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A Resource-Packed Guide on How Digital Learning Can Connect Youth to Opportunity

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When kids first join the Maker Foundations program at Digital Harbor Foundation , a technology-focused out-of-school organization in Baltimore, they are given a pile of everyday items such as an electric toothbrush, a plastic cup, a few markers and some rubber bands. Then they are told: Build a robot that draws. Data and Society.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

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Kajeet , a provider of IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to nearly 3,000 customers, announced the launch of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant Program. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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7 TCEA 2023 sessions we want to attend

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Come actively engage with artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and a variety of innovative technology-rich devices. We’ll look at strategies for helping students share what they’ve learned, in big and small moments, and in ways similar to how they share in social spaces online.

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7 TCEA 2023 sessions we want to attend

eSchool News

Come actively engage with artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and a variety of innovative technology-rich devices. We’ll look at strategies for helping students share what they’ve learned, in big and small moments, and in ways similar to how they share in social spaces online.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

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In her current role, she works directly with the district’s online tutoring programs, including FEV Tutor , to accelerate learning for students. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States. VEX Robotics demonstrated its VEX GO and VEX 123 solutions.

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Teachers are burning out. Can AI help?

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K-12 teachers report the highest burnout rate among all industries nationally, according to a June 2022 Gallup poll. According to McKinsey’s 2017 study , the average teacher worked 50 hours a week (a number that has grown to 54 hours post-pandemic, according to 2022 research ). The idea that a robot can replace teachers is laughable.