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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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How Parent Empowerment Can Change Your Classroom for the Better

Waterford

Did you know that when parents play an active role of their child’s education, academic achievement improves, students are more likely to feel confident and self-motivated, and chronic absenteeism drops? By empowering parents and giving them a voice, you can partner with them to help every student in your class reach their potential.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Preparing Teaching Candidates for Blended and Online Environments

Fractus Learning

As teaching candidates progress through teacher education programs, they should be exploring , evaluating , and applying methods and tools for effective instruction in the dynamic learning environments that exist in today’s K-12 schools. Purposeful Modeling. In The Field.

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Discipline Outdoes Talent—Here’s How

Fractus Learning

“In…studies of both secondary school and university students, self-discipline has surpassed intelligence test scores to better predict school performance, attendance, and graduation honors. For school performance, “discipline outdoes talent,” concluded researchers Angela Duckworth and Martin Seligman (2005, 2006).”

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A Mississippi youth court judge fights to school-to-prison pipeline

The Hechinger Report

Related: Is quality education possible in juvenile detention in Mississippi? A 2006 Justice Policy Institute report found that “detention has a profoundly negative impact on young people’s mental and physical well-being, their education and their employment.” My job is (helping) kids who commit delinquent acts.

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4 finalists vie for Superintendent of the Year

eSchool News

Co-sponsored by Aramark, VALIC and AASA, the 2016 National Superintendent of the Year will be announced at AASA’s National Conference on Education , Feb. Williamson has more than 30 years of service in public education, with the past nine years as superintendent of Hoke County Schools. 11-13, 2016, in Phoenix, Ariz.