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Empowering young minds with a proven literacy program

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Leveraging the power of technology One tool I’ve used in this journey is Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), a structured literacy training course based on the science of reading that provides knowledge and tools teachers can use with any reading program.

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21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

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The pandemic has created urgency to move beyond the status quo, and community-generated portraits of a graduate have swept the nation, highlighting the knowledge and skills many Americans want their young people to possess upon graduation. Advanced technology can now support more ambitious modes of teaching, learning, and assessment.

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Revisiting Blended Learning Principles, With School Plans in Limbo

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Blended learning comes in a number of varieties, but across the various models, blended learning prompts educators to consider the following questions: What can students learn well independently, especially when aided by digital learning technologies? Which learning activities are most important to do together?

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How an Unplugged Approach to Computational Thinking Can Move Schools to Computer Science

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Ensuring that every teacher has the knowledge and resources to provide a quality computing education is key. Yet even though almost all K-12 classrooms have computers or tablets, most teachers aren’t trained to leverage computing education for rigorous learning.

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How Primary Students Can Use Technology Effectively

EdTech Magazine

Department of Education has provided official guidance on the use of technology with young children. . The department sets out four guiding principles for using technology with early learners: Technology — when used appropriately — can be a tool for learning.

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5G for Education Is Finally Here. First Stop? Cleveland.

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But then Breakthrough was accepted into the Verizon Innovation Learning program, which provides technology and professional development to Title I districts across the country. Though the lab in Cleveland is the first in the country with 5G, to Verizon officials’ knowledge, it is certainly not the last.

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How Tech Can Engage Students, Simplify the School Day and Save Time for Teachers

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According to national social studies teacher education guidelines , infusing technology into instruction should: Extend learning beyond what could be done without technology. Introduce technology in context. Include opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society.

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