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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

Ask a Tech Teacher

More recently, Marzano’s research in The Art and Science of Teaching (2007) reconfirmed that asking students to identify similarities and differences through comparative analysis leads to eye-opening gains in student achievement. Ask them to work in groups to complete the table. Clearly, this is a seminal skill.

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Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M

Edsurge

Hobsons , which offers a suite of software for college and career planning, admissions and enrollment, and student success and advising, will be broken up and sold in a pair of transactions totaling approximately $410 million. Naviance and Starfish were brought into the fold via acquisitions in 2007 and 2015, respectively.

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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Does the text exclude any groups of people or beliefs? Tools to use: Software like iMovie or Adobe Spark Video can make this a seamless process. How does this information help you with the reading and understanding of the text? Whose point of view does the text favour? Whose interests does the text foreground?

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An Onboarding Course to Help Your New Edtech Hires Empathize With Educators

Edsurge

Then as a group, we try on different perspectives and opinions of how Common Core assessments are shifting the focus of American education. Another session examines the business of edtech, first by asking the class to read a seminal paper authored in 2007 (but still relevant to this day) about the industry.

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After Pandemic Surge, Coding Tool Scratch Is Focused on Supporting Teaching

Edsurge

It’s been around since 2007 as a way to make animations and simple video games by combining Lego-like icons representing different coding functions. And there’s a new focus on supporting better teaching practices around using Scratch rather than just doing software updates. (A Scratch was already a popular option.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Educational software, ranging from language learning apps like Duolingo to math problem-solving platforms like Khan Academy, provides personalized learning experiences. Group projects and collaborative assignments foster a sense of community and interdependence among students. Jossey-Brass. Pennsylvania Legacies , 18 (2), 32–33.

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

The Hechinger Report

Online credit recovery programs were a big driver of improving high school graduation rates, which soared from under 70 percent in 2007 to over 84 percent in 2016. The online software was a lot cheaper than paying a teacher and graduation rates went up. It made school leaders look good. The research is becoming clear,” Rickles said.