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Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources 

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District (AJUSD) today announced a new collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Education supporting innovative teaching and learning in the district. All AJUSD educators also enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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?Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

Edsurge

Edtech is a vital precursor to “work tech”—the tools that today’s students will need to leverage in college, career training and eventually the workplace. Students need access to tools that work. Editor’s note: EdSurge is participating in the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium. Rapidly emerging technologies.

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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

At the same time, schools need to respect learners by providing equitable access to devices and the internet. Digital access Digital etiquette Digital law Examples: Even if your school provides 1:1 devices, learners may not be able to work online if they’re at home. Have you seen a learner take out their phone during class?

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards.

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Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018

Edsurge

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in an edtech company’s board meeting, or what keeps founders up at night, here was your chance to find out. The same principle applies to edtech companies. Scaling a business to profitability while operating on a freemium model is nearing urban myth status. Don’t try to beat ‘em.

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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Based on universal access to free and equal schools, the social contract for public education equates the attainment of a high school diploma with readiness for college, meaningful participation in the workforce, and the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. There simply is no room for instructional black boxes in public education.

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Why Efforts to Improve Teacher Productivity and Efficiency May Not Pay Off

Edsurge

In today’s workforce, one employee backed up by teams of experts providing training, tools, just-in-time access to materials and data can perform work that once required dozens of line workers. In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

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