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Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers

EdTech Magazine

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00. Recruiting talented teachers there, however, is no longer an issue thanks to videoconferencing technology.

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Coronavirus eLearning Series… Ideas To Think About Now… Before Next Year: Idea 3…PD For The Next Level of eLearning

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed.

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7 Key Steps to Project-Based Learning

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Create Groups and Assign Roles Group formation and role assignment are pivotal in PBL as they structure the collaboration and ensure that each student is actively involved. Effective grouping can be based on various factors like students’ interests, strengths, or learning styles.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed. Leave a comment. CC- [link].

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. Here are a few methods for staying current in education technology trends: Read through industry magazines. Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments.

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K–12 Professional Development Is Critical, So Make It Count

EdTech Magazine

While most teachers believe district leaders view professional development as a priority, some say the instruction they’re offered could be more effective, according to a survey from Corwin, Learning Forward and the National Education Association. Mon, 05/13/2019 - 09:35.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

” Gartner says, rather vaguely, that it relies on scenarios and surveys and pattern recognition to place technologies on the line. ” Take “collaborative learning,” for example, which this year’s K–12 report posits as a mid-term trend. It demands that technologies always move forward along it.

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