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#7: More than 40 new things we saw at ISTE 2018

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It was nearly impossible to see and attend everything the conference had to offer, and many educators who couldn’t attend followed keynotes with the #ISTE18 hashtag (they also threw in a #NotAtISTE tag for good measure). Intelitek ‘s CoderZ is a web-based learning environment program where students code virtual 3D robots.

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Despite decades of existing research, most professional development programs fail to adhere to established criteria for effectiveness. The Center for Public Education found that while over 90% of teachers reported that they engaged in some type of professional development during the year, most found it to be completely ineffective.”.

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Librarians at the Forefront of “Future Ready”

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The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. Department of Education. Districts realize the devices alone don’t personalize learning.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions. The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. For a limited time, 100 schools can receive a grant for 50% off the program fee.

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How Technology Helps Social-Emotional Learning Flourish

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Among her most recent notable achievements are 2021 Georgia Carl Perkins awardee, 2020 University of Georgia College of Education Lifetime Achievement awardee, 2019 Georgia Outstanding Woman, and 2019 Georgia Department of Education’s STEM and STEAM Advocate of the Year. Follow Dr. Levett on Twitter @AnnLPGA.

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

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During a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , the presenters discussed the policies and practices that also keep data safe in a digital education environment. The 2019 Region 13 Superintendent of the Year, Bruce Gearing, Ed.D. has served as the Leander ISD (TX) superintendent since September 2019.

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Insights from CoSN Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity Winners

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In the case of Santa Fe, they had to help the community understand the tech was there to enhance the teaching and learning process, not replace the student-teacher relationship. In education, the key to change is perseverance because the community is better at executing than it is at innovating. Innovation. Department of Commerce.