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An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape

Catlin Tucker

In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading.

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15 edtech startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator

eSchool News

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of edtech solutions, these startups aim to address education challenges such as student engagement, financial literacy, student health and well-being, upskilling, and operational inefficiencies. Oblio, Inc.

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Friday 5: Virtual field trips

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When COVID mandated at-home and hybrid learning, many educators turned once again to virtual trips to keep students engaged in learning during pandemic-related instructional challenges. These trips can help students get a front-row look at STEM outside of the classroom.

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Enhancing classroom learning with interactive maps 

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This functional tool includes a launch guide for educators and allows teachers or students to create custom maps. This program allows the integration of real-time data, so students engage with current information. MapMaker also offers interactive learning activities that encourage student participation.

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From pencils to pixels: Tech is shaping the future of education

eSchool News

Engagement and experimentation Technology demonstrably helps keep students engaged in their lessons and facilitate better learning in a digital world. Consider this: Research shows that an average learner forgets 70 percent of what they learned after 24 hours and 90 percent of what they learned after a week.

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The Impact of Technology on Education

eSchool News

Digital learning tools and digital technologies have broken down geographical barriers and provided access to educational resources for students no matter their socioeconomic status or geographic location. Battling this so-called “opportunity gap” makes personalized learning and skill development more inclusive and accessible.

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Schools and districts that ignore TikTok’s lessons are bound to fail

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Students today are more distracted and disengaged than ever, all while they’re spending an average of 95 minutes every single day on TikTok alone. Meanwhile, 80 percent of teachers across the nation are reporting critically low student engagement, signifying a lack of connection with the material, the methodology, or both.