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Are Personal Learning Networks the Key to Keeping Teachers?

ED Surge

Yet, if adding new teachers to the roster is to be a lasting solution to this growing problem, schools and districts must be able to effectively support and retain those newcomers once they are hired. The program is designed to support innovative elementary and secondary school teachers across the U.S. and Canada.

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Engaging All Learners: Expanding High School Options for Success

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High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Today, as education leaders, you’re faced with an increasingly diverse student population, each with unique learning styles, abilities, and aspirations.

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Is a Metaverse for Education the Next Logical Innovation in Teaching and Learning?

ED Surge

Now, imagine this in a virtual school environment with everyone online. A 3D immersive environment fosters healthy social interactions while reducing learning barriers. Kevin Chu Chu: Online learning has been growing over the past decade. Do the dynamics change? The pandemic brought even more attention to this issue.

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Ensuring Effective Integration of Technology and Curriculum to Maximize Learner Potential

ED Surge

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. There are always resistors to change, and there are always innovators. We need to empower the innovators to help the resistors get there."

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3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About

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Collaboration and open dialogue are key as we navigate this terrain, ensuring innovation meets the needs of today's educational institutions. When building up edtech resources for any learning environment, whether it be a K-12 school district, institution of higher education or professional development, there is a lot to consider.

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An Innovative Vision for the Future of Schools

The Innovative Educator

Photograph: David Chang/EPA The Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance on reopening of schools will require innovative thinking to re-imagine how schools may open in the upcoming school year and beyond. That's because we've learned that we don't quite know what's ahead of us.

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21st Century Lesson Plan Updated

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As a result, traditional teaching methods may not prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of the post-High School world. Project-based learning: Engaging students in real-world projects and activities that encourage them to apply their knowledge to authentic problems.