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5 goals, 5 barriers of digital curriculum

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Eighty-eight percent of those surveyed said they have a student data privacy policy in place to accompany the increased use of digital curriculum and resources. According to surveyed district and school administrators, the five most important digital curriculum policy controls are: 1. Providing technology training for students.

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A Serious Look at Game-Based Learning

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I didn't have any background in games and learning, but I did have a background in curriculum design, school design and educational technology. That school, Quest to Learn , was interesting because it was all about using games in the classroom, really thinking about why games are engaging.

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How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

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He has also been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film about him. He engineers every aspect of his courses, down to which students he’ll shoot the breeze with before class. Professor John Branch and students. How do you keep your students engaged?

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5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

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Studies show that early exposure to science, technology, engineering and math provides students with the foundation necessary to partake in an increased number of STEM careers. Students engaged in STEM programs are prepared for success in the classroom and the workforce. Bring engaging robotics programs to your school.

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These Colleges Are Betting That Culturally Relevant Textbooks Will Improve Student Outcomes

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About 39 percent of Framingham State University identify as people of color, with Latino and Black students representing 18 percent and 15 percent respectively. “If If you want to change the dynamic and make students engaged, you can include students in the making of your textbook,” she says.

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How AI Can Address Critical Challenges Facing Higher Education

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AI is going to transform every aspect of higher education and the student journey. How students engage with their professors, the methods used to evaluate learning and retention and course curriculum design will all be influenced by the opportunities and challenges posed by AI.

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Spaced Practice Works. A Learning Scientist Helped Me Understand Why.

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Based on my work with Dr. Weinstein-Jones, I knew the effectiveness of spaced practice relies not only on intentional spacing of exposure to a topic over time, but also on students engaging with a topic in a variety of learning modalities, so I made two significant changes.

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