ED Surge

MAY 31, 2024

Recently, we took the stage at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference to share our experiences designing accessible conferences and events. However, amidst the hustle and bustle of logistical planning and content curation, it is important not to overlook the crucial aspect of accessibility.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Beyond these principles, AI applications must be implemented fairly, ensuring all students have equal access to personalized learning experiences.

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2025

Although the overarching goal of public education in the United States is not well defined, the Federal Department of Educations mission statement claims it is meant to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

School nurses, she notes, have more access to children — seven or eight hours a day — and their families than really any other health care professional. You just have access to things that health care providers in clinical settings outside of schools really don't have. Your role gives you unique access and insight to today's youth.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

In those years, the public supported higher ed equally for both its private and public benefits—on the whole, we were a nation that honored higher education. Even if the right isn’t entirely responsible, it continues to help slam the gates on wider college access.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. They proactively plan for a diverse customer base and do not treat accessibility as an afterthought. Exploring the intersectionality of DEI and Accessibility.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Knowing fractions is important, but believing you’re a math learner is equally as powerful. We’re seeing that generative AI can score well on traditional assessments, and now that learners have direct access to these tools, we need to rethink our approach to assessment. The speed of assessment is also important.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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ED Surge

MAY 31, 2023

The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. To reduce learning barriers in the classroom, teachers need to plan for different methods of student engagement and make materials accessible to all students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2024

Tech Teacher Appreciation Week If you wonder what’s so hard about being a teacher, what with technology, computers, AI assistants, look at this list of challenges they faced just last year: Transition to remote learning Technology and connectivity issues for students who might not have equal access to technology or internet at home Social and (..)

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ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2022

But as dual enrollment grows across the country, access to the option is not distributed equally, according to a new report produced by nearly two dozen higher ed researchers and experts, with funding from the Joyce Foundation. It’s even popular across the political spectrum.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Our faculty and staff have access to data showing where students stand, as well as tools and resources to help turn potential into performance. Leveraging technology is equally important, but it must be the right technology tools that work, not just the latest gadgets. Another critical piece is building strong community partnerships.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They’ve changed into online treasure hubs to help kids access education. The digital library has introduced an approach connecting students to personalized methods to access their courses. As long as you have access to a screen and internet, you can open millions of books and the whole world’s information.

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

However, despite the emphasis on STEM in later years, the importance of early numeracy in shaping long-term academic success is equally critical yet sometimes overlooked. By providing engaging, accessible tools for young learners, districts can ensure that all students, regardless of background, have the chance to succeed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2024

As these technologies become more accessible, they offer unique opportunities for creating immersive, shared experiences. Ensure all students have equal access to the technology needed for full participation. Looking for opportunities to incorporate Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. Physical activities during winter often become calisthenics or personal fitness, exercises that can be done indoors or in the gym. Vocabulary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

Saving and sharing annotated assignments Once you’ve provided detailed feedback on student work, ensuring easy access and distribution of the graded assignments is essential. Sharing assignments Sharing annotated assignments with students is equally straightforward. Or create a link for them to access it online.

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ED Surge

JUNE 15, 2022

The use of edtech also assumes a classroom has tech access In an ideal world, every classroom in the world would have access to computers and technology to take advantage of the added opportunities of edtech. But this is not an ideal world. Plenty of teachers have it worse, too!

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. Mahajan shares, “Rocket Learning’s mission is to make quality education and learning accessible to every child from the earliest stage possible.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 3, 2021

I have a lot of craft and STEM materials accessible in my classroom. My reflection is that I believe I typically do a good job of giving voice and choice but it is often within a more structured STEM, STEAM, maker education activities (see my book, Learning in the Making , for more information about this). ”

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

CoolThink provides equal access and learning opportunity for students regardless of their backgrounds, especially those from low-income and ethnic minority groups. CoolThink provides equal access to information and resources for students so that all students can become programmers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). Many students don’t have a home computer or access to the internet. Many Districts are deploying mobile hotspots to help students with internet access. Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education –from EdSurge.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. Physical activities during winter often become calisthenics or personal fitness, exercises that can be done indoors or in the gym. Vocabulary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. PE Physical activities during winter often become calisthenics or personal fitness, exercises that can be done indoors or in the gym.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

One, all assignments were created so that students could have access 24/7. Equally as important is the instructional design of each lesson, its accessibility and real-life application for students. Now that the school year is over I can genuinely reflect on how I utilized my go to applications and programs.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2025

In France, where I was born, we have access to amazing, high-quality systems starting very early on. But she shared another number that I thought was in some ways equally, if not more, concerning: Before the pandemic even occurred, 40 percent of young children did not have a strong emotional connection with their mothers.

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Robot Lab

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

All children deserve the right to be set up for success, and one of the ways children are prepared to do their best in school is based on their access to technology. Technology is a great equalizer for all children, and all children can become better learners through the use of technology — especially children with disabilities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

You must be ready to adapt your teaching strategies, align the use of technology with learning objectives, and ensure equality in access. These policies aim to eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote equal opportunities for all students. It’s a tool, and it’s only as effective as its use.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

One of the exciting things to me about the extended mind is that it's another way of looking at issues of equity and equality. Because our students don't have anything like equal access to, say, the freedom to move their bodies, or access to green spaces, or to safe spaces, to quiet spaces.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Similarly in schools, we put a lot of focus on giving all students the same thing (equality), and perhaps not enough on giving each student what they need (equity). In Avashia’s’s class, the focus was equally on what those enterprising entrepreneurs built, on what was created and what was lost. Again, these are not perfect teachers.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Instead, they believe that education excellence should be accessible and inclusive. The UC system operates on a level of formal equality between the campuses. The UC has effectively nine equal campuses. That’s easier said than done, however. Not compromising the research but also remaking what it means to be prestigious.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Break the class into teams and assign each an equal number of the elements up to one hundred. Have students do ten sets of ten different exercises (i.e., Another indoor physical activity is walking 100 steps and measuring where you end up.

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ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2024

Inclusive Design Inclusive design in educational technology is crucial to ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds, have equal access to learning opportunities. User-Friendly Data Tools Select platforms that equip teachers with easy access to data and intuitive analysis tools.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Many depend on accessing course resources and lessons seamlessly from online textbooks or other digital resources. An almost equal fraction of online officers hesitate, saying that their colleges need time to do the right thing. Surveys of remote college students show that their top priorities are convenience and flexibility.

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2022

The two college students both said they’d focus on making education more equitable, primarily by making it accessible and high-quality across the board. And so providing equal education for people so that they have equal opportunities, so that society isn't shutting them out, I think is really important.”

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Magic EdTech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

While gamification is incredible, accessibility is often lost within programs like this. Accessibility is ensuring the game is usable for students regardless of their abilities and the accommodations that they may require. Gamified content could be equally beneficial to students with disabilities.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 16, 2024

Across the United States, an estimated two-thirds of preschool programs are segregated — a reality that may directly contradict the widely held belief that preschool, and all high-quality early learning experiences, is a great equalizer. Separate is still not equal. And yet what I'm finding is, separate is still not equal.

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