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Underappreciated No More: A Free Edtech Platform Shines as Schools Go Remote

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Especially important to Habecker: CK-12 made it possible for him to follow the core guidelines of universal design for learning , which involved providing multiple means of engagement, representation as well as actions and expression. As a result, the CK-12 and educators developed hundreds of thousands of content “chunks.”

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

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How can educators develop creativity in today’s students? And research shows that peer reviews build community among students and help them develop critical thinking and communication skills. Employers don’t know what tomorrow is going to look like. And creativity is at the core of all of that.

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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?

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Peter Newbury, an educational developer at Red River College Polytechnic, even invites us to take advantage of the minutes before a class starts to get students thinking. Along with many other members of the astronomy educators community, Newbury used to include an astronomy picture of the day from NASA as students came into class.

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The Power of AI and Future of Education is Now: How Teachers and the Taught Can Create the Teaching

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The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brought together educators from all walks of life to reflect, explore perspectives, examine implications on teaching and learning, as well as share fears and hopes. Educational Developments, SEDA Ltd, Issue 7.4, Educational Research Review, 30, 100326. References: Fleming, N.,

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

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Now, with nearly 20 years of teaching experience, and nine working as an educational developer, I know that while those planning steps are needed, they are not the most important. Teresa Focarile is the associate director for educational development at Boise State’s Center for Teaching and Learning.

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The Power of AI and Future of Education is Now: How Teachers and the Taught Can Create the Teaching

Faculty Focus

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brought together educators from all walks of life to reflect, explore perspectives, examine implications on teaching and learning, as well as share fears and hopes. Educational Developments, SEDA Ltd, Issue 7.4, Educational Research Review, 30, 100326. References: Fleming, N.,

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

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Now, with nearly 20 years of teaching experience, and nine working as an educational developer, I know that while those planning steps are needed, they are not the most important. Teresa Focarile is the associate director for educational development at Boise State’s Center for Teaching and Learning.

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