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New Approaches to Instructional Technology Coaching

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Even in schools outside of the Verizon Innovative Learning network, coaches reported that they were valued more by teachers and administrators than prior to the pandemic. Now, with video conferencing tools, coaches are able to “visit” more classrooms on a given day.

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Using Smart Boards to Boost Engagement and Simplify Routines

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From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Supporting Student-Centered Instruction.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

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Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities. Leadership is second only to teaching among school-related factors that can improve student achievement, and it tends to show greatest impact in traditionally underserved schools ( Leithwood, Seashore Louis, Anderson, and Wahlstrom, 2004 ).

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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. • Districts will increase their focus on collaborative environments and collaborative tasks for basic literacy development. Neuroscience, and the measurement of emotional immersion, will become a key innovation and a new precision metric of student engagement. Jacob Bruno, vice president of professional learning, NWEA.

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How to prepare students for 2017’s Hour of Code next week

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Set your classroom up for “maker” success. Instead of a typical classroom, Knight designs her room to be more like a makerspace where kids work in groups on different problem-solving activities, like coding. Students have also used programs like Scratch and its app counterpart ScratchJr to develop coding skills.

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Discovery Education and its Corporate Partners Offering Free Resources for Families to Keep Learning Alive All Summer 

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Charlotte, NC ) — To keep students engaged in learning while on summer break, Discovery Education and select partners have created free dynamic digital resources for students and caregivers to use at home. Working in Harmony : Inspire collaborative learning experiences through Country Music.

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Edthena Introduces VC3, the Next Evolution of Video Coaching for Educators

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VC3 features new coaching tools that empower teachers and instructional coaches to collaborate more efficiently, gain deeper insights into instructional practice, and engage in more meaningful professional learning. This is where educators add timestamped feedback to videos of classroom teaching.

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