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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

It feels natural to a generation groomed to presume that everything is calibrated to their needs and wants — whether it’s online shopping, news or math homework — and raised with smartphones in their hands. Differentiated instruction was conceived in the 1950s. It sounds benign, and wonderful, to many parents.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. Understanding Differentiated Instruction: Building a Foundation for Leadership Tomlinson, 2000). The study of teaching adults. An initialism that stands for “Bring Your Own Device.” ” (11).