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What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Digital Promise

As we all take time to reflect on 2014, now is also a good time to look forward to 2015. And, we are recognizing the important skills professional educators develop throughout their careers. Looking to 2015, what will the new year bring for the future of education? Where do you see education moving in 2015?

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How to sort the good from the bad in OER

The Hechinger Report

But she said professional development and support are essential, too. There are few high-quality purveyors of whole curricula to begin with, she said, and “most curriculum developers don’t embed professional development and support” in their programs. And they’re lacking.

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Using Games Effectively in the Classroom

TCI

While games cannot replace classroom instruction, they can enhance learning when intentionally integrated into a lesson plan. A 2021 study highlighted a positive relationship between gamified learning and student motivation from 2015 to 2020. You can integrate simple gamified routines or infuse game elements into your lessons.

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What Educators Need to Know about Generation Alpha

ED Surge

I’ve spent two decades as a literacy specialist coaching teachers and providing professional development and I’ve seen a lot of transition in the field. When I work with educators, we often begin with a lesson plan that has been taught many times before and consider how we might tweak it to provide more choice.

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What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

The day’s professional development for these Chicago Public Schools teachers, alumni of the program, was a refresher, a way to strengthen their teaching practice, share ideas and return to the classroom newly inspired. LEAP is a nonprofit organization that trains schools and teachers to use personalized learning in their classrooms.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. “We

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Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards

The Hechinger Report

That can come in the form of a class that focuses on content for teaching class or in the form of professional development, instruction that teachers receive on the job. If a third-grade teacher were to take advantage of all the professional development offered, Fancher said she or he could have over 100 hours of help.