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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Teachers rarely stand at the front of the classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. —

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When Olympic athletes coach students on perseverance and self control

The Hechinger Report

For an entire school year, he had been a mentor in their classroom, working virtually alongside the teacher and engaging with students on a personal level. The most letters and the most congratulations that I’ve ever gotten were from my classroom, and were from my champions,” Kurka said. and Canada. and Canada.

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Blended Learning Best Practices (with Catlin Tucker) – SULS085

Shake Up Learning

In this interview, we chat about challenges teachers are facing in the midst of the pandemic and what strategies teachers can use in a concurrent classroom learning environment. Losing the Benefits of Online Learning. Catlin says there are many benefits to face-to-face learning and online learning.

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Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of COVID Slide

edWeb.net

Due to the uncertainty of what schools will look like over the summer or in the fall, school districts need instructional programs that have the flexibility to work in the classroom setting and easily transition to a remote situation. Learning Gaps. There have been multiple studies to prove that the summer slide is a real thing.

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Preparing Teaching Candidates for Blended and Online Environments

Fractus Learning

At Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, faculty in the School of Education have developed pathways to help teaching candidates gain experience exploring, evaluating, and applying methods for online and blended instruction. These courses include blended methods and technologies for blended learning environments.

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How Education Elements Guides Districts in Creating Environments that Personalize Learning

Edsurge

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization.