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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

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This interaction helps students connect the dots, understanding that the products they use have origins in distant places, such as the Amazon rainforest. Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. These activities allow them to learn from each other and view different perspectives.

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Innovative Schools Find Lessons — and Opportunities — in Remote Learning

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We have to take care of the staff if we want to take care of our students John Bosselman The rhythm and rituals of learning depend on people, not tech. This is a school whose kids successfully lobbied the New York City council to change the name of their local street to Fannie Lou Hamer on the 100th anniversary of her birth.

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How Can the Metaverse Transform Learning?

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It can facilitate immersive learning environments , allowing educators to craft virtual classrooms or historical settings so that students engage in interactive and captivating lessons. Mirecka-Jakubowska has a contagious passion for learning and urges educators to embrace this new technology.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

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Having a perfectly organized course and a stellar instructional approach may still not yield success for all students. Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

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Having a perfectly organized course and a stellar instructional approach may still not yield success for all students. Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning.

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From Personalized Math to Micro-Schools, This NewSchools Cohort Is Reimagining Learning

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First, let’s talk about Gestalt Community Schools , which is a charter management organization in Memphis, Tennessee. They had already begun a process of designing a new middle school, called Nexus Middle School, to be a STEM-based school that incorporated personalized learning.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

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She has been supporting teachers as they utilize technology to support teaching and learning for over twenty years and is well-known for her online resources for teachers. Whole-Class Learning is Here. By Kelly Bielefeld, Clearwater Intermediate and Middle School. It is one to watch for in 2017.

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