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Think "Out of the Box" Assistive Technology #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

The best learning teachers get is by collaborating with other teachers, not from workshops delivered traditionally. Policy can only take us so far; teacher collaboration is what will move education forward. assistive technology special education specialed sxswedu' Don''t forget your passion as an educator.

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SETDA partners with 9 hot ed-tech startups

eSchool News

LEARNstyle – trains those with learning barriers on using assistive technologies. State educational technology leaders will receive the benefit of learning about our strategic partners’ high quality digital learning products and services,” stated Lan Neugent, SETDA’s Interim Executive Director. “At

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

The Hechinger Report

Efforts to recruit teacher candidates from the local community date back to the 1990s, but programs have “exploded” in number over the past five years, said Danielle Edwards, assistant professor of educational leadership, policy and workforce development at Old Dominion University in Virginia.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

Edsurge

In some teacher preparation programs, pre-service teachers are not provided with any opportunities to engage with technology in meaningful ways. Other programs provide a standalone workshop or course about education technology. Butash is right in pointing out the risks involved in this quick shift to using digital technologies.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

GRADECAM ENHANCED ANSWER FORMAT ( www.GradeCam.com ) GradeCam introduced a futuristic new answer format powered by Aita – their proprietary Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant technology – that can read and score handwritten letters and words up to twenty characters in length.

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