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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

eSchool News

Attendees will learn directly from top ed tech experts and successful real-world practitioners in hundreds of in-depth workshops and hands-on sessions. Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. The Magic of Merlyn: How AI Can Create wonders in Your Classroom?

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Think "Out of the Box" Assistive Technology #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Student centered classrooms benefit all types of learners. What does the ideal classroom look like? What is the role of social media in preparing teachers for these classrooms of tomorrow? The best learning teachers get is by collaborating with other teachers, not from workshops delivered traditionally.

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FETC 2019: Day One

eSchool News

Wearing winter coats and braving the harsh Florida weather, lines formed early for the 8 am workshops. The Expo floor did not open until 4:30 pm on Monday, but educators and administrators were able to choose from 100 workshops, Apple and Microsoft concurrent sessions, and an all-day Blueprint for Technology in Education Summit.

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

There’s untapped potential among people who work in schools right now, as classroom aides, lunchroom workers, afterschool staff and more, the thinking goes, and helping them become teachers could ease the shortage that’s dire in some districts around the country, particularly in rural areas like this one. What if we eliminate the question?”

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Terrie Noland of Learning Ally Talks About Supporting Dyslexic Students in Your School

edWeb.net

Every educator must know how to address these learning deficits in the classroom, because students must read, write, and spell in every subject. Empowering Struggling Readers also provides insight on assistive technology, accommodations, and overall solutions to foster academic success and a love of reading in students.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions. Furthermore, ABCMouse will be offered at no cost to teachers for use in their classrooms, allowing them to take full advantage of many of these offerings. Videos provide stopping points to facilitate classroom discussion and encourage critical thinking.

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Increasing Engagement, Creativity, and Innovation with Minds-On/Hands-On Activities

User Generated Education

Learner-Initiated and Directed – When presented as self-directed learning, educators, as mentioned above, give learners an open ended task, like develop a new type of transportation for use on another planet or design an assistive technology for someone with a disability. Then they commented on one another’s work.

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