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Celebrate National Distance Learning Week Nov. 8-12 with Live, Daily Free Programs for K-12

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Distance learning has long been a part of the education landscape. Virtual learning has become a permanent fixture in modern academia. 8: American Indian Stories: The Three Sisters By Booth Western Art Museum, for Grades 1-3. 10: Digital Citizenship: Technology Balance By Banyan Global Learning, for Grades 1-4.

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Discovery Museum Launches Its 3rd Hands-on STEM Distance Learning Resource

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Discovery Museum announced today the launch of its Feel the Force laboratory toolkit, the first offering in a new product series for K-5 remote learning called Field Trip on Tour. Teacher Resources for Distance Learning are curriculum-aligned, hands-on experiences students can do at home or in the classroom.

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

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IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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4 Ways to Enhance Human Interaction in Socially-Distanced Learning

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In recent months, I've focused on bridging the gap between in-person and distance learning. Reflecting on my own experience and seeking out teachers who are combining analog and digital tools to succeed, I've developed four tips to help educators shrink the divide between the worlds of in-person and distance learning.

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Madison Metropolitan School District Selects Open Up Resources And Kiddom To Provide K-5 English Language Arts Blended Learning Program

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MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. ABOUT OPEN UP RESOURCES. ABOUT KIDDOM.

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Incarcerated Students Are Used to Distance Learning. The Pandemic Still Disrupts Their Education.

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They typically gather in classrooms to learn social studies, math, science and language arts from teachers who work at the corrections facility, located about 50 miles down the Mississippi River from St. The teenaged boys at Red Wing juvenile detention center are accustomed to six hours of school a day. Paul, Minnesota.

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Skipping the screen: A virtual lesson from Hong Kong

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In that time Hong Kong International School (HKIS) has delivered over 200 hours of daily lessons online, across all subjects, from language arts to culinary arts, PE to science, religion to Chinese. Related content: 5 ways to support the shift to distance learning.