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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. Be active: Prioritize active digital activities, like online learning games or interactive lessons, over passive activities, like watching a video.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Bush and Obama administrations, with initiatives such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Race to the Top (2009), spurred what’s been called a “ nationalization of education politics ” and, many teachers say, a relentless cycle of shiny fads promising to revolutionize the field. The George W. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Not listed: other online degrees simply aren’t hyped the way MOOCs are. “ WeWork Helps Online Learning Take its Next Step Forward,” according to the Clayton Christensen Institute’s Michael Horn. ” Sponsored content on Edsurge this week paid for by Macmillan Learning includes this and this.