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3 Shifts to Make Learning Personal

A Principal's Reflections

Student agency and technology both play a huge role throughout by empowering learners through choice, voice, and advocacy. However, it is the third shift that tells the tale as to whether a lesson or task supports rigorous and relevant learning to create a more personal experience for kids.

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Virtual charter schools need “bold action” for change, says national charter school advocacy group

The Hechinger Report

The major advocacy group for public charter schools is concerned that failing online charter schools may be hurting the credibility of the movement as a whole. Read more about Blended Learning.

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Lexia PowerUp Literacy Wins Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning Tool

eSchool News

Winners and finalists were selected by a panel of educators and industry experts who reviewed the submissions and judged the products and services based on the extent to which they are transforming education through the development or advocacy of edtech. A complete list of winners of the 2020 Tech Edvocate Awards can be found here.

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A New Curriculum Helps Students With Disabilities Transition to Life After High School

Edsurge

In the United States, outcomes for young adults with disabilities after high school are not favorable. NCD research outlines several practices shown to improve outcomes for the over six million students nationwide with disabilities. Horn on Blended Learning. Building Self-Advocacy. Article: Michael B.

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Buncee is headed to FETC19

Buncee

Learn how to engage students and increase learning outcomes through student collaboration and peer feedback. With creative advocacy and branding, you can bring your library story to life, while leading within your school community and throughout the world like never before. Blended Learning for Active Learners.

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For ed-tech success, why schools use technology is just as important as how

The Hechinger Report

Often, they’re not clear about what the goal is and how they want to evaluate changes in student outcomes,” Arnett said. It could also mean guiding teachers in developing classroom management or culture-building skills, especially if technology will be used to support personalized learning methods that give students more autonomy.

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Should we hit the pause button for online and blended learning?

The Hechinger Report

Too many students in virtual and blended learning schools are performing poorly, according to a new National Education Policy Center report , released last week, by Gary Miron, a professor at Western Michigan University, and Charisse Gulosino, an assistant professor at the University of Memphis. That was the shock for us,” Miron said.