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

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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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Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018

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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. Unruly Studios (Boston) revolutionizes learning by combining coding and STEM education with physical play. The same principle applies to edtech companies. Don’t try to beat ‘em.

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

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Their strategies should be tied to pedagogy. It includes teaching strategies, learning activities and assessments. If they build on the foundations of teaching, using new strategies and technology, they’ll be able to support the type of learners they have today. Their tools should be focused on pedagogy. So what is pedagogy?

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Tomorrow’s New Normal: What It Means for Professional Development

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Both districts agreed the pandemic forced everyone to jump headfirst into edtech, whether or not the capacity was there. She is a contributor to state and local academic standards and teaching exemplars that help create high learning expectations and opportunities for all students.

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Blending Art and Algorithms, Desmos Sets Out to Reimagine Math Curriculum

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The company licenses its calculator to publishers and other edtech developers for use in their software. Meyer says Desmos’ middle-math core curriculum aligns with state and Common Core academic standards. Tyton Partners, a strategy consulting firm and investment bank, estimated U.S. It’s also not entirely digital.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. Reflect voice, choice, identity. But this simply isn’t true in the modern educational climate.