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elcome to the beginning of what may be the most important school year of our lives. For if last year was the most challenging, then the way we actually bounce back and comport ourselves will decide if last year was a learning experience making us better, or a multi-year burden ultimately impacting a generation of learners.
racing heart. Eyes wide open. Excitement mixed with anxiety. The first day of school … for teachers!
racing heart. Eyes wide open. Excitement mixed with anxiety. The first day of school … for teachers!
Than Testing
ave you ever had the chance to watch a pendulum? After it swings in one direction, momentum swings it back nearly equally distant in the opposite direction. There is a balance of energy that creates a smooth, continuous motion. If you could ride the pendulum, you’d see all the points along the arc and see how they are strung together.
SCHOOL YEAR
xpected growth and assessment are part of all successful teaching plans. The general expectation is that for every year in school, students will accumulate a year’s worth of new knowledge, but how do we successfully assess students, especially when they’re learning online? And when we take the time to measure, should we focus on growth or achievement?
Shine Online
tudents today are beyond comfortable picking up any smartphone or logging into a new social media platform to connect with people they know, and people they do not know. Educators and parents alike question that level of comfort and the dangers that are present in these often-uncontrolled environments that encapsulate students’ lives at all ages.
fter a year of fast-paced, high-pressure decision making, you are now called on to figure out which EdTech products will support your learners and educators.
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