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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., Adaptive teaching in literacy instruction: Case studies of two teachers. .” (p. Indeed, various scholars have emphasized the importance of including innovative and creative teaching skills in teacher education (e.g., Parsons, S. Reeves, P.

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

School Community Journal, 2005, 15(1), pp. To Involve Parents in the Assessment of the Child in Parent–Teacher Conferences: A Case Study. Journal of Instructional Psychology, March 2005, 32(1), pp. Creating Comfortable and Productive Parent/Teacher Conferences. Phi Delta Kappan, March 2003, 84(7), pp. Graham-Clay, S.

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Teachers could retire in droves by the time schools reopen

The Hechinger Report

The causes of our impending recession are more akin to what happened in the Gulf South after Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 than to the housing crisis, sparked in 2008: An unprecedented, singular natural disaster forced multiple cities to shut down schools and businesses for months.

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

Doug Levin

FY 2005 $496,000,000 (President Bush’s request: $691,800,000). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). Appropriations: FY 2002 $700,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $817,096,000). FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000). Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants.

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From Static to Interactive and From Open to Free: Consequences Both Intended and Unintended

Iterating Toward Openness

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Scheines, Leinhardt, Smith, Cho, (2005). Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann.

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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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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

Only 11 percent of the students who entered UMPI in 2005 graduated in four years, and only 30 percent graduated in six — all at a time when the region desperately needs more college grads. Only 11 percent of the students who entered UMPI in 2005 graduated in four years, and only 30 percent graduated in six.

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