User Generated Education
JUNE 29, 2020
I, like many others, was forced to move a face-to-face college class to virtual synchronous meetings in Zoom. This term I am teaching a group dynamics course. One of my goals is to have my students experience similar dynamics and processes as they would face-to-face. Typically, I do this through experiential group activities. My task has become converting these experiences to a virtual environment.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 29, 2020
The dynamics of digital instruction, learning outcomes and equitable access can be complex, with no one-size-fits-all approach. As researchers learn more about best practices, educators are tasked with putting their findings into practice — a job harder than it sounds. Now, districts are confronting new challenges as they seek to deliver instruction remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2020
Anyone who has attended an education conference in the last ten years has likely heard the claim that 65 percent of today’s children will work in jobs that don’t even exist yet. The statistic, cited in a popular World Economic Forum report , often emerges in any conversation about education, the economy and the workforce. Unfortunately, it’s untrue.
Teacher Tech
JUNE 29, 2020
When you create a CLASS Team you have the option to create assignments, give feedback and assign grades. Two Places You can find assignments in Microsoft Teams in 2 places. On the left hand side one of the icons is “Assignments.” If you can not find this it is because your Teams account is not […]. The post Microsoft Teams: Creating Assignments appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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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.
Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2020
As colleges plan to welcome students back for the fall semester—while preparing for a possible second outbreak of the coronavirus that would force classes back online–one thing is for sure: Community is more important than ever. Families debating the value of virtual college classes fear that schools in the fall will lack the real “college experience,” and that students will struggle with online learning and feel more isolated than engaged.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 29, 2020
Concept mapping is a learning strategy that involves visualizing relations between concepts and ideas using graphical representations. It is a form of graphic organizer that consists of various.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 29, 2020
For today’s post we are sharing with you this collection of tips to help you foster a growth mindset culture in your class. The visual is based on this post from Marcus Guido. We invite you.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JUNE 29, 2020
When choosing a poetry book for teens, it’s also important to choose poetry that relates to where students are in life or what they care about. The post 25 Of The Best Poetry Books For Teens appeared first on TeachThought.
MiddleWeb
JUNE 29, 2020
The antiracist protests occurring across the country since the killing of George Floyd have led Lauren Brown and Sarah Cooper – two white female middle school social studies teachers – to consider even more deeply “how best to teach U.S. history.” Join the conversation.
eSchool News
JUNE 29, 2020
The extent of the challenges and unknowns involved in safely reopening our schools may seem daunting, but educational organizations and schools now involved in the process are developing helpful frameworks and innovative solutions that show what can be accomplished and how. Representatives of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), accompanied by a team working on the plan for a Brooklyn, NY charter school, explained during a recent edWebinar how they are proceeding and what has already resul
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.
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 29, 2020
The Software and Information Industry Association is moving away from in-person conferences as it essentially slashes its ed-tech division, which will be absorbed into the organization's policy unit. The post Major Software Association Restructuring Ed-Tech Division, Moving Away from In-Person Conferences appeared first on Market Brief.
eSchool News
JUNE 29, 2020
The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S. education, and its effects can follow students from kindergarten through college. As if that’s not bad enough, the COVID-19 crisis, which forced students across the globe to learn at home while schools closed physical operations, made inequities even more apparent.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 29, 2020
Like most big-city mayors, New York City’s Bill de Blasio faces the daunting task of reopening schools safely and soon. How about resuming with fairness as well, realigning pre-K to ease racial disparities in early learning? Bolder action is required to support children hit hardest by the pandemic, not to mention to address deep-seated inequities woven into the fabric of educational institutions.
The Principal of Change
JUNE 29, 2020
I saw my brother, Dr. Alec Couros , share this short and powerful video by Liv McNeil. Please take three minutes to watch it: An incredible video by a student to show one person’s experience during emergency remote teaching. . I have had a lot of conversations with educators about their students during the past few months. The comments have ranged from students thriving during this time to struggling way beyond what this video shows. .
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.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 29, 2020
CASABLANCA, Morocco — I grew up with a Black father of Puerto Rican and Caribbean ancestry and a white mother, in an overwhelmingly white area of Western New York. I am used to standing out. There was the bully who called me “n *r” on the playground, and the funny looks my family would get when we were all out together. I’ve since learned to take pride in my differences and cope with the challenges I’ve encountered as a racial minority.
