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Are Personal Learning Networks the Key to Keeping Teachers?

Edsurge

Putting the ‘Person’ in Personal Learning Networks While educators building communities to learn and share ideas isn’t new, today’s personal learning networks (PLNs) offer educators the chance to hone their focus and build their practice in specific areas of professional development.

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PROOF POINTS: Combining remote and in-person learning led to chaos, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Some school leaders have been turning to an innovative solution: allowing children at home to learn remotely along with their in-person classmates. That sounds simple, but it means that teachers have to track students who are only present in Zoom squares while watching others at desks in the room.

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At Public Education Conference, Educators Share Fall-Outs on Personalized Learning, Privatization and Edtech

Edsurge

In particular, Haimson, who is also the co-chair Parent Coalition for Student Privacy , called attention to the “hype” around personalized learning, often described as a technology-based education model that aims to allow individual students to be able to learn at their preferred pace and instructional method.

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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

Edsurge

Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years. This collaboration occurs in person and asynchronously, with teachers, students and leaders collaborating through Microsoft Teams.

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Immersive Reading: KITABOO partners with Microsoft Immersive Reader to make content more accessible

Kitaboo on EdTech

These digital learning tools help to create and deliver exciting interactive content that engages the audience and makes learning fun, entertaining, relevant, and immersive. And when two such powerful digital learning tools come together, they take the learning experience to the next level. Conclusion.

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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Rachelle Dene Poth

Catlin Tucker

Rachelle is a Spanish and STEAM teacher, presenter, author, and lawyer! She is a Buncee Ambassador, Edmodo Certified Trainer, Nearpod PioNear, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Google Certified Educator. How do you make time to continue learning? In this episode of The Balance , I chat with Rachelle Dene Poth.

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ISTELive sessions you don’t want to miss

Hapara

Empowering educators 3 tips for coaches: Personalize support for educators while using Hāpara Workspace Presenter : Amy Miller When : Tuesday, June 27, 1:00 p.m. – The presenters will discuss their perspectives about developing programs in their school districts. Which ones will you add to your must-see lineup? 5:00 p.m.