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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

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Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process.

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Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Partners with Scholastic to Create Latino-inspired Book Collection

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Helping one of the world’s largest book publishers create inclusive learning and teaching materials is one way we can do this.” It also includes instructional materials and digital resources to help teachers build literacy skills and social-emotional awareness.

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Is 2023 the year of the microschool?

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Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s. Additionally, the Internet offers students endless pathways of research, exploration, and creativity—far beyond the confines of the best classroom library or set of art supplies.

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Arizona Department of Education Names 95 Percent Group an Approved K-3 Reading Improvement Program

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“Our kids are more engaged than they’ve ever been with phonics instruction and with reading, and they’re applying what they’re learning,” said one second grade teacher who was part of the research study. Phonics Chip Kit (PCK) explains phonics patterns using manipulatives and sound-spelling mapping.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

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Essential Elements for Digital Content is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides policy makers, school administrators and educator leaders a better understanding of policies and practices related to digital instructional materials.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

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They also encourage schools and districts to leverage community partnerships by working with libraries, community centers, mobile community hotspots, or local chambers of commerce. Leverage Partnerships. She is also a visiting professor at Clemson University in the School of Educational Leadership. She earned a B.S. Join the Community.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. The SETDA mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice. From the classroom to home, Kajeet has students covered.