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Is it the school, or the students?

eSchool News

A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a school’s contribution to learning gains. Conventional ratings, the research makes clear, are highly correlated with race.

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3 Ways to Shake Up The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

Students rotate through various stations in the classroom with at least one station being an online station. If teachers have ample access to technology, they can design multiple stations that incorporate technology. Online research. Design and create (presentations, infographics, storybooks, etc.) Makerspace station.

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How Makerspaces in Schools Help Students Learn to Code

EdTech Magazine

How Makerspaces in Schools Help Students Learn to Code. One way that schools are engaging students is by introducing coding activities in makerspaces, where students can use the creative culture to start establishing the building blocks of computational thinking. How Makerspace Tools Teach Students Coding Concepts.

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The Best Edtech for Students Is Backed by Research. Here’s What to Look For.

Edsurge

When we get to see effective edtech products in practice, the view is exciting: We see kids engaged, teachers energized about the kinds of thinking their students are generating and strong learning outcomes that result from well-made tools matched to the students and educators using them.

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Twig Science Nevada Approved for Statewide Use

eSchool News

It keeps the students excited about learning something new. This three-dimensional approach to learning for Generation Z students helps to foster inclusiveness and prepare students for the realities of college, careers, and trades. Tools designed to support student agency and voice and promote inclusion, diversity, and equity.

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Wow! This inquiry-based, technology-rich school has no tech staff

eSchool News

Wildwood has students with a wide range of physical and cognitive abilities, as well as students with medical and physical fragilities. We are economically diverse as well, with students from poverty through affluence. We run an open lottery, and our 488 students come from around the city.

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Twig Education Announces Launch of Twig Create Multimedia Makerspace

eSchool News

The company is offering a limited number of invitations to educators to engage students in knowledge building and understanding through creative agency and inclusion. Twig Create inspires students’ enjoyment of the filmmaking process to help them develop a desire to deepen learning, resulting in dramatically reduced learning loss.”.

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