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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

At a time when learning is getting more personalized for each student, there is added pressure on teachers to deliver against the odds. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology.

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Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

The Hechinger Report

Gutierrez and Williams spent 90 minutes standing on the sidewalk outside the house in the Texas sun, at arm’s length from the students, showing them how to sign into Google Classroom on their school-provided Chromebooks and helping their father figure out passwords. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We Still, she added, there were “just so many stories of kids using their cellphones to complete assignments, to research, or having to figure out how to get to public libraries in order to access devices.”.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

And Shayla Savage, a middle school principal, said that when her students returned to in-person learning this spring, she noticed differences beyond just their math and reading progress compared to previous years. “We Even with the physical aspect of school, the learning loss is real all across the board.”. I love math.

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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

Cayer knows how they feel. She felt the same thrill when she was a young girl and her doctor dad showed her how to dissect a frog. The Greenfield model uses some rather commonplace strategies, such as integrating online learning, small-group instruction and greater parental and community involvement.

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Pods live on: School districts are using the pandemic-era invention to help kids recover from ‘learning loss’

The Hechinger Report

In addition to keeping tabs on homework and grades, pod leaders teach students how to manage their time, apply for summer jobs and create goals for life after high school. Related: Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff. Credit: Nancy Walser for The Hechinger Report.

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Tuesday, April 22nd at 1pm CoSN - Smart Education Networks by Design , New advances in technology, including mobile devices, are making it possible for students to learn anytime, anywhere and to experience personalized learning. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts.

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