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This Teacher Started a Hands-On PD Lab That’s Sparking Change Across the District

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In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. Though I was technology savvy, none of my classwork or student teaching prepared me for this. It was my first full-time teaching job.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

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The ECMECC staff provides instructional technology support for districts, which is especially important for smaller ones that may not be able to have full-time tech support people of their own. Marc continues to advocate for and work with several other broadband initiatives in the state and with organizations like SETDA.

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Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning?

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In 2013, when I began rethinking some of the practices I once thought of as tried and true, one of the biggest shifts for me was the realization that the topics I found interesting were not necessarily the most engaging for my students. But in time these impossibilities become like second nature and new challenges arise.