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What if students could study what they love, at a pace that suits their needs?

The Hechinger Report

Educators, researchers and advocates still quibble over the precise definition of personalized learning, but most agree on this much: In these classrooms teachers don’t pass out identical worksheets and tests to every student. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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How an LMS Can Solve Professional Learning's Challenges—and Keep Master Teachers Engaged

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The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. Face-to-face is still the ascendant modality, but LMS-for-PD is gaining serious traction, thanks to the efforts of educational IT innovators like Ken Dirkin.

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Why I Still Believe in the iPad’s Positive Impact on Classrooms

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The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. The MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) program coevolved with the technology available. The iPad does not direct the education—the teacher does. All 7th and 8th grade students, and their teachers, were provided with Apple 12-inch iBooks.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

. — The floor-to-ceiling glass wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning done there. “I We don’t decide which students get textbooks based on their address, so we shouldn’t do that with digital access.”.

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"Always On" Education with Project Share #SXSWedu

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Notes from a breakout session at South by Southwest Edu 2011 Presenter: David McGeary, Harris County Department of Education, Digital Learning Specialist McGeary helped build the first version of the Texas Tour in ProjectShare Hybrid or blended learning fills the gap between what we teach in the classroom with what they do in the real world.

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Eyes on the Future: Building on COVID Lessons for Enriched Teaching and Learning

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COVID-19 was tough on schools, calling for swift shifts in teaching and learning practices to support virtual learning environments and a host of new pedagogical demands. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, schools defaulted to online learning. Access and connectivity must be equitable. Professional Learning.

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Reading Students Through a Tech Lens

edWeb.net

They wondered: Would it be possible for students to learn effectively outside of the classroom? The answer to these questions is yes, so said educational leaders and edtech specialists in an edLeader Panel, sponsored by Gaggle and CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate. It’s said that COVID has changed education forever.