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How Districts Can Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Remote Learning Come Fall

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(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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#AskExcelinEd: Amid COVID-19, how can states prepare exiting 3rd graders to ‘read to learn’ in 4th grade?

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Meanwhile, North Carolina elementary and middle school students will not receive traditional grades at all. In Chicago , districts that had already invested in technology for each student and where students were already familiar with online learning platforms encouraged their teachers to introduce new material.

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Building virtual monuments to Black historical figures

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lessons on the history of Black people often focus on “trauma and tribulation,” said Erica Buddington, founder and CEO of Langston League, a firm that specializes in creating culturally responsive instructional materials. And while social studies curricula differ vastly across the U.S.,

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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

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Zoom took the number one spot in mentions by teachers in 2020, at 60 percent, displacing 2018’s top mention, Google Classroom. There was Zoom, of course, but also Flipgrid, Bitmoji, Google Meet, Screencastify and Nearpod. Oh, don’t feel bad for Google Classroom. Popular educational apps. Accelerated?

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