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Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

While in some cases, technology is used in powerful ways to support students in developing critical thinking and collaboration skills, and to develop a sense of agency, in other situations it is used in things like drill and practice exercises, test prep, and reading online content. Review of Educational Research, 88(4), 547-588.

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

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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The Key to Fixing the Gender Gap in Math and Science: Boost Women’s Confidence

Digital Promise

students who were 10th graders in 2002 and were followed through 2012 show that girls do better in school than boys do and are more likely to graduate from college. As someone who has studied this issue closely, I believe those of us interested in gender equity should make female confidence a priority. Contemporary data on U.S.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). educators, and Catherine Lewis, who conducts academic research on lesson study.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

Neo LMS

1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Foley wrote an interesting dissertation for her PhD at Arizona University studying, “ Digital Storytelling in Primary-Grade Classrooms “ and furthermore its effect on student outcomes. Ms Foley is now a professor in the Education Department of Grand Canyon University.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

Edsurge

Right before the start of the Fall semester in 2002, Robertson learned that the 400-seat movie theater that held his Principles of Marketing class at San Francisco State University would no longer be available. Robertson notes that redesigning a curriculum using modules allows educators to build a cache of materials a little at a time.

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