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8 Essential Books Every Tech-Minded Teacher Should Read

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From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning. This book is a collection of essays which demonstrates how modern technology is challenging the traditional models of education in order to meet the needs of today’s students. More education books: Google Apps Meets Common Core.

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A rigorous virtual field trip that’s part of regular class

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Most of these virtual field trips were like their in-person predecessors — a fun, if educational, break from class, not necessarily connected to the learning standards kids are expected to meet by the end of each grade. Lessons meet Common Core and Next Generation Science standards, according to Larson.

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Confused by your kid’s math homework? Here’s how it all adds up

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Mathew Felton-Koestler, known as “Mathy Matt” on his YouTube channel , makes videos for parents that explain why and how young kids are learning math these days. He has two sets of videos specifically on the Common Core, in which he talks about the kindergarten and the third grade standards. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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Ready or not, a new era of homeschooling has begun

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The suburban Seattle school is part of the Northshore School District, which closed earlier in March and has since paused its online learning program. (AP For others, it’s an even bigger catastrophe: they may not be able to afford proper meals for their children, much less the technology and connectivity needed for online learning.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

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Every now and then, it's been hard to do a call while the kids are screaming or something like that, but between meetings, to see them or have lunch with them or go on a walk with them, that part has been actually quite nice.” EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic? They were real education.

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Empatico-Build Global Awareness in Students

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Developed by teachers and using a free online learning tool, students broaden their worldview through meaningful interactions with peers across the globe. Activities range from 2-3 hours, spread over multiple meetings (called ‘Short Spark Activities’) to 8-12 hours (called ‘Longer Fire Activities’).

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OPINION: Middle school math is a unique problem that needs more attention

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Second, school leaders need to take incremental steps toward providing “mastery learning,” in which learning expectations remain fixed but the time to meet them is flexible. David Scarlett Wakelyn is a former math teacher who helped develop the Common Core State Standards while at the National Governors Association.