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How Districts Can Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Remote Learning Come Fall

Edsurge

(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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#AskExcelinEd: Amid COVID-19, how can states prepare exiting 3rd graders to ‘read to learn’ in 4th grade?

ExcelinEd

In Chicago , districts that had already invested in technology for each student and where students were already familiar with online learning platforms encouraged their teachers to introduce new material. Utilize instructional coaches to provide job-embedded professional development, modeling and co-teaching in K-4 classrooms.

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Building virtual monuments to Black historical figures

The Hechinger Report

lessons on the history of Black people often focus on “trauma and tribulation,” said Erica Buddington, founder and CEO of Langston League, a firm that specializes in creating culturally responsive instructional materials. And while social studies curricula differ vastly across the U.S.,

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

These tools help create instructional content, interactive lessons, polling surveys, activities, and students’ opportunities to ask questions and communicate effectively. Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

Edsurge

Instructional design is experiencing a renaissance. As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. But they can also be creating learning apps, museum exhibits, or the latest educational toy.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Action and Expression

Catlin Tucker

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. Check out my self-paced online course.

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OPINION: What’s the high-tech tradeoff for students and teachers?

The Hechinger Report

When these students graduate, they are encouraged to migrate to personal Google accounts, giving the advertising superpower a potentially lucrative stream of data about consumers for life. Students and schools should be able to access and export all of their data to the service providers of their choice or for their own needs.