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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

[link] Leverage Assistive Technology When it comes to leveraging assistive technology, you can truly transform the educational experience for students with special needs. By incorporating tools designed to support their unique challenges, you empower them to access learning more independently and effectively.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Educators play a vital role in shaping meaningful and impactful learning opportunities for students through emerging technologies like AI. These schools are working to equip educators and students with essential skills to harness the power of AI in an increasingly modern technological world.

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JULY 19, 2024

They have to learn just like other students, but they can also have to deal with assignments they can’t access and other digital hurdles. Department of Justice published its final rule for web and mobile accessibility. The update is meant to expand access by spelling out specific technical standards government entities must follow.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Thomas Jefferson called education a “…vital requisite for our survival as a free people.” C-Span website, radio app, podcast C-Span provides Americans with access to live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. It is part of Commoncraft’s Education series. House of Representatives and the U.S.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Online learning offers unmatched flexibility and accessibility, enabling both students and educators to manage their schedules effectively and break down geographical barriers. Online learning offers flexibility and accessibility that traditional classrooms were never capable of. This flexibility extends to educators as well.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

But a new study shows that these higher education deserts affect some groups of students much differently than others. In other words, for low-income and underrepresented minority groups, living near a community college can be a crucial way to gain access to any higher education.

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MARCH 2, 2025

Generative AI is all anyone in education talks about anymore so the Ask a Tech Teacher team wanted to provide a collection of tips for using AI as a tutor. How to Leverage AI Tutors for Effective Learning: Tips for Parents, Educators, and Students AI tutors transform learning. They generate instant feedback and personalized lessons.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Virtual information sessions are reshaping K-12 education. Read on for more ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: How Virtual Information Sessions Are Changing K-12 Education K-12 education is undergoing a digital revolution. Students can gain access to diverse materials, making learning more interactive.

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MAY 8, 2023

From the Ask a Tech Teacher crew, here’s a topical article on how to use AI in your education journey: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education Technological innovation is now casting its shadows over the education sector as well, making learning experiences better than ever before.

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JULY 11, 2024

Department of Education recently started reevaluating financial aid regulations from 2016 that effectively allow colleges to automatically bill students for books and supplies as long as those materials meet criteria that include being sold at below competitive market rates. The White House signaled support for the possible rule change.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Its the best-kept secret in education, to be a school librarian, Rhue says with pride. I had earned my masters in the art of teaching elementary education. My mantra now is: I'm a successful educator and businesswoman. I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. I'm an educator. Its a treat.

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MARCH 17, 2025

One idea that has taken hold in many districts: repurposing these empty school buildings into early care and education centers. Its a natural fit, says Aaron Loewenberg, a senior policy analyst with the Education Policy Program at New America, a think tank. The field of early care and education, meanwhile, has a severe supply shortage.

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MAY 29, 2024

The model — and others like it — has provided a lifeline for families, especially those for whom access to quality early education is scarce or out of reach financially. Valencia, who came to the U.S. They can begin as early as pregnancy or, as in the case of HIPPY, serve families with toddlers and preschool-aged children. In the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In today's show, we talk to 15-year educator Randi Ahrndt about encouraging kids to get excited about writing as we discuss interactive writing strategies and one of the best free tools for teaching writing. She currently serves as the Director of Product & Learning at Book Creator, where she spreads joy to educators every day!

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APRIL 4, 2025

Education is no longer contained within classroom walls or the physical site of a school building. Today, education can be found anywhere, by teaming up with students in Kenya or Skyping with an author in Sweden or chatting with an astrophysicist on the International Space Station. It didnt work.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These made using AI easy enough for anyone and a viable tool for educators and students. Let’s see what the Ask a Tech Teacher team says: Pros And Cons of AI in Education Artificial intelligence (AI) is making major inroads into education. This could make quality education more affordable and accessible.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

All year long, schools have been grappling with how to respond to student cellphone use, which, according to many educators, had become almost constant among kids in older grades and increasingly disruptive to instruction. What many schools have not tackled, over the same period, is the rise of smartwatches among younger kids.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. But what about cyberbullying?

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AUGUST 8, 2024

In a memo released in mid-June to school district superintendents, Vermont Agencies of Education and Human Services indicate that local departments of education can waive the insurance requirement for home-based pre-K programs that are unable or cannot afford to secure the policy recommended by VSBIT.

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JULY 24, 2023

Lesson plans and materials can be shared as PDFs with reasonable assurance they will be able to access and read it. As educators, you encounter a wide range of PDF files, from worksheets and lesson plans to research papers and administrative documents. No surprise that as useful as PDFs are, there are many options.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Ongoing Education : Digital citizenship concepts are reviewed annually to reinforce knowledge. Cyberbullying Awareness : Addressing cyberbullying is an essential part of digital citizenship education. Global Perspective : Digital citizenship education encourages students to think globally.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

1 story was about how to provide adequate education to those who cant view screens. Many of the top stories raise fundamental questions about higher education. And when did so many high school students start taking community college courses (and what does that mean for college access)? But the No. Thanks for reading!

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

E-Books and Online Libraries in Modern College Education One of the most significant archives of human knowledge and learning’s quiet companions, libraries have made an undeniable impact. Libraries have always been a trusted educational sidekick since people started learning stuff. We wouldn’t be where we are without them.

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MAY 15, 2024

Educators face the challenge of engaging students in STEM amidst limited resources. STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

School nurses, she notes, have more access to children — seven or eight hours a day — and their families than really any other health care professional. In a large, diverse district, she works with children and families who face significant barriers to health care — be it because of language, education, time or money.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In todays ever-evolving educational landscape, technology continues to redefine how we teach and learn. With the introduction of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 Watch the YouTube Video with Screenshots Listen to Episode 876 Stream by clicking here.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

That has to change, argues author Dan Wuori in his new book, “ The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It). ” Not terribly long ago, even kindergarten wasn't a part of many public education systems. And so it is a beginning, I guess, of our public education system.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we’re exploring one of the most exciting and relevant topics in education— teaching kids to code. Felinne Hermans : Discover the Hedy programming language, a free tool accessible in 50 languages.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American education and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of everyday life. Each year more than 100,000 Americans actively participate in Geography Awareness Week.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

In some cases that means asking students to grant access to the version history of a document in a system like Google Docs, and in others it involves turning to new web browser extensions that have been created for just this purpose. I think some accountability makes sense, she says.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Aristotle famously said, “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” She is a former educator with 15 years experience in the classroom. For example, the Curriculum Access Team at Cincinnati Public Schools has been using Book Creator to ensure that every student has access to their learning.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

But what if there were tools to help educators break free from these filter bubbles? In this episode, William Coach Jeffery shares how tools like Flipboard and the Fediverse enable educators to take control of their professional learning and curate content that truly matters. Austin University.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

It's free to access. One key, she says, is for educators to understand the most common reasons that students cheat in the first place. Gallant acknowledges, though, that in the past two years new AI tools have increased the prevalence of student cheating which has been especially challenging for college professors. And it feels safer.

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APRIL 16, 2025

A 2024 Journal of Educational Psychology study showed that students with strong spelling and writing skills were 25% more likely to secure college scholarships. The only real solution is students learn to spell organically, starting early in their education career and continuing throughout. Click to view slideshow.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I have written in the past about parent questions concerning technology in education , but always from the perspective of a teacher at the classroom. So I asked my grad school students: What questions do parents ask you about technology and education ? Here are the top issues: How much screen time is appropriate for my child?

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APRIL 19, 2024

Department of Education and will last five years. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too. Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted hands-on learning experiences, and in California , for example, many school districts did not prioritize science education in their academic recovery plans.

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