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

ViewSonic Education

To alleviate some of that burden, many academic institutions have turned to third-party, Learning Management Systems (LMS) to help decrease the workload being placed upon their IT staff. educational system for at least a generation.

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

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To master keyboarding, one must be able to let fingers flow freely (Waner, Behymer, & McCrary, 1992), a concept backed by Bloom’s idea of automaticity and discussed by Wronkovich (1998), who defines it as a “system of automatic habits corresponding to the system of tasks”. This conclusion was reinforced by Feutz (2001).

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How to help children develop executive functioning skills

eSchool News

education system imparts on our youth. 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. Social studies. How did we get here?

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Third indication U.S. educational system is deteriorating

The Hechinger Report

educational system beginning to decay? “But if you look back to 2001, both trends are the same; we’re flat. educational system is deteriorating appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. Is the U.S. We’re not moving much in fourth-grade reading.”

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

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It looks like the company, which offers student information systems for schools, will raise about $711 million, with shares priced at $18 each (some thought the price could be as much as $20). Tech giant Apple bought the company in 2001. PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006.

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Who Does School Reform Serve?

Edsurge

Camika Royal knows the Philadelphia school system, and not just because she was a student there in her childhood. Her takeaway: Fights over control of school leadership, including a takeover of Philadelphia schools by the state legislature in 2001, are more about politics than about improving education.

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Achieving Equity Through Systems, Strategies, and Educational Justice

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Systems, Strategies, and an Equity Framework. Three key elements then used for proceeding with equity work are systems leadership, strategic planning, and an equity framework. An equity framework, inventory, and handbook have been created to streamline and provide supports for culturally responsive systems change. Dr. Daniel A.

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