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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms? And will we return to our classrooms to teach in the same manner as we did before COVID? Hands-on learning will make a big comeback.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Resources for Teacher and Instructional Coaches – March 2021

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As we are blossoming into the spring months, in-person learning is also started to spring as schools are reopening across the county. I learned about the struggles of my enslaved ancestors, but not about Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, or Nat Turner.”. Read more on Edutopia: Addressing Race and Racism Head-On in the Classroom.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

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And while systems might not continue to operate as 100 percent virtual schools in a post-COVID world, better access to learning technology is no longer negotiable in this increasingly-digital world. The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity.

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

The Hechinger Report

While students ultimately may go back to in-person learning, remote learning will remain a possibility for suspended students “whenever feasible,” he says. Louis, a seventh-grade language arts teacher adapted her own classroom check-ins. © 2021 The Christian Science Monitor. Robinson says.

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Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

The Hechinger Report

A high school graduate could get a job paying $15 an hour — good money at the time — without ever setting foot in a college classroom, he said. Then, in 2021, and again in 2022, the region suffered severe flooding, which washed away homes and took the lives of almost 50 residents of Southeast Kentucky.

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