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Mitigating #EdTech Issues in the Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

With all the promise that educational technology holds, several pitfalls are always on the minds of educators. The top two issues that commonly come up in my talks with educators are the technology (Internet, hardware, devices, apps) not working or off-task behavior on the part of students.

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A Needed Revolution

A Principal's Reflections

Classroom Management - Simply put, teachers cannot force a child to do anything they do not want to do. Teachers must reach out and engage parents and utilize them as key players in their child’s education. There are also inherent issues with education traditions.

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New Teachers Need More Support. Here's an Easy Way to Help

ED Surge

Yet, many of the traditional strategies employed, while absolutely essential to professional growth, can be cumbersome and disruptive for teachers, their students and even those responsible for offering support.

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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. Related: Student teachers fail test about how kids learn, nonprofit finds.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

ED Surge

Over the past decade, CTE schools have transformed into education spaces that commit to giving students a comprehensive experience that prepares them for the workforce, helping them cultivate strong skills in their chosen career path. Earlier this year, I was facilitating a series of three lessons about classroom management.

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How Purposeful Play Opens the Door to Lifelong Learning

ED Surge

As a Black woman in a STEM career, Freeman knows the difficulties that Black students, particularly Black women, typically face going into traditional STEM fields. Purposeful play with LEGO Education supports her efforts to change that dynamic.

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What It Takes to Recruit Future Teachers During the Pandemic

ED Surge

But through research and conversations with leaders at schools and the university, she discovered that a prohibition on paying teacher-candidates was more a tradition than a rock-solid rule, and one that it could be changed. The special-education program has grown from about 10 enrolled students when it restarted to about 100 students now.

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