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Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids — and ignites controversy

The Hechinger Report

The New Civics threatens to replace traditional civics education with Neo-Marxist ‘social justice’ propaganda, vocational training for left-wing activism, and Alinsky-style community organizing techniques,” the head of the association, Peter Wood, wrote in a blog announcing the coalition.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

While there are certainly exceptions, this human interaction standard can serve as a compass to guide our investments and advocacy. Explore the Edtech Marketplace Today blog series to hear other voices from the field share important perspectives on challenges and strategies to improve the edtech market. Let’s start a movement.

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New Approaches to Instructional Technology Coaching

Digital Promise

Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of these shifts in coaching and how they have contributed to cultures of continuous growth and changes in how the instructional technology coaching role is perceived: The shift to distance learning has removed many logistical and scheduling challenges coaches previously faced in a traditional school day.

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XPRIZE: The Real Winners? Underserved Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Although low-skilled adults have minimal access to educational opportunities, I outlined in my 2015 blog post some ways in which technology has the potential to provide critical access to quality, personalized learning experiences for this underserved population. In fact, according to U.S.

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Mapping Out-of-School-Time Opportunities: Why It Matters

Digital Promise

CLX now has substantial, informative data they can use as a foundation or justification when making decisions around funding, advocacy, partnership, and expansion. Though often comparatively overlooked, OST programs are where students have a chance to build social capital among peers. Social capital is highly important to future success.

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Every Person Counts: How the 2020 U.S. Census Could Impact Adult Education

Digital Promise

The National Literacy Council’s website also has an extensive list of helpful resources for teaching and learning, programs, and advocacy. While most people will receive forms in the mail, paid Census field workers will also visit homes in remote or rural areas without reliable mail delivery or traditional mailing addresses.

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School of Me: Letting students study what they want, when they want is the latest education trend

The Hechinger Report

“All of them are searching for that holy grail of tailoring content and skills to the weaknesses of each kid,” said Larry Cuban, an emeritus professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, who often writes about education technology on his popular blog. based education reform advocacy group.

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