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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

You’ll explore emotional intelligence models and various methods for collecting data, so you’ll be equipped to decide which instruments are right for your school or district to measure SEL growth. Online Assessment. Assessment must respect learners, provide actionable feedback, and motivate. Learn More.

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States assess their readiness for digital learning

eSchool News

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. New Jersey and Michigan developed individual state tech readiness tools in preparation for (online) assessment,” she said. It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey. New Mexico has a custom tool.

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Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. School Network Structure.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. There’s also a data center that provides off-site storage and backup. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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edWeb and CoSN Partner to Support Superintendents and District Leaders

edWeb.net

The edWebinar series will continue on a monthly basis throughout the school year, addressing topics that CoSN has covered in one-page briefs : Accessibility, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Mobile Learning, Online Assessment, Student Data Privacy, Smart Network Design, Strategic Technology Planning and Investment, and Closing the Homework Gap.

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Calculating your school district’s bandwidth need: Network Essentials for Superintendents

Education Superhighway

Each district is unique and no one bandwidth number will meet everyone’s learning requirements across the board. For our purposes here, we can think of bandwidth as the amount of data that can be delivered to each student.

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Personalized Learning Needed in Increasingly Diverse Classrooms, Report Says

Marketplace K-12

Without changes to improve and strengthen personalized learning, the report says, the social and economic disparities and achievement gaps of students who historically struggle in school will persist and grow, and the risk of marginalizing more students increases. Data from the U.S.