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The 3 C’s to Survive and Thrive in Disruptive Times

A Principal's Reflections

However, lifelong learning is a must for all of us, not just the kids we serve. No matter the impact, the aftermath of disruptive events can set the stage for innovative change by focusing on the “3 C’s” – convalesce, conceptualize, create. It can also push others outside their comfort zones.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology. An LMS is a proprietary, academic software platform that facilitates a host of interactive classroom support services.

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Number crunch: Edtech data you can use right now

eSchool News

The 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report launched last week at an event in Montevideo, Uruguay, hosted by UNESCO, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay and Ceibal Foundation with 18 ministers of education from around the world. Using technology can improve some types of learning in some contexts. Is it equitable?

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Technology’s Role in Putting Learning Science Research To Work

Digital Promise

Since the days of writing on wooden shingles with charcoal in one-room school houses, an increasing array of objects – pencils, paper, scissors, paste, books, and microscopes, to name a few – have been routinely used in classrooms to help students deepen understanding and record and communicate what they learned.

Learning 189
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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. So have students learned more? But is asking how much students have learned the right question?

Learning 102
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From pencils to pixels: Tech is shaping the future of education

eSchool News

Undoubtedly, the pandemic accelerated the shift to technology adoption in schools. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning. These touchscreens help bring learning alive, off the page and into the actual world.

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What Does ‘Innovation’ Mean in Early Education? Here’s How Government Leaders Answer.

Edsurge

But it was only the first that the event convened a room full of researchers, entrepreneurs and practitioners to showcase innovations in early childhood development and learning. Minutes later, during the pitching portion of the event, someone would suggest a solution to that very problem.) Held on Thursday in the John F.

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