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Empatico: A Breakthrough Way to Promote Empathy (And It’s Free)

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve been collaborating globally since 2006 and have created more than 30 global collaborative projects in that time, co-winning the ISTE Online learning award with that first project in 2006. As I look for opportunities to collaborate, I look for simple, easy ways. See Lease, A. M., & Blake, J. Social Development,14 (1), 20-41.

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The Nordic Effect: An education paradigm for the world?

Neo LMS

PISA 2000 showed Finnish youth to be the best young readers in the world, in 2003 the country’s youth led in math, by 2006 Finland was first out of 57 countries in science, and by 2009 Finland came second in science, third in reading and sixth in math among nearly half a million students worldwide. Infographic].

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Using Blog Tools Since 2006

Learning With Lucie

I would have to say that my experience started in the late 90's when were first learned how to publish on the web using HTML and FTP, but in 2006 when I discovered blogging tool I quickly knew that a new digital portfolio platform had been born. In 2005 I did my first Inquiry Action Project taking a look at the roles of blogging in education.

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. Because at-risk students don’t always have educational resources over the summer, they are particularly vulnerable to losing knowledge gained over the school year.

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Homework: Good or Bad? Here Is What Research Says

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Homework is a controversial topic and the object of differing opinions among teachers, parents, and educators. 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. Robinson, J.

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How Young Is Too Young to Learn to Read?

Waterford

The more engaged families are in their student’s early education, the quicker fluent literacy will develop. There are many skills that parents and educators can help PreK students develop, such as:[3,6]. Scientific Studies of Reading, 2005, 9, pp. Investor in People Department for Education and Skills, March 2006, pp.

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

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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