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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

The challenges of online learning are real, but there are some basic steps teachers and families can take to encourage educational success. Use Online Teacher Tools to Communicate With Families. Fortunately, teachers have plenty of options when it comes to online learning tools and parent resources for special education.

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4 Approaches to Detect AI Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

Although this part of the checking is already included in systems like Turnitin, it’s still possible (and sometimes necessary) to do manual checking to see whether the document is unique or not. 4 Human Analysis. The most important is to never ignore basic human analysis. 2 Authorship Detection.

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This Is the Moment for States to Design the Future of Education

Edsurge

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs. Much work remains.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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According to the study, learners who only received teacher training and did not engage with the online learning tools had poorer achievement scores. They can choose to record their short video as a simple documentation of the process or record themselves as they solve the problem in front of the class.

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15 Real-World Lessons You Can Teach Kids NOW

The CoolCatTeacher

If a topic is of interest to you or your school, you can download standards-alignment documents to help find a fit. Many of these units fit easily into an existing course, adding fun and real-world engagement as students learn. Students will apply scientific thinking, geometry, and data analysis to this experience.

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Is Online Education Good or Bad? And Is This Really the Right Question?

Digital Promise

A Meta Analysis of the Empirical Literature ) examined the literature between 1985 and 2002. This meta-analysis highlighted that some applications of online education were better than classroom instruction and some were worse. Another notable analysis was published by the US Department of Education in 2010.

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Varsity Blues, Online: Georgetown U. Parent Paid $9K for Stand-In to Take Online Courses for Her Son

Edsurge

The legal documents outlining the charges against the parent, Karen Littlefair, paint a picture of people who view college credit as something that can easily be bought as a commodity. The rest of the 35 parents charged by federal officials face allegations of cheating to gain admission to highly-selective colleges.

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