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Students Talk Social Media in Education via the 1st #StuVoice Google Hangout - 1 views

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  • Rachel Tan on 11 Jun 13
     
    The Innovative Educator blog: Student Voice launched their first Google Hangout with the topic "Learning in the 21st Century: Social Media in Education." During the hangout participants discussed how they are using social media in their education and how they think it can better be used in their learning experience
  • cherylanneburris on 14 Jun 13
     
    I read this on the site: Most commonly used platforms - Participants all agreed that Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter are the most popular platforms. Also mentioned were Wikis and LinkedIn. I can see how blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and wikis are used but how would LinkedIn be used? I am unfamiliar with this site (so I guess I will be exploring it later today) but am curious about its uses. Thoughts?
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Blogs, Wikis, and Google Docs: Which one is right for your lesson? - 0 views

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  • cherylanneburris on 14 Jun 13
     
    Although I mentioned this in my blog, it was too good not to post here too
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Aspiring to Higher Tech | My Teaching Journey in Transformative Times - 3 views

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  • cherylanneburris on 11 Jun 13
     
    Given I too have taken a break from teaching to attend grad school, I wanted to share this blog. Although it may not be exactly the experience everyone is having in this class, there is a lot of here to consider in terms of personal growth, development, and learning.
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  • Rachel Tan on 11 Jun 13
     
    I like the life lessons from her dog.
  • cherylanneburris on 12 Jun 13
     
    Her 30 day challenge to find inspiration in teaching is really interesting. Kinda makes me think back to the basics for why I went into teaching.
  • Phil Tietjen on 12 Jun 13
     
    We had a black lab too for about 12 awesome years (Smoki). Unfortunately, he passed away from liver cancer.
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Most comprehensive wiki dedicated to digital media throughout Asia - 0 views

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  • Rachel Tan on 12 Jun 13
     
    I found this wiki page from the article "Increasing importance of social media in education" as it relates to our Week 6: Wikis and Learning: Professor Michael Netzely, an expatriated American, teaches at the Singapore Management University. His course, based around internet communications, leans heavily on social media. However, rather than teaching from books, Netzley encourages his students to go out and learn by 'getting their hands dirty' on the likes of Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Tumbler, Facebook and other social media platforms. As well as providing an obvious synergy with the subject of online communications, the approach allows students greater creativity and freedom to develop their communication skills." http://asiancorrespondent.com/61561/increasing-importance-of-social-media-in-education/
  • Phil Tietjen on 12 Jun 13
     
    That's pretty impressive that it's been recognized by the New York Times and other notable news outlets. I'm curious about the processes that led to this outcome. For example, what led him to dispense with the traditional textbook method? Did his students immediately embrace this approach or did it require some scaffolding?
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Random Thoughts of an OutLaw Educator: Pearls Before Swine - 1 views

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  • Melissa Glenn on 09 Jun 13
     
    This blog was just shared to me from a friend who teaches near Pittsburgh. The story of how these students turned a tragedy into a learning experience and civic engagement is a great model.
  • Phil Tietjen on 11 Jun 13
     
    Powerful story indeed. I've got a friend of mine at PSU who's focusing his diss research on civic engagement, and it looks like there's an org based in Oakland CA dedicated to it http://www.civicsurvey.org/CERG_Projects.html
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Teacher Reboot Camp - 1 views

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  • cherylanneburris on 11 Jun 13
     
    Since I am new to blogging and such as well as how to use technology in the classroom, I have started to look for interesting blogs that may nudge/push/shove me in the right direction. Since her motto is "Challenging Ourselves to Engage Our Students", I thought I would challenge myself here and engage as a student. Enjoy!
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SoMe My Social Media Story - YouTube - 2 views

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  • Rachel Tan on 11 Jun 13
     
    This is a great 8 min video. What struck me most is how Twitter helped her to connect with people who were interested in her research work. Good thing she was dragged into the power of Social Media
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Why Teachers Shouldn't Blog….And Why I Do | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the ... - 5 views

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    • Erika Impagliatelli
      Erika Impagliatelli on 02 Jun 13
       
