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Understanding concepts: What is digital citizenship?

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For those students who are already in high school, it’s not too late to have conversations and teach them steps for evaluating online information. Educate Learners need to be educated about copyright; reliable sources; appropriate communication for email, texting or social media; and how to safely shop online.

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

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For more information about Discovery Education’s award-winning digital resources and professional learning solutions visit www.discoveryeducation.com and stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through X (formerly Twitter) , LinkedIn , Instagram , TikTok , and Facebook.

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

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Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. . About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms.

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Education Leaders Propose Ways to Add Teacher Voice to Research Decisions

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Most educators access information about their profession through online searches, social media, colleagues, supervisors, their professional association or a journal subscription. Respondents are relatively unfamiliar with the IES—the federal government’s primary education research body.

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

Doug Levin

Accompanying the commitment to provide universal access to learning technologies for learners must be a parallel effort to ensure that all students have the age-appropriate skills to use those tools to meet their educational goals, including knowledge of basic computer operations, computer programming, and media and information literacy concepts.

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

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Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards. Challenge: In a groundbreaking study led by The Education Trust, researchers found that “across the country, lessons from the Internet labeled as [standards] aligned are being taught again and again, whether or not they are really worthy.”

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Why the Boldest Ideas in Education Come From Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

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“Transforming misery into agency” is among the visionary goals that co-founder Wisdom Amouzou has for The HadaNõu Collective , which currently operates centers in public high schools that “map authentic experiences to academic standards.” The nonprofit is based in Miami, Fla., Peer Connect. WordsLiive.

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