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TCEA 2019: 5 Ways to Improve Your E-Rate Process

EdTech Magazine

TCEA 2019: 5 Ways to Improve Your E-Rate Process. As the Federal Communications Commission weighs potential changes to the E-rate program, consultant Deborah Sovereign shared some of her predictions about its likely course of action at the Texas Computer Education Association Convention & Exposition in San Antonio on Tuesday. .

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Alabama Leaders in Ed Tech Offer a Model for Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

Many districts (unintentionally, of course) put hardware in place with the expectation that it will solve a particular problem, without understanding the proper way to implement and support the technology. That’s what we’re trying to focus on here in Alabama: meeting and supporting classroom needs. We see many questions about E-rate.

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Tips to increase motivation in e-learning

Neo LMS

In e-learning settings, students need the motivation to meet their educational goals and to enjoy a complete e-learning experience. All e-learning material has to be interesting enough to turn out effective. To make the most of the first minutes of your e-learning sessions, stimulate your students with some vivid imagery.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. school and library to the internet. Access Resources.

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Why is SEL important for teachers?

Hapara

Of course, higher salaries, and hiring more teachers, nurses, librarians, school counselors and psychologists would alleviate some of the problems educators face. When educators become exhausted, schools may see high rates of absenteeism. One of the ways you can train teachers in SEL is by sharing resources and courses with them.

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Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning

Edsurge

STEM courses in higher education need labs, but that doesn’t mean labs are being used online. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey finds homeschooling rates have more than doubled during the pandemic. Homeschooling shows an additional boost in another survey, this one from the online course review site Learnopoly.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

Edsurge

These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. birth rate has been declining since the 1970s. On the institution side, Jennifer E. To further complicate matters, the U.S.

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