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

The Hechinger Report

Not just so students could keep learning during the shutdown, but so that the whole family had access to information and resources.”. “We RELATED: Hot spots no silver bullet for rural remote learning. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data. All the information was on the internet.

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Students have their own demands for school reopening

The Hechinger Report

They’ve been letting officials know that while they want to see their friends, they recognize the seriousness of the virus and hope districts prioritize student mental health and improving online learning, especially for vulnerable students. “We’re going to be online for the whole fall semester. .”

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OPINION: The pandemic exposes just how much support college students need

The Hechinger Report

Even before the pandemic, widening access to student services, increasing enrollment and retention and developing a higher-quality online or hybrid learning experience were a pretty familiar slate of issues. The path forward will require institutions to double down on making the most of existing resources.

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Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I These relationships are proving crucial now in organizing and spreading word of resources that are available to families. Read the series.

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Will the coronavirus transform or destroy higher education as we know it?

The Hechinger Report

A stunning 65 percent of people aged 18 to 24 have changed their education plans amid the coronavirus, according to a recent Strada Education Network survey. “I I do not want to take classes online and I don’t want to miss out on football games and the whole college experience,” Fogel said.

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If more students become pregnant post-Roe, are we prepared to support them?

The Hechinger Report

Her teachers never acknowledged her growing belly, and the school counselor had no suggestions for outside resources. But advocates say the declining rate of teen pregnancy has been a double-edged sword; while a welcome development, it also means the issue has been getting less attention and fewer resources.

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