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‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief

Edsurge

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. On Thursday, hoping to send a stronger message, they took it all the way to the top, with a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Recognizing the Digital Assets You Have at Your Disposal

A Principal's Reflections

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. Text There is nothing easier than whipping up a tweet or update to be posted on Facebook or LinkedIn. The link is then shared across LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Personalized learning gives students a sense of control over chaotic lives

The Hechinger Report

And this school year, with a new focus on personalized learning, students have a new way to take control of their lives. This wasn’t the original goal of the new learning model, but Hulac sees it as an important consequence. “I Related: The path to personalized learning is not straight.

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Emergent Bilingual Students Using Lexia English Scored Higher than Their Peers on California’s English Language Proficiency Assessment

eSchool News

A recent study on the Lexia® English Language Development (Lexia English) program found that emergent bilingual students who used the program scored an average of 15 points higher than nonusers on the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) test. About Lexia Learning. About Cambium Learning Group.

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Getting started with learning about Artificial Intelligence

Neo LMS

Whether through online webinars or in conversations held on Clubhouse , educators are starting to seek more ways to learn about AI and bring opportunities into the classroom for students to learn about it. We don’t have to be the experts; we just need to know enough to get our students started exploring and creating with AI.

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Personalized Learning: A 3-Step Plan

Gaggle Speaks

Many school leaders and education professionals tout personalized learning as the future of learning. When students use these tools, assessment data is collected and made available to you. Step 2: Prepare Your Learning Formats. Activity stations: How-to Guide: Station Rotation for Personalized Learning.

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Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy

eSchool News

Following a rigorous scope and sequence focused on building foundational reading skills, Core5 provides explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction, personalized learning, assessment, and professional learning.