EdTech Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

During Black History Month, Aberdeen High School Principal Dana Bullard invited some former students to speak to her current students at the Mississippi school about their careers. One former student, a young Black man who now works at Netflix in California, emphasized that technology skills are important for virtually every job. A pharmacist may need to program a robot to help sort medicine, he suggested; a truck driver may need to manage an autonomous tractor-trailer.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to finally be waning in America. Kudos to district leaders for guiding their school districts through the ins and out of technology integration and remote learning for more than a year. School communities have learned a lot about both the amazing capabilities and the dire failures that embedded technology in the learning process can bring.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2021

I get thousands of visitors a day–over a million since I started. The most common reason why you-all drop by is for resources. I have lots of them–lesson plans, tips and tricks–but one area I have not enough depth is the experiences of fellow teachers: your personal teaching experiences. your informed take on tech ed topics. Education pedagogy.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2021

When COVID closed the door on in-person schooling in spring 2020, one of the biggest concerns for school districts was how to address the needs of students who experience cognitive learning challenges and/or physical disabilities. In-person schooling provided an environment for students with cognitive or physical challenges to be fully supported with personalized instruction, tailored supports, and customized technologies.

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JUNE 23, 2021

The 3-2-1 strategy is a simple way to frame a topic or task, making it useful for anything from discussion prompts to inquiry learning. The post Using The 3-2-1 Learning Strategy For Critical Thinking appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2021

As graduation season winds down, throngs of college graduates are entering the workforce. Many may not be ready. Employers rate “ability to work in teams” as the most important skill required of college graduates; 62 percent of employers said this skill is “very important,” while another 31 percent rated it as “somewhat important,” according to a recent employer survey conducted by the Association of American Colleges & Universities.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 23, 2021

This article features contributions from MIND's Education Research Director Martin Buschkuehl. Having a deep conceptual understanding of math creates the problem-solving foundation that all areas of STEM are built on, and early math skills are powerful predictors of later learning. For over 20 years, MIND has developed and refined our ST Math instructional program to leverage students' spatial-temporal reasoning skills to help them build a deeper understanding of math.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 23, 2021

Google Meet announced the expected release of a host of interesting new features that will transform the whole video conferencing experience particularly for us in education. The new features.read more.

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Teacher Tech

JUNE 23, 2021

Student centered classrooms require a lot of intentionality. Being flexible. Knowing the students you have and adapting the curriculum to fit their needs. Being willing to accept alternative assessment. The post Student Centered Means Adaptability appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

Flexible learning environments have been a popular buzzword for a while now. Traditionally, flexible learning environments address the flexible use of the physical space as well as how time during classes might be used and how students are grouped during learning. Now, school leaders and educators also have to consider switching between in-person learning and remote learning, and how that applies to the learning environment in place.

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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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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 23, 2021

A 10 percent increase in school connectivity can lift a country’s economic productivity, a new analysis contends. The post Connect Students Online, Boost Your Country’s Gross Domestic Product? appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

When the pandemic virtually shut down face-to-face interactions between people last spring, it looked like the volunteer program in a central Ohio suburban school district would be paused for the year. But it turns out that with some tweaks to the annual program, not only were students able to participate, but in a way, they became even more connected to their community.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 23, 2021

Helping students who avoid reading see themselves as developing readers rather than struggling readers can make all the difference, writes Laura Robb. She shows how guided practice lessons give students opportunities to strengthen their skill and move steadily forward. The post Make It Happen: Reading Growth for All Students first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

Founded in 1931, the Sachs Foundation Supports Black Students from the Centennial State Who Are Pursuing Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees at Prestigious Universities Nationwide . COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June23, 2021 — The Sachs Foundation, an organization that has provided college scholarships to Black Coloradans since 1931, announced today that it has awarded $2.44 million in scholarships to talented Black students from the Centennial State over the past year.

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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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SETDA Says

JUNE 23, 2021

OET Roundtable Blog Convened by SETDA, CoSN, & Digital Promise By Julia Fallon, Executive Director, SETDA Equity of Access As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, reliable, robust broadband access both at school and away from campus is required to equitably engage all learners no matter where they live and learn. As it has become […]. The post Equity of Access appeared first on Leadership, Technology, Innovation, Learning | SETDA.

