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For the 2021-2022 school year, schools and districts must report the total number of students engaged in blended learning or remote learning. The Management Council will help the Department collect this data from April 1-30.
Read MoreThrough RemotEDx funding, INFOhio has licensed many new resources to allow Ohio parents, educators and students access to quality content. Capstone Interactive eBooks is one of these newly acquired resources. The collection includes more than 800 unlimited use eBooks for grades 3-6.
Read MoreAfter receiving feedback from users, the Curriculum Library on the RemotEDx Exchange has been reorganized and updated for new instructional resources. The tools and resources in the Curriculum Library can be used at no cost to Ohio schools.
Read MoreWhile many schools are open for in-person learning, many students still are learning in an online or remote format. A new video series, “Remote Learning: A Parent's Guide,” offers insights and advice for families to help students thrive in a remote learning environment.
Read MoreTo help teachers prepare for the 2021-2022 school year, the Department posted Science and Social Studies Student Readiness Toolkits. These toolkits, in addition to the recently updated English language arts and mathematics toolkits and assessment literacy tools, can help educators identify and address instructional gaps that may have occurred during remote learning.
Read MoreOhio Materials Matter, a database of instructional material reviews, has launched on the RemotEDx Exchange website.
Read MoreLearning Forward was awarded $1 million from the state’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to launch the RemotEDx Networked Learning Community. Among other responsibilities, the organization will coordinate Ohio’s portfolio of remote, hybrid and blended education programs and practices.
Read MoreInterested in helping the Ohio Department of Education further remote educational goals across the state? Consider volunteering to review and score RemotEDx subgrant applications.
Read MoreA new funding opportunity now is available from RemotEDx. Applicants may apply to receive an award of up to $1 million for partnering to codesign and launch a RemotEDx Networked Learning Community. Register to learn more at a technical assistance webinar on April 15. Apply for the grant by April 28.
Read MoreThe latest offering from InspirED is “Accessible Solutions for Online Learning: Considerations for Learners who are Blind or Visually Impaired.” On April 8 at 4 p.m., join the session to understand why accessibility is important for learners who are blind or visually impaired and discover tips for considering a student’s accessibility needs when engaged in remote learning activities.
Read MoreRemotEDx recently announced the recipients of the Partners Increasing the Number of Students Earning Industry-Recognized Credentials subgrant. The full list of awardees is available on the RemotEDx funding opportunities webpage.
Read MoreAs part of its RemotEDx initiative, the Ohio Department of Education recently awarded subgrants to nonprofit and community-based organizations partnering with schools to help improve remote caring, teaching and learning opportunities for Ohio’s most underserved students.
Read MoreOhio educators can take free online courses and professional development on the Department's Learning Management System (LMS). Find the full list of these on-demand courses on the Department's website.
Read MoreRemotEDx recently announced the recipients of the Nonprofit and Community-Based Student Learning and Remote Education Partners subgrant. The full list of awardees is available on the RemotEDx funding opportunities webpage.
Read MoreOn behalf of RemotEDx and the Ohio Department of Education, the Partnering Anthropology with Science and Technology (PAST) Foundation is conducting a series of virtual listening sessions to hear from educators, parents and students in grades 6-12 about their experiences with education during this challenging time. Register for a virtual listening session to provide input about how to help students learn and grow.
Read MoreAssessment Literacy will introduce educators to the essential components of assessment design. OTES 2.0 for Educators is designed to support teachers and evaluators as they build an understanding of the revised Ohio Teacher Evaluation System 2.0. These new courses are available on demand in the Learning Management System.
Read MoreThe Department is looking for volunteers to review and score RemotEDx subgrant applications. Reviews begin in early February. Potential reviewers should indicate their interest soon to be considered.
Read MoreEducators who want to learn more about RemotEDx should register now for an informative webinar on Jan. 20 at 3:30 p.m. presented by INFOhio.
Read MoreThe latest subgrant from RemotEDx is aimed at building and strengthening education and industry partnerships to increase the number of students earning industry-recognized credentials. Learn more at a technical assistance webinar on Jan. 19 and apply by Feb. 12.
Read MoreThe application window for the RemotEDx Subgrants for Nonprofit and Community-Based Student Learning and Remote Education Partners has been extended. Applicants now have until Feb. 1 to apply.
Read MoreRemotEDx is announcing plans to offer a new funding opportunity aimed at building and strengthening education and industry partnerships to increase the number of students earning industry-recognized credentials.
Read MoreThe application window for the RemotEDx Subgrants for Nonprofit and Community-Based Student Learning and Remote Education Partners is now open. This funding opportunity is aimed at building and strengthening nonprofit and community-based partnerships to enrich remote education opportunities, especially for underserved students.
Read MoreRemotEDx, Ohio’s suite of remote learning supports, is announcing plans to offer a new funding opportunity aimed at building and strengthening nonprofit and community-based partnerships to enrich remote education opportunities, especially for underserved students.
Read MoreThe RemotEDx Exchange, a fundamental component of Ohio’s RemotEDx initiative, is now live. Through the Exchange, powered by INFOhio, parents and educators of students in grades K-12 have easy access to all the supports, services and resources available through RemotEDx.
Read MorePhilanthropy Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education are pleased to announce grants awarded to 28 projects, totaling just over $3.1 million and benefitting approximately 788,331 students across Ohio, through the Collaborative Fund for Educating Remotely and Transforming Schools (the Collaborative Fund). This public-private partnership aims to help schools and districts improve remote education practices and outcomes and to use remote education as a catalyst for re-imagining and re-engineering the delivery of high-quality caring, teaching and learning opportunities for Ohio’s underserved students.
Read MoreOhio’s schools have received additional support to help students who are learning from home connect to the internet. Ohio’s Connectivity Champions will collaborate closely with Information Technology Centers to help support students and their families with household internet connectivity to enable remote learning. Students or parents who are struggling with their home internet connection can get help from the Connectivity Champions.
Read MorePhilanthropy Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education are pleased to launch the Collaborative Fund for Educating Remotely and Transforming Schools (the Collaborative Fund). The Collaborative Fund prioritizes supports that address inequitable circumstances related to delivering quality remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant awards will be made on a competitive and regional basis to public schools, districts, community schools, networks, school consortia and Educational Service Centers. The deadline for submitting proposals is midnight on Sept. 4, 2020.
Read MoreOn Aug. 6 from 1-2:30 p.m., superintendents, chief academic officers and education leaders, especially those who are drafting remote learning plans, are invited to join Johns Hopkins University and the Department for a live, virtual learning session called Using Evidence Based Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes: Learnings from the Cross-State High School Redesign Collaborative to Inform Remote Learning Plans.
Read MoreSchools now have the option to consider remote learning plans as they prepare for the 2020-2021 school year. The Department has posted information about the difference between blended learning declarations and remote learning plans, and extended the submission deadlines for both.
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic has sent education into a remote learning environment, and educators have had to adapt, ready or not. In response to this change, the Ohio Department of Education and the Science Education Council of Ohio (SECO) have developed a multi-part series for teachers entitled “A Tale of Two Teachers: Lessons Learned.”
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