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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

Here is how educational leaders can champion personalized professional learning for their teachers: Needs Assessment: Start with the Individual One-size-fits-all professional development (PD) is a recipe for disengagement. Conduct individual needs assessments through surveys, goal-setting conversations, or classroom observations.

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Charting a Student's Journey: A Guide to Crafting Effective Learning Paths

A Principal's Reflections

2009), researchers found that personalized learning, with a focus on allowing students to set their own pace, led to improved academic outcomes. Varying paths often incorporate continuous assessment and feedback mechanisms , which play a pivotal role in the learning process. In a study conducted by Means et al.

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

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Technology Integration Research Review

Digital Promise

Technology integration can be one of the most challenging topics to find quality research on. In addition, technology tools change rapidly, and outcomes can vary depending on implementation. What Is Successful Technology Integration? It was written by Vanessa Vega, with subsequent updates made by the Edutopia staff.

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New Posted Resources 12/01/2009

The Web20Classroom

Science and Math Interactive Library tags : interactive , science , math , favorite Presentation Planning Pyramid « CleaveFast tags : presentation , planning , favorite ZaidSwoosh: A Podcasting Mini-Guide (Jeff Cobb) tags : podcasting , favorite Interactive Protractor tags : Geometry , protractor , interactive , favorite Formative and Summative Assessment (..)

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

Department of Education in 2009 found that, on average, students in online learning environments performed slightly better than those in traditional classrooms. While online learning provides flexibility and accessibility, its effectiveness varies based on factors such as instructional design, student engagement, and technological access.

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ETS Tests the Waters of Investing in Education Technology Startups

Edsurge

The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments. ETS is best known for offering assessments like the GRE and TOEFL exams. And ETS contracts with OECD, which creates the global education assessment benchmark test known as PISA. With more than $1.3