Mon.Sep 06, 2021

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Take a Break–it’s Labor Day!

Ask a Tech Teacher

Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of September (this year, September 6th). It was originally organized to celebrate various labor associations’ strengths of and contributions to the United States economy. It is largely a day of rest in modern times. Many people mark Labor Day as the end of the summer season and a last chance to make trips or hold outdoor events.

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Calcvier- A Smart Keyboard Calculator for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Calcvier is a smart number pad that can be easily integrated into your mobile device keyboard allowing you to perform complex mathematical calculations while chatting with your friends. 'No need to.read more.

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Build a Joyful Bridge to Independent Reading

MiddleWeb

Ever met a student who thrives when we are with them during reading instruction but struggles during independent reading? Meghan Duermit and Sunday Cummins recommend simple strategies like quick book talks to build a bridge to the wilder world of reading on one’s own. The post Build a Joyful Bridge to Independent Reading first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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OPINION: Former Utah governor has tips for building a stronger post-pandemic teacher force

The Hechinger Report

After America’s school systems were unexpectedly disrupted during the pandemic, teachers immediately began serving as the education system’s de facto front-line workers and first responders. Unfortunately, the pandemic further exacerbated existing concerns about the safety, mental health and instructional challenges that are part of the teaching profession.

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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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Your Classroom Mission Statement

The Thinking Stick

This week we explore an idea that has meant a lot to me, not only as an educator and a business owner , but as a local resident of Seattle. The resource that pairs with this post is a free editable slide deck series that walks you and your students through the process of drafting a class mission statement. Inside the free PDF “Small Significant Shifts for SEL” the slide deck, you’ll find a few sample mentor texts of mission statements.

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Heroes at Work: Brevard Public Schools maintains cybersecurity awareness during pandemic learning

eSchool News

Heroes at Work is a three-part series featuring excerpts from conversations with the grand prize winners of the 2021 eSchool Media K-12 Hero Awards program, sponsored by Trox. Click through for the full interview: Here, eSchool News highlights Florida’s Brevard Public Schools–one of three K-12 Hero Awards winners. Keep reading this interview with Barrett Puschus, Director of Information Technology for Brevard Public Schools , to discover how the district navigated a cybersecurity attack and ke

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Brevard Public Schools juggles cybersecurity and pandemic learning–here’s how IT leaders did it

eSchool News

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. Administrators, technology leaders, classroom teachers, and educators in all roles have persevered as they taught each and every one of their students during a global pandemic. The eSchool Media K-12 Hero Awards program, sponsored by Trox , recognizes the determined efforts of these educators and highlights their exemplary effo

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How Remote Learning Subverts Power and Privilege in Higher Education

Edsurge

[The Library of Trinity College Dublin. Photo by PhotoFra.] Decolonize my syllabus , decolonize my curriculum, decolonize my classroom—for some time now, the term “decolonization” has been the buzzword around campus, as students and certain faculty demand inclusion and diversity in education. However, it seems that the pandemic has unleashed a natural decolonization process by directly challenging the exclusionary nature of the global university.

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How Civil Rights Pioneer Bob Moses Changed Math Education

Edsurge

Civil rights leader and education pioneer Bob Moses (1935-2021), who died in late July, always looked at his evolving mission through the lens of citizenship and what educational processes were needed to achieve and enjoy its blessings. His starting point was the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and, oddly enough, an effort by President Ulysses S. Grant, responding to the social revolution of Reconstruction, to make quality education a constitutional right.

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