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Leadership During Crisis: Lessons and Learnings from the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted traditional classroom instruction, but it has not stopped schools from fostering meaningful connections and engaging in robust, student-centered teaching and learning. As challenging as the pandemic has been, a common theme has emerged among the League of Innovative Schools: Embrace the innovations of the moment as designs for the future.

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Top Priority Peripherals for Effective Teaching

EdTech Magazine

Peripherals aren’t going anywhere, as least not according to Adam Phyall III, director of technology and media services at Newton County School System. “Even when the pandemic is over, both students and teachers will still be able to benefit from the increase to their productivity,” he says. “There’s still going to be some type of remote classroom.” Purchasing and deploying peripherals is about more than navigating current crisis challenges — it’s about creating learning environments that better

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Here’s a Preview of May

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in May: More. –Comments are closed but feel free to contact me via Twitter (@askatechteacher). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Why flipping the classroom just makes sense

Neo LMS

A version of this post was originally published in Education World , in March 2021. Covid-19 has impacted the world in many ways, but it has also laid the foundations for astonishing transformation in education. While it has exposed the gaps in traditional public education, it has unearthed the many possibilities of online learning and the benefits of a flexible education approach.

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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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Systemic Change Means Rethinking College and Career Prep. We’ve Done It Before.

Edsurge

The space race “crisis” of the 1950s and ‘60s led the U.S. to invest heavily in its public education system, and to the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA). That legislation prompted a major shift in our instructional focus that ushered more students toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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25 Social Emotional Learning Resources For Teachers

TeachThought - Learn better.

25 Social Emotional Learning Resources For Teachers. by TeachThought Staff. Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves creating opportunities within the school day to support students in developing positive behaviors and mindsets such as goal-setting, showing empathy, cultivating relationships, making responsible choices, and managing their nervous systems.

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Semantic Scholar- A Research Tool for Academic and Scientific Literature

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Semantic Scholar is a good academic search engine that allows you to search millions of scholarly articles for academic content relevant to your research topic. Unlike other search engines, Semantic.

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Five Books That Will Challenge Your Thinking By @MjmcalliWrites

Teacher Tech

Guest Post by Melody McAllister What is the Black Lives Matter Movement? This April, I had a great lineup of bookchats, starting with Hedreich Nichols, which I blogged about here. Her children’s book, What is the Black Lives Matter Movement? Is a MUST for your personal and school library! All In: Taking A Gamble In […]. The post Five Books That Will Challenge Your Thinking By @MjmcalliWrites appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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How To Teach For Knowledge Through Humility

TeachThought - Learn better.

How To Teach For Knowledge Through Humility. by Terry Heick. Humility is an interesting starting point for learning. There is a tempting sense of empowerment in our current ‘age of information’ that can lead to a loss of reverence and even entitlement to ‘know things.’ If nothing else, modern technology access (in much of the world) has replaced subtlety with spectacle, and process with access.

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Be Internet Awesome: Parents Guide to Online Safety for Their Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

With current lockdown and school closures, our house-bound kids are spending much more time in front of their screens. With this 'new' reality comes the ever-lasting concern with our kids online.

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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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The 10 most popular learning channels for kids

eSchool News

Even before COVID-19 forced the closure of schools around the world, the internet had become a virtual classroom with a growing number of engaging learning channels for students. More than a year into the pandemic, parents are still turning to online resources to find activities for their children–but social media can be a challenging place when it comes to choosing content.

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Dive into Summer Learning with Unique Learning System

N2Y

The Search for Consistent and Structured Summer Learning. Summer is almost here! And you know what that means: a search for high-quality lessons, activities, and instructional support for an enriching summer school learning program. Ideally, these materials will provide continuity for students and instructors alike, with progress monitoring over the summer plus documentation of standards coverage and IEP goals.

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Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Announce 2021 Making for Good Challenge Winners

eSchool News

Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, April 29, 2021) – Today, three students across the United States are recognized for innovative solutions to societal and environmental issues as winners of the Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education 2021 Making for Good Challenge. Working individually or in teams of 2-4, high school students nationwide created 60-90 second videos outlining innovative solutions to societal or environmental problems.

