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How to work for equity of access in classrooms

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Educational disparities can exacerbate existing inequalities, and it’s essential that school leaders and teachers address these issues to promote a level playing field. Here are five key strategies to ensure equity of access: 1.

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3 strategies to support inclusive learning

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The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. Under these requirements, special education students should be in the same classrooms as their peers to the maximum appropriate extent. Here are three strategies for educators to support inclusive learning: 1.

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Leading is learning

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This was most common when new technology came out or new methods for instruction, assessment, or accountability. All educators want students to be lifelong learners, so shouldn’t educators including leaders expect the same for themselves. Mission accomplished. We could call this Leading and Learning. Learning to improve.

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How To Design A 21st Century Assessment

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How To Design A 21st Century Assessment. In my book Digital Learning Strategies , I describe four considerations for Replacement Thinking around assessments. The assessment shouldn’t tell you more about their use of a tool than it does about the student’s work using the tool. Traditional education is at a crossroads.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

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Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. I am here to teach kids strategies so they can effectively and efficiently find the information they need. It is the center of our school.

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Hotspots, YouTube, WiFi, Oh My! How Renton Prioritizes Infrastructure Over Devices

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It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. The event is free for all educators—sign up here! Ultimately Renton decided that the benefits outweighed the risks, and that this change would bring the district one step closer to its commitment to equity of access.

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

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Tennessee’s Wilson County Schools and Discovery Education announced a new six-year partnership supporting the creation of authentic digital learning environments in classrooms district-wide. The Techbook series saves teachers’ time with a comprehensive design that places model lessons, student activities and assessments at their fingertips.