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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

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They will continue to be empowered with knowledge of how to support their students’ literacy needs through professional development, curriculum implementation, data-based decision making, and individual learning from professional learning communities.

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Teacher PD: Purposeful Tinkering and Application

User Generated Education

Deep learning occurs through experiential, authentic, interactive, collaborative instructional processes. If deep learning is desired for teacher professional development, then it should reflect best practices for teaching and learning. Tinkering With Instructional Materials. A Recent Example.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

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All four scenarios laid out in the New America guide are predicated on the idea that distance learning will, in some way, be folded into every school’s plans for the coming year. Also underpinning these various scenarios is the critical need for professional learning and development over the summer.

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How Video Games Can Teach Reading Just as Well as Books

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In our fourth grade professional learning committee we used “ Sydney’s World ,” a narrative roleplaying game I developed to help younger students improve their reading fluency and comprehension. Research and pedagogy unequivocally point to digital game-based learning as an instructional methodology that can improve literacy skills.

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Open Education – Where do I begin?

Tom Murray

With support from ED, state leaders, and new platforms for curation and discovery, there has never been a more exciting time to rethink traditional, static instructional materials. From connectivity to professional learning, dozens of district stories are highlighted, including 12 districts sharing their GoOpen story.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

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A key aspect of this type of teaching and learning is the increased use of interactive video for online “field trips” and other purposes. She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities, including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters.

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For two states, the digital transition requires an overhaul of the process

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Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. Pinellas County, for example, has a blended model working towards 1-to-1.