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Future-Proofing Learning: Preparing Students for an Uncertain Tomorrow

A Principal's Reflections

This approach encourages deeper engagement with the material and fosters critical thinking abilities essential for problem-solving in the real world (Marzano & Kendall, 2012). or "how could this be applied in a different context?" Learning must move beyond theoretical concepts and embrace authentic application. Marzano, R.

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How To Help Kids Use Devices Responsibly

The CoolCatTeacher

His Forbes' column (2012-17) on global education, learning through digital play, kids and culture was read by over 5 million people around the world. He's also senior fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and Nonresident Fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution.

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Incorporate Literacy Tools in K–12 STEM Subjects

EdTech Magazine

Reading levels for 13-year-old students have been declining since 2012, with the sharpest drop between 2020 and 2023, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress’s long-term trend assessment. Interestingly, mathematics scores closely follow the same drops, the assessment report shows.

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Q&A: Virtual Reality Considerations in the Post-Pandemic World

EdTech Magazine

She began as an instructional technology specialist in 2012 and founded ARVRinEDU four years later. As the founder of ARVRinEDU, Donally has been dabbling in the virtual world since she was first introduced to the technology. Her goal has always been to bring classrooms into the virtual world in some capacity.

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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

By constructing a psychologically safe environment through reframing metacognitive interpretation of subjective difficulty, children can express their full cognitive potential (Autin & Croizet, 2012). Create opportunities for students to teach each other. Learning is and should be treated as a process, not an event. & Croizet, J.

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The Role of Place in Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

Furthermore, research by Hattie (2012) emphasizes the importance of creating a positive classroom climate, asserting that the physical layout plays a crucial role in fostering a conducive atmosphere for learning. 2013; Hattie, 2012; Tanner & Lackney, 2006). Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning.

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Holograms Add Depth to Remote Classes

EdTech Magazine

“Hologram” has become a catch-all term for several types of 3D images, from the centuries-old Pepper’s Ghost technique that brought Tupac Shakur to the Coachella music festival in 2012 to even newer representations that boast lifelike interactivity.

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