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Celebrating Student Creators and Changemakers at Norwalk Public Schools and Richland School District Two

Digital Promise

The post Celebrating Student Creators and Changemakers at Norwalk Public Schools and Richland School District Two appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Educator Perspectives on Social and Emotional Learning Programs

EdNews Daily

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) continues to receive increasing attention in the world of education. In our informal conversations with principals and teachers and parents, we hadn’t discerned any particular patterns or consensus in approaches, and it made us curious to explore the subject a bit more broadly. We hope that others will find this summary of findings from the small survey we conducted and the trends we discerned as interesting and thought-provoking

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4 ways to encourage play in education

eSchool News

Key points: Putting play into lessons is easy if teachers get creative 4 keys for unlocking student curiosity and critical thinking 6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024 For more news on play in learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As a longtime educator, I’ve witnessed firsthand the incredible benefits that play can have in a K–8 classroom.

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Are two teachers better than one? More schools say yes to team teaching

The Hechinger Report

Two years ago, when I visited Westwood High School in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, every incoming freshman started the year in a very unusual way. Back when my mom attended Westwood in the early 80s, students made the typical walk from class to class, learning from one teacher in math and another for English or history or science. (My mom was one of two girls in Westwood’s woodworking class.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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It’s time to pay student teachers

eSchool News

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. I fell in love with teaching while working as an assistant educator at a preschool 16 years ago. I had not studied education, so I enrolled in an alternative certification program specifically designed for people who were already working in education.

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An Ed-Tech Venture Funding ‘Collapse’ During Q1 of 2024

Marketplace K-12

Companies from the U.S. and India continue to draw investment, but amounts have fallen sharply from a few years ago. The post An Ed-Tech Venture Funding ‘Collapse’ During Q1 of 2024 appeared first on Market Brief.

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Instructor’s guide — How to create assignments with PlagiarismCheck

PlagiarismCheck

Welcome to a quick guide about using PlagiarismCheck in Brightspace LMS! On your Home page in Brightspace select a course where you would like to enable PlagiarismCheck. Click “Content.” Create a module. To create a PlagiarismCheck assignment, in a module click “Existing activities” and select “External Learning Tools.” In the next window click on the tool associated with PlagiarismCheck.

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AI Coach Featured in Tech & Learning

Edthena

In the news The editorial team at Tech & Learning featured the AI Coach platform as part of their Ed Tech Show & Tell article. Through this feature, the editorial team regularly spotlights intriguing innovations for K-12 teachers and administrators. Here’s what’s on their radar this month: AI Coach by Edthena : An instructional coaching platform that enables schools to provide personalized, timely coaching to all of their teachers.

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Instructor’s guide — How to see submissions and access Similarity & AI reports

PlagiarismCheck

This guide explains how to view students’ submissions in your assignments. Open an assignment created through External Tool where students were supposed to submit their works (to access them follow Course —> Select a Module —> Select an assignment). Under the instructions you will see every student who submitted an assignment as a separate row.

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10 Ways Teachers Can Unleash the Power of Appsheet

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

AppSheet isn’t just another tech tool; it’s a game-changer for teachers who want to streamline tasks, amplify student engagement, and revolutionize classroom management. This no-code platform puts the power of app creation directly in your hands, regardless of your tech proficiency. Learn More with Totally Unscripted Go to Totally Unscripted Join me and the rest.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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How Do Plagiarism Checkers Work?

PlagiarismCheck

No magic pills exist in the grown-up world with endless bills to pay, errands to run, meetings to attend, and papers to compose and check. So, we won’t promise you one – a plagiarism check won’t solve all of your problems. However, it will definitely accelerate your text-writing and checking routines. How exactly does this non-magic tool work?

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Optimize EdTech ROI with the 2024 EdTech App Report

Lightspeed Systems

Lightspeed Systems’ 2024 EdTech App Report provides data insights to benchmark digital learning acquisition and evaluation processes.

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Consensus: How to Use It to Teach

techlearning

Consensus is an AI tool that can help teach using research papers, in a widely adaptive new way.

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New Webinar - "Effective Communication: How to Have Learning Conversations with Patrons and Colleagues"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Effective Communication: How to Have Learning Conversations with Patrons and Colleagues Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security / Essential Librarian Series with Crystal Trice, hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : When faced with tricky conversations, our bodies often react with physical signs of stress like sweaty palms and increased heart rates, making it hard to maintain clarity of thought.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.