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Digital Skills Make a Difference for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Last fall, in an effort to address this gap, Facebook pledged to train 3,000 Michiganders in digital skills by 2020 through the Digital Skills Micro-credential program created in partnership with Digital Promise. Organizations are also learning about their ability to grow as they rise above challenges.

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Data really is the secret sauce in the K-12 classroom

eSchool News

We were collecting data from a variety of assessments, but the interventions we were using just weren’t showing that students were making consistent progress as readers. We were primarily using a reading workshop and balanced literacy model to teach reading.

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Empowering educators through holistic teacher PD

eSchool News

While the vast majority of teachers are well schooled in pedagogy, instruction, and assessment, many are not prepared to manage and support students with the increased occurrences of mental health issues and behavioral struggles. To truly excel in this dynamic field, educators require a broad array of tools in their toolkit.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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Districts Leverage $300,000 Matching Grant Program to Improve Flexible Learning and Address Social Justice

eSchool News

The priority focus areas are student engagement, responsive and inclusive teaching and learning, and meeting all learners’ needs. Districtwide support for social-emotional learning (SEL) through workshops and coaching for teachers and social workers to expand the capacity for support at each site. About BetterLesson.

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College Students With Learning Disabilities Are Asking For More Support. Will They Get It?

Edsurge

More than two-thirds of colleges saw additional students apply for academic accommodations during the spring 2020 semester, according to a national survey of 212 colleges that shifted to remote instruction because of the pandemic. In this time of increased student need, some accessibility offices find themselves less equipped than before.

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Demonstrating the Impact of Powerful Learning: HP Teaching Fellows and Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

The challenge of meeting the micro-credential rubric enabled me to let go of control in my classroom and embrace structured, student-centered learning. I realized I was assessing the students as they went through the program, but they weren’t assessing themselves with any kind of self-reflection.

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