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Student seeks to create the ‘Netflix of online learning’

The Hechinger Report

“I remember thinking that the school systems must have a great list of recommended online learning,” she said. Everyone’s a different learner,” said Joffe, “and that’s often overlooked in online learning.”. Joffe had to use her own experience with online learning to make her selections for the database.

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#AskExcelinEd: Amid COVID-19, how can states prepare exiting 3rd graders to ‘read to learn’ in 4th grade?

ExcelinEd

Meanwhile, North Carolina elementary and middle school students will not receive traditional grades at all. In Chicago , districts that had already invested in technology for each student and where students were already familiar with online learning platforms encouraged their teachers to introduce new material.

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Building virtual monuments to Black historical figures

The Hechinger Report

That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. When Covid hit, Cantave said his team saw an opportunity to launch the app and engage students at home while they were in remote learning. “We We want these stories to be accessible to everyone,” said Cantave.

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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

The Hechinger Report

The grant targets students living in remote, rural parts of the district with limited or no access to Wi-Fi and cell service, students in difficult family situations and high schoolers struggling to stay on track for graduation. It’s similar to what the district has offered to kids in its digital learning programs for 15 years.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? ” – Bob Cunningham, Executive Director of Learning Development, Understood. education system.

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How Designing Accessible Curriculum For All Can Help Make Online Learning More Equitable

MindShift

As the dust settles from emergency distance learning, schools now have the summer to reckon with what worked and what must change as they grapple with the uncertainty of the next academic year. Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSchool News

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.