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Challenging Educational Technology

The Electric Educator

I''m a big supporter of educational technology. To this end I have begun to read and follow several critics of educational technology. He is quick to call out the assumptions that many educators make regarding the use of technology in the classroom. To get a sense of Kruse''s philosphy on Ed. I would recommend this short post.

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Empowered Readers: Technology That Can Re-Inspire Students’ Love of Reading

Edsurge

The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. As educators in Nevada, we are always hearing negative noise about the district where we work. In order to do this, I tapped into the valuable resources available to educators free online.

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Can kids get passionate about learning — and develop the persistence to follow where it leads? One school has a plan

The Hechinger Report

Samouha aimed to transform the picture of education from one of kids dutifully doing assigned work to one of kids “who are just on fire about their own learning path.”. Higher Education. What students need, some education experts say, is a powerful incentive to keep going. Ron Berger, chief academic officer of EL Education.

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A school district wades through a deluge of social-emotional curricula to find one that works

The Hechinger Report

Higher Education. Education officials also cite the counseling and mental-health services the school receives from a handful of local organizations. “It We don’t want it to be the education du jour,” he said. A third girl, dressed in a pink fleece, pointed at Groves while exclaiming: “My sunshine share is — you!”. Weekly Update.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

The Hechinger Report

Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. Buffalo’s struggle to create an integrated, equitable gifted program demonstrates a longtime challenge that has recently gained attention: Gifted education in America has a race problem.

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Coronavirus becomes unprecedented test for teacher-student relationships

The Hechinger Report

Eileen Wood, a first-grade teacher in Stoneham, Massachusetts, joined educators last month in a parade through town to greet students after schools closed. The conversations reminded me why the relationships teachers form with children – and vice versa – are so often the key to educational success. How will we graduate?” said Glick. “I

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With a teacher like me, ‘Would I have turned out better?’

The Hechinger Report

Fellows receive monthly stipends that start at $450 and rise each year, up to $700, in an attempt to combat steep post-secondary dropout rates — 33 percent of black college students drop out after one year of college, often because of financial shortfalls. We get you talking about your educational experience, get you working with children.”.

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