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The Tennessee Educational Technology Association: A blueprint for success

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Whether you’re in a small or large district, TETA connects us with a statewide knowledge base that helps us all succeed.” ” Sustaining and growing the organization One of the key factors in TETA’s sustained growth has been its ability to evolve with the changing landscape of educational technology.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

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As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million in the fall of 2011. to asking “Will it work for whom?”

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Math lessons still often lack the deep thinking and collaboration that are essential for real-world applications, says Steven Shadel, chief knowledge officer for math at Great Minds, the publisher of Eureka Math and Eureka Math Squared. Solving for X Some curriculum publishers say they recognize the weight of the problem.

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I’ve Taught Gen Z for Almost a Decade. I’m Split on the So-Called Gen Z ‘Split’

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The same traits tend to rise to the top: kindness, strong communication and knowledge/expertise. The first Gen Z students I taught had been shaped by the 2008 recession, parents who struggled to bounce back, and a high-achievement culture that still promised something at the end of the tunnel. That hasn’t changed. I see them.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Research indicates that students thrive in environments where teachers act as facilitators rather than mere dispensers of knowledge. You might find that engaging with peers not only reinforces your knowledge but also develops critical thinking skills. In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential.

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Remote Learning Strategies: Beyond the Pandemic

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To my knowledge, what the examples I’m seeing are hybrid or online, and it makes a ton of sense because it’s not like these students who are coming back in are typically going back into a regular mainstream school in the traditional district. I was chatting with a longtime friend of mine who’s. You’re with and.

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Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books

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And it also doesn’t necessarily go away if our culture changes in three to four years.” But despite the interest in Books Unbanned, most knowledge workers agree that it’s far from ideal. “Once it’s coded into that software, it makes it easier for other libraries to do that without the law in place,” said Andrews.