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A ‘Learning Ecosystem’ Approach to Ed-Tech Acquisition

Digital Promise

This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. ” That’s when districts think in terms bigger than technology, bringing together plans for strategy, technology, instruction, and curriculum.

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#AskExcelinEd: How can states accelerate students from high school to college and careers?

ExcelinEd

Input Reviews : Postsecondary institutions, K-12 and providers regularly review the standards, instructional materials, educator qualifications, exams, student outcome data and vertical linkages of offerings to ensure quality.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. Twenty-eight states have statewide networks, nine have regional networks, and 16 have alternative models, like purchasing consortia. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Action and Expression

Catlin Tucker

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. Within the principle of action and expression, there are three guidelines: 1) physical action, 2) expression and communication, and 3) executive functions. Physical Action.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment

Graphite Blog

Students still attempting mastery could receive additional guided practice or additional instructional materials like multimedia resources or smaller "chunks" of content. Check out this article from Robert Marzano as well this blog post from BetterLesson for ideas. Make sure to consult them first.

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I want to preface again that my context is different from many of the writers of teacher blogs because I work at a private Christian international school with an American curriculum in Asia. I also repeat certain parts of research across multiple sections but not every source is copied to other sections.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Drops Defense of Obama Guidelines on Transgender Students.” ” The University of Oregon is seeking the emails of professor William Harbaugh , who operates the blog UOMatters, and his correspondence with the media. ” More via WaPo and Buzzfeed. ’ Reaction is intense.”