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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ ’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students save money and get the same or better outcomes!”

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New NWEA Study Points to Instructional Strategies Driving Academic Growth

eSchool News

Chase Nordengren, principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA, the study zoomed into two schools that have historically shown high growth for diverse populations of students, including through the pandemic. Share students and strategies within a grade level Exposing students to more content 5.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

But with some smart strategies, early outreach, and a welcoming environment, you can do it! Family and Parent Engagement Strategies You Can Try Families and teachers form a support system for students throughout the school year. Use these strategies to facilitate parent-teacher relationships in a setting that works best for them.

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New Webinar: "Managing Stress in the Library: Strategies for Library Workers" with Loida Garcia-Febo

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Managing Stress in the Library: Strategies for Library Workers A Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Mental Health and Wellness Series OVERVIEW Library workers often face a variety of stressors such as tight deadlines, high workloads, and other challenges related to providing access to information and services.

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

Edsurge

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? For Caldwell, one strategy is to appreciate that students offer diverse backgrounds and talents. So how can we adjust learning experiences to cultivate more creating?

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

Instead, we tend to excuse inadequate or unsavory outcomes as necessary growing pains in the pursuit of “innovation.” In our current education system, we continue to see gaps in graduation rates and unequal access to high-quality public schools. We are often reluctant to label anything facilitated through technology as a failure.

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New Masterclass with Loida Garcia-Febo: "Preventing Burnout and Fatigue"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Conditions of being short-staffed and overworked, of doing more with less, of managing personal difficulties, and then facing challenges related both to access to information and to polarization--these can really get to be too much for librarians. Unlimited and non-expiring access for those log-ins. and hosted by Loida Garcia-Febo.