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Creative Options for Remote Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

With schools closed for in-person learning and many children being educated at home, parents are scrambling for quality alternatives that work in a home environment. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors has some ideas you may not have thought of: How to Make Remote Learning Work For Your Children. Final Thoughts.

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How Cloud Storage Benefits Education

Educators Technology

Over the last 10 years — particularly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — schools and colleges have had to adapt and evolve their approaches to learning and collaboration, opening the door to the “learn from anywhere” world. The main three are: public, private, and hybrid clouds.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

ED Surge

Recently, EdSurge met with field experts, all part of the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), to discuss how they leverage edtech to provide an inclusive learning environment for all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences.

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Teachers Have Little Say When School Districts Make Decisions. Here's How We Change That.

ED Surge

It was fall 2020, and here I was, sitting at my computer in tears. I had just received a notice from my school about the push for teachers and leaders to return to school for in-person learning. As the heated debate between remote and in-person learning unraveled publicly, I expected a level of outrage in support of educators.

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How Students Use AI to Design Solutions for Their Community

ED Surge

This project was guided by Anni Kumar, a seasoned educator and head of the computer science department at Vikas Bharati Public School. Kumar has been a teacher for 19 years and is passionate about creating a learning environment that fosters critical thinking, collaboration and creativity among her students.

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Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech

Ask a Tech Teacher

At first glance, it seems that programmers, software developers and other tech professionals need little more than a computer with an Internet connection to develop their skills. Hunching over your computer for weeks and months to find a solution to a problem that your peers have solved long ago is counterintuitive.

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Teachers and Families Are More Divided Than Ever — and Students Are Losing Out

ED Surge

As a public school kindergarten teacher in Oakland, California, I have seen these challenges widen the gap between teachers and families, especially over the past three years. School board meetings are devolving into hostility.

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