question posed at the end: no. No, facial recognition […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
February 27, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeIn my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. It makes sense. The early childhood teachers […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 26, 2024
Via: Higher Ed DivePast research has linked higher state appropriations with better graduation rates, but it has not established that relationship for students who are underrepresented in higher education, such as Black and Latinx students. The paper — by researchers at the Midwestern […]
February 26, 2024
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in higher education has skyrocketed in the last year, but what does research tell us about how students are responding to technology? VitalSource’s team of learning scientists recently conducted the largest empirical evaluation […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
February 21, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveEmbedding social-emotional learning practices in curriculum can help students strengthen their conflict-resolution toolkits by developing related skills such as self-awareness, communication and self-management. These can be developmentally taught across K-12 through cooperative games and activities, and by teaching students phrases […]
February 20, 2024
Via: U.S. Department of EducationThe Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released four new resources today with information for students, parents and families, and schools addressing civil rights of students with disabilities, as well as a data snapshot about education access for […]
February 14, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsEvery classroom is a busy place, but STEM-specific classrooms are built on collaboration, communication, and hands-on inquiry. Things are bound to be extra noisy and energetic. This isn’t a bad thing–it’s “the sound of learning,” as a coworker of mine […]
February 9, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveThe Internet Safety Labs report’s most “disturbing findings” were related to technology use and advertising patterns among low-income schools and in schools where a majority of the student population are American Indian and Alaskan Native, said Lisa LeVasseur, executive director […]
February 7, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsSomehow, after the pandemic and returning to “normal,” teachers are more reliant on worksheets or things they find online (often unvetted) and can easily duplicate. They need tools that are easy to use, support active learning, and can accommodate the […]
February 7, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveTo Richard Culatta, students need to learn about artificial intelligence and its inner workings now. But even more critical, says the CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education, is that educators teach pupils not just about the technology, […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
February 1, 2024
Via: eCampus NewsCommunication, teamwork and problem-solving are clear priorities among success skills that employers seek, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board. The Skills Employers Demand: An Analysis of the Research summarizes 10 years of studies, from 2013 […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 1, 2024
Via: EdTech MagazineCollege students are the lifeblood of higher education. Everyone in university administration — including in the IT office — knows how valuable it is to truly understand how those students feel, what they want, what they appreciate and what they […]
January 30, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdHouse Democrats want to make community college free, double the Pell Grant and fight food insecurity among postsecondary students, as outlined in their just-released vision for how to improve higher education. Ahead of a hearing Wednesday on the majority Republicans’ […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
January 29, 2024
Via: eCampus NewsTennessee’s education system must do more to help minority and economically disadvantaged students earn postsecondary degrees in order to meet the state’s workforce needs, a report by an education policy and advocacy organization warned. The State Collaborative on Reforming Education’s […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
January 26, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveThe Curriculum Associates data includes a nationally representative sampling across fall 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 of 7.8 million K-2 students for math and 5.9 million K-2 students for reading. “Though in some subgroups there were only small declines from […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
January 25, 2024
Via: EdSourceThe University of California will not allow the hiring of undocumented students for jobs on its campuses, disappointing students who pushed for the right to be employed without legal status. Allowing those students to work campus jobs would have been […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
January 10, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdSome students—like those studying in the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation Customer Experience and Behavioral AI Lab—are already being exposed to how artificial intelligence can help them in the workforce. The […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
January 8, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsA recent 2022 Schools Survey conducted by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) revealed that 78 percent of clinical service providers rely on the caseload approach to determine the number of students they served. Traditionally, this caseload approach has revolved around the […]