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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

Edsurge

Those are still necessary, but it’s important to focus on productive two-way communication between families and school to establish a new type of relationship—one that supports student academic success as well as health and safety. Other Resources. Communicating About Reopening Measures with Families (The Parabola Project).

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

Social media is like a giant search engine that we can tap any time. The best way to think about it is through this quote from Michael Fullan, “pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator.” How does the technology actually improve on what we’ve done in the past? CDW VV2 Strategy. Content Subtype.

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What are Good Tech Goals for Students?

Ask a Tech Teacher

But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. The metric for measuring technology skills isn’t a rubric with a list of skills (i.e., 6: Student can transfer knowledge of technology from tech class to other classes and home. A great example of this is vocabulary.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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So much of today’s educational technology supports students in mastering new skills and standards, but few tools facilitate inquiry- or project-based learning. Avoid tools that promise to replace the teacher and instead consider how adaptive teaching and other digital strategies can support effective, engaging instruction.

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Announcing October 21st Mini-Conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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"Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference - Registrations and Call for Proposals Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Call for Proposals Now Open - "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.