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How edtech strengthens parental engagement in online learning

Neo LMS

Education is a continuous process that starts even before a child goes to school. While the student goes through the formal steps within the system — from kindergarten to primary school to secondary school and so on — parents are an important part of the big picture. Current distance learning settings have made this crystal clear.

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‘Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online

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It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. One enterprising principal she knows created a Google folder for schools to share their virtual learning plans. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice.

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Different Definitions of Personalized Learning Conflict, Cause Confusion

MindShift

. “We couldn’t afford to have an individual teacher for every student, so we developed a way of teaching large groups,” as John Pane, an education researcher at the RAND Corporation, puts it. Personalized learning is the No. Competency-based education. So what is personalized learning, exactly?

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Want to Teach Kids to Code? honorCode CEO Explains Why You Should Focus on Teachers First

Edsurge

Once again, the K-12 world has come upon that week in December when educators, organizations and students alike celebrate all things programming. But this year, former educator and current entrepreneur Jeffrey Martín has a message for all those excited for Hour of Code: it’s not just about teaching the students.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” ” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do? ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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