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Different Ways to Show Learning

A Principal's Reflections

We were also exposed to learning style theory and the many benefits it had on meeting the diverse needs of students. A recent review of the scientific literature on learning styles found scant evidence to clearly support the idea that outcomes are best when instructional techniques align with individuals' learning styles.

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Helping Kids Be Healthy and Whole While Learning from Home

The CoolCatTeacher

Kim Schonert-Reichl is an expert advisor for the WE organization’s WE Schools program, which is accessed by over 18,000 schools across North America – with a special emphasis on social and emotional learning and mental wellbeing. Her research on the Roots of Empathy was profiled on the PBS Newshour special , the American Graduate.

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Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair

EdTech Magazine

Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair. This is an example of a modern ­learning environment , and in an ideal world, students here receive ­personalized instruction that results in better classroom performance. . We have more group-based learning going on, but we also accommodate individual instruction.

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Q&A: School Tech Integration Advocate Focuses On Mastery-Based Learning

EdTech Magazine

In 2005, with help from a sizable federal government grant, he founded the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education, the first graduate program in the country designed to prepare tech-savvy school administrators. Click the banner to learn more about…

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Technology Quality Affects Online Learning

EdTech Magazine

While previous reports found that remote learning resulted in learning disruptions in K–12, it turns out that the quality of technology students have access to plays a significant role in online learning outcomes.

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Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12. In order to address classroom equity concerns among education leaders, schools are looking to adopt new, more information-based practices to keep students engaged in their studies and support those who are having difficulties. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Can Early Adoption of Esports Help Students Learn to Cope with Stress?

EdTech Magazine

Esports provides a socially distant, collaborative and competitive opportunity for students in any learning environment. Students who participate in esports clubs may learn skills to cope with stressors, especially if they practice those skills from a young age.

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