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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

With 81 percent of superintendents reporting that improving the academic performance of underprepared students is their biggest challenge , finding ways to bring in more qualified teachers is a priority. Thankfully, technologies such as virtual reality and collaboration software can assist with the training and recruiting of better teachers.

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Lightspeed launches PD, webinars around collaborative learning

eSchool News

Inaugural PD, collaborative learning event to be held on December 4, 2015. Lightspeed Technologies , a provider of classroom audio solutions, is launching the Lightspeed Learning Academy, which will kick off with a one-day professional development event, and a new leadership webinar series.

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Need a Substitute Teacher? Try an ELF Instead

Edsurge

A report from the Center for American Progress estimates that U.S. This year, at Lexington High School (LHS) when teachers are absent, an “ELF” now greets students in a collaborative learning space. Our “ELF” is an Electronic Learning Facilitator. The ELF empowers students to set the pace and path of their own learning.

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How Technology Helps with Classroom Management

Shake Up Learning

And then, on top of that, to spare a few precious minutes for administrative work like recording grades and taking attendance, and then entreating a student to carry those reports to the office? Then, it’s a simple matter of forwarding the ‘report’ to the office. How Technology Helps with Classroom Management. Click To Tweet.

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6 tips from personalized learning innovators leading change

eSchool News

The goal of the event was to focus on the practical elements of blended and personalized learning by surfacing the tactics that practitioners were deploying in the trenches. We found 105 minutes of planning and collaboration time by minimizing transitions between classes.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Reflecting On My Visit to Saint Stephen’s College in Australia: The Learning Spaces #flipclass #edtech

techieMusings

Sophomores have the opportunity to spend a period of their day learning through a MOOC of their choosing. When students are in their MOOC course, they all report to the open learning space, as in the pictures below. The open design allows for collaborative learning that extends beyond the walls of the classroom.

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