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Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks to Elevate Instruction

Teacher Reboot Camp

I also have discovered tips to support all students and diversify my curriculum to meet their various learning needs. I often reference the ideas and research by McIsaac and Gunawardena in the Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. Picciano McIsaac, M. S., & Gunawardena, C. Distance Education.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

The reality is often much more mundane, as classrooms that meet even the most basic of digital information standards still qualify as being a Smart Classroom, Lab, or Lecture Hall. and whiteboard. Will those media files be protected behind an institutional firewall or other security protocols?

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How to help children develop executive functioning skills

eSchool News

Executive functioning is the management system of the brain — it refers to how well students pay attention, organize and prioritize, stay focused on tasks through completion, regulate their emotions, and keep track of the things they are doing. Results in the form of grades, standardized test scores, and student performance.

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Who Does School Reform Serve?

Edsurge

For her doctoral research at Temple University, Royal dug into the turbulent history of school reform in the city from the 1960s up to now, including reading through the minutes of every school board meeting from 1967 to 2017 and interviewing teachers and school leaders from the era.

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Meet the Support Network Addressing Out-Of-School Challenges for Every Student

Edsurge

City Connects has been around since 2001, but has even earlier roots in a two-year partnership between Boston Public Schools and researchers at Boston College from diverse disciplines, including psychology and special education. And she meets with groups of students during their usual lunch breaks.

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

Doug Levin

Dr. Zheng and colleagues did not collect original data; rather, they used a statistical technique (meta-analysis) to combine the findings of prior studies meeting specific quality criteria in an effort to identify larger trends in the emerging body of empirical evidence on laptop programs’ impact on learning.

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Helping Teachers Reach Every Student

EdNews Daily

Smith assumed his role at Reading Horizons in October 2001 and since has overseen steady sales growth and a multitude of improvements to their line of products. Referring to his staff as team players, they know their efforts are worth more than just wages because they help change the life of someone who is learning to read.

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