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How a middle school teacher grew students’ math scores despite pandemic challenges

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The school’s sixth grade growth scores in math are at nearly 58 percent, meaning more than half of the students met their individual growth targets on the state’s ILEARN test. Throughout the pandemic, Gregory held his students to high expectations, whether they were learning in person or virtually. “I

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Study: Instructional Mode Played No Significant Role in COVID-19-Related Learning Loss in Indiana Public Schools in 2020-21

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But researchers at Ball State University have concluded that various modes of instruction—whether in-person, virtual, or hybrid—did not play a significant role in learning loss among students in Indiana public schools during the 2020-21 school year. Schools that did better in 2019 experienced greater learning loss by 2021.

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4 ways library media specialists lead digital transformations in districts

eSchool News

The state Department of Education has made excellent investments in edtech resources, and together with iLearn New Hampshire, has rolled out the Canvas LMS by Instructure, the Kaltura platform for media hosting, Zoom video conferencing, and Discovery Education’s digital K-12 platform t o schools statewide.

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ISTE Launches ISTE U to Help Teachers, Leaders Build Digital Competencies

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The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is beginning enrollment today for ISTE U , an online professional learning hub for teachers and leaders to build critical skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. Taking Mobile Learning to the Next Level. ? ISTE U will launch with these courses: ?

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Where Are You on Your Personalized Learning Journey?

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This past week, we traveled to the Golden, Colorado to attend the Conference of Online and Blended Learning (COBL), put on by the iLearn Collaborative. Here is what we learned: In his opening keynote, Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart, asked the audience, “Why student-centered learning?” A few chimed in.

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Reading and the Impact of Cognitive Skills Training

ET Magazine

Teachers can only control the teaching part of the learning equation. The chart below displays their reading scores on ILEARN (Indianas Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network, the summative accountability assessment for students in the state). A students capacity to learn is another significant factor.

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BombBomb

Technology Tidbits

Thanks to award nominated educator Kelly Tenkely of iLearn Technology for the tip. This makes it easy for educators to "flip" a lesson or record a screencast for students when they can't teach "live". I highly recommend checking out BombBomb by clicking here !!!

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