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Some of the latest technology tools for the classroom, however, promise to ease the challenges of differentiating instruction more creatively and effectively, ed-tech experts say, even in an era of high-stakes federal and state testing mandates. New applications for defining and targeting students’ academic strengths and weaknesses can help teachers create a personal playlist of lessons, tools, and activities that deliver content in ways that align with individual needs and optimal learning methods.
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Preliminary data showed significant student progress toward mastering the skills targeted in the program, officials say
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“By leveraging technology to play a role in the delivery of instruction,” he says, “we can help to complement what live teachers do.”
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Making the Transition Experts caution, however, that instituting such large-scale change is not simply a matter of putting new tools in place. As in San Diego, most teachers will need extensive professional development to use digital tools and learn the best ways of teaching with technology.
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“We have this generation of students that yearns to customize everything they come into contact with,”