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It is Time For Schools to Seriously Consider BYOT

A Principal's Reflections

This has resulted in the reduction of staff, larger class sizes, lack of follow through to repair aging buildings, and the inability to keep up with purchasing and replacing educational technology. This is why the time is now for districts and schools to seriously consider developing a Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

ED Surge

I began my teaching career as a Teach For America (TFA) Corps member in Jacksonville, Florida. I was part of a cohort of about 100 first-year educators, all united by a common mission: to serve under-resourced and underserved schools. By the end of that first semester, 10 of my colleagues had already left the program.

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A Needed Revolution

A Principal's Reflections

Josh articulates how teachers have to be ready and willing to change the way they think about teaching to be able to effectively work with this new generation of learners. Education needs a revolution of ideas, pedagogy, and the very way in which we talk about teaching and learning.

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Learning to teach from naughty avatars

The Hechinger Report

University of Virginia researchers find that classroom simulations, combined with coaching, help prospective teachers improve their classroom management skills. Credit: Courtesy of the Curry School of Education and Human Development. Sometimes the simulated students texted or took calls on their cell phones. (A

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. So yeah, I'm an educator and businesswoman.

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

ED Surge

Based on conversations we had with teachers, ViewSonic developed a solution to address their concerns when teaching online. What other classroom management tools are available for teachers? Remote learners miss out on many key elements of in-person learning when using the tools currently available.

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How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

ED Surge

The night before the Teach for America (TFA) summer institute — commencing virtually for the first time due to the pandemic — I lay in my childhood bed at my parents’ house with tears in my eyes. Cut to my third year in the classroom, and I still wrestle with what led me to Teach for America in the first place.

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