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Fostering Powerful Use of Technology Through Instructional Coaching

Digital Promise

While in some cases, technology is used in powerful ways to support students in developing critical thinking and collaboration skills, and to develop a sense of agency, in other situations it is used in things like drill and practice exercises, test prep, and reading online content. 2 Kraft, M. Blazar, D., & Hogan, D.

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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. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education. Age of creative insecurity: Student-centered learning.

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Helping Others Along – Motivation Theory and the SAMR Model

techlearning

A teacher’s efficacy belief is a judgment of his or her capabilities to bring about desired outcomes of student engagement and learning.4 Engage inquiry (puzzles, questions, problems, dilemmas). Create variety (different kinds of examples, models, exercises, and presentation modalities). New York: Free, 2003.