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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access.

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PROOF POINTS: How to get teachers to talk less and students more

The Hechinger Report

Does Feedback on Talk Time Increase Student Engagement? It’s audible proof that a student is paying attention and not drifting off, research suggests. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift One India-based tutoring company, Cuemath, trains its tutors to encourage students to talk more. Source: Figure 2 of Demszky et.

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How Culturally Responsive Education Affects Student Engagement and Learning

MindSpark

These two classroom exercises are examples of my work introducing Morgridge Academy Students to Culturally Responsive Education. Dr.Stembridge argues that culturally responsive education is all about meeting students where their culture is and allowing THEM to express it. Elie Wiesel’s Night talks about death.

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Civics Education Is Essential for Creating Engaged Citizens. I’m Hopeful It's About to Make a Comeback.

Edsurge

The project was at times messy and chaotic, placing control in the hands of students. But it provided them an engaging way to learn firsthand the difficulties of creating and sustaining a government structure. This is especially evident in the elementary grades, which on average only teach social studies 30 minutes a week.

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Flip Grid: 6 Fun Ideas to Engage Learners in Conversation with Teryl Magee

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. It’s really for student engagement and other ideas that you can use in the classroom where students are able to answer questions and engage in class conversations via video. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

On a shelf in her Chicago classroom, third grader Arianna has a thick binder that details her achievements, strengths and goals as a student, along with some revealing information about her personality. A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Her sister, Alanni, an eighth grader, has a binder too.

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What Students Learned When They Made Robotics Relevant to Their Lives

Edsurge

My 4th-12th grade students didn't learn in an actual classroom, but rather in an undefined work space, which included the schoolyard farm and a nascent makerspace with a handful of robots. Albans, MO, also has a farm and students care for goats, beehives, chickens, garden beds, compost piles and hydroponic systems. she asked. “I

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