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TEACHER VOICE: Already affected by crisis in their own countries, refugee students are left behind in online learning

The Hechinger Report

We recognize that, with the Covid-19 crisis, they are especially vulnerable and are unlikely to receive quality academic instruction online or at home. An estimated 12 million students in the United States lack internet access at home , not to mention access to reliable tech devices. Covid-19 upended that.

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Gamechanger: Type to Learn is Now in the Cloud!

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No more “runs only on desktops and laptops” Let me back up and describe Type to Learn Cloud. This takes you to your teacher dashboard where you will find student reports and more. For ease of accessibility, students can also adjust font size and play audio with rollover buttons. No more software downloads.

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. With JumpStart, says Ms.

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ASCD's #Empower18 Conference Report

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These opportunities encouraged participants to take a deep dive into educational topics and try tools like laptops, 3D printers, exploratory equipment like Google cardboards, and other interactive tools and programs. The conversations in these presentations centered on impactful instruction and the magnitude of digital options.

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Who Says I Don't Like to Read? Sparking a Love of Digital Books Across Detroit

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The product allows students who need remediation or acceleration opportunities to soar, and teachers can personalize students’ learning to support their established classroom instruction. During the 2015-16 school year, the district won a grant allowing our K-3 students unlimited access to myON’s digital library.

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Catholic schools turn to blended learning as a way to address students’ individual needs

The Hechinger Report

The blended learning software the school uses allows teachers to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of individual students. Therese, the school reports that the proportion of students performing at or above grade level in reading has risen from 68 percent to 84 percent, and in math from 49 percent to 64 percent since 2014. “It

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Reflecting On My Visit to Saint Stephen’s College in Australia: The Learning Spaces #flipclass #edtech

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The learning spaces they have set up open up so many possibilities and opportunities for blended and differentiated instruction and individualized learning, meeting the needs of all different learning and personality styles. When students are in their MOOC course, they all report to the open learning space, as in the pictures below.

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