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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learningbroadband internet beyond school walls. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

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How to Embrace Unconventional Classroom Designs

EdTech Magazine

The agency launched the Room 21C initiative to create a learning environment designed to promote collaborative and personalized learning through the use of technology. Room 21C, which debuted in 2014, provides areas for collaboration, creativity, communication and contemplation. Make Use of Design Principles.

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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

Edsurge

In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. By enabling progress through a mastery-based system, we would help students build confidence and challenge them in the most personalized way. Stay tuned for other reflections in the coming weeks.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

While most schools across the country are fully back in person, students continue to struggle to complete homework assignments or participate in remote learning because they lack adequate internet service and access to a computer at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.” The homework gap isn’t new.

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Good News from Our Nation’s Capital

EdNews Daily

When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. So, when they did start station rotation or they did see kids collaborating on devices, or a kid in the corner doing personalized learning, they understood what they were seeing. of technology in practice.

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Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?

eSchool News

However, too often librarians are left out of the planning process for infrastructure and devices, professional learning for teachers, and digital content strategies—areas where they often have expertise. In June 2016, the Alliance, in partnership with the U.S.

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What's Happened in North Carolina With Statewide Support for Digital Learning

Edsurge

“We spent a lot of time planning,” recalls Verna Lalbeharie, director of digital teaching and learning in North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction. We’ve learned how to build a collaborative partnership with the legislature and the governor’s office,” Best says. Student learning is changing and accelerating and improving!”