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Jun 22
6 things we've learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning
NPR - Cory Turner
How did the pandemic disrupt learning for America's more than 50 million K-12 students? For two years, that question has felt immeasurable, like a phantom, though few educators doubted the shadow it cast over children who spent months struggling to learn online. Now, as a third pandemic school year …
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Jun 6
The Case for Making Classrooms Phone-Free
edsurge.com - Tyler Rablin
The debate about mobile phones in the classroom can get heated. Some teachers believe phones should be used as a teaching tool. Others push to ban …
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23 hours ago
That Fancy College Course? It Might Come From a For-Profit Education Contractor.
The Wall Street Journal. - Lisa Bannon, Rebecca Smith
2U Inc. isn’t a university, but it sometimes looks like one. The online education company uses the “.edu” email addresses of partner universities to recruit students for them. It funds scholarships. The company also uses equipment that makes it look as if its recruiters are calling from …
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5 days ago
5 Questions to Help You Make Edtech Decisions
edutopia.org - Monica Burns
Are things feeling heavy this year? Specifically, is your edtech tool belt—or list of favorite edtech tools—growing longer week by week? Are you …
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4 days ago
How to fix the teacher shortage
Substack - Greg Ashman
Pay is only one component I don’t know what it’s like elsewhere right now, but Australia is currently facing a teacher shortage. In New South Wales, …
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Jun 27
“No is a complete sentence”: How do we make it okay to quit?*
phdinahundredsteps.com
Quitting is a dirty word in academia. You’re not really allowed to quit: a paper you are writing, a project you have signed on for, a job, a …