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Transitioning to a better solution: How one NJ district is switching to H?para for the benefit of all

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She shares that while most learners were hybrid, one group was fully virtual last year. All this has contributed to the biggest gaps I’ve ever seen between skill groups.”. The goal was to get direct-from-the-classroom suggestions and feedback on everything technology and edtech. It was very frustrating.”. Within a week, H?para

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How to Keep Students at the Center of Your Digital Transformation

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School district leaders are inundated with proposals and pitches for the hottest new trends in edtech on a regular basis—all promising to revolutionize learning and make it more student-friendly. Rod Carnill speaking (Source: Hapara) “I always start with the pedagogy,” says Amy Miller, a middle school tech coach in Frederick County.

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Why H?para for Alberta schools?

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para has become an international edtech company that supports learner equity and learning excellence. Helping to guide its edtech stack development, and creating thousands of hours of provincially shared learning activities, Alberta educators have impacted learning through the H?para para to meet their needs. Over the past decade, H?para

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How to engage learners with a combination of STEM and SEL

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In December, I had the privilege of hanging out with a group of grade five students who were working on a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activity. The group was enjoying visiting the supply table and problem solving how to move the hippo. They: carefully considered the scenario in groups. Not this day.

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SEL is not another thing on the plate. It is the plate

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Last week, as I worked with a group of teachers, we explored how we might create opportunities to hear from learners about their well-being in a meaningful way. The group wasn’t sure. The first time we shared as a group it was authentic, honest and empowering. It is the plate appeared first on Hapara.

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How students can safely search the internet

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Educators can also personalize the internet search experience for groups of students or individual learners. The post How students can safely search the internet appeared first on Hapara. Teachers can start learners with access to a specific set of websites and then gradually give them more browsing independence. .

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Why K-12 schools should choose student-led learning

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They can also use this feature to tailor browsing sessions to individual learners’ or groups’ needs. One educator explained, “I love Hapara’s philosophy — protect, not police. They can even send a message to an individual learner, a group or the entire class. Otherwise it loses its context, meaning and value.