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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a conduit for staying abreast of the latest educational trends, resources, and technologies. The importance of adaptability for teachers is well documented in the research literature (e.g., But culture is an elusive concept and mandates a definition here. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., Leijten, P.,

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Is 2023 the year of the microschool?

eSchool News

Microschools have definitely made a mark in the K–12 landscape. These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools. What characteristics make them potentially disruptive? But this isn’t just a “time will tell” story.

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10 Inspired Tech Trends Every Teacher Should Know About

Edsurge

The bevy of tech tips and trends brightening their classrooms—including 360-degree video, thoughtful ways to use Alexa, and the sleeper Google tool for improving note-taking and research. Chattanooga Christian School in Tennessee is piloting five Echo Dot Kids Edition devices in elementary and high school classes.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning? The Senate Education Committee began work this week sifting through the 800-some-odd-page reauthorization for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Definitely worth a listen. The last revision to the law gave us No Child Left Behind.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.