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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

eSchool News

School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners. Older children have access to these solutions, so why not offer the opportunity for young learners?

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Prioritize Your Professional Development This Year with These New Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

NAGC’s mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research. The team at STEM Minds have developed a series of micro-credentials that validate skills relating to video game design, coding, robotics, and digital art and media.*.

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

This approach encourages self-reflection, self-advocacy, and a sense of ownership over one’s education. Coding and Robotics Education: The emphasis on coding and robotics education fosters digital literacy and computational thinking.

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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

Edsurge

Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Department of Education, privacy advocacy groups and a school district explore how to find the right balance between the two ideals. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Why Not Both?

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. The AI LAB is designed to allow students to work in different stations such as: Humanoid Robotics, Industry 4.0,

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2015 Global Education Conference - Day Three!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Wynzleen Lee Technology as a possibility to value language teaching profession: yes, there is a choice!

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. announced the U.S.

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