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Differentiating with Personalized Learning

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Personalized learning is the latest buzzword in an education environment bursting with new ideas but this one is impressive. In a sentence, personalized learning: “tailors instruction, expression of learning, and assessment to each student’s unique needs and preferences.” ” — ISTE.

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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

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Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. After nearly two decades of teaching, leading, researching and writing—all with a focus on personalized learning—Smith is taking another step forward in his life’s mission to better understand students and help them learn.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Wally Clipper, has a great run-down on 8 trends you’ll want to watch in 2020: 8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020. While EdTech has been helping schools and other educational institutions a lot since it was introduced, its benefits have grown even more this year. Video-assisted Learning.

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NAEP Scores Show a Long Road to Academic Recovery. Edtech Can Help Shorten It.

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Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. They should also ensure that classroom tools provide engaging, relevant, personalized and effective experiences for students.

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Choosing Wisely: Lessons for Leaders in AI Integration

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When it comes to AI in education, one edtech company stands out as a sage leader and trailblazing pioneer. Amid the chaotic deluge of new generative AI tools, claims and calamities inundating school leaders, Carnegie Learning has been all in on AI for nearly 25 years. Their ethos is relentless questioning and exploring.

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When the Variability of All Learners Is Addressed

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For EALA, this is a clear signal that we, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for the benefit of all learners. Recently, EdSurge spoke with Regina Meeks , an elementary math and ELA teacher in North Carolina. UDL expert, Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D., percent to 22.5

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When Education Is Designed for All Learners

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She plans instruction for four separate grade levels—second through fifth—and two different subject areas—math and ELA—while also deciding which classroom technology is best suited to each day’s lesson. I'm a tech person by nature; I love techy type stuff. I'm always experimenting and finding different edtech tools.

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