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ISTELive sessions you don’t want to miss

Hapara

Where : Pennsylvania Convention Center, 122B Session type : Participate and share: Forum Session focus : This session will explore TeachMeet, a type of teacher-driven professional learning. It “harnesses the dynamic energy that naturally comes in a gathering of passionate teachers.”

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

edWeb.net

In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. While students miss class for open lab, the teachers recognize the benefits of letting students explore technology to help them achieve both personal and educational goals. Join the Community.

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6 Ways to Build Culture When Leading a Digital Conversion

Tom Murray

The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Gear: Personalized Professional Learning ). Anything else is hypocritical.

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Navigating the Roadmap to Employability: Preparing Students for the Future

edWeb.net

Sixteen states are developing Portrait of a Graduate programs, while six states are diving into personalized learning. Leveraging existing resources, such as on-staff engineers or computer scientists, can lead to the formation of robotics clubs. Notably, in Minnesota, 20 districts are embracing a competency-based approach.

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8 Approaches That Are Making a Difference in Public Education

Digital Promise

Learn more: ISTE Feature. Challenge: Personalized Learning | Solution: Personalized Learning Case Studies in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools began its personalized learning journey, district leaders invited all of their 168 schools to apply to join the original cohort.

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Tips and Activities for Computational Thinking in the Classroom

edWeb.net

They engage and motivate students to take agency in their own learning, ask questions, take leadership roles and build confidence. Rotation stations can also help educators differentiate groups of children to personalize learning and better meet their needs. Wonder Workshop is the creator of the Dash and Dot robots.

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Top School & District Innovator Awardees 2019

EdNews Daily

Vrain is also the only district Learning Counsel has found that is deeply involved in workflow aimed at personalized learning, with 100% digital coverage for core curriculum, 90% for electives, 80% for special needs and 100% for professional development. Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab.

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