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3 strategies to support inclusive learning

eSchool News

The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. This requires some training for educators on how to create more inclusive classrooms. Having regular professional development training helps educators to learn more ways to best serve their students.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. Now, students always have access to current materials. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

How do we go about training our students to realize that where we come from is important? Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Students in those at-risk subgroups–that’s the kind of technology we give them, and we wonder why it doesn’t work.

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K-12 Leaders on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI

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Sponsored by ClassLink While artificial intelligence and machine learning are not new technologies, recent leaps in the technology driving these tools are rapidly transforming our day-to-day lives. Ongoing Training: Provide ongoing innovation training and reinforcement on the best ways to use AI tools.

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Why #techquity

Educator Innovator

“Why is it that when young people use technology on adult terms, they are praised as 21st century learners, but when they use technology on their OWN terms, they are castigated as deviant rule-breakers?” Instead, we can identify a problem we hope to solve in order to pursue equity.

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Esports Scholarships Are Growing. Do They Leave Some Students Behind?

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The technology barriers to playing an esport are lower than ever and titles are increasingly available on laptops, tablets and even phones. With the reduction of technology barriers, cultural barriers have become more apparent. These types of funds are difficult to track and are even harder to analyze in terms of equity of access.

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Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders

eSchool News

Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an event at the White House unveiling the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Future Ready initiative. The main theme of the event was connectivity, but that extends far beyond merely connecting students to technology.