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How a Student Held a Virtual Summer Camp in Summer 2020

The CoolCatTeacher

During the 2020 shut down, Sophia wanted to help the children in her neighborhood have a fun learning experience — so she created a virtual summer camp online. We can learn about learning in this example where the teacher and students are kids and everything is optional. Sophia is a student in Oman. What an exciting story!

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. 5 New EdTech tools to watch. In this post, we will show you the top five new techno tools that you might use in your university. Online learning is an all-encompassing strategy that doesn’t consist of only one tool.

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K–12 Education’s Top Tech Hurdles to Innovation

EdTech Magazine

Technology is developing at a faster clip than its adoption, and while some K–12 classrooms are innovating — by using drones in curriculum or digital tools to personalize learning — they remain isolated examples dotting an unequal landscape where, often, digitization is seen as an end in itself rather than a means to improve learning.

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Using Feedback to Create a Culture of Excellence

A Principal's Reflections

It warmed my heart when Amy Rhodes, the principal of Bevins Elementary, shared what she had recently implemented in regard to feedback. When our school closed in March of 2020, we were not prepared for virtual learning. One of the key points I tried to make was how important it is to do the same with teachers.

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Ideas for Project-Based Learning at the Elementary Level

EdTechTeacher

In February, I had the opportunity to work with an incredible group of elementary educators from Nauset Schools on Cape Cod. The inspiring yet practical examples were so great, I asked the teachers if I could share their ideas, and they generously agreed. For the original post, click here. – Provide student choice when possible.

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Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension in Your Classroom

Waterford

1] With strong reading comprehension, reading becomes a lifelong tool for learning. The early years are vital to a child’s long-term achievement in reading, so teaching vocabulary and content knowledge in preschool and in the elementary grades is essential. 4 Free Downloadable Chapter Books for Elementary Students.

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How one educator made computer science a “must” during COVID

eSchool News

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. He understands how to introduce tools that make the subject feel relevant and approachable for both students and teachers, who often have never coded before themselves.

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