Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Districts around the country are enacting similar plans, and many start by deciding on what technology to use in the classroom. We spent nearly two years talking to stakeholders and developing our instructional and academic goals before considering what technology to purchase. At BCPS, we took a curriculum-first approach.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

I often post assignments for either in-class exercises or vacation homework. Using a blog hits many important curriculum areas, such as differentiating instruction as well as meeting many Common Core Standards (see here & here for examples). These posts are both technical in nature as well as writing focused.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It can assist in practicing vocabulary, sentence construction, grammar rules, or even engage in conversational exercises. Seek book recommendations for advanced readers in elementary school. Inquire about adaptive technology tools for students with special needs.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology. Everything was then placed into Google Drive.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

With students on my roster performing at a range of grade levels from elementary to beyond high school, I decided against bundled curriculum and textbooks and instead committed to building an in-house curriculum tailored to my students’ needs. Khan Academy videos coupled with IXL exercises aligned to standards we were learning in class.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. We are in that moment now in education.”.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning aims to lean on technology to do what it does well–information transfer–and free teachers to do what they do well–support individual and small groups of students as they progress toward firm standards-aligned goals. When students have a voice in their education, they become more engaged and invested in the process.

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