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Better Edtech Budgeting: How Yuma Elementary District Makes The Most of Its Money

Edsurge

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. We chose to go big.

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In One of Connecticut’s Most Innovative Districts, Belief in Every Student Comes First

Edsurge

In 2016, our Anna Reynolds Elementary School was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award for high performance , and every school in the district routinely outperforms the competing magnet school on standardized assessments. We’ve become a leader in STEM Education by changing the way we structure schools.

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iPads for Masterful Math: Randomizing Formative Math Assessment

The CoolCatTeacher

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms. Opening Graphic.

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Week of February 27, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] IPAD AND APPS GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 1 Mar 04:00PM New York / Tue 1 Mar 09:00PM GMT / Wed 2 Mar 08:00AM Sydney Mary Henton. Explore the iPad and some great apps for the middle school classroom. Take a look at iPad’s possibilities for teaching and learning. Which translates into 4.9

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Learning2gether is a participant-driven professional development series that has produced over 420 podcasts since its inception in 2009. The goal of this transdisciplinary unit is to develop a research-based global education curriculum that promotes healthy eating habits among children in elementary schools especially 3rd through 5th grade.