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CUE 2018: How IT Departments Can Minimize Downtime and Maximize Education

EdTech Magazine

Rather than instructors pointing fingers at IT staff (or vice versa), Antwon Lincoln, instructional technology coordinator at Chula Vista Elementary School District , says that collaboration and communication are the keys to success. How to Marry IT and Instructional Technology.

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This Teacher Started a Hands-On PD Lab That’s Sparking Change Across the District

Edsurge

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. Though I was technology savvy, none of my classwork or student teaching prepared me for this.

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

You just have got to figure out how to use it. Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict. He has eighteen years of experience in K-12 technology support serving in a wide variety of roles. It has a lot of features. Vicki: Yeah. Bio as submitted.

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How DC Public Schools Uses Student Data to Support Mental Health

Edsurge

Douglas Gotel For example, we use child-centered play therapy intervention in our elementary schools where kids learn how to solve their problems and work through relational difficulties. How does special education management technology support your district's mental health services? Join thousands of educators.

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Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech

edWeb.net

Two assistive technology teachers shared their experiences and recommendations during a recent edWebinar led by Terrie Noland, Vice President of Educator Initiatives at Learning Ally. With over 180,000 students, FCPS is the currently the 10 th largest school district in the U.S., About the Presenters.

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School support staffers stuck earning poverty level wages

The Hechinger Report

In November 2021, she was relieved to hear her union was organizing a rally to demand higher wages for teacher’s aides (also known as paraprofessionals) and other support staff, such as secretaries, health techs, campus supervisors and information technology support workers. IT support requires extensive technical knowledge.

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How Maker Mindsets Can Be An Easy Fit For Rural Schools

MindShift

In that program, high school students learn how to fly drones over farm fields and analyze data from those flights. Along with learning how to fly the drones, students learn data analysis. Students spend less time flying and more time figuring out how to program a drone to take the footage they want, he said.