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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

This change remained in appropriations language from FY 2007 through FY 2011. FY 2007 $273,100,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). State Strategies and Practices for Educational Technology: Volume I – Examining the Enhancing Education Through Technology Program (SRI International, 2007).

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Powerful Learning is Inquisitive and Reflective

Digital Promise

Teachers can provide opportunities for students to recall information from previous learning either to support connections to new learning or as an opportunity for formative assessment. Spacing learning and recall out over time also supports enduring learning and improves memory. Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J.

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Develop Stronger Teaching Skills Through Ed Tech

Omega Notes

But learning new ways of teaching and preparing new materials in response can be overwhelming, given a faculty member’s overall responsibilities (Loch & Reushle, 2008; Price & Oliver, 2007). Use this information to assess your selection and application of course material toward learning goals. By Andrew Lang.

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Can public schools replicate the Mooresville model for digital learning success? Former superintendent Mark Edwards says they can

The Hechinger Report

Mooresville Graded School District, near Charlotte, North Carolina, has become a national leader over the last decade in using digital learning tools to improve student achievement. The leader of the district’s digital learning efforts, Mark Edwards, has served as superintendent of the 6,000-student school district since 2007.

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Science Interactive Group Acquires Another Company to Grow Its Lab Education Kits

Edsurge

based professional organization of about 50,000 people in science education and business, says science educators constantly assess whether their students would master concepts best through hands-on experiments or a digital tool. Founded in 2007, eScience claims to have sold kits to more than 400 universities worldwide.

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10 Ways Google Certification Can Support Remote Learning – SULS063

Shake Up Learning

Remote learning has forced educators across the globe to learn on the fly and use digital tools in new ways, often tools they’ve never even used before. Teachers need more than survival skills, not just because of the unknown reality of COVID-19 and remote learning, but because technology isn’t going anywhere!

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Former Superintendent of the Year Mark Edwards to Join Discovery Education

Marketplace K-12

school district since 2007, will be the senior vice president of digital learning for the Silver Spring, Md.-based Discovery Education provides digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms around the world. Edwards, who has been superintendent of the Mooresville, N.C., based company.