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78 Scholarly & Creative 7th Grade Writing Prompts

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Informational Writing Choice Board (Distance Learning) By Swain in the Middle Grades: 5th-8th Standards: CCSS W5.2, Describe a goal you’ve worked hard to achieve or are still working on. Write about something you failed at and what you learned from it. Imagine you are a plant seed learning how to grow.

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4 ways to keep your school resilient during distance learning 2.0

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The first phase of distance learning shocked education systems across the nation as schools were forced to migrate students and staff to distance learning in a week’s time, leaving many struggling to simply “make it work.” Related content: Engaging distance learning starts (and continues) with collaboration.

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Aver launches advanced AI auto tracking distance learning camera

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the award-winning provider of video collaboration solutions and education technology solutions, announced today the launch of the ground-breaking TR310 AI Auto Tracking Distance Learning Camera. AVer Information Inc.,

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The Case for ‘Edtech Minimalism’ in an Age of Distance Learning

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You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. But doing so is imperative if we want to re-humanize learning experiences for our students. School leaders asked: Which apps should we download?

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4 Ways to Enhance Human Interaction in Socially-Distanced Learning

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Watching how teachers and students work and interact with the world around them, I've learned to create experiences that help them achieve their goals. In recent months, I've focused on bridging the gap between in-person and distance learning. 1: Don't rely on technology alone to reach students.

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Austin Independent School District Selects IXL to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

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IXL is an approved blended learning program for the Texas Education Agency’s Math Innovation Zones (MIZ) initiative, which aims to improve learning outcomes in math by preparing students for success in Algebra I. Under the MIZ program, there are 20 districts implementing IXL to boost achievement for students in pre-K through 8th grade.

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New ST Math Assignments Feature Makes a Difference While Distance Learning

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them each to set their own meaningful goals, then guide and support those goals, each student’s learning path becomes truly personalized and optimized. “When we empower-. ST Math helps me see how my students are progressing,” said Billie Jo Lamoureaux, a K-5 math teacher at Morningside Community School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.