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How to Hold Effective Classroom Discussions

Waterford

Classroom discussions can be one of the best ways to boost student engagement. As students discuss their perspectives with each other, they’ll not only solidify their understanding of a topic—they may learn to see it in a new light, too. Additionally, whole classroom discussions engage students better than teacher-led lectures.[4]

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Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

We must also support educators with the knowledge and skills to use technology in powerful ways to improve student engagement, critical thinking, problems solving, collaboration, and more. Research consistently shows teacher quality is one of the most important school-based factors in student achievement 1. 2 Kraft, M.

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Homework: Good or Bad? Here Is What Research Says

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

One of the most comprehensive research studies on homework is a meta-analysis done by professor Harris Cooper and his colleagues (2006) and published in the journal Review of Educational Research. In this study, Cooper et al analyzed a large pool of research studies on homework conducted in the United States between between 1987 and 2003.

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Powerful Learning is Authentic and Challenging

Digital Promise

Learning experiences that challenge students to perform at the highest reaches of their abilities while tackling authentic and meaningful goals can drive students toward achieving their most ambitious learning goals. Students need an authentic purpose for learning 1. Journal of Adolescent Research, 24, 423– 452. Chaiklin, S.

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils' learning. The world continues to change as a result of technological advances. Barrett, P., Moffat,J., &

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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

edWeb.net

This approach is more likely to provide educators with the ability to use all the tools in their classroom to meet the individual needs of their students and keep the students engaged in learning. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Boxlight. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. About the Presenters.

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

Doug Levin

Consider this post (light on analysis, heavy on the archiving of primary source material) one for the wonks, students, and historians. FY 2003 $700,500,000. The Effectiveness of Educational Technology: Issues and Recommendations for the National Study (Mathematica Policy Research, 2003).

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