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We are excited to share our newest course on the ISTE/Metiri DLP platform... join in the Metiri Self-Direction Master Class meant for teachers, coaches, and leaders who are interested in learning more about nurturing the fundamental skill of self-direction in all learners.

This Self-direction Master Class is designed for teachers, building and district leaders, homeschool parents, and special program educators, who want to learn more about self-direction and how to align their instructional practices to promote and develop self-direction in all students. The content is specifically to:

- help you understand what self-direction is in face-to-face and online education
- provide a research-based understanding of how self-direction impacts learning
- identify and explain instructional strategies that have been proven to develop self-direction in preK-12 students
- provide a rubric to help you understand the continua of student development for the capacity to self-direction
- identify a digital learning framework that helps align technology and digital tools that support and encourage self-direction

Questions? Let us know!

Self Direction Master Class – Digital Learning Pathways This Self-direction Master Class is designed for teachers, building and district leaders, homeschool parents, and special program educators, who want to learn more about self-direction and how to align their instructional practices to promote and develop self-direction in all students.

“FCC is exploring broadening the E-Rate to allow the funds to be used for home connectivity.”

Acting FCC Chair: The 'Homework Gap' Is an 'Especially Cruel' Reality During the Pandemic Under the new leadership of Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC is exploring broadening the E-Rate to cover home-connectivity needs.

Excited to bring our new Student Engagement dashboards to - we know engagement matters, but if we don't know what that equates to at a classroom/school level it makes actually changing the levels of engagement impossible. When we know better, we can do better! Interested in a sample report? Let us know!

Congratulations to our partners at The University of Kansas University of Central Florida and CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) we are so excited to be a partner in the Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning (CIDDL) Read more about the work at https://news.ku.edu/2021/02/15/ku-lands-grant-improve-technology-use-among-special-education-faculty-nationwide

Boosting technology, improving special education A new KU center will train faculty nationwide to improve technology's use in special education

We are working on our new Self-direction Master Class for teachers. Adding some cool stuff to our Pinterest board to keep track of strategies... check it out! Some cool tools and resources.

https://www.pinterest.com/metirigroup/

Metiri Group (metirigroup) - Profile | Pinterest Metiri Group | A consulting firm specializing in educational technology, 21st Century digital learning, evaluation and research of K-20 teaching and learning....

Thrilled to announce our role in the new EdTech Center funded by OSEP at U.S. Department of Education - so many great things can happen when smart people, committed to all kids come together!

https://metiri.com/new-edtech-center-seeks-to-ignite-collaboration-and-inspire-innovation-to-educate-students-with-disabilities/

Introducing the new Center for Innovation, Design, and Digital Learning “Collaboration can be a great opportunity to improve how technology can be a bigger part of our teaching and how we serve students,” said Yong Zhao. “Before the pandemic, many teachers were thinking about it, and are now embracing it after seeing how technology can present new ways to serve st...

Check out this new research on coaching... "coaching at a distance (virtual) is as effective as in-person"

That's BIG friends!

https://www.educationnext.org/taking-teacher-coaching-to-scale-can-personalized-training-become-standard-practice/.

Taking Teacher Coaching To Scale Can Personalized Training Become Standard Practice?

And this is why we continue to work to support educators and leaders during this time - we should have nailed the virtual experience for all kids. We didn’t so what are we going to do about it?

Most American students are learning virtually, poll shows And their parents want school officials to focus on improving that experience.

Everyone is trying to get kids engaged and to help them become more accountable in virtual learning - It starts with executive functioning skills like Self Regulation - see an update from research below

Self-regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments: Individual Learning and Communities of Learners Self-regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments: Individual Learning and Communities of Learners

Polarization is happening more and more, but navigating truth and fiction in online information is increasingly important! Can a new approach help?

Can a New Approach to Information Literacy Reduce Digital Polarization? - EdSurge News The internet doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but it should—to give users the skills to separate truth from falsehood so they can distinguish ...

We are always looking for quality resources to develop media literacy - an interesting resource that could lead to some amazing discussion...

Reuther’s identification of the bias of various media outlets.

AllSides Media Bias Ratings What’s the bias of your favorite media outlet? See over 600 AllSides media bias ratings.