The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

Because I love playing with tech and sharing! ;-) Certainly, after I use this technique today, another stormy day in South Georgia, I'll ponder and share with you what I learn and how I'll change. What are some common Mac skills that students should learn? Correction: Add interesting facts or examples to enhance engagement.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

A couple of years ago, Kelly Spoon decided to experiment with her assessment practices. Perhaps there’s a midterm, a final and a few other chances for students to prove what they’ve learned. For example, for a class that’s scheduled for two and a half hours, she makes sure her tests take only one hour.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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Hapara

JUNE 17, 2022

One of the most inspiring ways to do this is using project based learning (PBL). It connects learning to real-world contexts, honors student voice and choice and allows students to build transferable skills such as critical thinking, giving and receiving feedback, collaboration, communication and project management.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

Creating effective lesson plans is the cornerstone of successful teaching and learning. When learning objectives are clear, and students are allowed to engage in organized and meaningful activities to help them become proficient at a targeted skill, it will lead to a productive classroom where learners are focused on achieving academic goals.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. For example, if you want ChatGPT to create a rubric for an assignment, provide ChatGPT with a list of any criteria you want included in the rubric. Check out our first tip here!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2021

Over time, however, especially after the experience of participating in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek , my wheels started turning about how I could apply Angela’s strategies to my own secondary classroom. In this example, students wrote their own names on their folders to save time for the teacher. So why bother to make the effort?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

School leaders need to explain clearly to staff, teachers, parents and students why the technology they are adopting is important and how it is going to improve learning. . Create Compelling Learning Environments. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out which blended learning program will best fit your classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2018

When I lead blended learning workshops or work as a 1:1 blended learning coach, I field a lot of questions about the design of station rotation lessons. Teachers see my examples which show four separate groups and assume that all station rotations must have four groups. That is not the case.

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edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll. Framework for Self-Directed Learning.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 9, 2023

) Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. Games can be an engaging and motivating way for students to stay focused on curriculum content and participate eagerly in the learning process. Assign each team a specific biome (e.g.,

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Think back to an assessment you took in your elementary years. The assessments you took were not that memorable; you probably didn’t have a lasting connection and there was absolutely no impact on you as a learner whatsoever. So why can’t we do that in a class that [only] allows for traditional assessments? Let’s embrace that!

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Neo LMS

MAY 19, 2020

Learning” now takes on a different meaning, with technology redefining who can learn, who can teach, and how each can do it differently. To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. According to The U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. Students will learn to think like scientists. The curriculum also primes students for college and potential careers in science. They observed classrooms.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning. This yielded a total of 160 teacher-assessed essays, which we could compare directly to the AI-given scores and feedback on those same essays. How were teachers’ scores similar to or different from scores given by the AI?

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

The results of large-scale tests may be used by schools or policy-makers to make important decisions such as grouping students by ability or assessing how well schools are doing. Across Canada, researchers and educators have documented the need to transform how the provinces assess literacy and consider more innovative designs.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the edLeader Panel “ A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment ,” distinguished speakers shed light on crucial aspects of education policy, funding, and curriculum development, with a focus on preparing students for employability and entrepreneurship.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It’s exciting to see so many teachers trying this blended learning model and creating opportunities for small group instruction, real-time feedback, collaboration, and differentiated learning. This goes for secondary students too! If I grade something, it is an assessment. 2) Switch up your groups! 10) Mix it up!

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

Students often struggle to make connections between what they learn in their college courses and the skills they need to be successful after graduation. Rob Reynolds, “One of the biggest challenges in today’s education environments is that, for many students, learning has become a ‘black box’ of sorts. Why do I need to know this?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Throughout the school year, I have been assisting them with digital pedagogy as it relates to blended learning and the use of flex spaces.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

If future teachers are taught in the same way as the older generation, they’ll miss the opportunity to learn about edtech early on. There are many ramifications to this problem, but the biggest issue is that they’ll be left to learn on their own if their future workplaces don’t provide adequate support for teaching with technology.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. I capture these 4 key pieces of information on their name tents.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 7, 2021

22 Strategies For Learning Through Conversation. 22 Strategies For Learning Through Conversation. The title is self-explanatory enough: Let’s look at some ways for students to learn from one another in physical or digital classroom. 22 Strategies For Learning Through Conversation. ’ Some examples?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). As a first step, assess your top 10 most expensive ESSER programs and answer these questions: What is our plan to close out or continue to fund this particular expenditure?

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Feedback is one of the best ways to support student learning. 64 and is often considered as one of the top 5 influential factors on student learning, BUT… it is also the most variable. Rubrics have been a part of the assessment toolbox since at least the mid-1990s. According to John Hattie , Feedback has an effect size of.64

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

Because, as helpful as it was for me, funding programs that help students finance and find their way through selective learning opportunities isn’t a solution that can operate at anywhere near the scale needed to serve the millions of underserved learners now facing the same precarious journey as I once was. At a time when more than 4.6

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. By leveraging ChatGPT, teachers can enhance the feedback process, provide personalized guidance, and support students in the learning process. ” Feedback: “Nice attempt! .”

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 4, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. For example, if you are testing their understanding of information in a handout, upload that handout to ChatGPT. secondary school students) B. Check out our first tip here!

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 19, 2022

As higher ed slides into year three of the pandemic, some of us reflect on what we’ve learned from the experience. Next he praises the on-campus experience, in contrast to online learning. A second problem comes in the article’s view of who’s involved in post-secondary teaching. So what went wrong?

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

An empowered parent is an asset to their child’s learning (at school and at home), as well as to the school community. When schools prioritize parent empowerment, families are seen as equal partners and key contributors to the school community, which ultimately helps to create the best possible learning environment for students.

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Neo LMS

MAY 28, 2019

In 2000 the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) released its first PISA results (Program for International Student Assessment), and Finland has never been the same again. There are at least two key factors: A culture of learning and equality. As such PISA plans to reevaluate their evaluations. Infographic].

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

10 Thankfully, extensive research points toward one incredibly effective option in recovering learning loss: high-dosage tutoring. 11 As states, districts, and even the federal government begin to implement tutoring initiatives to address learning loss, it is important that they consider the type of tutoring being offered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

If that isn't bad enough, UNESCO found that more than half of children and adolescents were not even learning worldwide. Furthermore, in September 2020, UNICEF reported that 1 billion children worldwide aren't learning at all. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. What will you do with your learning?

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Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Learn how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. These skills are a foundational part of learning to read. What is phonological awareness—and what part does it play in the process of learning to read? Learn what kinds of delicious veggies this rabbit likes to eat.

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