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8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

In an effort to connect all teachers, EdWeek author and Corwin editor Peter DeWitt enlisted the help of his professional learning network (PLN) in order to launch a series of books on digital learning, digital leadership, mobile learning, digital citizenship, and everything else that is connected education.

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Ed Tech Research is Clear: Owning a Device Does Not Improve Learning

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” On the other hand, educators in Washington County, PA, find that their devices benefit students , and in Auburn, ME, educators found that when they carefully selected apps aligned to their curriculum or participated in professional learning focused on using apps to build conceptual understanding of mathematics , student learning improved.

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Ed Tech Research is Clear: Owning a Device Does Not Improve Learning

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” On the other hand, educators in Washington County, PA, find that their devices benefit students , and in Auburn, ME, educators found that when they carefully selected apps aligned to their curriculum or participated in professional learning focused on using apps to build conceptual understanding of mathematics , student learning improved.

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Be Wary of Putting the Cart Before the Horse

A Principal's Reflections

We found great success at my school during our digital conversion by focusing on a pedagogy first, technology second if appropriate mindset. Not only was there a focus on solid instruction, but we also provided numerous supports for our teachers in the form of ongoing and job-embedded professional learning opportunities.

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Librarian Approved: 30 Ed-Tech Apps to Inspire Creativity and Creation

MindShift

She often hears from teachers and other colleagues that mobile devices aren’t useful because it’s hard for students to read and type on small screens. If this is what’s the big deal about mobile learning, then maybe mobile learning does not always require typing and reading,” Luhtala said in an edWeb webinar. “We

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The American Rescue Plan: Encouraging Transformation, Impact, and Longevity

edWeb.net

they purchase to make sure they advance students’ education and support teachers’ professional learning and growth. Wherever he’s taught, and whatever his role, Carl has always had one common belief—kids need to drive their own learning. Learn more at net-ref.com. Tracking data is complex and time-consuming.

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The Marriage Between IT & Curriculum

techlearning

Maybe curriculum is spending too much or IT is too much of a penny-pincher, whatever the case, once you have the usage data you can make better decisions for your “family” around whether to cut a program or keep it and provide more professional learning around it. How do we save this marriage? Read more at Hooked on Innovation.