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Edtech Activities That Encourage Creative Learning Experiences
Don’t miss Logitech’s free resource
Plus: Join Edina Public Schools and Logitech as they discuss simple, school-tested ways to use technology to creatively enhance learning. You’ll come away with creative ways to personalize learning and specific school-tested strategies that you can use immediately. Register today to attend live on May 18, 2022, at 1 p.m. (PT)/4 p.m. (ET), or get access to the recording.
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Ideas for Teaching About the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
The nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves has released resources to help students make sense of what is happening in Ukraine and the ongoing refugee crisis. The curriculum for teachers of middle school and high school students includes reflective questions designed to get students talking and come to an in-depth understanding of the war.
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Asking the Right Questions to Support Student Learning
Accelerating learning for students whose literacy growth has been interrupted remains a top priority of Lexia Learning. In the webinar “Less Guessing: Start Addressing,” literacy learning experts Dr. Suzanne Carreker and Julie Bertram review how students learn to read and how to clearly identify where support needs to be targeted. Watch now to see how starting with the right questions can help teachers provide solutions that inspire growth.
