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Personalized Learning: The Why, How, and What

A Principal's Reflections

The right culture has to be in place to create a learning environment conducive to unleashing the genius and talents of all kids, which means focusing on equity and social-emotional learning (SEL) when needed. Blended learning is one of the most popular pedagogical techniques to personalize learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Differentiated instruction is the ability to respond to variance within students, providing different students with different opportunities for learning. Although there are different pathways to learn the material, the end goal is the same for all students. Digital citizenship refers to appropriate and responsible use of technology.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Differentiated instruction is the ability to respond to variance within students, providing different students with different opportunities for learning. Although there are different pathways to learn the material, the end goal is the same for all students. Digital citizenship refers to appropriate and responsible use of technology.

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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

Technologically-based tools provide opportunities for students to learn both in and out of the classroom. The use of technological innovations such as cloud computing, mobile learning, bring?your?own?device Adaptive learning platforms provide instruction that is specific to individual students’ needs in a cost-effective manner.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

As with other education buzzwords, many schools believe they are providing authentic learning, but they don’t offer the apprenticeships, vocational training and portfolio-based assessments that often characterize work that carries larger life lessons. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. The resulting network and insights give customers the agility to grow and adapt as business needs change, while enabling digital transformation.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? Online video portal Udemy announced that it has raised $3 million Adaptive learning company Knewton announced a massive round of fundraising: $33 million.

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