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How a State E-rate Coordinator Drives Digital Access

Education Superhighway

She is the current Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) and an Illinois State E-rate Coordinator. Moreover, Mindy serves on several state and national associations such as the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and State E-rate Coordinator Alliance (SECA).

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A Coaches Guide to Creating Effective Day Time Professional Development Workshops

TeacherCast

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. One of the best ways to build daytime workshop sessions with the understanding that the sessions will help administrators meet their yearly goals. Pre-Workshop Documents and Surveys. Planning from the Top Down. Surveying Your Staff.

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Knowing Where We Are Paves the Way for Change: The Impact of Coaching

A Principal's Reflections

I often tell audiences during keynotes and workshops that my role isn’t to tell anyone what to do, but instead to get educators to think critically about what they do. The fact for many in education is that we teach the way we were taught and lead the way we were led. In some cases, this might still be effective.

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ICYMI: Equity Talks & Engaging Early Learners

Discovery Education

Equity in education. But what about about equity in early childhood education and how does this affect engaging early learners? According to them, true equity in education starts with investment in early education programs and innovative ways to bring those programs to underserved communities. And a study by the Annie E.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

It removes barriers to learning materials, supports students where they are across varied learning contexts and needs, and gives educators more insight into the learning environments they’re creating. Students and educators have more tools to create a learning environment that fosters personalized learning.

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iPad Magic: 6 Ideas Every iPad Teacher Needs to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

You also can hold down “e” or “n” to get accented characters. I know in one workshop, this was a tip that really changed the world of one of the teachers and one of her students because she said, “Oh! Finally, my Zoe can type her name the way that it’s supposed to be typed, because it had an accent on the “e”. Vicki: Awww… Yeah.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

Educational technology is on a fast path of continuous change, but leaders’ mindsets don’t always follow. One key shift is that educational technology leaders need to adopt a more strategic focus instead of a break/fix approach. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. Children experience this too.