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According to the National
Association for the Education of Young
Children, there are a variety of ways to
implement effective classroom practices
involving technology and interactive
media. As preschoolers are immersed in
the use of technology at home—with
their parents on their phones, siblings
on their tablets, and watching others
use the computer—they are curious
about the technologies around them.
From a young age, they are encouraged
to communicate using a variety of
expressions; whether it is through
coloring, painting, creative movement,
singing or talking, children look to the
world of possibilities to be creative.
Digital technology is another outlet
for learning and creativity, and with
its inherent use throughout homes
in the U.S., children are learning to
explore touchscreens and other forms of
interactive media. Educational daycares
are utilizing digital technologies to
explore e-books, watch educational
videos, and explore places and things
that children may not see within their
own environment (videos about
visiting a factory, or pictures of people
and places that are foreign to them).
Programs that allow students to freely
explore these types of digital media are
designed to facilitate active and creative
use and are encouraged to be done with
other children and adults as a form of
social engagement.
Use of technologies is only one of
the variety of options that figure into
the aspects of choosing a classroom
that is right for a young learner. Parents
are playing a larger role in shaping
their early learners with the choice of
play-based learning programs versus
academic learning programs. Play-
based or child-centered programs
focus on the current interests of
the child. Classrooms are set up in
different sections, such as a kitchen,
home, science area, reading nook,
or water area, for kids to engage in
social interactions with others and
learn valuable skills based from play.
Academic or didactic, teacher-directed
programs are structured with a
curriculum involving planned activities
guided by teachers and designed to
prepare students for a kindergarten-
type setting. Either method for learning
prepares young children for their
future interactions, both socially and
educationally. Finding the learning style
that best suits your own child’s needs
will set him/her up for success.
K-12 Education
It is early in education that
students start to become
competent in utilizing the tools needed
in our society. Reading, writing,
math and language skills are all core
competencies that need to be mastered
at a young age and are critical for a
student’s success. Education is being
shaped by incorporating different styles
of teaching, accessing new technologies
to enhance learning, and ensuring that
students leave high school with a sense
of confidence to enter the workforce
or to continue on to higher education.
A variety of trends, disruptions and
technologies are shaping the way K-12
schools face their biggest challenges.
Engage Parents and Caregivers
Parents can’t advocate for their
children if they aren’t given the tools
to do so. The National Education
Association states that by monitoring,
supporting, and advocating for their
students, parents and caregivers can
ensure that their children have an
opportunity to be successful in school.
By working with your students to set
goals, make sure they are on track
for academic success, holding them
responsible for their education, and
advocating for them, their peers, and
their entire school community, you are
doing a service that will have a valuable
outcome for all involved.
Data and Analytics
Relationships between K-12 teachers
and college educators used to be
solely focused on college transition
programs. Now, the focus is shifting to
partnerships based on formal research
studies, professional development,
or joint technology and curriculum
initiatives, as EdTech Online states.
Data-driven research is being gathered
and assessed by college educators and
results are being implemented in the
form of metrics to keep individual
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