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Stop Celebrating Low-Level Learning

Tom Murray

In the spring of 2002, I was teaching 4th grade in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That’s right, in 2002, 17 years ago, we were 1:1. Image Credit: The Morning Call, 2002 “I’d love to see these units become standard equipment for all students in five to ten years.” Murray, 2002 (HAHA!!) Palm Pilots.

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Teaching and reading literature in the digital age

Neo LMS

And if so, how do we continue teaching and deriving the pleasure, learning, sympatico and intellectual development it promises? In 2002, the National Endowment of the Arts had bad news for educators and society at large : For the first time in modern history, less than half the adult population [of the US] was reading literature.

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Tools for conviviality? Illich and social media

Learning with 'e's

A former Roman Catholic priest, he was arguably one of the most outspoken and prescient of all the 20th century''s critical theorists, and his work is increasingly influential and relevant in an age where technology has pervaded every aspect of our lives. He saw technology as one means of transformation for education. was emerging.

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The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world

The Hechinger Report

It’s difficult to learn and to trust information if we’re not aware of some of these ways information is manipulated,” West said. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said. Related: Getting schooled in social media. Peter Adams, senior vice president of education, News Literacy Project.

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. CFISD is an amazing school district that is not only one of the highest achieving large districts in the state of Texas, but also firmly committed to scaling innovative practices to improve learning for all 120,000 students.

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Diagnosing Learning

Kyle Pace

Dr. Lisa Sanders has written a column for the New York Times about peoples’ undiagnosed medical conditions to seek feedback from the greater community since 2002. In our age of information abundance and connectedness, we have the ability to learn from anyone at any time; not just in a physical classroom at a physical school building.

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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Depending on how we use it, technology can be either a priceless tool or endless distraction. Today’s children are digital natives, which means that they’ve grown up surrounded by technology from the time they were born. Finally, set clear rules and limitations with your child on how much digital media they can access.[5]

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