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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. But follow-up studies showed a bigger problem. Venture funding in the edtech sector has increased from $385 million in 2009 to an expected $2 billion this year.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

Prior to being appointed Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, Noguera served as a Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. From 2009–2012 he served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor.

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Can ‘Sober High’ schools keep teenagers off drugs?

The Hechinger Report

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. My friends are all proud of me.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

A study in 2007 found that general education teachers in a teacher preparation program reported taking an average of 1.5 A 2009 study concluded that no one explicitly shows teachers how to teach to “different needs.” A 2009 study concluded that no one explicitly shows teachers how to teach to “different needs.”

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What happens when a regular high school decides no student is a lost cause?

The Hechinger Report

Washington is one of only a few states with officials dedicated to studying and spreading the practice; the Washington Office of Public Instruction “Compassionate Schools” division even produced a handbook on trauma-informed teaching in 2009. The academic standards were low, the structure lacking. He turned 16 on May 9.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

Many administrators at public schools say they are using strategies to “personalize” learning, giving students the chance to tackle coursework at their own pace or have a greater say in what they study. She also plans to carve out time for students to choose what to study. As part of a pilot, he is testing this, and Ms.