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How Classroom Furniture Has Evolved in the Last Decade

EdTech Magazine

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Since 2007, flexible and collaborative learning spaces have been on the rise.

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Web Filtering: equally beneficial for your 5-year-old & 15-year-old

Securly

From 2007-2016, the number of students who experienced bullying roughly doubled from 18.8% Teachers can use these insights to create engaging lesson plans and foster a collaborative learning environment, while best-integrating technology into their classroom. To learn more about web filtering, sign up for our newsletter:

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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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Need a Substitute Teacher? Try an ELF Instead

Edsurge

In 2007, a trio of Harvard researchers found that “even 10 days of teacher absences can have an impact.reducing, for example, students’ math achievement by 3.3 This year, at Lexington High School (LHS) when teachers are absent, an “ELF” now greets students in a collaborative learning space. percent of a standard deviation.”.

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Designing Student-Centered Learning Experiences With Technolgy

EdTechSandyK

This content below is written as a reflection on what I learned in week four of the Teaching with Technology course I am taking as I pursue a master''s degree in educational technology leadership. The power of cooperative learning, or as Pitler et. This transitions me nicely to my second learning theme for this week.

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Nostalgia will NOT get my PhD finished….but it is a nice diversion

Learning Confluence

Wikispaces is topical right now given the announcement to close – I am still wondering how I can archive 200+ wikis before July… BTW – there is a dead link in the post, the Flat Classroom 2007 wiki is here – [link].

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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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