Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The state education agency also established a committee to advise the state on how to bring the TEAACH Act to life in schools and produced a webinar series to support the mandate’s implementation. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

Training 152

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 152

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

For example, imagine that you are an elementary school principal who is looking for opportunities to strengthen specific third grade math skills in the new school year. In doing so, you accentuate the strengths of individual teachers and expose other teachers to new styles and ideas in bite-sized chunks.

Data 84

Data Blended Learning LMS Knowledge Base 84

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2016

What if we asked those student learners to create informative, instructional digital content that is accessible to all? The student tech team at our elementary school was created five years ago, charged with helping and supporting teachers and students to become familiar with using and creating projects on the iPad.

iPad 60

iPad Digital Citizenship Elementary Knowledge Base 60

techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

And writing students at every level who are inspired by engaging prompts and able to share, collaborate, and access support and informative texts are happier too. The district is seeing great results from its investment in technology-based tools and in training teachers to use them. Trees are happier.

Laptops 65

Laptops Khan Academy iPad Google 65

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

I see it as imperative for both genders to thrive, not just survive, in the global, knowledge-based, information/technology-driven world they’ll live and work in together as adults. Unfortunately, this lack of access usually leads to a lack of reading. But I don’t see my advocacy as a zero-sum game. So, What About Girls?

Advocacy 40

Advocacy Knowledge Base Accessibility Report 40

MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2015

When a group of kids from a Delhi slum figured out how to navigate the Internet in English simply by playing with a computer for a few days, it was the beginning of a movement to harness the power of self-organized learning. But few self-organized learning environments exist in traditional education. SOLE In High School.

How To 28

How To Classroom Learning Robotics 28

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

Jennifer, Darren, and I will talk a bit about big picture issues, like making time for instruction on digital literacy, and how to teach kids to think critically about conspiracy theories when those conspiracy theories are widely believed among the community you teach in. Teach kids HOW to think, not WHAT to think. What is school for?”

Mobility 98

Mobility Laptops Video Accessibility 98