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Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

Last summer, we began an exciting pilot project to understand whether instructional technology coaching ultimately leads to closing the digital use divide in the classroom. Therefore, over the past year, we set out to explore the potential of classroom coaching to effectively foster more powerful use of technology.

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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. It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Why Do Some Schools Get Better Quickly and Others Get Stuck?

Edsurge

Justin Reich now teaches digital media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but his first job was teaching a short wilderness medicine course. EdSurge: Many schools have looked to bring in technology to help improve teaching. And Reich has made it a personal goal to share the lesson. How well have you seen that approach go?

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To Build Voice Recognition for Early Literacy, Soapbox Labs Gives Kids a Voice

Edsurge

In 2003, a team of Harvard University researchers concluded a survey and mapped out the idiosyncrasies in the pronunciation of common English words across the globe. Some offered multiple-choice questions, for instance, that simply asked kids to pick the correct pronunciation—hardly a useful exercise. Let's call the whole thing off!

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Research-based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Through research-backed insights, this post will unpack the multifaceted world of sight words, demystifying their role in early literacy development and providing practical, effective strategies to enhance learning outcomes. Contrary to popular belief, sight words aren’t just learned by sight. So, what exactly are sight words?

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Helping teens find their purpose

The Hechinger Report

Social media and technology are not agents of change. While definitions vary a bit from study to study, researchers have linked a sense of purpose to lower levels of adolescent depression, less binge drinking and drug abuse , healthier habits such as exercising, and a greater commitment to schoolwork. Future of Learning.

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Helping Others Along – Motivation Theory and the SAMR Model

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Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. As innovators and early adopters of emerging technology we often find ourselves in the situation to help our colleagues.