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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

Edsurge

Ertmer first distinguished between “first- and second-order barriers” to the effective use of technology in the classroom in 1999, referring to categories of challenges that are sometimes called “external and internal barriers.” A teacher in another school with less support might be less effective in using edtech.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

Teachers in personalized-learning classrooms say that, using technology, they are better able to differentiate instruction , are more aware of student needs and are able to self-direct their own professional development efforts. Personalized Education Makes Students Future-Ready.

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standard-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education’s K-12 platform facilitates the creation of engaging instructional experiences for all students. “At

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Teacher Self-Reflection is Hard. Here’s How Technology Can Help

Edthena

That’s the reason why teacher self-reflection is included in most schools’ professional learning standards and rubrics. In the AI Coach platform, teachers have specialized tools to analyze their classroom teaching videos and then leave timestamped comments tied to their professional goals.

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

Yet even that kind of change signals to students that the technologies that touch their lives, in work, studying or in leisure, are going to continuously change. Many of those technologies support collaboration. But in the past, many of the “professional learning experiences” offered to them have been flaccid or poorly designed.

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Leadership Coaching and How Students and Teachers Benefit

Digital Promise

Out of this body of work, we developed a theory of change for digital transformation to support and guide our work with educators on the frontlines of technology-supported innovation. Technology Infrastructure. Personalized Professional Learning. Establishing Goals and Program Evaluation.

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Using Data to Support Personalized Learning Pathways

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Leo has supported education in a variety of roles, including a technology support specialist, instructional technology specialist, network administrator, director of technology, CIO/CTO, and adjunct professor in four districts and a higher education institution. Join the Community.