EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

District technology leaders once again named cybersecurity as their top priority, yet school districts continue to fall victim to cyberattacks. In fact, K–12 education is now one of the top targeted industries. Why? Cybercrime has evolved, but cybersecurity strategies haven’t. While K–12 education is a leader in cloud adoption, driven by the embrace of Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, districts often aren’t properly securing it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. Often, these go undiagnosed as students, parents, and teachers simply think the child is not a good reader, is lazy, or is disinterested. Thankfully, the International Dyslexia Association sponsors an annual Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aimed to expand comprehension of this little-understood language-based learning condition.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Social emotional health matters. WORD Workouts are a fantastic way to help students connect with their emotions. Additionally, these quick lessons promote student social emotional health. In these times, we know that helping students express how they are feeling can help them better cope with their emotions.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2021

“Connection is the most important piece of the puzzle for the student-teacher relationship. … Students are more successful when they feel that their teacher understands them and understands where they’re coming from.”- High school teacher, Tennessee. This past year, with the emergency shift to remote working and learning, the importance of relationships has become more apparent than ever.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Keen on incorporating the principles of game-based learning in your instructional pedagogy? Bloxels is one of those platforms you may want to try out with your students. Bloxels enables students to.read more.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

While COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available, the Delta variant of the virus is raging across the country and forcing schools to navigate continued risk. Because of this, the virtual learning experience has lasted. Educators, fatigued by tech challenges, student disengagement, reduced virtual attendance, and lower test scores, are worried. That said, virtual learning will continue for the foreseeable future because, still, no one knows what that future looks like.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you think of culturally responsive teaching, you may not immediately think of dopamine and oxytocin. But the brain chemicals have a lot to do with the framework and approach to teaching. “The brain is a learning machine” according to Zaretta Hammond, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain , who is on a mission to educate educators about the neuroscience behind culturally responsive teaching (CRT).

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

CTE (career and technical education) provides opportunities for students to prepare for careers and support local economies

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I taught basic English writing at two community colleges in New Mexico before I retired in 2019. My students tended to be motivated; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been in college at all. Yet many had difficulty concentrating and understanding what they read. And even though they were high school graduates, many were only borderline literate. In 2017 New Mexico had an 83.5 percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and that means educators across the globe are still finding inventive and innovative ways to support and teach students in classrooms, during hybrid instruction, and in virtual settings. The eSchool Media K-12 Hero Awards program, sponsored by Trox , recognizes the determined and dedicated efforts of educators throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Curtis Chandler looks into implicit bias, the unconscious stereotypes that drive each of us, including educators, to behave and make decisions in certain ways. He shares a Teacher Tracker Tool that can help uncover patterns and make sure we treat all students fairly. The post Using Google Forms to Reveal Teaching Biases first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Candace Brown. Have you read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ? That’s me when I know I’ve got things to grade and work to do. Every little thing will distract me, from notification pings to suddenly having the desire to Marie-Kondo my space (tidying up is life-changing magic as well as a useful procrastination tool).

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

How partnerships, coordinated outreach, and extensive family support, enabled Clark County School District (CCSD) to address the digital challenges faced by students during the pandemic. 1 | BACKGROUND. When the pandemic hit, Clark County School District (CCSD) , the fourth largest district in the country, had to shift approximately 320,000 students to remote learning.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Candace Brown. Have you read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ? That’s me when I know I’ve got things to grade and work to do. Every little thing will distract me, from notification pings to suddenly having the desire to Marie-Kondo my space (tidying up is life-changing magic as well as a useful procrastination tool). .

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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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Turnitin

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Five ways educators can administer assessments with integrity that ultimately support the student educational journey

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Candace Brown. Have you read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ? That’s me when I know I’ve got things to grade and work to do. Every little thing will distract me, from notification pings to suddenly having the desire to Marie-Kondo my space (tidying up is life-changing magic as well as a useful procrastination tool). .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2021

"Team Success: Better Results Through Focused Team Building, Internal Support, Clear Communication, and Conflict Resolution" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. There are four core themes to team success in the library environment: We take care of each other here.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Origanal title: Making Space for Focused Grading. Social media caption: If you are a teacher in the world in 2021, you might have had these thoughts at some point in the last year (or yesterday): How can I find the focus to get work done? How can I keep my home separate from my work, even when I work from home? How can I rest- really rest? Read about one ADD teacher’s investigation into more productive, focused grading!

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