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Wise says that digital learning starts with teachers, whose performance is enhanced by technology—not the other way around. That's also the idea of Digital Learning Day, which the Alliance is spearheading.

The teachers agreed on a system that gives students credit simply for reading. To encourage participation, 30-40 minutes during each 52-minute class period was dedicated to the activity.

These electronic readers, which cost approximately $9,000 total

Ideally, Zach said, each English period would be lengthened to allow for designated reading time, but that's something that must be discussed with administration first.

tes for students to refer to when they have extra minutes. List ideas on 3×5 notecards

velopment will keep your teaching fresh, current, and will remind you of what it is like to learn something new. Teachers who are continually learning make empathetic teachers, they understand how frustrating it can be to learn something for the first time.

By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand.

To me, education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul. Muriel Spark

to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge

I suspect that most Americans who have ever claimed knowledge of language they haven't studied since high school on a resume can sympathize. It also begs the question of whether this is really a critical skill to begin with.