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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

In terms of student proficiency, today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. In these classrooms, teachers face a seemingly impossible task -- providing effective instruction to all the unique students under their care. Yet these student growth gains are not reflected in most edtech implementations.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

Edsurge

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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What is pedagogy? Understanding the foundations of effective teaching and learning

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: Educators often hear that what they do in the classroom needs to be based on pedagogy. Whether you’re new to teaching, need a refresher or are based outside of the classroom, understanding the foundations of good teaching is important. Their strategies should be tied to pedagogy.

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How to Choose the Best Educational Software for Your Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

Technology has seeped its way into classrooms, streamlined academic standards, and transformed the pedagogical landscape to a large extent. How to Select the Best Educational Software for Classrooms? Educational software in the classroom is crucial as it: Fosters teamwork and encourages collaboration.

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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. They adopted a similar strategy in Maryland, offering schools quizzes that aligned to the state’s high-stakes assessment.

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Instructure Acquires MasteryConnect for $42.5 Million to Expand K-12 Footprint

Edsurge

With the addition of MasteryConnect’s formative assessment tools, Instructure aims to capitalize on what it sees as a “shift occurring at the state level as they replace high-stakes, end-of-year testing with innovative assessment models,” according to a prepared statement. billion by 2020.

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What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

The principal's students were in an alternative setting and the main delivery and assessment of content came from an online course platform. If I thought it was bad, I would have shut down Edtech Elixirs a long time ago! The issue is effectively working alongside a platform that is delivering instruction and assessing students.