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Beyond Technology: Blended Learning Conference Debates Equity, Cultural Inclusion

Edsurge

For a conference named after “blended learning,” many attendees were surprised to learn that they did not agree on what the term meant. I was talking to a colleague who was using blended and personalized learning the same way,” says Dance. “I The sessions are long because you’re supposed to go deep.”

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Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

A Principal's Reflections

The overreaching goal for each session was to support instructional strategies aligned to rigor & relevance and the 6 C's with a focus on the purposeful use of technology. Both the math and reading sessions focused on how edtech could be used during independent work, formative assessment, and pedagogically-sound blended learning.

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10 Popular Educational Trends and What You Need to Know

Waterford

Others, like genius hour and bite-sized learning, are recently arrived educational trends that may have a helpful place in your classroom. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other world events, teachers and families may all be more overwhelmed than ever. Blended Learning. Personalized Learning. and Horn, M.B.

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Important Lessons Learned During the Pandemic and How They Can Drive Needed Change

A Principal's Reflections

A move to real personalized learning at scale is the most logical step. This includes digital pedagogy that consists of purposeful use, a move to personalized learning through blended strategies, use of data to differentiate, innovative assessment, and performance tasks. Professional learning can fill this void.

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Virtual Learning Done Right

A Principal's Reflections

A foundation can then be established for more personalized approaches such as pedagogically-sound blended learning, self-paced activities, and bitmoji classrooms. It also sets the stage for structured cooperative learning activities that could occur live or asynchronously as part of virtual learning.

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How to Shake the Blended Learning Blues

Edsurge

Even worse, the novelty of using technology every day seemed to wear off quickly for students. In order to get my groove back, I had to go truly blended, giving the laptops a backseat to literature. Here's what I learned. They stared listlessly at screen, disengaged with the technology meant to help inspire them.

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

Edsurge

The education technology industry often gets flak for not seeking the perspectives of educators. The days of districts procuring technology tools, throwing them into the laps of teachers and saying ‘good luck’ is gone. We have to work with the teachers. We have to do things differently,” Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum told the crowd.

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