Clayton State University

TES | January 20, 2020

Educational technology (edtech) made significant strides in 2019. Damian Hinds was the first secretary of state for education to acknowledge the potential and role of edtech in the teaching and learning processes, with the publication of the Department for Education’s edtech strategy and launch of the edtech leadership group. While there was more that could have been included, it was a very useful start to the discussion about edtech’s merits and uses. Meanwhile, we also await ...

edsurge | May 26, 2020

With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options, educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning. Much of this reflection is likely to take place within the often siloed communities of practice in K-12 and higher education. One source for insights on how to proceed is the cross-pollination that takes place when educators working in separate s...

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Juni Learning | January 21, 2022

Juni Learning (Juni) the online learning platform for kids focused on real world readiness, today announced its newest course in partnership with Makeblock, NASA and Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration: ‘Intro to Robotics: Exploring Uncharted Territories’. During the course, students will use foundational knowledge of Juni’s Scratch or Python coding courses to build and interact with Makeblock’s mBot Neo robot, inspiring excitement and intrigue among the next generati...

NWEA | August 06, 2020

As millions of students get ready to return to school, school districts are preparing for a large number of them to be learning remotely. This presents a challenge for schools that need to triage the impact of COVID-19 disruptions on learning from this past spring with the cumulated impact of summer break. Teachers will need reliable, quality data on where students are academically to determine best paths forward to customize instruction and overcome learning loss during one of the most tu...