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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Yet these student growth gains are not reflected in most edtech implementations.

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Big question for edtech: But how do we know what’s working?

The Hechinger Report

As more than 900 entrepreneurs and educators converge in San Francisco this week, some will talk academic standards, literacy and charter schools. That’s why after attending two major edtech conferences in a row ( SXSW.edu ) and ( ASU/GSV ), I’m heading straight for a panel entitled: “But How Do We Know What’s Working?’’.

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Understanding ESSA: How the Every Student Succeeds Act will Change U.S. Educational Policy

eSpark

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. Blended Learning. ESSA encourages districts to bring edtech into the classroom.

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Why all screen time isn’t created equally

The Hechinger Report

My question comes at a time when states like Louisiana are imposing academic standards for preschool education, and as the state education department there is giving $265,000 for technology to 29 parishes participating in a pilot program. The Learning Accelerator on blended learning: `In the future, we’ll just call it learning’.

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What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

If I thought it was bad, I would have shut down Edtech Elixirs a long time ago! Alignment to academic standards is usually more prominent and obvious. It first should be noted that relying on a computer (or more accurately put, an online platform) to help your instruction is not a bad thing.

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

In one recent survey by vaunted education publisher McGraw-Hill, 93 percent of teachers equated social-emotional learning with academic learning in terms of overall importance. 2 Ensure SEL Curriculum is Based on Industry-Recognized Academic Standards. Pedagogical alignment is equally critical.

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