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Can This Game-Like App Help Students Do Better in School?

Tara Garcia Mathewson

November 29, 2017 |

Wired |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

The Fresno school district is getting surprising results following the rollout of Strides, a student portal app that gamefies the learning experience and in doing so incentivizes students to stay engaged. Like with other social media apps, students earn points and maintain streaks, but in this case they rack up awards for attendance, academic performance, and extracurricular participation. Still digesting the success of the technology, schools are working to strike the right balance between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to ensure students remain interested in the app and their school work.

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VR at the Tate Modern's Modigliani exhibition is no gimmick

Jamie Rigg

November 28, 2017 |

Endgadget |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

Tate Modern’s 2017 exhibition on painter Amedeo Modigliani included a virtual reality recreation of Modigliani’s final studio in Paris. Seated on wooden chairs with VR headsets on, visitors can explore the studio and hear firsthand accounts of the space from Modigliani’s friends.

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How an Online Personalized Preschool Experiment Could Change the Way Rural America Does Early Education

Carolyn Phenicie

November 26, 2017 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Since Upstart launched in rural Utah in 2009, 30,000 children have completed the online personalized preschool alternative from their homes. Upstart provides participating families with computers and internet access in addition to planned group gatherings intended to simultaneously encourage students' socio-emotional development. Following Utah's success with the program, an additional seven states are now piloting the model.

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Online preschool: Does it work?

Jackie Mader

November 03, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

In Mississippi, where only four percent of four-year olds are covered by state-funded preschool, free online curricula offer an enticing opportunity. UPSTART, one of these programs, provides complementary training for parents and access to a computer that might not otherwise be available. Critics warn of the effects of increased screen time and decreased social interaction, but advocates still see a few hours on the computer as a better alternative to no kindergarten readiness preparation at all.

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Can Screen Time Reduce Prison Time?

Doug Bierend

October 31, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In Madera Juvenile Detention Facility, teens have access 6 hours a day to tablets loaded with learning and entertainment materials. The program aims to help teens productively use their time in prison and advance their education. Even though there are some positive outcomes, many critics argue that the program only treats a symptom and not the overarching problem of the juvenile prison system that needs reform.

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Rugged Tablets for African Schools

Angela Saini

October 08, 2017 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

This podcast episode covers 3 entrepreneurial solutions in India and Kenya, and 2 of them have already started seeing very positive results. The first is a rugged tablet named Kio Kits loaded with educational software that are made especially for the climate and electricity availability in Kenya; students and teachers vouch for its efficacy. In Assam, India, where there is very little access to eye care, mobile eye care clinics offer a range of services that are all free of cost to their patients. The clinics have tried a number of strategies to reach patients in need and the results have been impactful.

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A school where you can't fail - it just takes you longer to learn

Kyle Spencer

August 11, 2017 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

At Brooklyn’s Middle School 442, teachers grade on a color-coded scale and students frequently work on hands-on group projects and set personal behavioral goals. When faced with the myriad critics and criticisms of mastery-based education, M.S. 442 points to the rapid academic progress of its student body since adopting these new features - after only two years, English and math proficiency shot up.

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Israeli institute trains Palestinian avocado growers

Abigail Klein Leichman

August 10, 2017 |

Israel21c |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Israel

There is a profitable avocado market for the Middle East selling to the EU, which Israel has already tapped into but Palestine has not. The Galilee International Management Institute held a training course with both Israelis and Palestinians to help Palestine enter this market.

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Catholic schools turn to blended learning as a way to address students' individual needs

Ben Stocking

April 10, 2017 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In response to dropping enrollments and low test scores, Catholic schools nationwide have started taking a new approach to instruction, one called "blended learning." Students alternate small group learning with digital assignments, a combination that individualizes learning while keeping all students in the same classroom. “Nothing replaces quality teaching,” one Seattle Catholic school principal noted. “But if you can take quality teaching and add these digital tools to it, you can create something that’s truly amazing.” The proportion of students performing at grade level has steadily increased.

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Software helps educators respond to more than just their students' grades

Spring Wise

March 31, 2017 |

Spring Wise |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Latvia, Riga

In Latvia, a new software-Edurio- helps educators learn from insights that go beyond grades by surveying students, families and teachers. This allows for fast feedback and alterations to improve educational experience.

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