Education Special Section
and administrative observations. Each
piece of the education puzzle needs to
be thoughtfully addressed in order to
successfully accommodate a new way of
learning.
“What technology allows us to do is
amplify and expand the repertoire of
techniques that effective teachers use to
elicit the attention, effort and engagement
that are the basis of learning,” Michelle
Miller says in Minds Online. “The tools
we use can and do change us but when we
use these tools mindfully, we can remain
in control of those changes, shaping them
to benefit our students.” As schools are
implementing the infrastructure needed
for technology advancements in the
classroom, teachers are being tasked with
providing their students with a more
individualized approach to learning.
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