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Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data Privacy

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Online learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. Perhaps (not) coincidentally, there is more spending forecast for education technology. An appropriately titled RAND Corporation research report, “ Remote Learning Is Here to Stay ,” finds that one in five U.S. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

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It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. But education students still need to work on lesson plans, and kids still need summer activities. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

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Making tough choices Later this year, the final round of federal pandemic funding, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), will expire, leaving school budgets uncertain in many districts. Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

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But as my colleague Ryan Craig likes to say, no one has ever gone broke betting against the pace of change in higher education. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways.

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Poll: How has technology impacted the future of work?

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education by creating apprenticeship programs and providing more technology resources, according to new data. The new poll from OZY and SurveyMonkey tracks how technology is impacting post-secondary education and the workforce in the U.S. Supporting teachers’ technology use in the classroom (42 percent).

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How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning

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Classes met at the same times for the same 65 minutes, but online. We quickly learned how unsustainable this was. As a research-informed school, we surveyed all our constituencies—teachers, students, parents and caregivers—and a certain alignment emerged. How did we know? We know that one thing will never change.

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Top Tips for Teaching Online From Educators Doing It Now

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To help teachers with the transition to online instruction, an edWebinar hosted by SETDA featured educators sharing what is working for them as they teach students online during the COVID-19 crisis. Setting the Course for Secondary Students. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenters.