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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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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. Now, the number of college students graduating with a humanities major has fallen for the eighth straight year to under 200,000 degrees in 2020, according to federal data from t he Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

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How the COVID crisis caused K-12 to rethink testing

eSchool News

In the spring of 2020, school closures forced the cancellation of state summative assessments in all 50 states for the first time since the No Child Left Behind era began in 2002. And while some progress has been made, new research suggests we’re at a pivotal moment for changing K-12 assessment.

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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

Edsurge

In 2002, a critical transition occurred when 94 percent of public schools secured always-on broadband connections, granting educators and students increased access to rich media content. Then, in March 2020, schools across the globe closed their doors, quickly pivoting to online instruction. Virtual classrooms became the norm.

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

Research investigating how such fear develops suggests that a lack of motivational or cognitive support paired with a high demand for correctness from the teacher can lead to students avoiding math probably because they want to avoid showing incompetence in class (Ashcraft, 2002; Turner et al., Summary of Efficacy. References: Ashcraft, M.

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How to Teach Divergent Thinking Skills in the Classroom

Waterford

Creativity Research Journal, 2002, 14(2), pp. February 2020. March 2020. Creativity Research Journal, 2012, 24(1), pp. Vincent, A.S., Decker, B.P., and Mumford, M.D. Divergent Thinking, Intelligence, and Expertise: A Test of Alternative Models. Commentary: Divergent thinking is not synonymous with creativity. Goodman, S.

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What We’re Reading: 3 Resources for Implementing Edtech

Edthena

2020) Sustained —Teachers engage in learning and reflection over a sustained period of time, often including multiple workshops/meetings and one-on-one or small-group coaching sessions (Darling-Hammond et al.,

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