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?Expanding Access to Edtech Isn’t Enough. We Need to Make Sure It Works, Too

Edsurge

Five factors currently drive this demand for improving the quality and scalability of education technology: Higher academic standards nationwide. A focus on college and career-training readiness. So far, 3,100 school districts have taken the Future Ready pledge. Rapidly emerging technologies. Static state budgets.

EdTech 60
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What Makes Professional Development Work?

edWeb.net

Professional development defined as one-hit wonders with hour-long speaker presentations and all-day workshops leaves teachers unequipped to implement best practices and personalized learning opportunities for their students. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 2gnoMe. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?

The Hechinger Report

But what else was she learning in this maker space? With scarcely a month left in the school year, why was it worth spending time making videos rather than covering the next academic standard? During a break from her stop-motion work, Bechtel rattled off the “maker elements” she had used while creating her video.