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Tech Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10, 2024

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Subscription Services to a tech-related magazine or online learning platform where they can further develop their skills. Customized Tech Accessories like a custom mousepad, laptop sleeve, or a mug with a tech-themed design can be both practical and thoughtful. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Online Learning During COVID-19

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When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop.

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Teaching on Laptops and Digital Whiteboard Might Not Be as Different as You Think. 

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Most teachers and students stay at home and conduct distance learning. Teachers are worried about student engagement and interaction online. Meanwhile, students find themselves hard to adapt to online learning, and learning outcomes drop significantly. Easily combine online resources and multimedia, never a dream.

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. It goes by many names, Patrick said, but at its core, the approach enables students to take charge of their own learning while they work towards a common set of learning goals.

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TEACHER VOICE: Already affected by crisis in their own countries, refugee students are left behind in online learning

The Hechinger Report

In my role as program manager for the Refugee Educator Academy at the Center for Learning in Practice , I am in a unique position to contribute to a change of course for professional learning and educational practice. This is a moment to come together as professionals and learn in connected, inclusive, critical communities of practice.

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Here’s How Colleges Should Help Close the Digital Divide in the COVID-Era

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Digital divide is a term used to describe the gap present in society between those who have access to the internet and technology and those who don’t. By underscoring the digital divide in higher education, COVID-19 has exacerbated a societal issue that has been present for years, especially in our rural and low-wealth communities.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

Ask a Tech Teacher

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” How do I make online learning personal?