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How K–12 Schools Map Paths to Effective Hybrid Learning

EdTech Magazine

It’s a question every K–12 school district leader in the country had to ask last spring and fall, and each came up with a slightly different answer: How could they support remote and hybrid instruction in a way that engages families, inspires students and keeps everybody as sane as possible? For most, the answer has included a thoughtful mix of training and technology.

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Why each student needs a personalized learning path

Neo LMS

Remember Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz? At some point in the story, Dorothy sets off to find the famous Wizard of Oz and her journey begins with a first step on the Yellow Brick Road. She follows the road, makes some stops, encounters some friends along the way, and eventually arrives at her final destination. At the end of the story, both Dorothy and her companions achieve their individual goals, and the Yellow Brick Road played an essential part in that outcome.

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Schools Strengthen Defenses Amid Increases in Cyberattacks

EdTech Magazine

Cybersecurity threats are always evolving. And at Eastern Carver County Schools, IT staff work constantly to strengthen their defenses. That’s why Information Systems Administrator Craig Larsen ensures the district gets annual independent security audits and quickly fixes any vulnerabilities that are discovered. It’s also why in the spring, when the Minnesota district shifted to remote learning, and in the fall when ECCS implemented hybrid instruction, Larsen added new safeguards to better secur

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10 green screen project ideas for the classroom

Ditch That Textbook

This post is written by Megan Diede and Kara Risby. Megan and Kara both currently teach primary at Prairie Wind Elementary in Gillette, Wyoming. They are also the founders of IntegratED LLC a framework that challenges teachers to find a new norm and their teaching. Blockbuster Hollywood movies use green screen to create all sorts […]. The post 10 green screen project ideas for the classroom appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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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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10 Hits and 10 Misses for 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Since we at Ask a Tech Teacher started this blog nine years ago, we’ve had almost 5.3 million views from visitors (about 10,000 follow us) to the 2,444 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes tech tips, website/app reviews, tech-in-ed pedagogy, how-tos, videos, and more. We have regular features like: Weekly Websites and Tech Tips ( sign up for the newsletter ).

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#CUDENVERSTRONG

Dangerously Irrelevant

Greetings, amazing CU Denver principal licensure students! Before we send you some logistical emails, we just wanted to reiterate how proud of yourselves you should be. . The past year has been awful, and yet you have survived every terrible day, every difficult thing, every horrible circumstance, and every horrendous heartbreak and loss. You’ve adapted.

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5 Teaching Strategies For Deep Learning In Virtual Environments

TeachThought - Learn better.

Here are 5 specific and practical strategies, along with associated tools, that promote deep learning in virtual and physical classrooms. The post 5 Teaching Strategies For Deep Learning In Virtual Environments appeared first on TeachThought.

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Predictions for 2021: An Acceleration of 2020?

Edsurge

Lest 2020 be forgot and never brought to mind—a hope more than a few of us hold—existing trends that accelerated during the pandemic will continue in 2021. That’s what lies ahead, at least in the realms of education and employment, according to three college presidents and executives at large companies. Their predictions revolve around the continued acceleration of the use of technology in education and work, an increased reliance on educational offerings that are lower cost and more convenient,

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10 Great Apps to Help Teachers Manage Their New Year's Resolutions

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For many of us, the start of a new year becomes synonymous with the period for setting new resolutions and plans. Whether to better our finances, improve our health, stick to a healthy diet, loose.read more.

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Delivering on Equity Post-Pandemic: Will We or Won’t We?

Edsurge

Several months into the pandemic and school closure, our leadership team at Highline Public Schools was struggling. Like so many other district leaders across the country, on many days we were exhausted, sad and overwhelmed by the challenges we faced. That was until our chief talent officer provided us with an incredibly insightful analogy that shifted our perspective.

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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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5 learning trends COVID-19 will bring to 2021

eSchool News

This year, education systems throughout the world were flipped upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a massive shift in how students are learning and how educators are teaching. Now, millions of students are learning remotely and teachers are suddenly adapting their teaching plans and techniques. As we close the chapter on 2020, education experts, parents, and students, are questioning what will 2021 bring in terms of educating K-12 students.

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Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091

Shake Up Learning

The post Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Student portfolios with Google Sites is a no-brainer! Student Portfolios are the epitome of Dynamic Blended Learning and going beyond the due date because they are never “done.”. As students learn and grow throughout the year, new work is added to their portfolio to showcase their best work or to show growth over time.

