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CoSN Awards TLE Seal to Rural Virginia District

EdTech Magazine

For RCPS Technology Director Kevin Perkins, the work to meet these guidelines began much earlier, in the first months of 2019. He had earned his Certified Education Technology Leader certification from CoSN in 2016 and joined the organization as an institutional member. Looking at the…

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Desperate to Support Youth, States Spend to Stop Leaks in Mental Health Care Pipeline

Edsurge

Celina Pierrottet remembers 2016 as the year when she and her colleagues at the middle school where they taught noted a pointed change among their students. “We Slow and steady wins the race here in making sure that schools are attracting candidates that are diverse, that meet the diverse needs of their students,” Pierrottet says.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

There are some handy guidelines for the proper role of technology in education. 10] They are less likely to believe face-to-face meetings (when possible) are the best way to discuss their students, and are more accepting of digital methods. Integrating technology into the classroom is a necessity.[1] That notion is backed by research.

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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The site eMarketer found that 41% of students ages 0-11 and 84% ages 12-17 owned a smartphone in 2016. Guidelines to safeguard students and ensure that the infrastructure is used to support learning. Well, I did find some stats for kids in the United States and am willing to bet that other developing countries have similar numbers.

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How teaching informed by Assessment fosters learner Self-Management Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 6)

100mentors

When students have a considerable amount of duties, with specific guidelines and deadlines, they usually rise up to the challenge. And then, they stick to their own arrangements, using affective skills: focusing, overcoming distractions, and aspiring to meet their goals. One way or another, feedback leads to self-reflection.

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We know how to provide good child care, we just don’t insist on it

The Hechinger Report

Only 18 states meet or beat NAEYC’s standards for the entirety of the 2-year-old year, according to a 50-state scan by the Teacher Project and the Hechinger Report of licensing requirements for child care programs in each state. In most states, such guidelines are provided as an optional, rather than required, resource. Weekly Update.

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Five Things That Helped Us Survive Summer 2016

ProfHacker

I also took a couple of sets for my office and sometimes in an informal meeting I’ll take them out and we’ll play around with them to keep our hands busy while we talk. I can’t travel often, and I get FOMO for all the events I miss and the people I don’t meet. I loved working at the meets all summer.

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