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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

This is especially true when migrating from an education terrain into a work or HR terrain – where employers and their HR teams have not made the nuanced distinction between digital skills and digital literacy, that are made in the education sector. Load and interact with smart phone apps. Digital Citizen.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Prior knowledge is one of the key concept in educational research that fundamentally reshape our understanding of how learning occurs. discuss two main types of prior knowledge which I want to draw your attention to: declarative prior knowledge and procedural prior knowledge.

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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

First, we offer a much-needed framework for the education of diverse learners. Second, we advocate for the development of an action plan for educating the not-so-common learners that is research-based, achievable, and reaches beyond any current educational reform initiative for school improvement. Struggling Learners.

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The Journey to Becoming an Author

A Principal's Reflections

Apparently, I was dead wrong on this assumption and quickly learned that Twitter in itself wasn’t a powerful tool, but instead, it was the conversations, ideas, resources, and passionate educators that connected with me. The rest is history. It was at this time that I made the painful decision to leave the principalship.

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OPINION: 7 in 10 students aren’t writing at grade level — we can do better

The Hechinger Report

Regardless of where one stands on the education reform spectrum, we all must do everything possible to find the best, most comprehensive solutions to address this crisis. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 25 percent of students nationwide are writing on grade level, and 3 percent are considered advanced.

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Connected Learning Certificate Program Launching

Educator Innovator

By Kira Baker-Doyle, Assistant Professor of Education, Arcadia University. The Connected Learning Certificate, a 12-credit program being offered by the Arcadia University School of Education, is the first of its kind being offered at a College or University. Learn more about the Arcadia Connected Learning Certificate.

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A state embraces the idea that not everyone needs to go to college

The Hechinger Report

“College- and career-ready” is now one of those say-it-10-times-fast terms in education that lots of people throw around, but few pick apart. Educators in rural Breckenridge County, about an hour and a half southwest of Louisville, have long embraced getting students ready for middle skilled jobs right out of high school.