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How to work for equity of access in classrooms

eSchool News

Here are five key strategies to ensure equity of access: 1. Digital inclusion and accessibility: Embrace digital tools while ensuring they are accessible to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background or ability. Digital resources can play a significant role in expanding the accessibility of diverse materials.

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Have Digital Portfolios Come of Age?

eSchool News

Get better assessment results. Reflection and Feedback: The tool encourages reflection, both from students and teachers, providing a space for individuals to assess their progress, share insights, and receive feedback. It’s one of the longest-running promises of edtech: Have students provide proof of work online.

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Addressing the root causes of chronic K-12 absenteeism

eSchool News

The White House Council of Economic Advisors found that chronic absenteeism significantly contributed to drops in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, accounting for 16 to 27 percent of NAEP score declines in math and 36–45 percent in reading.

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. Otherwise, equity and inclusion are still just a dream. These questions are around the accessibility, flexibility, lack of bias, validity, and reliability of our learning activities. Opening doors to all students is an obvious move.

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3 strategies to support inclusive learning

eSchool News

The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. Differentiated instruction Offering tailored teaching methods, materials and assessment strategies can help students to better understand the curriculum.

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Leading is learning

eSchool News

This was most common when new technology came out or new methods for instruction, assessment, or accountability. They aren’t always sequential and sometimes – especially if a leader lacks some new content knowledge or a particular skill set –they relearn or upskill themselves as needed. We could call this Leading and Learning.

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

The plan, which can be accessed in multiple formats, includes the following components: (1) Introduction , (2) Learning , (3) Teaching , (4) Leadership , (5) Assessment , and (6) Infrastructure.