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Equity & Access
Preparing to Reopen: Six Principles That Put Equity at the Core
[…] each family and student—not a teacher—whose job is to ensure that students have whatever they need, from basic wellness supplies to helping families learn how to troubleshoot technology issues.” 2. Be intentional with seats at the table. Too often, we make decisions about students with disabilities without students with disabilities. Include a diverse group […]
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EdTech
Choosing the Right Tools for Amplifying Learning Through PBL
[…] types of learning experiences can we create for our students that enable us to work together even when apart? Experiences that promote student choice in learning, leveraging technology where it makes sense, while also making sure that we can support and involve families are good options. Choose a method not a tool With school […]
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Competency-Based Education
Using OER to Increase Collaboration, Relevance, and Engagement
[…] clear parameters, many feel uncertain about where they have flexibility to be innovative and where they don’t. Designing learning experiences in a Learning Management System and leveraging technology can be effective and efficient but requires new and different skills to maximize this potential. In lieu of guidelines, resources, and time, teachers can revert back […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: AI4K12 Guidelines and Getting Students Passionate about Computer Science
[…] passions and to drive their learning based on something they are interested in or that they see as a problem or challenge that they can solve with technology. In this episode, she expresses her thoughts on this topic and tells several stories of students who didn’t initially connect with computer science, but came to love […]
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Uncategorized
Esports: Sports Continue to Play On
As social distancing guidelines remain in place, Montour School District's Esports team continues to practice safe social distancing through virtual Esports.
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Future of Learning
To Reopen, America Needs Laboratory Schools
[…] any reopening plan.” As schools work to design an academic program capable of toggling between onsite and offsite, it’s critical to take an inventory of current educational technology applications and how they operate together. For example, schools can make the student experience for logging in more seamless by conquering single sign through services like Clever or […]
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Personalized Learning
Bringing Project-Based Mentors into The Educational Fold
[…] the community where they reside together. Patty Alper is president of the Alper Portfolio Group, a marketing and consulting company, and is a board member of both the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and US2020, the White House initiative to build mentorship in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
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Future of Learning
Designing Schools for Shared Use: A Pandemic Silver Lining
[…] the cofounder of Getting Smart, describes the problems with the current way of provisioning facilities, including a lack of equity, a lack of maintenance, a misalignment with technology investments and bond funding, and a lack of portfolio management. He also proposes three different options to shift funding structures that support shared facilities. These options […]
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Future of Learning
Invention Opportunity: Creating a Shared Reality
[…] to 10 shared values and 10 beliefs. They continue to guide the work in one of America’s most innovative systems. Launched as Denver School of Science and Technology and now a 15 school network, DSST is “a values-first organization said Founder and CEO, Bill Kurtz. Shared values are visible environment, culture, and learning. These education examples suggest […]
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Town Hall Recap: Apprenticeships for Tech and Teaching
[…] answer some of the following questions: What does a modern apprenticeship system look like? How might we set up the necessary systems to create earn-and-learn opportunities in technology and teaching pathways? What policies and enabling conditions are paving the way for apprenticeships? We were joined by Erin Mote from InnovateEDU and Maureen Tracey Mooney from […]
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