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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

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Engaging Students Online Who Are Experiencing Anxiety. Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning. It can be more challenging to engage these students online. How can teachers in classrooms engage students in the digital platforms used to supplement and personalize learning?

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

If you aren’t familiar with the current research and educational practices in this area, you might want to add this topic to your personal learning plan for the summer. As schools work to make digital assessments more effective, now is a great time to learn about how to create and plan your own for the fall.

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Edtech Company Learning.com Named Oregon Top Workplace for Third Consecutive Year

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The company works with more than 2,500 school districts and serves five million students from 21 countries around the world. Districts equip their students with the technology and 21st century skills needed for success on online assessments, college, and the workforce using Learning.com’s digital literacy solutions.

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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments. As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . What Are Summative Assessments Vs. Formative Assessments.

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With $2 Million in Backing, Climb Hire Tackles the Social Ladder

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Climb Hire is still deciding what to charge companies for those services, Pelman says. Members also receive professional portfolio help and two in-person sessions a week. The nonprofit wing trains cohort members to become database administrators for customer relationship management tools by software provider Salesforce.

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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

Edsurge

They say I’m personalizing learning. This started with a pre-test, many of which are available via online programs with one huge caveat: assigning a generic pre-test is a waste of time. Personalized learning is the new buzzword—edtech companies are after it and teachers toss it around as often as possible.

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zSpace Unveils World’s First AR/VR Laptop

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Now with today’s launch of the world’s first augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) laptop from Silicon Valley company, zSpace Inc., Coupled with zSpace’s proven applications, the laptop provides students with a real-world learning environment and a personalized learning experience that align to state and national standards.

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