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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

And while the materials he uses match his students’ level of English proficiency, Brock said he sometimes feels like he’s insulting their intelligence. A nationwide survey of ELL educators by McKinsey & Company during the 2012-13 school year revealed 70 percent created their own materials. He isn’t alone.

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Realizing Success in the Adult Basic Education Market

Digital Promise

When combined with other sources, one estimate places this figure as high as $10 billion annually, with $200 million of that spent on digital instructional materials. Highly fragmented, these organizations often serve small numbers of learners and have very limited budgets for instructional materials.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

“This has led to more inequity in the district because some schools have struggled to have a rigorous curriculum for all students,” Clark said, speaking at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference. Some schools are relying on several different technologies, creating an environment that is no longer level.”.

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I Need My Professional Goals to Matter to My School Leaders. Without It, It Is Hard to Stay in the Classroom.

Edsurge

Administrators are the go-to problem-solvers for students, staff and parents, and they’re responsible for reporting to district leaders. A report published in Transforming Education in 2019 examined what happens when school leaders establish a culture of trusting relationships. The role of a school administrator is demanding.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

Edsurge

The spectrum of crisis distance learning ranged from ‘drive-by’ course material pickups to telephone check-ins to haphazard online lesson plans and ad-hoc video conferences, all of which can be considered a low-fidelity migration to support continuity,” the authors write. Below are summaries of the four scenarios the authors lay out.

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The Actual Dollars That Will Shape the New K-12 Investment Ecosystem

Edsurge

Today, that may not be the case; just brandishing the title of Chief Financial Officer at a conference tends to ward people off. It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities.

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