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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Tablets, laptops, and Chromebooks have become as commonplace as notebooks, enabling students to access a vast reservoir of information and educational resources at their fingertips. References Finn, P.

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

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2011 $100,000,000 (President Obama’s request: $0).

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

In 2011, fewer than 16 percent of employees were people of color. According to the American Institutes of Research, Minnesota spent $130 million between 2003 and 2008 just on educating students who dropped out in their first year. System leaders don’t dispute that assessment. Today, 27 percent are, Dastmozd said.

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Dear ISTE (reprised)

NeverEndingSearch

The whole conversation brought me back a blog post I wrote following ISTE’s 2011 conference in Philadelphia. In the years since 2011, I’ve seen librarians emerge to assume roles of increasing leadership in so many areas. We’ve championed equitable access and unbanning critical resources.

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A Former Navy SEAL’s Advice: Facing the Challenges of the New School Year

edWeb.net

She also provided recommendations from EdSurge, such as destigmatizing mental health challenges by integrating screening questions into daily routines, and strengthening assessment systems in order to address concerns before they become bigger issues. Paralympic ski team in 2011 as a cross-country skier and biathlete.

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How to build an engineer: Start young

The Hechinger Report

Since 2003, more than 15 million 6- to 11- year-olds at thousands of schools across the country have been taught how to think like engineers using the curriculum. I found a civil engineering unit on building bridges and thought that would be accessible to all.”. The curriculum is designed to fit into a teacher’s regular schedule.

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