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Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education

Hapara

More willingness to listen to other viewpoints instead of scorning or fearing what is unfamiliar is another indicator of inclusive education. Systemic issues reflected in teacher bias and bullying We can’t ignore the fact that in the United States today, learners who are different often become the victims of bullying and bias.

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Civics Education Is Essential for Creating Engaged Citizens. I’m Hopeful It's About to Make a Comeback.

Edsurge

But there is a solution: stronger, more equitable civics education that starts earlier. Civics Education Is at a Crossroads This knowledge gap is due in large part to the sidelining of K-12 social studies since the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind. We need real and systemic change.”

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To the Citizens of BC

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

To the Citizens of British Columbia, Canada, How important is a good, free, public education system to you and to our society? How much should a collective ‘WE’ spend on creating the best possible public education for ALL of our children? Catalogue-no-81-595-M-No-099-Statistics-Canada ).

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Guest post: Using EdTech and AI to reduce social inequality

EdTech4Beginners

The UK Educational Gap. When I first moved to the United Kingdom, I was very confused about the country’s educational system. In the past few years, there have been discussions amongst teachers and amongst politicians on whether this is the best system or if it should be reformed. It is a very complex matter.

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Touch-Typing: Rote vs Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning?

Ask a Tech Teacher

It is at this point most educators look at me like I have just said the moon is made of cheese. Rote Learning has become a bit of a dirty phrase in some circles, right up there with corporal punishment as a throwback to an older era of unenlightened education. That is an obvious comparison but there is a better one to be made.

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How Much Do Teachers Make in the USA? Latest Stats

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the diverse educational landscape of the United States, the question of “how much do teachers make in the USA?” With a wide array of schools, curricula, and teaching methods, teachers’ salary figures can vary significantly across states and levels of education. is the topic of our blog post today!

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Triumphs and Troubles in Online Learning Abroad

Edsurge

At the very dawn of digital education, Canada introduced one of the very first learning management systems, WebCT, a pivotal application, invented at the University of British Columbia in 1997. Modest by comparison, Western Governors University, the largest in the U.S., boasts merely 120,000 enrollments.