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Creative Coding and Robots in the Classroom

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Teachers do not need computer science degrees to engage, enhance and extend student coding experiences due to the abundance of easily accessible creative coding and robotics programs. As early as kindergarten, Common Core math requires students to see math abstractly with numbers, concretely with objects, and visually with pictures.

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How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Kids?

Edsurge

While it’s true that schools are increasing access to technology, the driving force is generally to support new types of learning—it’s not a race. Now, it's obvious when we look at extreme examples, but just take the case of social media and imagine a child who spends 15 minutes on Instagram.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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Access to content in 12 Lexile levels in English and 8 levels in Spanish with customizable learning and language scaffolds means all students in a class can participate together in grade-appropriate learning, regardless of their level of reading ability or stage of English language development. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

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The 8 Edtech Questions Every Parent Should Ask Schools This Year

MSEDTechie

Most were striking it down, and calling for an end to Common Core, because in their opinion, it excludes the “basics.” Or, find out whether information will be communicated through a district or school website, or through social media sites like Twitter or Facebook. 7) My child is interested in coding, robotics, etc.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Thanks to the GEC Sponsors Social Media Amazing List of Currently Scheduled Sessions! The final live training is on Saturday, which you can access through the training page. Become a Partner Organization! We're Still Taking Proposals! Volunteering + Advisory Board - We Need You! Barrios, Ed.D.;

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How to Integrate Online Professional Development Into Your School’s PD Culture

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Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. To streamline access, find out if teachers can log into PD through your LMS.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding.

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