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Using the Learner Variability Navigator for Professional Learning

Digital Promise

We’ve found in our national survey, Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Education Priorities and How to Achieve Them , that only half of teachers rely on research to inform their practice. What do you think could be the reason they rate it lower than peers and instinct?

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Smithsonian and Carolina Biological Announce New Study Results and Effectiveness of their K – 5 Science Curriculum

eSchool News

The five-year study, Improving Student Achievement Across State Borders and State Standards, concluded that the print, digital and hands-on program, coupled with high-quality professional learning, raises students standardized test scores. Lapp and Anne B. Keiser Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. is one of the nation’s leading experts in E-rate and is passionate in her work to close the digital divide.

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10 Edtech people to watch in 2018 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Neo LMS

Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. She is the Chief Program Officer of EdTechTeam and an active supporter of targeted professional development for teachers all over the globe. You know the saying “The only constant is change”. Rebecca Stromeyer.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

Knowledge work has moved online as professionals work remotely. E-commerce purchases of all types have surged. Learning in The Flow of Work—Wherever Work May Be Just as COVID-19 has blurred the work and home lives of many, it is further blurring the boundaries between learning and working.

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How to effectively train your teachers and faculty on utilizing a digital learning platform to its fullest

Hapara

This means that training on using digital learning tools must be adapted to support a teacher’s real job of guiding and educating their learners. What can digital learning platforms provide? Peer support can also help educators as they apply newly acquired skills and aptitudes in the classroom.

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OPINION: We’re not doing enough to support teachers of color

The Hechinger Report

A new report from the Learning Policy Institute affirms that teachers of color have numerous positive effects on students. The report also shows that especially for students of color, being taught by a teacher of color can boost academic achievement, high school graduation rates and aspirations to attend college.

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