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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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I spoke to Aylynn as part of a visit to Pendergast with my colleagues from Imagine Learning to hear about educators’ and students’ experiences using the Imagine Learning EL (English Learner) Education curriculum. Imagine Learning EL Education aligns with the concept of high-quality instructional materials (HQIMs).

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Does the Word ‘Teacher’ Still Describe What Educators Do in the Classroom?

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So how do we elevate the status of teaching and educating in this country so that people really understand what we do? Today, schools require educators to perform many roles outside the traditional understanding of teaching. Still, Fuhrman doesn’t believe that the institution or educators should do away with the word “teacher.”

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New book! Different Schools for a Different World

Dangerously Irrelevant

Instead, they must focus on interdisciplinary thinking, interpersonal skills, and technological fluency: the skills that allow individuals to offer value and differentiate themselves in digital marketplaces. Two awesome tech leadership webinars for our Connected Educator Month book club. Happy reading! Related Posts. webinar archive].

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

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School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. Some digital resources for school libraries are a virtual reality field trip.

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The 2018 ‘Horizon Report’ Is Late. But It Almost Never Emerged.

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The story behind the latest Horizon Report —which ranks tech trends in higher education—is easily more dramatic than the document’s actual conclusions. Barajas-Murphy says that Educause is already starting the planning for the 2019 Horizon Report for higher education, which is scheduled for release in February, at the group’s ELI conference.

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Is ChatGPT the New CliffsNotes?  

Faculty Focus

Similar to Darby, I believe conversations about academic integrity and assignment design are crucial, and these conversations should extend to other learning spaces. By now, you have probably reached out to the director of the writer center, but have you talked to staff in tutoring centers or other learning assistance programs?

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A New Architecture for the University Campus of the Future

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As schools innovate and transform what teaching and learning look like on their campuses, the design of academic buildings is likely to change in dramatic ways as well. Classrooms and lecture halls may, over time, fade away and become relics of our educational past. Its new Academic Innovation Center (AIC) opened just this past fall.

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