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How this district took literacy development online

eSchool News

Your school has made headway on literacy development. Students are reading more and thinking critically about what they write. And then there’s, well, a pandemic. Teaching and learning move out of the classroom into the virtual world, putting literacy gains at risk. How do you continue developing your students’ reading and writing skills from afar? How do they avoid the COVID slide potential?

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An Excellent Chrome Feature to Enhance Teachers Productivity

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

If you are a tab collector like me and like to have several tabs open simultaneously on your Chrome this little hack will definitely be of great help. I used to (and still do) rely on the services of.read more.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

eSchool News

Students taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on AP® exams. A score of 3 or higher on an AP® exam is considered a “passing” grade for AP® college credit at many universities. The national pass rate for the 2020 AP® Environmental Science exam was just under half (49%), but almost all (95%) VHS Learning students passed that exam.

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Incident Response

EdTech Magazine

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Alaska’s Nome Public Schools and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership Bringing Dynamic Digital Content

eSchool News

Alaska’s Nome Public Schools (NPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting the continued academic growth and development of students districtwide. Through this new collaboration, NPS educators and students in all grades and all district locations are receiving access to dynamic K-12 digital resources that keep students connected to their natural curiosity at home, in school, or wherever learning is taking place.

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Data Security

EdTech Magazine

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

eSchool News

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. But one commonly overlooked factor in this transition is classroom design. However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching.

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Physical Security

EdTech Magazine

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20 Inspirational Quotes to Start off 2021

The Principal of Change

For the last four years, I have shared some of my favorite quotes from the past year that has inspired me or made me think deeper about a subject. I wanted to provide some for this year as well, even though this quote provides a pretty good summary of 2020: “So far, 2020 is like looking both ways before you cross the street then getting hit by an airplane.”.

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Future of Work

EdTech Magazine

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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The National Mentoring Partnership Celebrates January as National Mentoring Month

eSchool News

January is National Mentoring Month and this year, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, is announcing its Mentoring Amplifies campaign in partnership with American Student Assistance (ASA). The Mentoring Amplifies campaign aims to honor the people who have helped shape the lives of young adults and helped them achieve their goals and ensuring that every student has equal access to opportunities like college, internships, clubs, sports, and more.

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9 Ways to Support Staff and Teachers Right Now

MiddleWeb

In a time of great uncertainty and ambiguity school leaders are often left to grapple with the impact of decisions made elsewhere and to support teachers and staff in every circumstance. Ron Williamson and Barbara Blackburn offer strategies to maximize those efforts.

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TEA Announce Free Access To Supplemental Math Computer Program for Texas

eSchool News

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced that a supplemental K-5 math computer program will be made available to school systems through TEA’s Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative. Like other THL 3.0 offerings, these instructional materials are optional and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what grade-level knowledge and skills students should possess. “ST Math is an effective and engaging program th

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E-book—Apple’s M1 Chip: a new possible

Jamf on EdTech

The M1, Apple's new ARM-based chip, is not only the darling of tech reviewers. It's the start of a whole new era. Jamf has written an e-book to help you learn more.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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EmpowerU Secures Funding for National Launch of Tech-Powered Solution to Address Student Anxiety and Depression

eSchool News

EmpowerU today announced that the company has secured $1 million in seed funding to launch its highly personalized, tech-powered, social-emotional learning solution nationwide. The funding will fuel EmpowerU’s efforts to bring much-needed mental health support to students beyond Minnesota, where more than 1,000 students have already benefited with improved wellbeing, confidence, and hope.

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Data, Policies, and Plans for the Journey to Equity

edWeb.net

By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Ending systemic injustices and dismantling long-standing barriers isn’t easy, and district leaders engaged in the process recently identified procedures and tools that have helped them support and guide their districts during their “equity journeys.”. During an edWebinar hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , Dr.

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Kanopy Enhances Kanopy Kids with Short Films from Sesame Workshop and Highlights

eSchool News

According to a soon-to-be released Kanopy survey of more than 730 librarians — primarily in the U.S. –50% of public libraries believe it is their responsibility to provide their local K-12 schools with streaming films that support their curriculum. Despite that, just over 14% say they are currently collaborating with local schools to help meet their needs.

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Our First Library 2.0 Bilingual Mini-Conference: "Civic Engagement in Action" #library20

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Library 2.0 is proud to help bring this year's bilingual Seguimos Creando Enlaces conference online, incorporating it as the first Library 2.021 mini-conference, with the theme " Civic Engagement in Action." The conference will be held online in English and in Spanish on March 25th and 26th, 2021. Seguimos Creando Enlaces , now entering its ninth year, is a free conference that brings together librarians from the US, Mexico, and across the world to further their professional knowledge and exchan

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.