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Are Personal Learning Networks the Key to Keeping Teachers?

Edsurge

Putting the ‘Person’ in Personal Learning Networks While educators building communities to learn and share ideas isn’t new, today’s personal learning networks (PLNs) offer educators the chance to hone their focus and build their practice in specific areas of professional development.

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SplashLearn Announces Winners of SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021

eSchool News

SAN FRANCISCO, CA , May 26, 2021: SplashLearn, the game-based learning program used by millions of students, announced winners of its massively popular annual competition – the SpringBoard Math Challenge. SplashLearn, formerly Splash Math, creates engaging learning experiences built to transform children into fearless learners.

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SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

eSchool News

SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021, open to all classes from grade 1 to grade 5, will run from March 1 – May 9, 2021. After creating an account on SplashLearn, teachers can enroll their classes for SpringBoard 2021. Teachers can sign up for the SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021 by visiting this page. About SplashLearn.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. Regardless of whether students are learning in the classroom, at home, or a combination of the two, students are in need of greater support during this time.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2021

Edsurge

Every week we publish a new episode of our EdSurge Podcast about the future of learning, a way to hear the voices of students, educators and leaders as they puzzle out some of the thorniest issues facing education. Below are the 10 top episodes of 2021 as voted by listeners. The Strange Past and Messy Future of 'Gifted and Talented’.

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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

Her daughter, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, learned from the living room couch or dining room table, and there was no chance for altercations with her peers in the hallway or on the bus. But in October, less than two months after returning to in-person learning in Sacramento, California, she was suspended again.

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. On days when SpaRRk Academy students are learning virtually, the classrooms are empty except for teachers and administrators, who come into the office just about every day.