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K-12TechDecisions
Mobile technology has become an extremely powerful tool in K-12 classrooms. When students have the ability to participate in mobile learning opportunities, their educational experience expands far beyond the classroom. Implementing a program in which students have access to mobile technology will give them greater access to learning, however it can be costly. K-12 school budgets are tight, and implementing a 1:1 program may not be possible for many schools. That's when BYOD (bring your own device) can be a great solution for schools looking to provide their students with mobile learning opportunities.
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District Administration Magazine
Despite fewer unaccompanied minors arriving from Central America, many U.S. K-12 schools still struggle to adapt to the challenges of educating this diverse set of immigrant students. During the 2014 fiscal year, the Department of Homeland Security reported that 57,496 unaccompanied minors arrived in the United States. In the first eight months of fiscal year 2015, the number dropped to fewer than 18,000.
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By: Erick Herrmann
 Recent research indicates English learners benefit from quality classroom instruction that includes supports and modifications, as well as English language development. However, pull-out ELD services — in which English learners are removed from their classroom to receive ELD — have a negative impact on student achievement. A question that schools often grapple with, then, is how to provide meaningful ELD while not pulling English learners out of the classroom.
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The Atlantic
In many places around the U.S., low-income and minority children are significantly underrepresented in gifted-and-talented programs. This seems to be the case whether the process for identifying gifted children relies on teacher referrals for screening, or on evaluations arranged and paid for independently by parents. So what happens when you give every student a chance? For starters, according to a new NBER working paper, you get a massive increase in diversity. At least that was the case at public schools in one of the United States’ largest and most diverse urban school districts.
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EdTech Magazine
With today's connected classrooms, field trips aren't limited to your county, your state or even your country. Students are taking virtual field trips to some of the world's most amazing locales with experts as their guides, thanks to Skype. Skype field trips allow educators to let their students experience the world. The website hosts a series of tours covering a wide range of educational subjects. For example, students can interview a Yellowstone National Park ranger to learn more about geology, ecology and more from the historic park; learn about the endangered African penguin, and speak with an underwater videographer and shark diver.
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EdCentral
When an English language learner struggles academically, it is often difficult to determine whether this is due to a language barrier, learning disability or some combination of factors. In fact, several characteristics of acquiring a language mimic behaviors associated with a learning disability, making the process of differentiating between the two particularly complicated. And as studies suggest, there is both an over- and underrepresentation of language learners in special education programs likely due to teachers' misunderstanding of student needs and poorly designed language assessments.
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District Administration Magazine
Environmental education is not just a walk in the woods anymore. It's a project-based walk in the woods with an iPad. These days, instead of in the woods, the hike could be along a city street, at an abandoned reservoir or inside a school garden. And the learning goals span the curriculum, from STEM to social studies to language arts. Today's environmental education aims to get students engaged in projects that improve the health of local communities while also offering a change of pace from the tense "high stakes, high-testing" world inside schools, says Kelly Keena, a longtime environmental educator and sustainability consultant.
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By: Dean Wiech
 The often-undiscussed importance that administrative technology has on school districts might be tantamount to suggesting that the only use for technology in a school district is in its classroom. The day-to-day management of software solutions and management protocols have a dramatic impact on educational entities. And there's more to the management of these learning technologies than simply passing out tablets to students.
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NPR
Imagine you're a principal, walking through the crowded halls of your school. You're on your way to 11th grade chemistry, to watch a science lab. They're expecting you in two minutes. It already feels like a long day and it's not even lunchtime. You're nearly there, 30 seconds to spare, but then — out of the corner of your eye — you see a student wearing cutoff shorts. And they're really, really short. What should you do? Stopping to have a disciplinary chat is probably the last thing you want to do. But, rules are rules, right?
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Los Angeles Times
More time spent on technology in the classroom doesn't necessarily help kids do better in school, a new study has found. In fact, above a certain threshold, an over-reliance on technology might actually detract from learning. "Limited use of computers at school may be better than no use at all, but levels of computer use above the current ... average are associated with significantly poorer results," states a new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Chalkbeat Tennessee
Money can't buy happiness or, for that matter, attendance by middle school students at after-school tutoring sessions. A new Vanderbilt University study found that middle school students who were mailed certificates of recognition were actually more motivated to participate in after-school tutoring programs than their peers who received money. The finding adds to previous research that, in education, rewards can work better than sanctions mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind law. And, for teachers and students, the rewards are not necessarily about the money.
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THE Journal
The Federal Communications Commission's E-rate program received funding requests totalling $3.92 billion from 27,132 applicants in the 2015 fiscal year, according to a new report from Funds For Learning, an organization that advocates for the use of educational technologies and student Internet access. The report, "E-rate Funding Year 2015: Analysis of Funding Request Data and Applicant Survey," compiles the results of a nationwide survey of E-rate applicants that was conducted in June 2015 with the goal of providing E-rate stakeholders and policymakers with information about how the program is being used and generating suggestions for improvements.
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Disabilities Scoop
Federal officials say that all children with disabilities should be able to attend preschool alongside their typically-developing peers. Nearly four months after requesting public feedback on the issue, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services are jointly issuing guidance to states, school districts and early childhood providers urging them to make a place for kids with special needs. "As our country continues to move forward on the critical task of expanding access to high-quality early learning programs for all children, we must do everything we can to ensure that children with disabilities are part of that," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in announcing the effort this week during his annual back-to-school bus tour.
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The Hill (commentary)
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee will meet next week to mark up legislation to reauthorize the child nutrition programs and related standards that first lady Michele Obama championed in 2010 to make school meals healthier. Reauthorizing the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act gives Congress the opportunity to amend two existing statutes: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, which created the national school lunch program, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, which created the national school breakfast program.
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Education Dive
Jonathan Hanover's brand new school, Roots Elementary, opened its doors for the first time six weeks ago, in northeast Denver, Colorado. Hanover is an unconventional school leader and his school reflects that. He started out in finance and got into education doing pro-bono work for a young charter school in Chicago. After he was hired to work for a group in Colorado that supports charter schools interested in expanding, he was inspired to start a school that mimicked what those schools got right and fixed what they didn’t. He took his first teaching job, a kindergarten position at a Denver charter, knowing he planned to open a school.
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NAESP
Based on The Wallace Foundation 5 Key Practices, panelists will discuss what values, beliefs and personal dimensions they bring to their role as building administrators to meet the specific needs of their school. The behaviors that make a principal successful as they drive student learning, such as resilience, self-confidence, self-analysis, flexibility, situational awareness, relational awareness, positivity and mindfulness will be explored to drive student learning.
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NAESP
Be a presenter at the 2016 Annual NAESP Conference which is designed for educators on the front lines — teachers, superintendents, counselors, district and state administrators, and especially principals. Share your work with fellow attendees on effective educational learning and best practices. As one of the premier national educational conferences, your presentation will reach educators from around the country and can ultimately have an impact on student success. The deadline for proposals is Nov. 2.
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