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Revealed: The Secrets to Studying Success

Ask a Tech Teacher

Studying used to mean memorizing–flash cards, rote drills, worksheets, repeat. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributing writers has some great suggestions on the secrets to successful studying. Revealed: The Secrets to Studying Success. When it comes to studying, there’s no such thing as a one size fits all approach.

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Designing Pathways for Rural Learners Using Micro-credentials: Four Case Studies

Digital Promise

In our latest publication, Micro-credentials for Social Mobility in Rural Postsecondary Communities: A Landscape Report , Digital Promise conducted four in-depth case studies to explore how postsecondary institutions are using micro-credentials to create real-time career pathways for rural learners. Read the complete KVEC case study here.

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Teaching Study Skills Middle Schoolers Need

MiddleWeb

To achieve that goal, kids must learn to organize and study effectively. G/T Facilitator Sharon Ratliff shares strategies she uses to introduce and implant essential study skills in the middle school years. The post Teaching Study Skills Middle Schoolers Need first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Keeping Bad Actors Out of K–12’s IP Surveillance System

EdTech Magazine

A 2020 study conducted by Omdia on behalf of the Security Industry Association showed the market for physical security equipment in K–12 and higher education was $716 million in 2020. K–12 districts are investing a larger portion of their budgets in new security technologies to create safer environments for their school communities.

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Why I Teach Women's Studies at an All-Girls Catholic School

Edsurge

To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014. I applied for the position, and because of my experience studying and minoring in women’s studies during college, I was given the opportunity to teach the course.

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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

Ask a Tech Teacher

Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? According to Brookings , roughly nine percent of educators consider themselves social studies teachers. Here are five ways edtech can kick up your social studies program: Simulations and games.

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How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction

eSchool News

Their research program encompasses studies with a wide variety of school districts, to ensure that their data reflects our nation’s student population and teachers’ levels of training and instructional approaches. What the research said “Data from the four implementations studied to date are encouraging,” said Myers.

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