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A Pedagogical Shift Needed for Digital Success

A Principal's Reflections

In a previous post I discussed in detail strategies to help ensure the effective use of technology to improve learning outcomes. These are all outcomes that any educator would (or should) openly embrace. As teachers and administrators we must be more intentional when it comes to digital learning.

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Q&A: Rachel Gorton On How K–12 Schools Envision the Future of Education

EdTech Magazine

When making the switch to a modern learning environment, it can be easy for K–12 schools to get distracted by the impressive array of new education technology and lose sight of the reason to adopt these tools in the first place: to improve student outcomes. Each of our 10 elementary schools has a digital learning specialist.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

Some digitally enabled K–12 schools find it difficult to provide appropriate lesson plans that can be accessed by all students, said Tim Clark, director of curriculum, instruction and digital learning at Chicago Public Schools. . Create a Digital Framework to Improve Outcomes and Equity.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

By starting with a specific, measurable outcome , it is easier to determine a long-lasting strategy that complements the needs and culture of the school. In Illinois, Cicero Public School District 99 was able to utilize E-rate funding to provide individual Chromebooks to students as part of its one-to-one education program. .

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

Edsurge

Through our Qualcomm Wireless Reach Initiative, we work closely with partners to collaborate and identify local schools that need high-quality technology with the goal of bringing in connected solutions to drastically improve teaching and learning outcomes. This innovative approach has been working for well over 10 years.

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Why Education Entrepreneurs Need To Move With Education—Not Disrupt It

EdNews Daily

Learning outcomes will always matter above everything else—not the amount of money startups can make or the number of apps or subscriptions one sells. . No app can look down into the curious eyes of youth, and bring comfort to the first learning experience outside of a child’s home. . Back to school. What happens?

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Speak Up 2020 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings

edWeb.net

Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Christina Fleming, Vice President of Blackboard K12, presented the Speak Up 2019-2020 National Findings titled Digital Learning During the Pandemic: Emerging Evidence of an Education Transformation. Digital Learning During the Pandemic.