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5 resources to build stronger classrooms through PLCs

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Research underscores that schools with strong PLCs show significant gains in student achievement and teacher retention. Their Standards for Professional Learning provide a research-backed framework for creating sustainable and equitable PLCs. Use goals to guide planning.

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5 strategies to get your students talking

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Determine what materials and resources you want students to engage with while learning: Are there multiple modalities or resources and materials possible for students to use? Collaboration/discussion is important to learning: Identify the opportunities for students to collaborate with one another.

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What I learned building an AI tool for my own kids (and millions more worldwide)

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Watching her struggle, I realized language-learning tools just werent designed for kids. They often involved reading (which she couldnt do yet), they felt too much like work, and they didn’t offer speaking practice–critical for kids learning a new language.

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Centralized IT governance helps improve learning outcomes

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When Isaac Goyette joined MCSD approximately seven years ago, he saw an opportunity to use his role as Coordinator of Information Technology to make a positive impact on the most important mission of any district: student learning. Another significant milestone MCSD has achieved is the successful deployment of the district’s voice system.

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Career-connected learning builds a more employable, future-ready generation

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They also need to build self-esteem by experiencing achievement, recognition, and purpose. Connecting education with natural aptitudes and real-world career experiences can foster this sense of belonging and achievement. Path to self-actualization: Unlocking career potential At the pinnacle of Maslows hierarchy is self-actualization.

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How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom

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It’s important to identify your goals by asking: What, ultimately, are you hoping to achieve? Easier access to performance data across multiple learning solutions? Increased student agency and achievement? Ultimately, these systems help students take ownership of their own learning, inside the classroom and out.

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Few teachers give schools an ‘A’ for classroom technology

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Teachers’ Dream Classroom Survey, sponsored by Edgenuity, reveals that of teachers who did give their schools an ‘A’ for classroom technology integration, 80 percent said they feel technology helps them achieve learning objectives. Making the learning experience more engaging (54 percent).