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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

Edsurge

While classic communication strategy suggests that “less is more,” in this moment in time, over-communicating proved to be a much better strategy. Communications Planning for Innovation in Education (Education Elements/TLA). “(Do Other Resources. Multi-channel communication.

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Personalizing within the Curriculum: High Quality Instructional Materials as a Lever for Student-Centered Learning

Education Elements

Over the last 10 years, we have seen a significant shift in how educators access and leverage instructional materials to guide instruction. Though it took time, the current market for high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) is strong and presents states, districts, and educators with a different set of challenges.

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4 Game Mechanics Driving Higher Achievement in Math

MIND Research Institute

Access to technology is not enough to improve student learning. A 2015 study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that simply having access to computers and other digital devices had no impact on students’ proficiency in reading, math, and science. Education Elements.

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4 Powerful Game Mechanics Driving Higher Achievement in Math

MIND Research Institute

Access to technology is not enough to improve student learning. A study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that access to computers and other digital devices had no impact on students’ proficiency in reading, math, and science. Developing connected knowledge, not just learning isolated facts.

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SMATH: How to Turn 2 Subjects Into 1 Super-Class

Edsurge

At the beginning of the year, we sat down with our respective standards to discuss strategy. As the students are working on individual assignments, we are able to access real-time data, which immediately provides feedback, allowing us to target and help students that are experiencing difficulties with the material.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Technology can make this growing body of research accessible and practical so developers and educators can use it to truly support the full diversity of learners. Digital Promise and Education Elements collaborated to catalog key CBE choices with over 20 school districts this school year in an online playbook.

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The Self-Aware Educator -- Developing systems for the educator’s mind

Education Elements

Today we have access to more instructional strategies, procedures, and technologies than ever before.

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