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Creating smart campuses to transform student life

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Enhanced internet connectivity In today’s digital age, robust internet connectivity is essential for effective learning. Smart campuses leverage high-speed internet to support a range of educational tools and resources. To support these advancements, the E-Rate program plays a crucial role.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

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billion people worldwide without internet access. It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. With Kolibri, we provide a free and open-source learning platform that's really designed for learners with limited digital literacy skills, so there aren’t as many barriers to adoption.

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How Do You Factor Social-emotional Wellbeing Into Your Personalized Learning Plans?

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It is for this very reason that SEL hasn’t traditionally played a prominent role in curriculum design. And its near-absence in the school models of yesterday underscores its importance in the effective implementation of personalized learning plans in tomorrow’s schools.

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Automation Will Hit Young People Hardest. Can These Nonprofits Prepare Them for It?

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I’ve heard you say the curriculum is more like TikTok than Scholastic. I call it “Gen Z curriculum design.” Was there anything done to try to reach those students who are also caregivers or who have a part-time job or do not have reliable internet access? We talk about the platforms they’re on such as TikTok, Google.

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Curious About Place-Based Education? Let the STAR School Be Your Guide

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The curriculum, designed to serve the school’s exclusively Native population, emphasizes Navajo language and culture as much as it does the Common Core standards. If you’re using the internet to entertain, it’s not aligned with our values. The school is completely “off the grid,” powered by solar panels and wind generators.

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Lean In and Stand Out: The Do's and Don'ts of Resume Writing

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We live in the era of the Internet and video but most of us will still need one time-honored asset when we start to look for a new job: the resume. Are you looking to expand as a Curriculum Designer? Your resume is a snapshot of what you have done professionally. So let's dig in. What’s your dream role?

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A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment

Faculty Focus

Some students may have issues related to access to a viable Internet connection, rely on borrowing computer hardware to do coursework, have limited resources, have barriers associated with travel, or have a disability issue requiring physical accommodations.

Learning 105