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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

Self-regulation is the “self-directive process by which learners transform their mental abilities into academic skills” and “the self-generated thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are oriented to attaining goals” (Zimmerman, 2000; 2002). It is not a mental ability or an academic performance skill (Zimmerman, 2002).

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech. Dr. Desiree Alexander – Bio as Submitted. She is currently the Regional Director of North Louisiana for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana.

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

Edsurge

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. This means that halfway through 2017, the funding for U.S. The 2017 number is inflated, however, by three gargantuan fundraises by EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million). Mean round size.

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What We’re Reading: 3 Resources for Implementing Edtech

Edthena

Here are the seven best practices for teacher PD when implementing edtech: Collaborative —Teachers collaborate on projects in groups of various sizes during workshops and collaborate with their coach during one-on-one or small-group coaching sessions (Darling-Hammond et al.,

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

Doug Levin

Integrated Studies of Educational Technology: Implementing the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund – Educational Technology State Grants Program (Review Copy) (American Institutes for Research, 2002) **Note: Despite the fact that the report was conducted under the direction of the U.S. Department of Education Guidance: Not yet issued.

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#AskExcelinEd: How Can States Fix America’s Reading Problem?

ExcelinEd

In 2002, state legislators enacted a comprehensive K-3 reading policy, and Florida was awarded the federal Reading First grant—a nationwide reading initiative, driven by the National Reading Panel report. In 2017, Mississippi was second in the nation in fourth-grade reading learning gains. the statewide reading initiative.

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New Media Consortium Unexpectedly Shuts Down, Citing ‘Errors and Omissions’ by CFO

Edsurge

It is best known for its series of Horizon Reports, based on a research project it has been running since 2002, which had lately been done in partnership with other nonprofit groups—EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative for higher ed, and with CoSN for K-12. Jesus Presa (@jpresaq) December 18, 2017. Pickett (@alexpickett) December 18, 2017.

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