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10 Reasons Why Phonemic Awareness Is Important for Early Literacy Development

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The National Reading Panel conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis involving 52 peer-reviewed studies that examined the efficacy of phonemic awareness (PA) instruction (Ehri et al. ’s meta-analysis strongly validates the indispensable role of PA instruction in fostering reading skills, with increased efficacy under certain conditions.

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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

Learning in one-to-one laptop environments: A meta-analysis and research synthesis. While you can read the full 30+ page study yourself (and I’d certainly encourage you to do so if this is a topic of interest), here is my summary, with accompanying analysis of what we should reasonably take away from the findings. Warschauer, M.,

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Data-Driven Instruction for the Real World

Edsurge

Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, data in schools has become so many things—a carrot for more funding, a weapon used to dismiss teachers and a four-letter word. These developments, dovetailed with the dawn of powerful classroom technology, should have advanced data-driven instruction.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.). FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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Kids Use Play To Communicate. Here’s Why Adults Need To Pay Attention.

Edsurge

When adults pay attention to children’s verbal and non-verbal play, we are, in a way, able to look into their subconscious, and with some careful observation and analysis, gain a pretty good idea about what they are experiencing in their daily lives. 12, 2001, the day after the attacks on the United States known as 9/11.

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Does Your Company Really Need AI? Stanford Executive Course Aims to Demystify the Hype

Edsurge

Now the university is launching a five-day executive education course to help business and government leaders understand the technology, including its applications and its limitations. At $13,000, the new AI course at Stanford is similar in price to the university's other executive education programs in technology and big data. (A

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The ultimate guide to learning theories in education

Linways Technologies

2001), is that people act with intentionality and values. The Learner-centered approach emphasizes the need to support the learners’ growth and motivation when designing a technology dedicated for education management. The five phases of ADDIE, in detail are: · Analysis. to develop and/or integrate technologies.