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Math Word Problems

Ask a Tech Teacher

Looking for a more interesting way to teach math in these unusual times? Here are a variety of sites that share Math Word Problems–the real-world way to teach what some see as a daunting subject: Expii Solv e–math word problems and puzzles, lots of them. IXL Word Problems –by grade. Math and Logic Problems. Math Pickle –puzzles, games, and mini competitions.

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Seen, Heard, Valued: Listening to the Leadership of Teachers of Color

Digital Promise

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” – Shirley Chisholm. To begin to address the teacher of color shortage, Digital Promise engaged teachers of color to lead the development of solutions aimed at improving teachers of color recruitment and retention. This report provides a summation of those efforts. In December 2020, Digital Promise convened more than 900 teachers, district leaders, charter leaders, researchers, and Black, Brown, and Indigenous organization

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Why Assessments Are Still Useful — and Accurate — in a Pandemic Year

Edsurge

As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. As assessment and curriculum leaders for two different districts, we’re still discovering the answers. But what we do know is that assessment can still reveal a lot of essential information about student learning, and despite the challenges, they’re still worth conduct

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Kids are shooting hoops with rolled up socks, but pandemic phys ed is not cancelled

The Hechinger Report

It’s almost time for gym class, and my fifth grader can’t find her tennis ball. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. “Adrienne, did you take it?” she demands of her younger sister, who swears she didn’t (though she probably did). “How about a soccer ball?” I ask. They’re practicing dribbling skills. “No, Mom,” she says firmly. “We’re indoors.

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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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Overcoming the 9% Problem: New Ways to Unleash Alumni Social Capital at Colleges

Edsurge

During college, I received a login to an alumni directory called “TigerNet.” Like many directories, it amounted to a glorified Yellow Pages. Admittedly, it offered valuable contact information for thousands of alumni. But its design and functionality still left the hardest part—making actual connections—up to students’ ability to ingratiate ourselves through cold calls and emails.

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OPINION: Resuming universal standardized testing in America’s public schools would be ‘foolhardy’

The Hechinger Report

Should we resume standardized testing of students this spring? Policymakers place great stock in standardized test scores. In 1983, a landmark federal report, A Nation at Risk , pointed to declines over time in SAT scores and the U.S.’s middling performance on international assessments to claim a “ rising tide of mediocrity ” in American education. The report touched off a movement toward standards-based accountability: holding school districts, schools and even teachers accountable for the acad

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i-Spy

SpeechTechie

i-Spy is a rich, simple interactive website that's like a Where's Waldo of New Zealand. You can play 5 different scenes and locate hidden animals, objects or people. I'd recommend the free play mode as the challenge mode is timed. A search icon will bring you to the general vicinity of the target with a visual cue. Activities like these are visually packed and not for all students, but for many can serve as "thinking with the eyes" collaborative "group plan" activities (both Social Thinking® ter

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Top 5 Blended Learning Models

Linways Technologies

With the changing scenarios in society to deal with new-age students and curriculum teachers always introduces new methods in the course delivery system for the better adjustment and understanding of students. Blended learning is one such method which is a student-centric learning model adopted by many institutions. It is a learning mechanism that can be equally beneficial for students in the classroom and remote learners.

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Managing In-Person and Distance Learning at the Same Time

Graphite Blog

As schools begin to reopen amid the changing pandemic, many classrooms will experience some form of hybrid instruction during the transition back to fully in-person learning. Along the way, schools and districts are embracing a variety of hybrid teaching and learning models. One particular model that can work for both students and teachers is known as hyflex instruction, but to be successful you'll need to make room for some extra planning and consideration.

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Using AI technologies to keep schools safe

eSchool News

The COVID pandemic has changed much about how we live and how we work. Nowhere is this more evident than in our schools – in how we safely teach our students and how our students learn, safely. The challenge with schools is that, from a safety perspective, educational institutions were already under siege. Consider the following: According to the National Fire Protection Association, there are more than 3,200 fires each year in schools in the U.S.

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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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Friday 5: Reflections on Teaching This Week

Cycles of Learning

Moving forward I will be using Friday's to write a simple reflection on five things that worked well in the "classroom" each week (distance learning or face-to-face) This post is meant to be simple, to the point, and may contain obvious realizations about teaching and learning. I apologize ahead for any redundancy in previous posts, and feel the need to reflect on the week in a concise way is meaningful for me, and hopefully other teachers, looking for empathy, insight, or ideas. 1.

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How much will it take to reopen, catch up kids, and save public schooling long term?

The Hechinger Report

Superintendent Chad Gestson has been spending a lot of money lately. This story also appeared in USA Today. He’s had to buy personal protective equipment for staff and laptops for around 28,000 teenagers. He’s also had to keep his schools open for a small number of students with disabilities and extra needs, as well as continue social services like food assistance for families during a pandemic.

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To test or not to test? Educators weigh the value of standardized testing during a pandemic

The Hechinger Report

When schools in Columbus, Ohio, opened up classrooms this fall for the state’s third grade reading exam, just over a third of students showed up. The rest stayed home, for reasons district leaders can only guess at. This story also appeared in NBC News. Some parents may have worried their child would contract the coronavirus, despite the district’s strict safety protocols.

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