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How instructional audio amps up physical education classes

eSchool News

In one school, a physical education teacher had found that adding music to activities like jump rope, square dancing, and basketball lessons motivated the children and encouraged them to move more; however, it could be difficult to communicate with students over the music.

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Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children?

Edsurge

A new report from the Education Development Center, a nonprofit focused on education and economic opportunities, looked at whether podcasts potentially supplement family learning and how — and if — they differ from other traditional media like television. The report, which polled 110 low-income families across the U.S.,

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How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills

EdTech Magazine

How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills. In addition to their daily task of educating students, teachers must also continue to learn. Traditionally, that requires educators to take courses, whether in the classroom or online. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:24. A lot is demanded of teachers.

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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

eSchool News

Today, math scores are at pre-pandemic lows (thanks in part to years of remote learning) and elementary-aged children are falling behind grade-level standards, posing significant risks to children’s educational development.

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In an alarming trend, teacher diversity is slowing

eSchool News

In collaboration with the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED), NCTQ presents a promising set of alternative strategies that promote representation of teachers of color, as well as increase overall teacher diversity within the workforce. Education leaders cannot fix what they cannot see.

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Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

eSchool News

This overnight pivot also exposed inequities in technology access, highlighting a digital divide among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds that persists today. Educators developed new strategies to engage students remotely while balancing the demands of their own disrupted lives.

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Advancing with Blended & Online Learning

Catlin Tucker

I have released a second course titled Advancing with Blended and Online Learning to help educators develop in their practice. Help students develop their metacognitive and self-regulation skills. The course is currently on SALE through the end of January!