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SpeechTechie

JUNE 23, 2021

Just playing on the title of last week's post, one lesson from this experience (almost all teletherapy, all the time) is the power of resources which allow you to have group members join a space, almost like a room. I believe for me this will continue beyond the pandemic as a helpful language and social engagement tool, incorporating technology to provide visual guidance, context, motivation to participate, language practice in various forms, and fun!

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., June 22, 2021— The Indiana Department of Education recently named Curriculum Associates a School Improvement Preferred Technical Assistance Partner to Support COVID-19 Recovery and Student Learning. The company, which was selected in part based on its evidence of success and capacity to deliver effective specialized assistance to meet the unique needs of schools across the state, will help educators in Grades K–8 address learning loss or unfinished learning using the awar

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Turnitin

JUNE 23, 2021

What is self-plagiarism and how does it present itself and how can educators mitigate it? Part of our emerging trends series.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

June 22, 2021 –– Rise Vision and Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. have partnered to offer K-12 schools and higher education institutions a free year of Rise Vision digital signage with each NEC display MediaPlayer solution they purchase. . NEC displays enable collaboration between students and teachers, keeping the classroom connected and driving student engagement in an interactive way.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Slido is a superb hybrid learning tool that makes remote learning more engaging for students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 12 million students, announced that it has earned the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital Promise, an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to spur innovation in education. IXL submitted its whitepaper, ” IXL Design Principles: Core Features Grounded in Learning Science Research ,” as evidence that links IXL’s product desi

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MindShift

JUNE 23, 2021

“The water we’re swimming in” or “The smoggy air we’re breathing” are two well-known metaphors for talking about racism. They describe how racism is both everywhere and constant, which means it’s also present in classrooms, even when teachers have the best of intentions. . This year’s Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools (DWSC) Conference focused on how teachers can work towards antiracist practices to bring about policy changes and create positive outcomes for students.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2021

For months, it has been heralded as the “most important student free speech case in at least 50 years.” Today, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. , the case can finally live up to the hype. “The Court made clear that schools’ power to limit campus speech is not unlimited,” says Jeff Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonprofit.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 23, 2021

Social media: If you find it hard to get started on tasks that seem overwhelming or find yourself checking your email twenty times each day and still end up with an overflowing inbox, you might be in need of the Pomodoro Technique! You can use it to accomplish everything from professional tasks like grading papers or writing report cards to personal goals like exercise or self-care.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JUNE 23, 2021

After a long, arduous and challenging school year, I hope you are finding ways to relax and recharge! Before I slip off myself to my own vacation, I wanted to slip in one more Edtech Elixirs entry before the work of next school year begins. As I look back on my first days as an edtech cheerleader (as a classroom teacher, and then as a digital learning coach), one of my biggest regrets was being too caught up in sharing the latest fancy, flashy tool.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

Calgary, Alberta — June 22, 2021 — Nureva Inc., an innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, has added Voice Amplification Mode to its HDL300 and Dual HDL300 audio conferencing systems. With this addition, which is currently available in public beta, the HDL300 systems solve the difficult audio problem of supporting in-room amplification of the teacher’s voice, while simultaneously providing full-room pickup of student voices so that everyone can be heard by remote students

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

By Michele Israel. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Online and far away. That’s what it felt like for teachers and students when COVID propelled them into the digital world. They wondered: Would it be possible for students to learn effectively outside of the classroom? Could instruction be adapted to keep learners engaged from afar? Could schools support student well-being at a distance?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2021

Atlanta, Ga. (June 21, 2021) MobileMind , the modern professional learning hub for schools, is now a certified ClassLink partner, a leader in cloud-based education products, including single sign-on and streamlined class rostering. Through the partnership, MobileMind and ClassLink customers can leverage ClassLink for user management, and those settings will automatically be applied to the district’s MobileMind learning hub, streamlining district-scaled professional development like never

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Buncee

JUNE 23, 2021

There are a lot of buzzwords in education right now, and some represent passing fads of the latest and greatest, but others are research-backed, proven, and here to stay. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is one of those that has been proven to improve the academic performance of students, besides all of the other benefits it gives the students. One of the teaching practices that Missouri teachers may be evaluated on is their use of “strategies that promote social competence” in students (See Miss

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