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Reshaping Space, Roles and Routines to Support Children With Trauma

Edsurge

In 2008, the Holly Square Shopping Center in northeast Denver was firebombed with molotov cocktails in gang-related arson. Before that I had worked at the Charter School Growth Fund with several of the early visionaries who supported the movement toward personalized learning. Five Most Critical Changes We Made. Teacher Roles.

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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. About the Hosts. Dr. Daniel A. Dr. Daniel A. Domenech has more than 36 years of experience in public education, twenty-seven of those years served as a school superintendent. As superintendent of the Alexandria City Public Schools in Va.,

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20 Texas Education Leaders to Follow on Twitter

MIND Research Institute

Personalize Dallas ISD @PersonalizeDISD. The Personalized Learning Team at the Dallas Independent School District has a great mission: to equip educators and their partners to personalize learning for kids! Can’t wait to see all the TASM members at #CAMT19 in about 3 hours for our summer business meeting.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

I had never seen kids so in charge of their learning.”. Related: What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us? Each student had a little bar chart on their desk that tracked their progress toward mastery in each standard. “I I was fascinated by it,” he said. “I Getting to this point wasn’t easy, though.

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Connecting 2 the World: Learning Theories: In support of Connectivism

Connecting 2 the World

What has changed is the fact that many of my students in their future careers will not have immediate contact with their audience (primary or secondary). Secondary audience analysis becomes even more important (as ideas can then be transferred through the network).

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. The company has raised some $77.5