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How Blockchain Can Encourage Learning

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A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. Other emerging programs in the K12 space focus on the unique needs of hard-to-reach students.

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Good News from Our Nation’s Capital

EdNews Daily

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. When McClary joined the district as the manager of educational technology in 2014, progress was less than stellar. of technology in practice.

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Toward a Conceptual Framework for a Quality, Learning-Focused 1to1 Initiative

More Verbs

Teachers focusing technology on learning more than devices & tools. Technology in support of learning. We often think (incorrectly) that when our initiatives stall or we can’t get to where we want to be with an initiative, the problem is not enough information and we share resources and more training with our teachers.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

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Examples of districts that embed practical evidence-based analysis into their program evaluation and budget cycles include efforts such as Jefferson County Public Schools’ Cycle-based Budgeting program and Schenectady City School’s return on investment review. That data is then fed into program and budget review cycles.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

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Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. The future of tech in schools isn’t suburban or urban. It’s rural.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. But many people making the decisions are not trained in statistics or rigorous study design. But they are all misleading.

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This Tech Encourages Career Planning When It Matters Most—Before Graduation

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There's a big gallery walk event where parents walk by and the students explain to parents and community members the skills needed in those careers, classes they will take and the type of postsecondary training necessary for success in those fields. Download this handy program evaluation and buying checklist.