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Playful Pedagogy: Gamer Types and Board Games for Inclusive Learning

ED Surge

Navigating this terrain requires a delicate balance, ensuring that the joy and engagement of games enhance rather than detract from educational objectives while aiming to foster an inclusive and responsive pedagogy. It recognizes the importance of enjoyment, curiosity and exploration in facilitating effective learning experiences.

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3 Effective Ways to Integrate Matific into Your Math Classroom

Heinemann Blog

For educators looking for adaptive and personalized standards-aligned math activities, Matific’s award-winning educational technology helps cater to different learning styles and situations.

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My Students Wanted Hope in the Curriculum. I Found the Answer in Wholistic Science Pedagogy.

ED Surge

As I thought about the student's frustrations, I returned to an article by Dr. Alexis Patterson and Dr. Salina Gray titled " Teaching to Transform: (W)holistic Science Pedagogy (WSP)." It was our responsibility to revamp the curriculum to create concrete and tangible information students could use to engage in this issue.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. So, what can be done?

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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 New Definition For Equity In Education

TeachThought

It’s easy to miss the scale of this as an ‘issue’ because unlike assessment, curriculum, teacher pay, class sizes, educational technology, or any other persistently evergreen edu-choke point, equity never stops affecting. It’s both the center and periphery of everything because we’re always who we are, where we are.

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Devices Need to Support Learning

A Principal's Reflections

When it comes to educational technology I often get the feeling that the learning is often secondary. Using technology just for the sake of using it equates to a huge waste of instructional time that could be dedicated to deep, meaningful learning. Technology can become a nice pedagogical fit when viewed this way.

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