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10 of the best K-12 sources for digital textbooks online

Hapara

Teachers may also customize digital textbooks to create a personalized learning experience. There are several online sources for digital textbooks free of charge. Some websites are dedicated to K-12 learning, while others feature textbooks for all learning levels or high school and college. Open Textbook Library.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning.

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Editor’s Picks 2015, No. six: Where blended meets personalized learning—and gets results

eSchool News

Blended and personalized learning were two topics on the rise this year. The goal is to produce deeper learning. Blended learning definitely has been an important factor in the changes we’ve seen in our students, our teachers, and in our schools,” says David Rose, deputy chief in the district’s Dept.

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Schools on a screen: One tech-savvy school district has lessons for others going online

The Hechinger Report

Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. Are you ready to learn the basics?”. Nagler said maybe the governor should have been clearer, but that even those who may resist remote learning and technology now could change their minds. The children were.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Confused by your kid’s math homework? Here’s how it all adds up

The Hechinger Report

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning.