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Innovative Education Technologies Can Boost Student Achievement and Teacher Effectiveness, Witnesses Tell House Panel | Press Releases | Committee on Education and Labor

Innovative uses of technology in U.S. classrooms are increasing student achievement and engagement, improving teacher effectiveness and teaching critical thinking and problem-solving skills, witnesses told the House Education and Labor Committee today. This is the first in a series of hearings the committee will hold to explore how technology-based education tools are transforming American education.

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- “It’s clear that technology and innovation in the classroom not only helps make lessons come alive for students, but can help them gain the skills needed to compete in a global marketplace,” said U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the committee. “Technology allows teachers to better understand the needs of their students on a real time basis, which in turn can make a dramatic difference in the way teachers teach and students learn.”
U.S. Department of Education Study Finds that Good Teaching can be Enhanced with New Technology

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