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One Idea to Keep Teachers From Quitting — End the Teacher Time Crunch

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Texas teacher who recently quit, in response to a survey by the state's Teacher Vacancy Task Force The changed makeup of the Teacher Vacancy Task Force, in Capo’s view, helped to surface one of the group’s key recommendations for how changes to working conditions could attract teachers to the state — and entice them to stay. This is a crisis.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

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A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Instructional design is experiencing a renaissance. One useful post on strategies to drive enrollment and sales of an online course was produced by the founders of Groove. Surely a lot has changed!

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Back in 2014, our interviews and surveys led us to a taxonomy of digital curation. It’s about saving teachers instructional time. and Flipboard might work nicely.

OER 46
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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

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Top reported teachers’ apps have adapted to meet pandemic purposes. Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. The report is based on a survey conducted by the nonprofit think tank Christensen Institute and Bay View Analytics. Accelerated?

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Are We There Yet? Integrating Tech & Learning #SXSWedu

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Notes from panel discussion/concurrent session at SXSWedu 2012 Geoff Wurzel, TechNet Wurzel was one of the influencers on Senate Bill 6 and the creation of the Instructional Materials Allotment in Texas. Only 1% of all schools surveyed used all of the proper implementation factors. Answers: The report has been highly publicized.

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The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education

Iterating Toward Openness

According to a report written with support of major search engines like Google, Creative Commons estimates that the number of CC-licensed works available online is over 1 billion (Creative Commons, 2015). In no instance did a majority of students or teachers report that the OER were of inferior quality. References.

OER 60