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What Brain Science Says About How to Better Teach Teenagers

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And the work has led her to strong views on the question of whether or not to ban smartphones in schools. Think about how many books are written to help us as grown-ups be in the present, pay attention to whom we're with. Not always be focusing on our to-do list and what's in the future. Readiness is important.

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If we’re not irrelevant, what are we?

Dangerously Irrelevant

But we rarely foster ‘future ready’ policies, instructional and leadership practices, or school organizational redesigns. utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. We talk a lot against federal and state policy.

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Top 10 Digital Tools for the Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

For this article, we scoured thousands of reputable digital tools to bring you the best digital tools for future-ready classrooms in 2022. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms. Prezi is a great digital tool for creating eye-catching presentations and videos.

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Tips for Designing a Future-Focused EdTech Mindset

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About the Presenter. Dr. Aglio has been a keynote speaker and presenter at a variety of conferences across the country including ASCD, ISTE, FETC, PLearn, OETC, AIM Institute for Learning and Research, and MASS Customization Mid-Atlantic Summit. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by NetRef. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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If companies make smartphones that a two-year old can use, why are developers making edtech so complicated? About the Presenters. Dr. Rob is the author of several books including Reading, Technology, and Digital Literacy and the ISTE bestselling title Are You Future Ready. She thinks the industry is lagging behind.

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Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

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During CoSN and ClassLink’s edWebinar, “ Leading Digital Transformations in Rural School Districts,” the presenters talked about how the situation with COVID-19 amplifies the obstacles rural schools face transitioning to a 21st century learning environment. About the Presenters. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

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About the Presenters. She was selected to participate in the Future Ready Superintendent Briefing with the U.S. He has presented regionally, statewide and nationally on topics that have a foundation in professional learning communities and innovative schools. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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