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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

As reported in April 2016 (the most recent year for which data is available from the National Assessment of Educational Progress ) only 37 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. Parents, teachers and administrators have had an overwhelmingly positive response to the effective use of digital tools in the classroom.

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

2016 digital education survey. Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Educational Technology Support! Many turn to standards-aligned digital resources for use in the classroom as an alternative to textbooks that are not directly aligned. Here's what they said.

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Learning.com Joins National Digital Learning Day Celebration with Classroom Lessons and Resources

techlearning

In addition to free lesson plans, Learning.com will also feature helpful ideas and tips for teachers to show students how technology supports learning in high school, college and careers. Digital Learning Day isn’t just about technology.

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3 Things Great Teachers Do

The CoolCatTeacher

He is a 2016 Global Teacher Prize Top Ten Winner. He does a lot of work with NNSTOY, and he is actually a full time classroom teacher teaching creativity and innovation. It used to be 30-40% of my kids wanted to be a classroom teacher. So great classroom teachers understand how to look outside of the box. Vicki: (laughs).

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Not Just for Reading Class Anymore: 5 Tips for Teaching Literacy Across Multiple Subjects

Edsurge

The very first year I taught middle school science, I found myself teaching more reading lessons than I had ever expected—and that didn’t change when I switched to a middle school math classroom two years later. She was a good student but lacked the confidence to speak her mind outside of the EL classroom.”. Bethany Lake.

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

A Microsoft spokesperson says over email that this technology is publicly available, and that the company is aware of dozens of K-12 schools that are using it in the classroom. The company says its transcription technology is also useful at a broader level.

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Taking Personalized Learning Personal

Tech Helpful

I was asked to be a part of this pilot as technology support. I wanted to baby step into blended learning- this is what transpired: [link] In 2015 three schools came together to prototype blended learning math using the model of a lead teacher and paraprofessionals in the classroom. They also used a LMS for instructions.