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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

Just because a mandate has been passed, it doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a plan for implementation, access to training or a repository of resources, all of which are necessary to put it into practice with fidelity. It’s not even guaranteed that district- and school-based staff are aware of the mandate at all.

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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

eSchool News

I’m pleased to say that more and more education leaders and technology products providers are regularly talking and doing something about this. Educators will prioritize SEL over technology controls as cyberbullying deterrents. As personal technologies become more engaging and interactive, learning systems have to as well.

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10 tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy

The Cornerstone for Teachers

There are four lenses through which students can view what they are investigating: trigger, access, forensics, and motives. We need to teach kids to focus more on the information itself: how it’s created, how we’re accessing it, etc. These are the tools through which kids access information. 2: The access lens.

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

eSchool News

Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments. What are technology tools for teaching and learning? What are technology tools for teaching and learning? What tools and technology are used for teaching?

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Meet The Gates Foundation’s New Deputy Director in Higher Education

Edsurge

First and foremost, our goal with post-secondary success at the Gates Foundation is really around getting 11 million more credentials and certificates in the hands of folks who otherwise would not have gotten those kinds of credentials in their hands, by the year 2025. There are many different layers of the equity lens that I look through.

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

While Cardona has “not only the knowledge base, but the experience” for the job, one of his greatest attributes, according to Robles-Rivas, is his ability to find and surround himself with smart, capable people who can help him push his agenda forward. Ned Lamont.

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Democratic wish list includes billions to help students finish their degrees

The Hechinger Report

But she and her colleagues soon realized that without technology to aid them in identifying who those students were and the barriers they faced, the work would have to be done by hand. We weren’t able to tackle the vast majority of students because of technology,” Perry said. “It It was just unbelievable. It was just unbelievable.