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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

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It was especially frustrating, considering she had spent five years helping teachers weave edtech into their lesson plans and had earned a doctorate in education technology before returning to teaching. Technology doesn't replace the teacher.” Take physical education, for instance.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 10 dedicated educators

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Tamiko Hatcher, a dedicated educator and the director of Special Programs at Akron Public Schools in Ohio, displays visionary leadership and steadfast commitment to implementing innovative education technologies to transform the educational experience for the students in his district. reading intervention program.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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Department of Education and will last five years. The collaboration, researchers from Michigan State and Alabama A&M say, is rooted in an equitable sharing of knowledge and best practices between the institutions. The project is funded through a nearly $8 million innovation grant from the U.S.

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

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The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. and found the trainers to be very knowledgeable and supportive,” she said. LeCleir-Salas also gave high marks to S.P.I.R.E.’s s flexible professional learning program. “We

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Systemic Change Means Rethinking College and Career Prep. We’ve Done It Before.

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Our education system should be our best effort to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and tools that they need to be prosperous, productive, and employed citizens. Unfortunately, due to our looming crises, the conditions in which all our systems, including education, exist have changed. CTE Gets a Bad Rap All U.S.

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Don’t Return to Your School’s Pre-Pandemic Schedule. Improve It Through Brain Science.

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They’re designed for an assembly line economy versus the creative, collaborative and knowledge rich world that students will inherit. Teachers use that to their advantage by beginning the next class with some retrieval practice and interleaving , learning science strategies that can boost knowledge retention.

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Schools Face Barriers to VR Adoption in the Classroom

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And VR exercise games are getting sedentary students moving in physical education classes. “AR There’s a Lack of Knowledge About What VR Really Is. Some observers say schools balk at adopting new educational technologies because they don’t want to change the curriculum until an emerging technology, such as VR, proves effective.

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