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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

Hapara

A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 For example, teachers tend to assess learners who are Black differently than white learners. percent more likely to be suspended multiple times and 2.2

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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AI Is Everywhere. Now It Wants to Teach You Chinese.

Edsurge

A growing number of vendors are offering AI-powered language-learning apps to companies and the general public ( Speexx , Busuu , Duolingo ) for hundreds of languages, but Ponddy’s products were developed specifically for secondary and university teachers of Mandarin. It’s nice to have an opportunity to do that.”

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As students return to college, a basic question persists: What are they learning?

The Hechinger Report

Higher education has found itself under increasing pressure to change that, just as has happened in elementary and secondary schools, where a battery of standardized tests constantly check in on what students know. The push is coming from policymakers and consumers who want to know the return on their investments in college.

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What is G Suite for Education? | What You Need to Know! (FREE Download)

Shake Up Learning

24/7 Access. Google Drive : Google Drive allows you to store your files securely and access them from any device, as well as create, open and edit your files. Google has other tools outside of G Suite for Education that can be used in the classroom, which you may be able to access with your same username and password.

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Why America should care about its students’ lackluster performance on the global PISA tests

The Hechinger Report

Results from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test in reading, mathematics, and science administered every three years in about 70 countries by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. These factors, the critics say, make comparisons impossible. Related: U.S. Moreover, the U.S.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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