Education Technology

Accelerating Learning with Meaningful Project-Based Learning

April 23, 2022

Accelerating Learning with Meaningful Project-Based Learning
This white paper explores how PBL can engage students in remote learning and help combat learning loss during the pandemic, while also continuing to serve students as a highly effective learning strategy well after the threat from COVID-19 is over.

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TeachersWithApps

TeachersWithApps is an educational app discovery resource site, co-founded by two lifelong educators, and is dedicated to the idea that quality mobile education apps are the tools of the future but they need to be used responsibly.Jayne Clare, Special Education teacher and One of “20 to Watch” Leaders Advancing Education Technology, and Anne Rachel, Early Childhood educator, co-founded TWA to help teachers, therapist, parents and students wade through the vast number of educational apps being released on a daily basis. They field-test every app with a cross-section of students/teachers as part of our review process.

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Student Feedback Informs Admissions and Enrollment Strategies

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Given shifts in enrollment seen over the last several years, a deeper focus on applicants through more personalized attention and data-focused strategies is necessary for institutions to reach their recruitment goals. Fewer new high school graduates in large parts of the country, increases in nontraditional students looking to return to college, and increasing competition require institutions to refine their recruitment strategies.

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K-12 Back-to-School Safety Concerns Report

whitePaper | August 12, 2020

The Back-to-School Safety Concerns Report examined the top challenges for school leaders as they prepare for students, teachers and staff to return to the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as uncovered what efforts and preparations will be implemented to maintain a safe environment.

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1st Annual Merrimack College Teacher Survey: 2022 Results

whitePaper | October 28, 2022

The survey results suggest a deep disillusionment of many teachers who feel overworked, underpaid, and under-appreciated, with potential implications for a once-in-a-generation shift in the teaching profession.

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Key Principles for Project-Based Learning

whitePaper | February 24, 2021

Research confirms that rigorous projectbased learning has a positive impact on students, leading to increased achievement and higher levels of motivation.

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Powering the new inclusive classroom

whitePaper | July 29, 2022

Hundreds of U.S. school districts have established virtual schools in the 2021 academic year alone. Online schools in Minnesota have doubled in the last year. In Atlanta, the newly created Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence will enroll about 1,000 students this fall. And in Anchorage, about 2,000 students are expected to attend the school district’s year-old virtual school.2

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THE 4 PILLARS OF EFFECTIVE ONLINE PD

whitePaper | August 20, 2020

Schools face an array of challenges and opportunities, especially considering the diverse needs of students and educators. To meet those opportunities, more administrators are looking for ways to personalize professional development (PD) and support teachers in a lasting, meaningful way. There are four distinct attributes that ensure PD efforts are as successful as possible: the professional learning is personalized, job embedded, both ongoing and sustainable, and tied to evaluations.

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Spotlight

TeachersWithApps

TeachersWithApps is an educational app discovery resource site, co-founded by two lifelong educators, and is dedicated to the idea that quality mobile education apps are the tools of the future but they need to be used responsibly.Jayne Clare, Special Education teacher and One of “20 to Watch” Leaders Advancing Education Technology, and Anne Rachel, Early Childhood educator, co-founded TWA to help teachers, therapist, parents and students wade through the vast number of educational apps being released on a daily basis. They field-test every app with a cross-section of students/teachers as part of our review process.

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