Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2020

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakehol

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

A quick search of the words “interoperability” and “education” yields over 21 million results. Considering this massive volume, this combination of topics is clearly on the hearts and minds of teachers and students. However, a quick survey would show that this is not the case. Other than those who are quick with their affixes and root words, there is barely a soul outside of an IT role who can give you a close definition.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 10, 2020

I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of check-ins with educators all over. Episode 041 is below. Thank you, Robert Van der Eyken, for sharing how Academia Cotopaxi in Quito, Ecuador is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

When Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced mandated school closures in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, school districts such as Peoria Public Schools knew they’d have to lean on technology to teach remotely for an indefinite period of time. But they were also concerned about how they would continue providing services from a distance to students with disabilities and unique learning needs.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

Among the many frustrations ahead for millions of Americans thrown out of work by the pandemic is one that may surprise them: To get a new job, it’s increasingly likely they will have to take a test. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

The return to school won’t be business as usual this year. Across the country, many school districts are still weighing their options for how to reopen schools amid continuing coronavirus concerns. In May, the CDC released back-to-school guidance on maintaining healthy environments and operations, such as installing physical barriers in areas where it’s difficult to maintain a safe distance from other people and implementing staggered schedules for students.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 10, 2020

Below is a collection of some good educational science apps curated specifically for high school students. This work is based on Biology Apps collection in iTunes App Store. The apps are.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2020

Experience Education ( ExperienceAmerica.com ), a leading organization in experiential learning, has partnered with Education Service Center (ESC) Region 20 in Texas to bring inspiration and innovation to children during a time of crisis. With kids across the country feeling increasingly isolated and disconnected from their friends, as well as their regular routines, Experience and ESC-20 have come together to give young minds a sense of purpose and connection through a one-of-a-kind virtual Cyb

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 10, 2020

School is out for the summer and during this time of year, we like to share summer resources and discuss ways to combat summer slide. But the usual discussions of summer learning loss have the added weight of early school closures that occurred due to COVID-19. The learning landscape continues to change as we navigate the short term, and prepare for a very different upcoming school year.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2020

In partnership with eSchool News, Illuminate Education is spotlighting teachers in a series recognizing educators, the way they have moved instruction online during COVID-19, and how they have prioritized the needs of their students. Danielle Carlisle. 6th Grade Social Science Teacher. Los Coyotes Middle School. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, CA.

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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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Kathy Schrock

JULY 10, 2020

I have long been a user of the paper cutting machines you see in craft stores. I have a Silhouette Cameo machine that I use for making cards and vinyl objects for decoration. It is so much fun! I have been intrigued by the CO2 laser cutters/engravers which can cut or engrave cardboard, wood, leather, plastic, metal, acrylic, rubber, and glass up to a certain thickness.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 10, 2020

Starting Monday, July 13th at 12 pm summer episodes of # LetsLearnNYC will air on Thirteen WNET New York. Lessons will be for students aged 3 - 8 and will air every weekday. If you miss an episode or don't get WNET, you can catch the episodes after they air at: thirteen.org/programs/lets-learn-nyc. Episodes include a mix of foundational reading skills, literacy, math, social studies, and science.

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Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

JULY 10, 2020

Google It Students entering high school this fall were born the year that Google was added to the dictionary as a verb, yet I still frequently hear teachers express concern over their students’ lack of strong search skills Google Search Education Luckily the folks at Google have created a series of lessons and challenges that. Read more. The post Everything You Need to Build Your Students’ Search Skills appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology.

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Adjusting Course

JULY 10, 2020

At some point as a leader you just have to decide what fuels you. What's the mission? Not in a "This sounds catchy" kinda way, but deep down in your DNA. Those batteries you're trying to recharge.what have you committed to filling them with? What is the story or mantra you remind yourself when nobody else is looking? As you're welcoming students.Walking into your next meeting.

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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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techlearning

JULY 10, 2020

Advice and resources to collect actionable data that can be used to support back-to-school planning.

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Reading By Example

JULY 10, 2020

I came across this quote eight years ago when I took my first administrative job. I am pinning it back on my office wall tomorrow so the positivity can radiate down on me during another extraordinary school year of ‘new’. It will be is hard. We must be honest for our students, staff, and colleagues so that we may grow, resiliently, together. And yet we must keep dreaming, believing – courageously, cheerfully.

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ExcelinEd

JULY 10, 2020

Research from NWEA shows that students may return to school this fall with “roughly only 70% of the learning gains in reading relative to a typical school year and less than 50% of the gains in math.” This summer, there are more online resources for families to help keep their students learning. Celebrate National Summer Learning Week by checking out resources from Khan Academy , Ed Navigator , Class in Session With Jeb Bush , Learning Heroes , National Summer Learning Association and Wide Ope

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2020

Pirette McKamey is fighting for anti-racist education. Over her more than 30 years as an educator, the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco spent a decade leading an anti-racism committee. “To be an anti-racist educator means I commit to educating all of the students sitting in front of me, including Black and Latinx students,” McKamey tells NPR’s All Things Considered.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Back before the internet made it possible—and popular—for people to document their lives in real time, teenagers found themselves preserved between the pages of their high school yearbooks—forever young. Enshrining cliques and clubs, acne and braces, these artifacts capture students as they are, in the present. Yet many yearbooks also make predictions about the future.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2020

Most librarians are familiar with reading challenges — the challenge format is a type of reading program that provides a more engaging way to get students to read. Challenges give students a set of goals to accomplish within a defined period of time. Libraries and schools around the country run all sorts of reading challenges, and there are lots of ways to do it, themes to use, and ways to promote it — if you’re thinking of running one, feel free to take our quiz to see what type of challenge wo

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2020

Jeanne Norris is a teacher, the wife of a teacher and the mother of an 8-year-old in St. Louis. She’d love to send her son back to school in August. But, she says, “I feel like my government and my fellow citizens have put me in a position where it’s not really in the best interests of our family.” Norris has a long list of reasons why.

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