EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. Being able to provide this experience to learners because of today’s technology is incredibly rewarding as a teacher. My advocacy for second language and culture learning is reflected in my personal life.

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Meeting Elementary Training Common Core 0

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning. Yet, that idea didn’t play out in most states’ first-year ESSA plans.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 72

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices (2003), Belinda Williams identified four needs of students. In many middle and high schools, an advisory or advocacy program is often included. We’ve added one more: creating a personalized environment. Needs of Students. A Final Note. Follow her on Twitter.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Elementary 168

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. But what does bother me a bit is the suggestion that OERs have not been primarily (and very intentionally) marketed as a cost saving strategy for years now.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

This article was originally published by The Markup , a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. The Center for Democracy and Technology asked teachers last year whether internet filtering and blocking can make it harder for students to complete assignments. Is that fair?”

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Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 79

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 14, 2020

As a key member of the OECD Senior Management team, Mr. Schleicher supports the Secretary-General’s strategy to produce analysis and policy advice that advances economic growth and social progress. He is the author of 24 books and several hundred articles about technology, learning, business, and human progress.

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Conference Analysis Policies Survey 36