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Digital learning is different

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I feel that this is a perfect representation of how schools often deal with new and emerging technologies. From the internet and computers to cell phones and artificial intelligence, schools continue to invest a lot of time and money into figuring out how best to use these new technologies.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Something broke in American education these past years. I went out to our international contributors for ideas. They had a lot, but this one I thought I’d cover first: Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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This is how we used technology to improve our school’s reading scores

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According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). But achieving that goal isn’t easy. Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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How the Internet Neighborhood is Like Any Other Community

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Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. But before we open the floodgates to the fascinating world that is the internet, students must understand what it means to thrive as a citizen of that community.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

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Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. States, districts and schools are also uniquely positioned to share reduce cost or no cost out-of-school access options for families. About the Presenters.

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3 tactics to center educator wellness

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I’m currently a 4 th grade teacher at an elementary school in North Carolina, a Post Master’s student at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, and a Science partner with Next Generation Academy. I have been in the profession for nearly two decades. million kids live with severe depression. .

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A district gets creative as it distributes iPads to students during lockdown

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Kanawha County Schools in Charleston, W.Va., The district has just over 25,000 students in grades pre-K to 12 in 68 schools, and about 1,800 teachers plus support staff. When the state’s governor made the decision to close schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the district was on spring break.

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