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Most Parents Think Teachers Are Fully Prepared to Deliver Science of Reading-Aligned Instruction; Educators Are Less Optimistic

eSchool News

So, even though they use Lexia resources, the science of reading was not part of their knowledge base when they first entered the profession. To learn more, visit www.cambiumlearning.com or follow Cambium on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Consequently, many teachers want to keep honing their skills in this area.”

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Racism, Consumerism, and a Conversation With My Son About the Future of Diversity

Edsurge

But what if Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok were present in those times? For one, we must accept the fact that the majority of us are ignorant of the facts associated with this conversation, and effectively determine a means of which to raise the bar of our knowledge base.

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5 Technology Workflows Your School Needs

Vizor

Retrieved from Kelly Stephens Twitter Feed. Create a knowledge base of documents so students and parents can access them after school hours. Start a private Facebook page where the community of parents can help each other. Replacement devices. As a school or district, decide how many laptops you should have in inventory.

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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

Having people who understand how you think, have your back in emergencies, and serve as a virtual knowledge base will help you to handle difficult colleagues, adapt to challenging principals, address tricky parents, and differentiate for varied student needs. Here’s why: It helps you grow professionally. Post to it regularly.

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Hemet Unified School District Adopts LETRS for New Two-Year Professional Learning Program

eSchool News

“At Lexia, we’ve seen the need for a common language and understanding of effective evidence-based literacy instruction practices across a school, district, and even a state. We’re pleased to be providing a knowledge base that Hemet educators will be able to reference for years to come.”. About Lexia Learning.

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How to Make Assessment Meaningful this School Year | By @EduSight

TeacherCast

The minor word of caution is that there is some value to memorization and knowledge-based learning, especially in early foundational concepts (e.g., multiplication), so even though a knowledge should not be a focus of assessment, a complete departure from assessing knowledge is also not recommended. Until next time!

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Top 10 Tips for Using Social Media for Administrators & Other Educators

The 21st Century Principal

Once they have that knowledge base, they are responsible for seeing that their educational community is educated on its nature, its potential, its hazards, and its power. Having a Twitter account or Facebook account for your school simply isn''t enough anymore. It''s now time to move to the question of "So what?"