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Getting the Most Out of Your District Technology Support Staff

Edsurge

Integrating technology into your classroom can be overwhelming at first—especially navigating the different resources and district technology support staff that are available to you. They also train teachers to create, administer, and analyze assessments in the classroom.

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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

These symptoms can make it challenging for them to read, write, understand information, and communicate. Insufficient planning and student assessments Assistive tech implementations also require thorough planning and student assessments. In the US, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) served around 7.3

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

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Is early childhood education ready for AI?

The Hechinger Report

One is interest in novel forms of assessment, or assessment areas that have been a big pain point for early childhood teachers for a long time, because observational assessments take a long time. There are some innovations that are starting to materialize in making assessments less visible, or invisible maybe, at some point.

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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

Designs innovative approaches to learning and assessment, often taking into account a social, collaborative view of learning and using technology creatively. These terms represent distinct research traditions and inform our understanding in different and complementary ways.

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CUE 2018: How IT Departments Can Minimize Downtime and Maximize Education

EdTech Magazine

Rather than instructors pointing fingers at IT staff (or vice versa), Antwon Lincoln, instructional technology coordinator at Chula Vista Elementary School District , says that collaboration and communication are the keys to success. How to Marry IT and Instructional Technology.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Today, students must acquire knowledge, competencies, and mindsets that prepare them to be productive members of a modern workforce in a global economy powered by technology. And, they must be informed citizens in our democracy. Technology can enable deepened understanding and problem-solving, and support learning how to learn.