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Flexibility and Collaboration, Not Waivers, Will Make Remote Learning More Equitable

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A major sticking point is not the access gap, but provisions under three federal laws: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But they are not learning as well as they could be. Clearly, the system can be better.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Everything Schools and Companies Need and Want to Know

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Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? However, educators should make sure to translate the accommodations they’ve likely already made in the classroom into their distance learning plans, Del Tufo says.

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Understanding why students cheat and use AI: Insights for meaningful assessments

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The material feels irrelevant or unvaluable to students One of the primary reasons students cheat is that they dont perceive the material being tested as valuable or relevant to their lives. When students fail to see the connection between what theyre learning and the real world, they lose motivation to engage meaningfully with the content.

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COVID-19 Forces Science Labs Online and in Homes

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It just so happened that a group of about 50 biology students were testing products from Hands-On Labs, a company that offers at-home lab kits coupled with online instruction and assessments. They discussed the technology at their disposal. Some colleges have enlisted Science Interactive just to get through the semester.

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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In recent decades, the number of students with disabilities who spend more than 80% of their time in general education classrooms has more than doubled, equating to nearly 65% of those students (National Center for Education Statistics, 2020). –Jessica Petersen, General Manager of Professional Development Services, Catapult Learning.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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When students can bring models to life and test them in real world situations, they are expanding beyond paper and screen into the world around them. Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind The integration of AI in education has the potential to revolutionize the way students learn, especially for non-traditional learners.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Districts expressed interest in additional DreamBox products that address other pandemic-related problems, like its new predictive analytics tool, designed to assess student progress and learning loss in lieu of now-canceled standardized tests. And customers seem grateful. “If They could actually beat out an incumbent.”

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