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It’s Time Teachers Reclaimed ‘Personalized Learning’ in the Name of Equity

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What’s more, it strips students of their agency and autonomy and strips learning of curiosity and serendipity. At its extreme, this digitized brand of personalized learning is dehumanizing: It’s taking the humanity out of the human condition of learning, and it’s inadvertently taking the person out of personalization.

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What Is Duolingo? An Engaging Language Learning App

TeachThought - Learn better.

The platform uses a combination of reading, writing, listening, and speaking exercises to help users develop their language skills. Duolingo incorporates different exercises such as multiple-choice questions, translations, dictation, and speaking challenges to reinforce learning. What Is Duolingo for Schools?

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Remote Learning Is Not Going Away Soon. This Is How to Make It Better.

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With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

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Moodle: The Unsung Hero of LMS Options

Ask a Tech Teacher

Moodle got its start years ago as a method to organize blended learning and online classes. Now, it provides over 90 million educators, administrators, and learners in over 200 countries with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. There’s no licensing fee.

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Leading Schools of the Future

A Principal's Reflections

The resulting conformity has resulted in a learning epidemic among our students as they see so little value in the cookie-cutter learning exercises they are forced to go through each day. Our education system has become so efficient in sustaining a century old model because it is easy and safe. While less than 30 percent of U.S.

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Global Education Conference 2017 #globaled17

The CoolCatTeacher

For me, it’s a deep passion belief in the value of and the importance of global in our own personal learning. So that’s why I think it’s really important for teachers to foster this kind of mentality in their students so that they’re curious about the world and want to be active global citizens. Vicki: Steve?

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The Power of a Goal-Minded Teacher

Teacher Reboot Camp

Check out these icebreakers and team-building exercises. Let’s provide moments where we laugh, explore, and discover with our students so they see the value of enjoying learning! Goal: Build a Passionate/Personal Learning Network - Find you educator community. Some people are rarely told an adult believes in them.