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edWeb 2021 Professional Learning Survey

edWeb.net

“We are not isolated in our common concerns regarding student learning in light of the COVID pandemic, and it has been a great resource to find solutions to common problems shared by fellow educators.”. edWeb is a professional learning network that provides teachers and all educators with free online professional learning communities and edWebinars. edWeb makes it possible for educators to participate in personalized, collaborative learning – anytime, anywhere.

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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.

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Think Together Brings in More Than $500,000 at Annual Raise A Hand Event to Support Expanded Learning, Afterschool and Student Learning Recovery Programs

eSchool News

The live virtual event held April 23 was attended by more than 300 guests from across the state of California. Santa Ana, Calif. (April 28, 2021) – Think Together , California’s largest nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning, and school improvement programs, held its annual Raise A Hand event raising $515,000 on Friday, April 23. Think Together’s annual fundraiser was reimagined this year as a virtual experience with nearly 300 guests registered to attend.

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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 246 Critical Thinking Through Creating Video

TeachThought - Learn better.

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 246 Critical Thinking Through Creating Video. Drew Perkins talks with former broadcaster Clement Townsend about his work to help grow critical thinking by engaging them in the video creation process. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: videojournalismpro.com @ClementTV_ Clement Townsend on Facebook. Listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast player including: iTunes Stitcher Podbean PodcastLand YouTube.

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3 keys to protecting student data and privacy

eSchool News

When the sixth-largest school district in the United States announced in early April that hackers were holding its data ransom for $40 million, administrators everywhere paid attention. The Fort Lauderdale-area district has 232 schools and a budget of $2.6 billion for the 2020-21 school year—seemingly, the district has plenty of resources to protect against cyberattacks.

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Optimize Your Teaching with the FRAME Model

MiddleWeb

Peg Grafwallner’s Ready to Learn is packed with ah-ha moments and resources to help any teacher up their game using FRAME: Focus, Reach, Ask, Model, and Encourage. Rita Platt feels the common sense approach to framing lessons will build student buy-in and deepen learning. The post Optimize Your Teaching with the FRAME Model first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Record and Insert Audio in Google Slides with Mote!

Shake Up Learning

The post Record and Insert Audio in Google Slides with Mote! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know you can use the Mote Chrome Extension to record and insert audio in Google Slides in just a few steps? Super easy! Inserting audio in Google Slides is great, but it’s not easy recording with a separate tool, uploading, sharing, etc. Mote will do all of this for you–automagically!

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Should Remote Learning Be an Option, Even After the Pandemic?

Graphite Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic may be waning in the U.S., but it continues to disrupt lives around the world. For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. And the negative aspects of the pandemic have been especially significant for lower-income families and students of color.

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The Power of Play

N2Y

Did you know that all children learn through play? Parents may be skeptical when they can’t see written work, but in fact, as Maria Montessori said, “Play is the work of the child.” Children learn and grow simply by engaging in play, and it also has many other benefits, such as improving focus and behavior, supporting social skills development, reducing stress, and more.

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3 Chrome Shortcuts Everyone Should Know

Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

Check out these essential Google Chrome shortcuts to save some time while streamlining a few common tasks. With no extensions needed and no keys to memorize, these shortcuts couldn’t be easier: they can all be done right in the omnibox (Chrome’s name for the URL/address bar). These “Tech in 20” videos explain each shortcut in.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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New Task Completion Guidance in Student View and a New Spelling Game

N2Y

We’re all about task completion this month! Build students’ ability to persevere and finish work with new completion prompts in Student View. When they attempt to turn in an assignment that is incomplete, students will see a visual prompt highlighting what part of an activity needs to be completed before they can submit it. And a new game in L 3 Skills provides practice in completing spelling words.

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Building a technical integration with Turnitin

Turnitin

Learn how Turnitin solutions can be used by integration partners to support learning with integrity and to enhance and safeguard businesses.

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Stark inequality starts early — with babies, toddlers, report says

The Hechinger Report

Infants and toddlers face drastically different opportunities based on location and demographics, according to a new report. Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images. America’s very youngest citizens are hardly immune from the inequities exposed —and, in some cases, worsened — by the pandemic. And for infants and toddlers, the consequences could be particularly long-lasting given how crucial this period of development is, according to a new report released by ZERO TO THREE , a

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