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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

In August 2020, she signed up for a new program designed to provide people working in school settings the chance to turn their job into an undergraduate degree in education, at a low cost. She’d finished her workday as a special education teacher’s aide around 3:30 p.m., She’s also a teacher-in-training.

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Libraries Ready to Code Beta Collection Release

NeverEndingSearch

They now seek our feedback before the formal release of the full searchable collection sometime in Fall 2018. A high school librarian collaborating with a local music mentorship program to teach youth in special education classes how to code music with assistive technology.

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Wakelet

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

However, like other online tools that come and go, it unfortunately shut down in May 2018. As I mentioned above, I first discovered Wakelet last year at KySTE 2019 thanks to Stella Pollard , a wonderful educator and frequent presenter! Please share your educator story. I have been an educator since 2013. High School.

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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

techlearning

District and school leaders talk about the need to bridge the gap between curriculum and educational technology, but often fall short of succeeding. The same is true when considering curriculum initiatives; technology is left out of the discussion. The tech department is often treated as a separate entity in schools.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement.

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Why Teachers Are So Excited About the Power Of Sketchnoting

MindShift

Rayna Freedman (@rlfreedm) October 1, 2018. “I She always saw gains and made solid progress on her students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), but she hadn’t done a lot of thinking about how to get them excited about what they were learning. I had these two girls that were up each other’s throats,” Freedman said.

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Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

More than that – federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States. My research assistant, Dr. Lisa Durff, found a presentation on this topic “ Creating an Accessible Campus Culture ” presented by Bevin Rainwater at Blackboard World 2018. What does accessibility mean?