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Learning Styles: Fact or Fiction? What This Decades-Old Theory Can Teach Us

Waterford

2] Whether the evidence points for or against learning styles, however, this theory can remind us that some students may need individualized instruction or resources to best help them learn. Some strategies or resources might help certain students more than they do others. What do the experts say about learning styles?

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Technology impacts instruction in a positive way, the report states. Content Subtype.

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Our Journey to Personalized Learning

Education Elements

In October 2017, AdvancEd conducted our five-year district accreditation review. First, we needed to strengthen and monitor our professional learning communities in an effort to evaluate, interpret and utilize data for personalized learning and differentiated instruction to increase learning and growth.

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. What Educators Want, What Students Need Our research points to some clear imperatives.

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#05: 5 Ideas for Using Game-Based Learning in your Classroom Today

The CoolCatTeacher

Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Free Differentiating Instruction Webinar on Thursday, February 9 [link]. Check out my Epic Guide to Game-Based Learning with lots of resources! Michael Matera.

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Seven advantages of using digital textbooks in schools

Hapara

You can personalize and differentiate instruction more easily. Teachers can customize resources in e-textbooks to support different learning styles and academic needs. Your school or district can also use digital textbooks that are part of open educational resource (OER) repositories.

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#07: Getting Started Using Twitter for Educational Excellence

The CoolCatTeacher

Billy is currently a Computer & Resource Reading Room Teacher in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Winner’s name will be posted on this blog before February 27, 2017.

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