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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively?

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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One District's Journey From 'State of Emergency' to Student Success

Edsurge

And when we walked in and saw that one of the Allendale Six were implemented with fidelity—students doing research on technology, peer collaboration, differentiating instruction to meet students' needs—we celebrated with gift cards donated by local businesses and teacher of the month awards. of students passed; in 2019, 64.5%

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Masks, virtual instruction and COVID-19 challenges made it hard for kids to learn reading

The Hechinger Report

This is intervention time at Vitovsky Elementary, where nearly 60 percent of students come from low-income backgrounds and a quarter are learning English. A “sound wall” at Vitovsky Elementary features different speech sounds, breaking up vowels and consonants. “Sap,” Simpson said. 19, 2021, in Midlothian, Texas.

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Getting rid of gifted programs: Trying to teach students at all levels together in one class

The Hechinger Report

Students discussed the relevance of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” to the McCarthy hearings and to current competing fears of terrorism and technological surveillance. The conversation that morning in December 2019 followed the lead of the seven or eight most vocal students. This story also appeared in NBC News.

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Focusing on Social Justice as a Path to Equity

edWeb.net

Under his leadership, voters in Richland Two approved a request to borrow $468 million to address district facility needs in the areas of safety and security, academic learning spaces, transportation, technology, and arts/athletics. Currently, she is the principal of Jackson Creek Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina.

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. We are in that moment now in education.”.

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