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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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When we're looking for those high-quality instructional materials, we're looking for standard alignment,” says Kelsie, assistant director of interdisciplinary literacy, as we talked about the selection process for a new curriculum. [It has] really helped us in closing that achievement gap.” Are they culturally relevant for our kids?

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

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There are titles like “digital learning coordinators” whose responsibility is to identify and implement technology to support classroom instruction and monitor learning results. We have to educate the public about what teachers have to do to capitalize on learning and what we know about learning rather than change the word.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

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Holzweiss , a high school educational technology enrichment specialist librarian, shared her tips to help school librarians engage with students, support teachers , and make their school libraries dynamic and welcoming learning spaces. During an ISTELive session , Kristina A.

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

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And this year’s predictions range from the abstract, such as “advancing cultures of innovation,” to more specific ones like an increasing appearance of new interdisciplinary studies on campus. Open educational resources (OER) have been included as key trends since 2013, for example. Big miss.)

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A New Architecture for the University Campus of the Future

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The Center provides spaces for innovative and interdisciplinary teaching and learning where students can learn in novel formats, develop and prototype new products and services through a design-thinking approach, and collaborate. Its new Academic Innovation Center (AIC) opened just this past fall.

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?Resource: McLeod-Shareski Book on Changing Schools

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Workforce and Economy: Schools must focus on interdisciplinary thinking, interpersonal skills, and technological fluency, so that students have skills for and value to digital marketplaces. Learning: Schools must use mobile devices, digital environments and online communities to foster learning.

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How Remote Learning Subverts Power and Privilege in Higher Education

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Online, we fight for our students’ attention, jostling for space alongside Netflix and Twitter only a click away. It’s challenging co-existing in learning spaces constantly threatened by more-entertaining apps. This is the time to put “interdisciplinary” ideas into practice by experimenting with new methodologies.

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