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From digital citizenship to digital leadership in a South Carolina elementary school

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para, our digital citizenship consisted of walking around and monitoring students’ technology use in class. Digital citizenship for younger learners . Being in an elementary classroom, it is hard to help students understand how their digital habits affect themselves and others. Privacy and security.

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Common Sense Media digital citizenship refresh

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As educators, we’ve learned to count on the research-based wisdom and guidance of Common Sense Media. I recently sat down with Kelly Mendoza, Senior Director of Education Programs at Common Sense Education, who oversees digital citizenship curricular materials to discuss exciting curriculu m news.

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What BloomBoard is and How it Energizes Professional Development

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On the teacher side , educators learn, share, and discuss teaching ideas. What truly makes this educator-oriented site unique is that teachers can earn topical micro-credentials that can be used by their school district or state credentialing agencies (depending upon the circumstance). BloomBoard does this for educators.

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Is Orton-Gillingham Right For Your Students?

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In fact, it has been so successful, O-G is being mainstreamed into the general education classroom, as a way to unlock the power of reading for more students. As early as 1925 he identified dyslexia as an educational problem. Anna Gillingham was a gifted educator and psychologist. What is Orton-Gillingham?

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Vet What You Buy

A Principal's Reflections

If something an educator created is pedagogically-sound, then, by all means, let’s get it in the hands of as many teachers as possible while making some cash in the process. Here is where educators have to be critical observers and consumers when something is purchased to support or enhance the curriculum in the classroom.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.