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The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system

Neo LMS

Experiencing this new reality in various ways, teachers and students around the globe tried their best to move education online almost overnight. However, after months of screen time, a new phenomenon emerged in the educational system, called digital fatigue. The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system. Stay tuned!

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How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link

Digital Promise

The interconnection between education and health is well established. The highest percent of smoking is seen among persons with less than a high school or General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency diploma , and the lowest is among persons with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Read the original article.

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Retrieval practice, CBE, and what we value regarding student learning

Dangerously Irrelevant

A number of educators across the country are finding great value in ‘learning science’ books such as Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. These educational practices can be powerful tools for information retrieval. quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., lectures)” (p.

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How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

eSchool News

As this figure continues to grow year over year, true bilingual education is becoming more vital to equitably support student success. How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? It should be recognized that bilingual education lifts all boats.

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AllHere Gets a ‘Nudge’ to Scale Low-Cost, Research-Backed Way to Improve Student Outcomes

Edsurge

That led him to his current career in academia, where much of his research focuses on how sending “nudges,” or periodic reminders, to parents and students can improve academic outcomes. This week, Bergman’s efforts have found a new home in AllHere , an education technology startup that is acquiring the technology assets of EdNudge.

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Introducing YouScience® Brightpath: A New Platform That Enables the Convergence of Education-to-Career to Better Prepare Students for Success in School and Life

eSchool News

This comprehensive education-to-career platform is designed to help students prepare for academic and career success. It uses decades of research and a proprietary artificial intelligence engine to deliver personalized education and career pathways. Inspiring student engagement as students lean into, not out of, their education.

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Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle

The Hechinger Report

What happens to the education of these young women? “We should maintain a focus on preventing teen births, but we also need to help improve the educational attainment of women once they become teen parents,” said Jennifer Manlove, a sociologist at Child Trends who co-authored the report. But it is hardly a problem solved.

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