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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Lastly, Kinesthetic learners need a more tactile, “hands-on” approach to their studies; they learn best via the use of simulations, personal experience, and/or repeated practice. Properly engaged, students have been shown to learn, collaborate, and innovate in exciting new ways ( Higher Education Review, 2023 ).

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms.

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

eSchool News

Let’s break down how these new technologies are working in practice and the ways they can support better educational outcomes. Engagement and experimentation Technology demonstrably helps keep students engaged in their lessons and facilitate better learning in a digital world. Why is engagement important?

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OPINION: How online and traditional teachers can work together to bring more students into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Through this program, our brick-and-mortar teachers work alongside ALDCA teachers to combine a rigorous academic course load — which includes English, math and social studies — with online experiential learning opportunities like internships, job shadowing and project-based learning. The main ingredient is teacher-to-teacher support.

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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This was something we touched on in a recent blog post on a study that found that more than half of students in the US felt “bored” at school.) It makes students more adaptable – a vital quality in a world that is evolving so rapidly and in so many ways. But individual glory needn’t be the end game for students.

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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty

Digital Promise

Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. It requires technology and it requires great teachers.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

As we know, the pandemic led to a proliferation of learning technologies, with districts reporting the use of an average of 2,500 edtech tools in the 2023 EdTech Top 40 research study. Strengths-based insights + Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is the answer. But research shows that there are many types of curiosity.

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