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Remote Learning Teaching Tips

A Principal's Reflections

ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning.

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5 digital learning trends for 2020

eSchool News

A new survey from Schoology delves into top digital trends, challenges, and developments that will impact schools and districts across the nation this year. Online literacy platforms, virtual field trips, STEM simulations and modeling–these are just some of the tools that help elevate instruction in classrooms across the country.

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How Educators Save Time and Energy in Their Content Creation and Feedback Loops

Edsurge

One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading , and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities. How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities?

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Create Your Own Interactive Activities using BookWidgets!

TeacherCast

Once a BookWidgets project is created, teachers can distribute the activity/assignment to their students either directly through a link or by sharing it through Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams Canvas, or Schoology. Teachers can then monitor their students’ progress in real-time no matter where they choose to complete the task.

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How district administrators can drive student success in the COVID “tech rush”

eSchool News

Many schools nationwide were already using technology in the classroom when the pandemic hit and learning went remote: Kahn Academy, Kahoot, Promethean, Schoology, Zoom, Teams, YouTube, Edutopia, and other highly adopted apps. In fact, a 2020 report that surveyed 1,200 U.S.

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Who Should Truly Have the Power in K-12 Edtech Adoption?

Edsurge

If you want to reach folks in IT, you need to know who has their ear, and according to the results of a recent survey conducted by the nonprofit venture philanthropy NewSchools Venture Fund in partnership with Gallup, oftentimes it’s the people who have absolutely no buying power at all: the teachers. Let teachers choose what to use.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – September 2021

Edthena

According to the Education Next survey, parents and teachers are aligned that schools should provide just as much focus on student academic performance as they do on student social-emotional wellbeing. Providing social-emotional supports. The small gesture of following up makes students feel seen. In return, students communicate more.