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K–12 Experts Weigh In on Training Teachers to Use Education Technology

EdTech Magazine

Any professional development plan needs to focus on encouraging and enabling a basic and sustained change in how teachers view teaching and learning, says Amy Valentine, executive director of the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning. Three Steps to a Successful Technology Integration Plan. by Heather B.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

After helping teachers transition to online learning during the pandemic, she began writing about her experiences, including a chapter on online learning in Like No Other School Year. She also wrote a full guide to online and digital learning, A Teacher’s Guide to Online Learning. .

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Increased emphasis on social-emotional learning to support students’ well-being.

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When Education Giants Stumbled and Data Ruled

Edsurge

On the other hand, companies like Curriculum Associates took the path of blended learning and have seen significant growth driven by a technology-first model. Predictions about online learning didn’t really hit the mark, either. Clearly, a lot has changed over the last decade. What predictions never panned out?

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Look Here: Predicting 2020 Requires 20/20 Vision

EdNews Daily

The Esports activity they get to do, or the hands-on robots project that they’re going to do that they’re not going to do in homeschool. The learning will converge via algorithms into these great small group projects and the things that cause students to be there physically. The answer is a resounding, “Nope.”.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

" Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire. Critical Reflection | Inside HigherEd → Achievement (grades) and learning are not always (often?) Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Schools’ information up for sale on darknet? wi.us, among other sources."

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Simplify your blended learning workload

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Dr. Catlin Tucker , a blended learning coach and teacher of 16 years, shares her expertise about tackling the different aspects of blended teaching including engagement, group work, and assessment in a virtual classroom or hybrid setting. CATLIN: It is so hard. I cannot agree more.