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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Yet these student growth gains are not reflected in most edtech implementations.

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Big question for edtech: But how do we know what’s working?

The Hechinger Report

As more than 900 entrepreneurs and educators converge in San Francisco this week, some will talk academic standards, literacy and charter schools. That’s why after attending two major edtech conferences in a row ( SXSW.edu ) and ( ASU/GSV ), I’m heading straight for a panel entitled: “But How Do We Know What’s Working?’’.

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Understanding ESSA: How the Every Student Succeeds Act will Change U.S. Educational Policy

eSpark

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. Blended Learning. ESSA encourages districts to bring edtech into the classroom.

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What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

For example, "One Teach, One Observe" could be a powerful approach if the observing teacher was capturing learning evidence and taking detailed notes of student moves, rich data that is analyzed by both teachers later. If I thought it was bad, I would have shut down Edtech Elixirs a long time ago! How much are they logging on?

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

But here’s the rub: Many of the programs that schools rely on to teach critical coping skills, like social-emotional learning (SEL) , don’t produce positive outcomes for students struggling with a variety of needs. 2 Ensure SEL Curriculum is Based on Industry-Recognized Academic Standards. And change is desperately needed.

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