      Excellent excerpt here from the full letter!
  • gives me a little more incentive to be on the look-out for new resources — and pushes me to be a little more creative in my thinking about how to use them
    • Marie Collins
      Marie Collins on 05 Jun 13
       
      I agree 100% that blogging allows a teacher to become inspired about other ideas. I find myself becoming inspired by other teacher blogs that I stumble across when "pinning" something on Pinterest.
    • Shelby Nelson
      Shelby Nelson on 06 Jun 13
       
      When I am bored, I go to the pinterest app on my iphone and look for inspirations for new lesson ideas, units, crafts, plans, etc. You name it, and you can find new and exciting ideas. I also like to take the ideas and alter them just a little to fit into my classroom and make it fit with my needs. You're right Marie, teacher blogs are also FILLED with wonderful ideas. As a first year teacher, I have been able to incorporate so many different teaching techniques thanks to blogs and apps. I wouldn't be nearly as "creative" without them :-)
  • It’s a privilege to virtually “meet” so many other teachers with wisdom to offer.
    • Marie Collins
      Marie Collins on 05 Jun 13
       
      I have learned so much from reading blogs or articles written by veteran teachers! They encourage me to try new ideas or to avoid my spur of the moment ideas because they have tried them before! You learn so much about how to become a better teacher when you have the ability to talk out the "problems" or ideas you face everyday!
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 05 Jun 13
       
      @Marie - Which blogs do you like the best? How about sharing them with us via our course wiki :) https://edtec467.wikispaces.com/home
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  • You see… you don’t teach English. You teach kids. Flawed, messed-up, never perfect, wonderful, amazing kids. Every child you denigrated has something wonderful about them, even when you didn’t see it. Every child you insulted has worked hard at something, even if it wasn’t on the assignment you wanted them to work hard on. Every child you mocked has aspirations, even if they don’t match up with the ones you want them to have.
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
       
      This part really hit home for me as I teach at a community college with some students who are first generation college students. I want to be encouraging and help them with their career and life goals. So, while they may not be children, I still need to respect their efforts and work with them in whatever way I can.
  • …provides me with a forum to clarify my thinking about the on-going classroom management and instructional challenges (see What Do You Do When You’re Having A Bad Day At School?) faced by me, and many other teachers in inner-city urban schools (and probably in many other schools, too).
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
       
      To me this would be so helpful as opposed to having to wait for a meeting or conference to share ideas with my colleagues, we can share with each other (and those who are far way) much faster. Sometimes I have an idea I'd love to share and think that I should tell when of my colleagues. But in the business of the day, I often forget (yes, I'm getting old!). Blogging, especially in the evenings, would allow me to reflect and share these ideas at a more convenient time (and before they are forgotten).
  • sharing what I write about my students with my students is a clear indication that I really do think about them when I’m not in school, that I valued what they say and think, and that I am proud and want to tell others about them.
    • Shelby Nelson
      Shelby Nelson on 06 Jun 13
       
      "I value what they say and think" I really should start a blog to share with my parents and school community. I could center it around only what my STUDENTS say and do in my classroom. Being 5 and 6, they come up with some very interesting things. Some posts would be quite humorous, while others could be stories and learning experiences. I often share with parents via e-mail things that come up throughout the school day and they get a kick out of it. The more I think about this, the more ideas start springing into my head :)
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 07 Jun 13
       
      Shelby, my kids have had classroom blogs in some of their grades. I don't remember this in kindergarten, but it was the case in 1st grade. It was a great way for parents to see the amazing things the kids were doing in the classroom. I would wonder about privacy issues, because those 5 year olds will be teenagers before you know it and you wouldn't want some crazy kindergarten antics to be hanging out on the web.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 07 Jun 13
       
      Edublogs can be a good option (from what I know) when it comes to privacy concerns because they allow teachers to configure access permissions http://edublogs.org/ You can see some of the options here http://edublogs.org/privacy-and-security/
  • I believe that technology has its place, but also has to be kept in its place. I don’t think computers are a “magic bullet,”
    • Karen Yarbrough
      Karen Yarbrough on 08 Jun 13
       
