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Technology Didn’t Transform These Classrooms. Relationships Did.

The conversation around educational technology often begins with the tools. Gallup-McKinley County Schools in northwestern New Mexico started with something else entirely: relationships.

Technology Didn’t Transform These Classrooms. Relationships Did.
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The conversation around educational technology often begins with the tools.

Gallup-McKinley County Schools in northwestern New Mexico started with something else entirely: relationships.

The district's Heritage Language and Culture teachers were hired for their expertise in Navajo culture and the Diné language.

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The conversation around educational technology often begins with the tools. Gallup-McKinley County Schools in northwestern New Mexico started with something else entirely: relationships. The district's Heritage Language and Culture teachers were hired for their expertise in Navajo culture and the Diné language.

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  • Many entered teaching through nontraditional pathways, with varying levels of formal preparation in pedagogy and experience integrating instructional technology.
  • For the last two and a half years, the Northwest Council for Computer Education has partnered with the HLC teachers to…

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