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Four Tips for Choosing the Right Edtech Resources

Edsurge

In addition, partner with the education technology provider in developing a plan that will meet your district’s curriculum and strategic goals. As a district, understand what your success criteria is before engaging with edtech companies. Don’t be distracted by features when deciding between various providers.

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

Edsurge

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. They help themselves to a snack — today it’s tacos — and chat excitedly with friends. Who Isn’t Being Served?

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Let’s Teach in Pajamas Forever

The Jose Vilson

Contrary to my own public activism and advocacy, I propose that we move the nation’s largest public school system into a completely online endeavor forever and a day. I know this may come as a shock to everyone who’s been following me for years, but I might have developed outright envy for some of my most fervent detractors.

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

Edsurge

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m.

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Colleges Enlist Peer Mentors to Make Campuses More Welcoming to Neurodivergent Students

Edsurge

After all, plenty of people who meet the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders enter college without diagnoses and are therefore disconnected from official university disabilities services, according to research published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry in 2014. It gets really exhausting.”

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Disabilities in math affect many students — but get little attention

The Hechinger Report

Advocacy focused on math disabilities has been less widespread than that for reading disabilities. She ultimately wrote a book, “Discovering Dyscalculia” about her family’s journey, and now runs workshops for parents of children with dyscalculia.) Some kids won’t use [the strategies],” said Wilson, the neuropsychologist.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5.

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