      I really like this statement. It's important not to get lost in the flash and really find ways that technology can help teaching. I've overheard teens rolling their eyes and saying "Ms. _____ made us read blogs today. I bet she heard about that at some teacher meeting." They know when they are being force fed something without real value.
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 09 Jun 13
       
      I have seen a lot of classrooms rush to implementation only to find their lack of research and careful consideration only costed them precious time and resources.  Sometime the saying, fast is slow and slow is fast, applies to the implementation of technology too.
  • allows me to share resources that non-techy people like me can actually use.
    • Karen Yarbrough
      Karen Yarbrough on 08 Jun 13
       
      People sometimes assume that because you have a blog then you must be some kind of techy genius, but that's not the case. It's important that we break down the idea that only Comp Sci teachers can use technology.
    • Courtney Blackhurst
      Courtney Blackhurst on 09 Jun 13
       
      Sharing resources can be the best thing for teachers.  We are limited to the learning culture that we reside in everyday.  It becomes status quo and therefore, we must readily seek new resources.
    • Courtney Blackhurst
      Courtney Blackhurst on 09 Jun 13
       
      This is the reason for my response in Week 5 of our ELT class! This was the first thing that came to my mind. It's like the comment, "Never reply to an email the day you write the response. Reread it the next day and make corrections. Never reply in the heat of the moment." I'm so afraid that I would blog something that I would regret later and we all know that somethings online NEVER GO AWAY!
  • offers me additional writing opportunities on issues I have a particular passion about.
    • Courtney Blackhurst
      Courtney Blackhurst on 09 Jun 13
       
      For a lot of teachers, getting published is a career aspiration. Blogs open teachers to the published world.  This can be a great way to get yourself out there.
  • Phil Tietjen on 04 Jun 13
     
    Good addition here! One of his reasons for blogging nicely coincides with our recent reading and discussion of Hsu, et al. on Web 2.0 as Cognitive Tools - i.e., "provides me with a forum to clarify my thinking about the on-going classroom management and instructional challenges" When he notes that blog writing helps to clarify his thinking, this is precisely what Hsu, et al. are getting at in their article.
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BlogWalker - Five Tips for Helping Students Become Better Bloggers - 5 views

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      Erika Impagliatelli on 02 Jun 13
       
      It's so easy to forget that most students are completely unfamiliar with the correct way to blog. Providing them with examples is imperative in order for them to know what is expected.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 04 Jun 13
       
      I like Tip #4 - "Invite students to share their strategies for bringing others into their conversations. Students need to know that far more bloggers will read their posts than will actually respond to them" Set up a rotating conversation where students share their strategies. Alternatively, bloggers from outside the classroom can be invited to share their strategies.
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 09 Jun 13
       
      I had never created a blog or even posted to one before this class.  In addition to these points for students, it is great for me as I learn myself as I strive to be better.
  • e sure to checkout Mark’s strategy of having blog reading as part of his SSR program.
    • Marie Collins
      Marie Collins on 05 Jun 13
       
      I really like this idea of bringing blogs into Reading Workshop time. I already have a rotation set up where kids are either reading books at their desk, meeting with me to practice fluency passages, or reading at the carpet with a special bin of curriculum themed or holiday themed books. How neat would it be to add a separate group that could be on computers reading blogs! With this rotation, kids would not be doing it every day but would still be intrigued on the days it is their turn to be there!
  • nowing how to respectfully disagree is a skill that requires much practice – but can be essential to maintaining a positive digital footprint.
    • Marie Collins
      Marie Collins on 05 Jun 13
       
      I can see this as an important introduction lesson to how to properly provide feedback to posts!
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
       
      I don't know how many classrooms you have for the grade level, but for my kids they have five classrooms. If each classroom had a blog, it would allow sharing between classrooms of the same grade. That would be exciting socially as well. In 6 years at school, my son has some students that have never been in his class, so he doesn't know them very well. But sharing blogs could create a better grade learning community. Just a thought!
    • Shelby Nelson
      Shelby Nelson on 06 Jun 13
       
      This is a good skill for all students to learn for life! Not just in a post online...but knowing how to respectfully disagree (and to accept disagreement yourself) can be very hard for kids.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      I see a lot of this strategy (point-counterpoint, respectfully disagree, etc.) in our class blog. I'm not so sure all levels of education could employ it as effectively, but it's definitely a good idea to promote.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 07 Jun 13
       
