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How to Roll Out Game-Based Learning—and Boost Engagement—in Your Classroom

Edsurge

When Vadim Polikov—my childhood friend and a successful entrepreneur—approached me with a game-based learning business idea in the summer of 2015, I jumped at the idea. . Many of the teachers described the games as “transformative.”. The flexible game form met students wherever they were academically.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

Edsurge

Inclusive STEM programs widen job opportunities for the growing technology sector, support students in building digital literacy skills and empower young people to become creators — not just consumers — of technology. STEM+CS instruction will always be bringing new technology into the K12 classroom.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

Edsurge

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Classroom Technology Just because we have technology tools doesn’t mean it is being used effectively or in a pedagogically-sound way. Standards have emerged to help us use technology in ways that improve learning and shape students in positive ways for future careers and knowledge they need to have to be successful.

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Where Schools Need to Focus Their Ed Tech Efforts

EdTech Magazine

The market for educational technology solutions is massive, with numerous gadgets and programs to choose from. . A pervasive issue among K–12 districts is administrators going for the newest products without much knowledge of what problems those technologies address and whether they actually work. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

was preparing to deploy one-to-one Chromebooks a few years ago, the amount of professional development and training needed for educators was overwhelming. In order to make sure educators were getting the professional learning experiences they needed , Douglas and her team went through several steps to create more flexible (and fun) PD.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Student Anxiety in Online Learning In this course, you’ll analyze anxiety brought about by technology immersion as an overactive fight–flight–freeze survival response. Based on information systems research, you’ll explore the concept of “technostress” and its triggers, how to spot it in your students, and how it impacts learning.

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