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8 Non-Digital Remote Learning Ideas

A Principal's Reflections

Throughout this ordeal, we must be patient, understanding, and flexible as teachers and administrators, with little to no training in this area, do their best to provide an education to students. As such, educators are in need of ideas that can be implemented without the use of technology. Choice leads to more empowerment.

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Good, Bad, & Ugly: Blended Learning Effectiveness #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Good, Bad, & Ugly: Blended Learning Effectiveness SXSWedu 2017 Debate Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research, Christensen Institute Lisa Hansel, Advisor, Knowledge Matters Saro Mohammed (Moderator), Partner, The Learning Accelerator Personalized learning is one of true transformational opportunities in education.

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Latest in Games and Learning Research Reveals Need to Empower Educators

MIND Research Institute

DML 2017 was packed with interesting studies and perspectives from education, media and technology researchers from around the world. My schedule of sessions focused on what researchers have learned about games and learning. The continued importance of experiential learning. Connected Learning. . October 5, 2017.

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Does the Word ‘Teacher’ Still Describe What Educators Do in the Classroom?

Edsurge

So how do we elevate the status of teaching and educating in this country so that people really understand what we do? Today, schools require educators to perform many roles outside the traditional understanding of teaching. Still, Fuhrman doesn’t believe that the institution or educators should do away with the word “teacher.”

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What does it mean to be a teacher in higher education for the next decade

Linways Technologies

Education is changing and we have to address these changes in order to adapt and choose the right path. There are some major shifts happening in the way perceive education and the mechanisms we use for teaching and learning. So what does it mean to be a teacher in higher education for the next decade? Why next decade?

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Building critical thinking skills online

eSchool News

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom. Our learning model fosters independence and self-advocacy with applications in all areas of a student’s life.

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Effective Instruction and Support For Emergent Bilingual Students

edWeb.net

During the edWebinar, “ Future-Ready Emergent Bilingual Education: 3 Factors to Improve Teacher and Student Support ,” Kristie Shelley, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum at Lexia Learning, and Cynthia Peng, Manager of Educational Content for Lexia English Language Development, discussed ways to achieve that goal.