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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

A few years ago, a group at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that paid for notebooks and software for creating a professional development program for elementary school teachers. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning.

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How to Craft a Learner-Centered Classroom – Guest Post from Ann Feldmann

EdTechTeacher

One area where I have focused over the past few months is integrating technology and math in the primary classroom with my colleague, Meagan Cinfel ( @mcinfel ), a first grade #iPadAcademy teacher at Central Elementary in Bellevue Public Schools. Unexpected Outcomes: Students’ focus increased as they worked distraction free.