      There are a number of researchers who argue that more of this needs to happen, i.e., instead of running away from the web, students need to learn how to effectively use it to build and maintain their own social presence, collaborate with others, develop solid "netizenship" skills. For example, this is what Jenkins is getting at when he talks about developing social media literacy.
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    • Hannah Inzko
      Hannah Inzko on 06 Jun 13
       
      Organizing students into groups and having them comment on each others blog posts is an effective way to avoid the "cool kids" syndrome. Or having them comment on posts of a certain topic from the start.
  • “me too” or “that’s cool”
    • Hannah Inzko
      Hannah Inzko on 06 Jun 13
       
      I think that a comment expressing the "me too!" or "that's cool" feeling is a good thing, but chould be backed up with a "why" piece as well. A requirement that I sometimes impose is to "always give a reason" when posting an I agree comment.
    • Phil Tietjen
      Phil Tietjen on 06 Jun 13
       
      Yes, it's important for the student to move beyond surface-level thinking and reflect on exactly why s/he agrees or disagrees. Reflection prompts the student to engage with the material on a deeper level and therefore higher order thinking processes.
  • When students don’t know who the “cool” kids are, typically, it is the thoughtfully-composed posts and comments that receive the most response.
    • Shelby Nelson
      Shelby Nelson on 06 Jun 13
       
      This becomes very important once you hit middle school and high school. The name of the author shouldn't impact the comment that a student gives. This reminded me of a personal experience. I went to a very small private school (Juniata) here in PA which meant very small classes. I had one professor who got to know all of us very well and he always had his classes put their student ID number at the top of all papers instead of their names.. This way, he graded the papers first without knowing who wrote it. After, he would match up the ID's to our names. I respected this philosophy and had wished more professors did this.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      That's a great idea, Shelby. Whether we realize it or not, there is an inherent bias in how we interact with and view others, both good and bad. That can come from both students and teachers, so while I think anonymous blogging isn't a good idea, perhaps using a different identifier than name can help alleviate some of these issues.
  • nclude reflection  and self-evaluation as part of the blogging process.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      This is a crucial part. Without personal reflection, how can students grow? Evaluation allows the student to do more than just complete an assignment.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 07 Jun 13
       
      This is a crucial part. Without personal reflection, how can students grow? Evaluation allows the student to do more than just complete an assignment.
  • Teach students how to hyperlink.
    • Karen Yarbrough
      Karen Yarbrough on 08 Jun 13
       
      This had never occurred to me, but it makes sense.
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President Obama Unveils ConnectED Initiative to Bring America's Students into Digital A... - 0 views

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      cherylanneburris on 09 Jun 13
       
      This speaks directly to the Pew Research from last week about how teachers are using technology in their classrooms and at home
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Zombie Math Teacher - 0 views

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  • Erika Impagliatelli on 04 Jun 13
     
    This is a wonderful Math/Technology/Education blog which I have referenced often for innovative ideas and thoughts regarding Mathematics education involving technology.
  • cherylanneburris on 06 Jun 13
     
    I really appreciated the "social media citation" she included on her blog. That would be a very helpful tool for both classroom management.
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President Obama Unveils ConnectED Initiative to Bring America's Students into Digital A... - 1 views

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  • new initiative called ConnectED to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within 5 years,
  • with a particular benefit for rural communities that have lagged behind in connectivity
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Is K-12 blended learning disruptive?An introduction of the theory of hybrids | Christen... - 2 views

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  • When this happens, the fundamental role of brick-and-mortar schools will pivot. Schools will focus more, for example, on providing well-kept facilities that students want to attend with great face-to-face support, high-quality meals, and a range of athletic, musical, and artistic programs and will leverage the Internet for instruction.
    • cherylanneburris
      cherylanneburris on 06 Jun 13
       
