A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 22, 2017

As a supporter of the purposeful use of technology and innovative practices, I had to illustrate how effective these strategies were at improving learning. Applying this concept to digital learning can go a long way to solidifying the use of technology as an established practice, not just a frill or add-on.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Gaps also exist between high-performing and low-performing public schools based on differences in access to funding and resources, community engagement and commitment, and the ability and willingness of district and school leaders to embrace innovation and try new strategies. In a rapidly changing world, this is no longer possible.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! With remote learning students are using technology more than ever to demonstrate their learning. Feeling somewhat overwhelmed with the sudden shift to digital is expected. Ways to Learn With Technology Infographic. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Technology impacts every aspect of our students’ lives and will continue to play an important role in their lives. Teachers who integrate technology effectively help their students realize the potential we have to transform the world with our use of technology.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

When teachers turn a lesson or tough-to-teach concept into a motivational gamed or use a fun competition to teach new concepts, students become immersed in their learning and are often more engaged–meaning they’re more likely to retain information. , and Prodigy to gamify her instruction and motivate students.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . What Does Blended Learning Mean for K–12? by Brian Seymour.

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Lightspeed Systems

JANUARY 24, 2024

The perennial challenge teachers face is keeping students engaged and focused in a technology-rich educational environment. Download your copy of Managing Distractions in Digital Learning Environments to unlock strategies for minimizing classroom distractions, maintaining student attention, and enhancing the learning experience.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2023

Digital learning has not always been as ubiquitous as it is today–in fact, a decade ago, the concept made many educators uncomfortable. But today, digital learning resources are embraced as tools that highly-skilled educators can use to boost student engagement and connect classroom lessons to the real world.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

One thing that has yet to be done, however, is to come together with a clear strategy predicated on the actual tech transformation destination. All during the pandemic, parents and students have continued their shopping for digital learning. It’s hard to coordinate tactics if there is no unified comprehensive goal.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Digital learning tools are invaluable when they’re used by confident educators. In fact, when used appropriately, digital and mobile learning resources engage students–and they can even help boost achievement. Related content: Digital learning is helping this school close achievement gaps.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. To achieve this, Carrozza's district is streamlining platforms, tools and curriculum choices to develop a unified digital learning ecosystem.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2023

When it comes to technology in education, there is a natural tendency to see it as just another thing that somebody must do. When we try implementing anything new, there is always a learning curve. On its own, it WILL NOT lead to learning or improved outcomes. In other cases, it is viewed as being more work.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Integrating technology isn’t an easy process. My technology knowledge continues to grow even with over a decade of experience, research, and professional development dedicated to education technology. Therefore, I’m always searching for quicker and more effective ways to enhance the learning in my classroom.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Talk about the real human beings who create and manage the technology as well as the real human beings who are impacted by technology. Adopt a makerspace mentality — Empower students to create with digital tools and give them a voice. I posed three questions related to the above strategies to Robin L. By Tamara Fyke.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

For many of our students, technology is just another aspect of their lives. In my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , I introduce mission minded learning to help students reflect on the power they have to make a positive difference with their use of technology.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 15, 2019

These schools were among 50 underserved middle schools around the country that benefited from an digital learning coach during the pilot year of Digital Promise’s Dynamic Learning Project (DLP), with generous support from Google. As powerful use of technology increased, student engagement grew as well.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2018

The 6 Fundamentals of Technology Coaching. Schools often launch new technology without a plan for supporting and coaching teachers through the process of using the devices and software in their classrooms. Supporting teachers is key to launching and continuing the marriage of educational technology and curriculum.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Few empirical studies may be more detrimental to advancements of effective technology use in K-12 education than Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) and Carter, Greenberg, and Walker (2016). Both assert that students in lecture-style courses perform worse when allowed to use technology. My Note Taking Articles. Retrieved from [link].

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Knowing that many students are struggling with learning setbacks can feel overwhelming, but we’re hoping we can help you look at these scores as an opportunity to implement new instructional strategies that engage students, and therefore, help mitigate learning loss. Blended Learning Increases Student Engagement.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Brainstorming is an important process students need to learn to do when innovating, creating, and problem-solving with technology. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. so they discover which techniques work best for them.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Listen to an audio version of this post: Because most classrooms integrate technology now, it’s not enough to teach academic standards. Digital learning can be engaging and meaningful and prepare students for life beyond school. With strategies and tools, educators can create a balanced and safe digital learning environment.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The now annual Digital Learning Day was set for Wednesday February 5, 2014. Image credit: [link] Many of my teachers had specific activities planned for Digital Learning Day. Vicari''s Computer Apps and Business Strategy classes she showed students how to create a website using WIX.com. Why might you ask?

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Hacking Digital Learning Strategies sounds quite a daunting title for a book of practical ideas, but with the cartoon spaceman on the cover, readers will know they are in for a fun ride with plenty of happiness along the way. This book is not about technology. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

The post Classroom Communication Strategy: A Guide for Modern Classrooms first appeared on EdNews Daily. It’s often not as well-paid as it should be, the hours are long, often extending beyond the time spent physically at the school, and it requires a lot of emotional resilience – especially with drastic […].

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning. “As

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The post Top 3 Strategies for Emergency Preparedness During the Age of Remote Learning first appeared on EdNews Daily. Among those challenges was the need for new forms of emergency preparedness. From developing a way to communicate with staff and faculty, no matter where they were working […].

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 5, 2017

“The number one benefit of educational technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” – Steve Ballmer. When students are first allowed to use technology for their projects they are excited.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Innovative and creative technologies and strategies make it easier for teachers to keep their students interested in the topic, distribute pre-class, in-class, and post-class study material, and gauge how much each student really understood the concept discussed in class. . Digital learning tools are the pen and paper of our time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

For the past decade of my career, I’ve worked to empower and inspire educators in their use of digital content and technology. Following are five new strategies educators at any level can use to more effectively use digital content to jumpstart classroom learning.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

While opportunities to advance technology-enabled or -enhanced school reform and improvement efforts appear throughout ESSA (and are in no way precluded as a strategy anywhere in the bill), it is Title IV that presents the most direct opportunity for state leadership.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Digital learning plays an integral part in helping students build the skills they need for academic and personal success. In fact, it’s so important that it has its own day, and this year, Digital Learning Day is on February 28. school district laid out a careful plan to be “digital from day one of learning.”

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We have recently discussed whether or not digital schools are the future of education. Digital learning is becoming increasingly popular, as seen by the decreasing number of k12 students who only study in classrooms since 2009. The total numbers of digital students in the U.S. have increased from 2.2mn in 2009 to 10.46mn.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 4, 2016

This series is for education technology developers and entrepreneurs who wish to enter the adult learning market, a market with enormous growth potential. We have now published our second brief, Designing for Technology Adult Learners: Support and Scaffolding.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2024

The report includes a foreword by esteemed neuropsychologist David Rose, a pioneer in Universal Design for Learning, along with insights from neurodiversity experts and actionable strategies for edtech professionals. Technology holds immense potential to make learning accessible and engaging for all students,” said Rosenheck.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Few empirical studies may be more detrimental to advancements of effective technology use in K-12 education than Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) and Carter, Greenberg, and Walker (2016). Both assert that students in lecture-style courses perform worse when allowed to use technology. My Note Taking Articles.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We can also help students develop coping strategies to manage stress and other overwhelming emotions. One strategy is providing a calming area where students choose different activities and tools to help them relax. Also, find social and emotional learning activities, ideas, and resources.

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Hapara

JANUARY 14, 2022

Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts.

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