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Three Questions to Center Equity in Your Edtech Procurement

Digital Promise

Last year, I worked with my team at The Learning Accelerator and colleagues at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop an Edtech Systems Guide that outlines best practices for equity-driven edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation.

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

While there are still many challenges that remain, schools have an opportunity now to review their processes in order to make them more equitable.

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Panel Presentations: Connect Students with a Real Audience

Catlin Tucker

When I send home the parent survey (via Google Form) at the start of the school year, I always ask parents if they are interested in lending their expertise and time to be on a panel or assess student work. I find it interesting that most teachers at the secondary level do not ask parents to come into the classroom to help out.

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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!

eSchool News

A new survey of K-8 teachers and students from LEGO Education found that nearly all (98%) of students say purposeful play helps them learn and the majority (96%) of teachers believe it’s more effective than traditional methods like lectures or textbooks. 19th, 2023, using an email invitation and an online survey. 13th and Sept.

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3 practices of resilient teachers during COVID-19

eSchool News

Our team of researchers, all former elementary and secondary teachers who are now teacher educators, saw this as a moment in educational history that had to be captured–and so we asked teachers these questions: What are your top 5 issues? Our survey was open from May 4-May 31, 2020.

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6 findings to inform your state’s principal preparation

eSchool News

It also examines survey results and statewide policies to understand the extent to which principals have access to high-quality learning opportunities and the role of policies in increasing access. Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?

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Teacher resilience: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during remote learning

eSchool News

Our team of researchers, all former elementary and secondary teachers who are now teacher educators, saw this as a moment in educational history that had to be captured–and so we asked teachers these questions: What are your top 5 issues? Our survey was open from May 4-May 31, 2020.

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