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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

Just as all teachers want their students to keep improving over time, school administrators are driven to continually build upon their systems , giving educators and students the greatest resources possible. . After deliberation, they determined their goal was to shift to smaller, more personalized learning. .

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

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. ” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. On November 22, 1996, U.S. House of Representatives or Senate.

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Bids to bring fiber internet to schools are denied funding seven times more often than other projects

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Our kids who live in the country are not getting the same educational opportunities as kids who are living in the city.”.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

“If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. So, rather than wait for reluctant commercial internet providers to expand their reach, the district is trying an audacious solution.

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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Revere High School’s adjusted four-year graduation rate rose from 71.5 Revere High’s move to student-centered learning started when Lourenco Garcia became its principal in 2010.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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