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Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Digital Promise

Department of Education, there are signs that the disruptions from COVID-19 may be exacerbating long-standing disability-based disparities in academic achievement. Leigh Bozard, Director of Special Projects, SELF (Special Education Leadership Fellowship). Advisor for Innovation & Educational Technology, U.S. Chris Rush, Sr.

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A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

eSchool News

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. This organization provides educators with free textual resources and STEM kits for grades kindergarten through high school.

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We Have An Ed Tech-Accessibility Partnership. So Can You!

SETDA Says

Guest Post from Cynthia Curry is Co-Director of the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials for Learning (AEM Center) What do you get when you combine a state educational technology director with a state accessibility expert?

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Interactive Magic: Best Digital Publishing Platforms for Engagement

Kitaboo on EdTech

This platform is ideally used by publishers, educators , and businesses looking to create multimedia-rich content like e-learning materials, digital magazines, ebooks, and more. Another effective selling point of AEM is its seamless integration of content and digital asset management, which allows publishers to centralize their operations.

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Education Department restarts online library ERIC

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education announced Monday that it would continue to operate its online library, known as ERIC, after allowi ng it to lapse last week. That ended the ability of the Education Department to add new research reports and documents to the library that is used by education policymakers, researchers and teachers.

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A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat

The Hechinger Report

ERIC stands for Education Resources Information Center and it is a curated online public library of 2.1 million educational documents that is funded and managed by the U.S. Education Department. If youre familiar with MedLine or PubMed for health care studies, this is the equivalent for the field of education.

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