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Today’s Innovations are Tomorrow’s Practices: Adapting Learning to Meet Students

Digital Promise

The virtual environment supported students with ADHD who might need to move around while learning. It enabled students with autism to ask and answer questions in the chat, if it was more comfortable, and to work with students in smaller groups in breakout rooms. Nick Williams, CTO, Bartholomew School District, Indiana.

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Inclusion and Co-Teaching in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs. The key considerations are for the adults to use available data and evidence to meet the needs of all learners, with a particular focus on those who are classified.

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10 Ideas for Primary ELA Stations

A Principal's Reflections

At the same time, the teacher can pull small groups for targeted instruction or support. Phonics and Word Families Station : Students learn to build phonemic awareness and understand word families. They can use sorting games where students group words by their beginning sounds or word family endings.

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Blending with the Station Rotation Model

A Principal's Reflections

As I transitioned from the principalship to supporting districts and schools, I learned that blended learning was a powerful pedagogical strategy that could unleash students' potential while meeting their diverse needs. The image above can be adapted based on the length of the class period.

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Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

It is also important to point out the following: You don’t need technology to personalize learning. Putting all kids on a device simultaneously and having them watch a video or work on an adaptive learning tool is not personalization. There is not one best or right way to personalize. It wasn't very easy for me at first.

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AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

Ask a Tech Teacher

This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands. It involves establishing adaptable learning environments where AI technologies are utilized as complements rather than replacements, encouraging students to learn and adapt.

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Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Catlin Tucker

In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, educators face numerous challenges when designing instruction that promotes deeper learning for all students. Recently, I had the privilege of meeting with a group of international educators in Dubai grappling with these challenges.

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