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For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

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Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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Is 2023 the year of the microschool?

eSchool News

Barnett Barry, a research professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a good description of microschools in an article he wrote for The Conversation. “As These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools.

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

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Now education decision makers across America can see detailed reviews compiled in multiple states, to facilitate the evaluation and purchase of print and digital materials for students and teachers. And now the recommendations are accessible, along with details from the review process, through the SETDA dashboard. About the Presenters.

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Why the United States Poses No Competition to Singapore in International Education Race

The 21st Century Principal

I stumbled across an article entitled “Singapore Looks at Strengthening School System Further.” The country’s prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, states in the article that while his country performed reasonably well on the latest PISA assessments, they must keep up the efforts of continual educational improvement.

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If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER: The Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

Yesterday IHE published an article about the “ inclusive access ” programs offered by most major textbook publishers. ” What problem does the inclusive access model purport to solve? ” What problem does the inclusive access model purport to solve? Who thinks about the internet this way?

OER 158
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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This article will not have an admin option. This article is about book choice as well, but it’s about the choice to say no (how to say no, how to tell when you should say no, what are the ramifications of saying no, what to do when you maybe should have said no but said yes instead, and how to turn a no into a consenting yes).

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OER: Some Questions and Answers

Iterating Toward Openness

” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article. The questions from the article are presented in bold ; unattributed blockquotes are from the original article.). How do we deliver better learning experiences to more students? N = 8000 *.5 1 = 40 people.

OER 60