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Bridging the Connectivity Divide in K–12 School Districts

EdTech Magazine

school districts meet bandwidth goals established by the Federal Communications Commission as part of the 2014 E-Rate Modernization Order. DISCOVER: Pandemic aid helps narrow Mississippi's digital divide. K–12 Schools Still Struggle with Connectivity Fewer than half of U.S.

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This Is What It’s Like To Teach Online And Meet Your Students In-Person

EdNews Daily

In this interview, Ian shares his experience and describes what it was like to meet his students face to face. First, as an experience is was truly moving to meet my students. My favorite part of teaching is meeting new students. Ian with his students in Thailand, 2014. Ian, please tell us about your education background.

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Boost Morale with These Simple Strategies

A Principal's Reflections

If you really want to boost morale, try eliminating as many after-school meetings as possible. The bottom line is that people want to be recognized, but morale will be most positively impacted by using authentic rewards that your staff value and do not see as disingenuous (White, 2014). & Fouquereau, E.

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The Conversation We Need To Have With Leadership

Teacher Reboot Camp

This post is part of Scott McLeod’s Leadership Day 2014. PD should give your Ts a GEM: it should “Grow You”, “Engage You”, and “Mean something to you” — GNichols (@Think_teach) August 6, 2014. You might even offer to help organize that meeting to save your leadership time.

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Improvement is Always Possible

A Principal's Reflections

I shared the following back in 2014: Let’s face the perceived fact that there will never be enough time to get everything done in any of our days. While this is a legitimate challenge, we all know full well that it will materialize at some point. Or is there? Regardless of your respective role in education, time will always be your enemy.

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How to Lead: Meet Our Five DILA Administrator Winners

Digital Promise

The administrator winners of our 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards are inspiring examples of change managers, showing what it means to both lead and learn at the same time. Being an administrator is a tough job, but administrators make all the difference when it comes to leading schools and districts towards innovation and change.

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#TCEA14 Legislative Panel 2/4/2014

EdTechSandyK

Notes from TCEA 2014 Legislative Panel 2/4/2014 Notes are summaries of what I understood the panel members and questioners to be saying, and as such should not be taken as direct quotes. Gave example of track coach pre-uploading lessons that he could check on the way back from track meets.

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