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What you see is what you do

Learning with 'e's

The use of maps, diagrams, animations, and also mind mapping can engage students at higher levels of understanding (Barber et al, 2007, pp 77-78). Secondly, large screen interaction can call upon many of the senses and engage learners in activities beyond fact learning. 2007) Learning and Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

When teachers receive well-designed professional development, an average of 49 hours spread over six to 12 months, they can increase student achievement by as much as 21 percentile points ( Yoon, Duncan, Lee, Scarloss, and Shapley, 2007 ).

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. IDC estimates that the total number of shipments in 2015 was actually around 207 million units. Virtual worlds in 2007, for example. 2007 – the phones in their pockets. Apple sold just 50 million iPads.

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The 2019 Global Education Conference - Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In the fall of 2007, Courtney went on to attend the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities as a first-generation college student. William Ju, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, University of Toronto Comics Uniting Nations: Using sequential art to further GTE + CTE with SDG instruction , Jeff Barbanell, M.Ed., Courtney completed her B.A