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Looking Ahead to the 2020-2021 School Year

Digital Promise

This fall, educators can also continue assisting each other in the transition to digital learning through upcoming Edcamp: Powerful Learning at Home sessions, where attendees can dive into the concerns that matter most to them using an unconference model.

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The Greatest Challenge Facing School Leaders in a Digital World

Edsurge

While instructor unfamiliarity with digital technologies, inquiry- or problem-based teaching techniques, or deeper learning strategies may result in some initial discomfort, these challenges can be overcome with robust support. The goal of instructional transformation is to empower students, not to disempower teachers.

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A Framework for Blended PD (Part 2) – SULS072

Shake Up Learning

As most schools in the US prepare for the start of school online or in some blended format, it’s important to think specifically about teachers’ professional learning. In this series, I’m sharing ideas for planning Blended PD, assessments, strategies, activities, and more. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.