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Checking Your Edtech Assumptions

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And they are especially present when we build or implement technology to support teaching and learning. Learn more about how EdSurge Concierge can help make it faster, more reliable, and tailored to your school. Discovering the right edtech is hard. But how aware are educators of the assumptions behind edtech tools?

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Its 2019. So Why Do 21st-Century Skills Still Matter?

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Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement.

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The Importance of Math Manipulatives: A Math Playground

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Math manipulatives are used in many early years math programs as a way to help young children visualize the mathematical concepts they are learning. Math manipulatives are often relegated to only being used for students with Dyscalculia or other learning difficulties.

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What If We Stopped Calling Them Classrooms?

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The mental model of the traditional classroom is obsolete,” he told the crowd of college technology leaders. “It It does not take into account all of the developments that we know about the way people learn.” Most students and professors seem to cling to the term, and idea, of textbooks.

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