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Novel Ideas for Writing Instruction

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“All of our teachers have had ample professional development in writing process and pedagogy, which helps to provide a strong knowledge base around the most effective practices,” says Gale. The district is seeing great results from its investment in technology-based tools and in training teachers to use them.

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Technology Tools Used in Teaching and Learning

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Online collaboration tools, such as Google Workspace and Microsoft Teams, empower students to collaborate on projects and share resources in real time. Furthermore, adaptive learning platforms, like Khan Academy and Duolingo, cater to individual student needs, offering personalized learning paths and immediate feedback.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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College of Computing Professor Ashok Goel and his team used the 40,000 some odd questions that students had asked in previous versions of the course to build out Jill’s knowledge-base. Google Reader. Google shut down Reader in 2013 , citing declining use of RSS. It is fair, however, to blame “Montessori 2.0” The TED Talk.

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