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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., Granziera, H., & Martin, A.

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Digital Portfolios + Micro-credentials = Massive Impact for Students & Teachers

Digital Promise

This hands-on, authentic process re-establishes learners as active contributors of their learning environment by providing true agency through the connection of interest with impact. With very little first-hand experience with personalized learning, many teachers and education administrators have difficulty fathoming its power.

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

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). FY 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000). . FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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[Guest Post] The Future of Learning is Now

Education Elements

The Jaquelin Hume Foundation’s mission is to accelerate the implementation of high quality blended/personalized learning in America’s schools. Then in 2005, I had an epiphany. Personalized learning is an idea whose time has come. Innosight Institute later changed its name to the Clayton Christensen Institute.).

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck. As public health guidelines relaxed over the course of the next school year, Aaker began to hear from parents who weren’t comfortable sending their kids back to in-person learning.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. Despite its small size, Piedmont is recognized nationally as a leader in digital learning and a recipient of multiple innovation grants and awards. The majority of students are low-income.

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Why We Don't Need a 'Netflix for Education'

Edsurge

This is a view of personalized learning that is strikingly similar to the approach Netflix has popularized with movies. Unlike movie enjoyment, which is an inherently subjective evaluation, learning is an objective outcome. Supporting student learning, however, necessitates a very different approach. a, Dunlosky, J., &