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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

In terms of student proficiency, today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. In these classrooms, teachers face a seemingly impossible task -- providing effective instruction to all the unique students under their care.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. But it can help.

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

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2009 ( American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 special appropriation ): $650,000,000.

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Signs of Hope and Progress in an Angst-filled Back-to-School Season

Edsurge

For millions of kids, it will be the first time they have stepped foot inside a classroom in more than a year. Last year, families left the public system in unprecedented numbers , as schools wrestled with developing their online learning muscle while trying to ensure that their most vulnerable students were fed and emotionally supported.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

Edsurge

moving along and most schools resuming in-person learning, EdSurge caught up with Khan to discuss what the last year has been like for Khan Academy, what he’s learned and what he’s planning to do next. My oldest son, who’s 12 now, was born in 2009, and he kind of grew up on it. With the vaccination rollout in the U.S.

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Why Can’t We Be Friends? A Superintendent and a Vendor Talk It Out

Digital Promise

Lately, I’ve been looking for personalized learning or competency-based education resources. That said, I try to spend most of my time in classrooms and in school buildings. But for small, innovative edtech companies that can really hurt the bottom line. I also have interactions with vendors. CC: Well said.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. I want to be hip. How did I do?

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