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How to Make Learning Stick

A Principal's Reflections

As I wrote in a recent post, direct instruction serves a purpose and can be an invaluable strategy to help set the stage for learning. The key is to not only rely on this teaching technique as it mainly focuses on providing information and modeling as opposed to active learning. There are many ways to make learning stick.

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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This definition aligns with the broader understanding of blended learning as an educational approach that integrates traditional classroom instruction with digital and online methods, offering a holistic learning experience that leverages the strengths of both modalities. Fabbian et al, 2017).

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

Providing teachers with a wide range of high-quality resources coupled with research-based instructional strategies is also important. In fact, whereas teachers’ use of textbooks remained approximately the same from 2015 to 2017, their use of digital resources for standards-aligned teaching greatly increased.

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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. CDW VV2 Strategy. Collaboration. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00. Rural districts in the mainland U.S. Content Subtype. CDW Segment.

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Oklahoma’s Edmond Public Schools Chooses Discovery Education to Support New Digital Conversion Strategy

techlearning

(May 9, 2018) – Oklahoma’s Edmond Public Schools (EPS) today announced it has chosen Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, to support the implementation of the district’s Digital Conversion Strategy.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning.

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Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160

Shake Up Learning

The post Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. a $7000 grant for Farm2Table: A Service Learning Project in 2017.