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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

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Meet Digital Promise’s New President and CEO Jean-Claude Brizard

Digital Promise

Related to that, we often think of education as a narrow pathway from Pre-K through post-secondary education. Digital Promise (@DigitalPromise) March 2, 2021. The post Meet Digital Promise’s New President and CEO Jean-Claude Brizard appeared first on Digital Promise. However, it is not happening for the masses.

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

While this basic level of access is an important starting place, it’s time to move towards a more intentional—and equitable—system for selecting the right tools to meet student needs. This is up from an average of 703 edtech tools during the 2018-2019 school year, representing a more than 200% increase in just three years.

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Educator Voice Is Essential to Meeting Today’s Challenges. Here’s How We’re Highlighting It.

Edsurge

During a professional-development project designed to address complex trauma in students, every participating educator said they’ve experienced secondary traumatic stress as a result of the pandemic. Often, that means trying new and innovative approaches quickly, meeting students where they are.

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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. In addition to being acquired by OverDrive in October, TeachingBooks announced the signing of four new statewide licenses and one territory license in 2021. million students.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

While some researchers claim to have identified as many as 174 different types of human learning modes, the most widely accepted educational paradigm is the VARK learning model which espouses four basic types of learners: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing & Kinesthetic ( Kaufman, 2021 ). and whiteboard.

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6 findings to inform your state’s principal preparation

eSchool News

conducted by LPI, synthesizes peer-reviewed scholarship from 2000 to 2021 that addresses principal preparation and development programs. They are also better prepared to meet the needs of diverse learners. Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?

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