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Want Students to Remember What They Learn? Have Them Teach It.

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I have recently become very interested in these questions because the Protégé Effect is something we are now trying to leverage at the nonprofit I work for, PowerMyLearning , which strengthens the triangle of student-family-teacher relationships. D’Angelo witnessed in her classroom? Education researcher John Hattie says an effect size of 0.5

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EduStar Platform Promises Quick, Randomized Ed-Tech Trials

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The technology platform is the product of a grant-funded collaboration between two professors and the nonprofit PowerMyLearning. It runs trials on granular pieces of digital learning activities via the PowerMyLearning Connect platform, which is available free to schools.

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Five Steps to Ensure Accessibility for All

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Most important, accessibility is not limited to any one group of kids or description. She serves on the board of PowerMyLearning Los Angeles and on the advisory board of Project Tomorrow. Starting with the district office, all staff need to follow the accessibility policies. They need to be a part of the normal, everyday procedures.

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Essential Elements for Moving to a 1:1 Environment

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Use focus groups, the newspaper, town halls, etc. She serves on the board of PowerMyLearning Los Angeles and on the advisory board of Project Tomorrow. However, the more successful schools focus on improving teaching and learning first with edtech being just one of the tools to support it. Join the Community.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Speaking of ed-tech exacerbating inequality, Edsurge looks at PowerMyLearning ’s plans to give parents homework – “family playlists” – to do alongside their children. ( ” Via International Business Times : “Who Funds Conservative Campus Group Turning Point USA ? Donors Revealed.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The chain in question: Celerity Educational Group. PowerMyLearning has received $6.5 .” Via The LA Times : “Federal agents raided the offices of a network of Los Angeles charter schools Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of fraud and fiscal mismanagement.” million total.