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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Historical Context in Social Studies : When discussing the Civil Rights Movement in a history class, students draw on their prior knowledge of earlier historical events like slavery and the American Civil War to better understand the context and significance of this movement.

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Supporting Educational Recovery with Community and Family Engagement

edWeb.net

Needs assessments are used to identify key issues and then match service recipients with local partners, and the assessments also help coordinators develop implementation plans designed to facilitate and optimize the delivery of services. In addition, the students receive similar books to read on their own.

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Learning Revolution Free Events - Great, GREAT Keynotes - MiniCon - ISTE Unplugged! - Striving for Failure?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own virtual and physical events and those of our more than 200 partners. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Learning Revolution Conference. Interested in presenting?

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Looking Back & Remembering @Joe_Bower @DevenKBlack @BobSprankle

The Innovative Educator

If you want to learn about progressive ideas in the areas of grading, assessment, and homework, check out Joe's book, De-Testing + De-Grading Schools , one of his talks , and his blog. The events that happened next seemed to lead to a downward spiral. Joe's writing was always informative and inspirational. Check it out at [link].

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One Year After Uvalde, a Reminder That ‘Trauma Has Tentacles’

Edsurge

Vona is co-founder of the Center for Safe and Resilient Schools, an organization that helps schools develop prevention and intervention strategies as well as long-term recovery approaches following traumatic events, such as a mass shooting or a natural disaster. Pamela Vona : It looks different almost every time.

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Report outlines long road ahead for Jackson Public Schools

The Hechinger Report

Phil Bryant, who did not attend the event, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and school officials. But he also offered a stark assessment: “The reality is, we don’t have the capacity right here today to do everything right now,” Greene said. There is no not doing the work. We’ve got to do it all. The question is what we do first.”.

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

There are many benefits of using learning analytics, as follows: Increase retention and performance: Learning analytics may be used to reduce dropout rates and increase students’ performance. Analytics can only take into account events that provide a digital trace. Benefits of learning analytics.