Reading By Example
JUNE 29, 2020
Our school rocked remote learning, especially in the beginning. The teachers pivoted quickly to an online platform, adopted new online resources quickly, and kept an open, positive mind for the “new normal”, all within a matter of a week (albeit that week was filled with some loooooong days of preparation). We were ZOOMing! While remote learning overall went well, by the end the engagement was waning.
techlearning
JUNE 29, 2020
A new analysis finds that California ranks second in the nation for highest population of students and teachers lacking adequate internet connection and devices at home.
SETDA Says
JUNE 29, 2020
It is difficult to believe that it has been 13 years since SETDA’s 2008 journey in developing and publishing the Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education. This project included a Student Bill of Rights and a series of white papers (below). At that time, the critical topics that bubbled to the top were broadband access, […].
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Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 29, 2020
Varsity Tutors is an excellent site to find online tutors in any subject but also to help w/ Remote Learning which is ideal during school and camp closures especially during this pandemic and summer. Varsity Tutors is ideal for K-12 students and can be used for any subjects such as: foreign languages, coding, Math, Chemistry, and more. Best of all, Varsity Tutors can be used for 1:1 instruction or even for group learning.
MindShift
JUNE 29, 2020
The nation’s pediatricians have come out with a strong statement in favor of bringing children back to the classroom this fall wherever and whenever they can do so safely. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidance “strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school.” The guidance says “schools are fundamental to child and adolescent development and well-being.”
techlearning
JUNE 29, 2020
Everything you need to know about a Student Information System and which one is best for you.
Graphite Blog
JUNE 29, 2020
For most teachers, summer is both a time to recharge and a time to reflect on the past school year and consider new teaching strategies and curriculum. But with the coronavirus pandemic disrupting more traditional professional learning opportunities like in-person conferences and workshops, it's time for you to chart your own course. Fortunately, there are plenty of informal ways to learn and grow professionally on your own.
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.
Fractus Learning
JUNE 29, 2020
Teachers – and parents of younger children – LOVE to laminate. Why? It’s simple – kids tend to destroy unprotected paper items. While some schools have a communal laminator, many teachers want to have one for [.].
Learning with 'e's
JUNE 29, 2020
Photo from Flickr Grades are grenades exploding in the mind like waves and wounding little children as they try to find a place to avoid the flying shrapnel of sarcasm and hide behind the walls they build and weep within a chasm of silence their faces contorted with confusion at the verbal violence. Grades are like grenades With remnants of regret they strive to avoid the bottom set while aspiring to be the teacher’s pet which is something many grasp for but few will reach if the teacher is as c
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 29, 2020
TeachVid is an amazing online tool for learning foreign languages that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. TeachVid reminds me a tad like EDpuzzle where educators use interactive videos to assess student's learning. Also, educators can create a "virtual" classroom and create assignments that contain: videos, worksheets, etc. Finally, TeachVid makes it easy to flip a classroom or lesson and let student's learn at their own pace.
MindShift
JUNE 29, 2020
After roles as a gravedigger in a grunge rock musical adaptation of Hamlet and the Wicked Witch’s second-in-command in The Wiz , this spring, due to the spread of COVID-19, high school junior Jack Tartara found himself trying out a brand-new role: quarantined theater kid. When school closed and the theater program moved online, Tartara performed in their Zoom-based radio play of “The Twilight Zone.
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.
Think Exam
JUNE 29, 2020
Since long we have been focused on the conventional assessment system and this makes us a little rusty on adopting the concept of online assessments. Yet, online examination system has become a much sought after choice for many educators out there who are maintaining the continuity of academics even during the lockdown. The post 5 Mistakes to avoid while implementing online examination system!
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 29, 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
Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2020
When creating the transformative, deep learning experiences we all want for our students, relationships matter. Intuitively, we know this to be true, but what does it look like in schools? When creating the transformative, deep learning experiences we all want for our students, relationships matter. As more students are living with trauma and serious mental health issues, and educators face a landscape of shifting priorities along with mounting pressures to demonstrate positive student outcomes,
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 29, 2020
Americans like to believe that education can be a great equalizer, allowing even the poorest child who studies hard to enter the middle class. But when I looked at what academic researchers and federal data reports have said about the great educational divide between the rich and poor in our country, that belief turns out to be a myth. Basic education, from kindergarten through high school, only expands the disparities.
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