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Using Smart Boards to Boost Engagement and Simplify Routines

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From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Supporting Student-Centered Instruction. Join the Community.

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

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To further complicate matters, statisticians have long warned of the pending “ 2025 cliff ,” which represents the abrupt reduction of potential first-time, full-time freshmen projected to arrive in 2025 to 2026 due to the drop in birth rates between the years 2008 and 2011. gross domestic product.

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4 edtech SEL trends to follow this year

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Here are four of the latest SEL edtech trends that districts and schools can use this year to support the social-emotional well-being of students and staff, enhance studentsengagement with SEL content, and improve family communications. Over time, this data may show trends in moods, behaviors, and performance.

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Preparing Students for the Future: Lessons from STEMpath's Industry Collaborations

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Often the discussion is centered around what 'skill sets' to teach students. Participants took away valuable knowledge to increase their productivity, student engagement, and their ability to prepare their students for a modern, collaborative and technology forward workforce.

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ACT Says Grade Inflation Is a Serious Problem. It’s Probably Not.

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Later in the same piece, Kohn threw cold water on the idea that stagnant standardized test scores can show evidence of grade inflation, since testing—he used the example of the SAT—has “never been much good even at predicting grades during the freshman year in college, to say nothing of more important academic outcomes.”

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Embedding Equity Across a District and Community

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Parrott, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, explained why their Compass 2025 plan emphasizes equity throughout and how they keep equity front and center in their work. Engage those closest to the data in the conversations. Reexamine practices—assess what is and isn’t working.

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How Virtual Reality Helps This N.Y. School District Prepare Students for Their Future

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“If students have all this technology at home, why would they want to come to school and do a paper-pencil task? Choose carefully By 2025 an estimated 15 million students will be using VR , but Gierasch isn’t interested in following the latest trends. To me, the most important piece of using VR is the student interaction.