      This speaks to the collaborative direction many in education and industry are turning towards.  As Henry Jenkins stated in his blog on 1-19-11 that we read earlier, "...the role of educators needs to shift away from being an expert in a particular area of knowledge, to becoming an expert in the ability to create and shape new learning environments."  http://henryjenkins.org/2011/01/a_new_culture_of_learning_an_i.html
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How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms | Pew Research Center... - 3 views

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  • Phil Tietjen on 09 May 13
     
    Here's one statistic in the report that I think has particular relevance to our class - "... 69% say the internet has a "major impact" on their ability to share ideas with other teachers"
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  • Melissa Glenn on 09 May 13
     
    I was interested in the statistic of, "Teachers of low income students, however, are much less likely than teachers of the highest income students to use tablet computers (37% v. 56%) or e-readers (41% v. 55%) in their classrooms and assignments." I teach at a community college, so I find this to be a major issue.
  • Phil Tietjen on 09 May 13
     
    @Melissa - do most of your students bring their own computers, or do they use the labs on campus?
  • Melissa Glenn on 10 May 13
     
    Most of my students use lab computers while on campus, but many have their own computers at home. Very few have tablets or laptops that they carry with them--best estimate is 5-10% that bring laptops/tablets to classes. I have some online students who come to campus or use public libraries to complete their work.
  • Rachel Tan on 10 May 13
     
    At NIE we train student teachers for 21st Century Teacher Education and so all students are provided a laptop. That I found out recently via http://youtu.be/WGRYAFZbsko
  • cherylanneburris on 02 Jun 13
     
    I found this statement to be interesting: "In terms of community type, teachers in urban areas are the least likely to say their students have sufficient access to digital tools IN SCHOOL, while rural teachers are the least likely to say their students have sufficient access AT HOME." Why do you supposed this is?
  • Phil Tietjen on 05 Jun 13
     
    @cheryl - might be because broadband access is not as widely available in rural areas as urban - e.g., "Because of relatively low population density, topographical barriers, and greater geographical distances, broadband service may be more difficult to obtain in some rural areas" http://www.broadband.gov/rural_areas.html
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What Seth Doesn't Know about Schools | The Tempered Radical - 1 views

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  • Not only do I believe that a foundational understanding of key words will help my students to be more fluent scientists — kind of like having a foundational understanding of basic multiplication facts helps kids to master increasingly difficult math concepts — I know that the tests that our state uses to determine whether or not students have “mastered” the content in my classroom are full of knowledge-based multiple choice questions.
    • Melissa Glenn
      Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
       
      I ran into this while exploring blogs for this week's lesson. It fits in well with what we were discussing a couple of weeks ago for our learning philosophies. I have to teach some memorization because my students need to learn bone and muscle names if they can work in the health sciences. Personally, I don't need to wait while my nurse looks up where the blood vessel is she needs to draw blood. There needs to be some core knowledge, even if some smaller details can be looked up if needed.
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Bryan Alexander | Educator, futurist, speaker, writer - 0 views

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  • Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
     
    This is posted on the blog under EDTECH Blogs, but thought I would post here as well. I've seen Bryan Alexander speak a couple of times and that makes reading his blog that much more fun. Some of his posted videos are fun to watch as he makes scary subjects in the future of education a little less frightening with his humor.
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BCC in London | Broome Community College - London Weblog - 0 views

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  • Melissa Glenn on 05 Jun 13
     
    This is a blog run by a professor in my department. Every spring, three instructors offer a course that used to be involve readings on Darwin and Dickens (cross listed between Biology and Literature). They have recently added some other literature selections and discuss these from an evolutionary perspective. At the end of the semester, the class goes to London to tour related areas such as Darwin's residence. This blog is a great way to share with the rest of the college all of the exciting parts of the tours (and it has some humorous photoshopping as well!).
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Thoughts on Pew's Latest Report on Teens: Notable Findings on Race and Privacy | DMLcen... - 0 views

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  • Phil Tietjen on 05 Jun 13
     
    good post on a recent Pew report on teens & social media usage. Well worth reading.
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Toward A Networked Approach to Improving Education | DMLcentral - 0 views

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  • Phil Tietjen on 05 Jun 13
     
    "aims to improve mathematical outcomes for all students by constructing engaging learning experiences that support the development of quantitative literacies"
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