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

eSchool News

Specifically, the AJUSD team sought a flexible, teacher-friendly, classroom-tested science solution that was easy to integrate into instruction and aligned to Arizona’s state education standards. Following a careful review of available resources, the district selected Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for classroom use.

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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

Hapara

Educate Learners need to be educated about copyright; reliable sources; appropriate communication for email, texting or social media; and how to safely shop online. Learners don’t often use email since they text or send messages on social media apps, but they’ll also need to be able to write professional emails.

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Approaching an Online Computer Science Degree: What You Need to Know

EdTech4Beginners

Prospective students should prepare to adapt to a virtual classroom setting, where interactions happen through screens and learning materials are predominantly digital. Each institution provides unique strengths, from LU’s well-rounded approach to MIT’s rigorous academic standards.

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I Can’t Tell Them What They’ll Do (Classrooms, Justice, and Legacies)

The Jose Vilson

I arrive in my classroom every morning at around 7:20 am, 40 minutes before my students trickle in. I expect them to acclimate to these academic standards while sympathizing with their hunger and growing pains. As if the plastic desktops and semi-silent rooms in my classroom were one of their few constants.

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Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership

eSchool News

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 20, 2021) —Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) today launched a new multiyear partnership with Discovery Education that helps educators connect current classroom instruction to students’ possible future career paths. said Superintendent Chad Shealy.

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Acceleration Is Better Than Focusing on Learning Loss. This Unique Summer School Shows Why.

Edsurge

But for all the conversations in the news and on social media, one place we’re not seeing it as much is in schools themselves. In a nearby classroom, other teams wrestle with the daily challenges of turning a profit on the high seas. Embedding a social-emotional learning lens into instruction.

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

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But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” We’ve made it our mission to build lessons that nurture 21st century academic success and empower extraordinary teaching.

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