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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

Edsurge

A Shift to Technology-Enabled Instruction Ballard, along with other teachers who participated in our focus groups, is helping to cultivate “technology-enabled instruction,” a concept coined by education researchers Peggy A. A teacher in another school with less support might be less effective in using edtech.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

Parents, teachers and administrators have had an overwhelmingly positive response to the effective use of digital tools in the classroom. Collaboration and Blended Learning Fosters Critical Skills. Personalized Education Makes Students Future-Ready. In the end, it all comes back to the students and their future.

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standard-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education’s K-12 platform facilitates the creation of engaging instructional experiences for all students. “At

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Teacher Self-Reflection is Hard. Here’s How Technology Can Help

Edthena

That’s the reason why teacher self-reflection is included in most schools’ professional learning standards and rubrics. Technology such as AI Coach by Edthena can serve as a teacher self-reflection tool. It’s pretty tricky to observe yourself when you’re the one at the front of the classroom. That’s know , not feel.

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

Google, which officially debuted Classroom in 2014, is arguably as widespread in schools as Google’s usage is in the workplace. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Google Classroom-2014. Many of those technologies support collaboration. These days, millions of students in the U.S. Class Dojo-2011.

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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively

edWeb.net

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Using Data to Support Personalized Learning Pathways

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Leo has supported education in a variety of roles, including a technology support specialist, instructional technology specialist, network administrator, director of technology, CIO/CTO, and adjunct professor in four districts and a higher education institution. Join the Community.