Digital Promise
JULY 23, 2020
We know technology can be a transformational tool for improving student achievement and engagement, and for driving school innovation. However, districts lose millions of dollars each year in unused education technology products , often because teachers lack professional development support that can help them overcome their fears around incorporating technology tools in their teaching practice.
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 23, 2020
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we prepare to go back to school, we need to share best practices and ideas for learning. The exchange of ideas and building of our Personal Learning Network (PLN) is part of our growth and learning. On Tuesday, July 28th at 8 pm EST , I’ll be co-hosting a #Back2SchoolChat with Advancement Courses.
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Dangerously Irrelevant
JULY 23, 2020
Solution Tree is hosting a series of webinars this summer. My co-author, Julie Graber, and I are delighted that we were selected to do a FREE 4-week book study on Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning ! We will meet online at 2:00pm Eastern (USA) for 45 minutes every Tuesday between August 4 and August 25. Did I mention that the book study is FREE?!
Neo LMS
JULY 23, 2020
The online learning environment has become the new school for almost every student in most countries as a result of the current pandemic. Teachers have been trying to keep their students connected to the learning process, but it hasn’t been easy. Since there are different needs in each household, teachers have to adapt to the new conditions and still be there for their students throughout the entire online learning journey.
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EdTech Magazine
JULY 23, 2020
School districts are planning for the upcoming academic year under a cloud of uncertainty, especially around funding. Due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, states are facing steep declines in income and tax revenue, leaving district leaders worried about budget cuts in the new fiscal year. Reopening schools during a pandemic will also require new investments in technology — from thermal body temperature scanners to sanitation tools — and additional staff hiring.
Dangerously Irrelevant
JULY 23, 2020
I had a great time talking with Shane Saeed , aka @fantasticallyfourth on Instagram , a couple of weeks ago. Happy viewing! . . . . . View this post on Instagram. . . . . . . . . . Talking today with Dr. Scott McLeod on making 21st century learning centered in schools. Info on the 4 Shift protocol: bit.ly.4shifts. A post shared by Shane Saeed (she/her) (@fantasticallyfourth) on Jul 8, 2020 at 4:29pm PDT.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Edsurge
JULY 23, 2020
The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here. Dear Bonni, I have heard you recommend that we think more about being content curators, instead of creators. I am excited about the possibilities. Do you have a recommendation for how much should be curated in online classes vs. how much should be original and created by the instructor?
Teacher Tech
JULY 23, 2020
Many teachers are finding out this week that the start of school is going to be remote learning for the entire first semester. Or at least for the start. Or hybrid. It takes a lot of training to know how to teach remotely. It is folly to think teachers will suddenly know how to teach […]. The post Delay the Start of School – Give Teachers Training appeared first on Teacher Tech.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 23, 2020
Each week, parents receive three text messages from Ready4K with tips to support their child’s development. Credit: Screenshot/Ready4K. Several years ago, officials in the San Francisco Unified School District realized their attempt to engage parents in their child’s literacy development was falling flat. Not all families could attend the training workshops and those that did were presented with an overwhelming amount of information.
Teacher Tech
JULY 23, 2020
Many schools are starting remotely in the Fall and this is going to necessitate getting some materials into Google Forms. Google Forms is an amazing way to have students submit their work digitally. You do not have to open up individual PDF’s and hope that the screen orientation isn’t rotated. Instead you can gloriously see […]. The post MAGICALLY go Remote with Automagical Forms appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 23, 2020
Since the outbreak of the pandemic we started a section here in EdTech and mLearning devoted for distance education. Our goal is to provide teachers with readily accessible resources to help them.read more.
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been incredibly disruptive to education, hindering instruction and other services for thousands — perhaps millions — of K-12 students across the United States. But those who see the glass as half full would say it has also presented schools with a unique opportunity for change. Count Michael Horn among these optimists. In his podcast series “ Class Disrupted ,” Horn — an author and consultant who focuses on the future of education — has teamed up with Diane Tavenner, co
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 23, 2020
On Zoom, breakout rooms are a way to break a larger meeting into smaller meetings--as many 200 students into as many as 50 separate rooms. The post What Are Zoom Breakout Rooms? A Definition For Teachers appeared first on TeachThought.
Teacher Tech
JULY 23, 2020
Guest Blog post by Tim Brzezinski Recently, many districts have announced plans that require teachers to facilitate some level of remote instruction. If this is the case for you, you don’t need to stress! Your virtual math class can be fully engaging, student-centered, and discovery-based with using GeoGebra. Even better: You don’t need tech-expertise to […].
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 23, 2020
Today's collection features a number of useful apps for teaching/learning history. While most of these apps cover world history in general few of them are US specific. You may want to go.
N2Y
JULY 23, 2020
Perhaps you are familiar with the seminal Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study led by the CDC and Kaiser Permanente in 1995. The ACEs study was one of the largest investigations of the impact of childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction on long-term health outcomes. It demonstrated a positive correlation between childhood trauma and adverse health conditions in the short and long run.
Turnitin
JULY 23, 2020
In most cases, instruction can resolve a skill deficit, but with instances of deliberate plagiarism, how do educators make the tough call?
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2020
As school districts around the country are wrapping up the school year remotely, many are still struggling to do what is best for students, both now and in the future. This video provide insights on how two large districts transitioned education to remote learning and lessons learned from their experiences. Jason Meyer, Group Product Manager, Projectors, Epson America, Inc. hosts with two leading K-12 administrators who are working hard to help their districts adjust to the new normal.
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techlearning
JULY 23, 2020
Get the best out of Google Docs for your class to help making learning more effective.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 23, 2020
Drew Perkins talks with Darrin Peppard, Superintendent of West Grand, CO schools, about his new book, Road To Awesome: Empower, Lead, Change the Game and lessons of school leadership he's learned through his years of experience. The post The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 215 School Leadership Lessons On The Road To Awesome appeared first on TeachThought.
MiddleWeb
JULY 23, 2020
Looking through the lens of formative assessment, Dayna Laur shows how project based learning can be used as a way to teach all standards, using her five-stage process. Laur includes examples and many formative assessment tools, writes teacher leader Laura Von Staden.
Cycles of Learning
JULY 23, 2020
Click here to access the first of three recordings for my "Spark Learning" Masterclass. This session explored research and strategies related to sparking student curiosity at the beginning of an inquiry learning cycle.
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.
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2020
ATLANTA – July 22, 2020 – For parents looking for new ways to help keep children learning while outside of the classroom this summer, Georgia Power’s education team has created a series of interactive videos that allow students to discover science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through activities at home. The videos cover a variety of STEM energy topics with hands-on activities requiring only a few basic supplies, most of which can be found around the house. “These videos are ano
Fractus Learning
JULY 23, 2020
Whether your child wants to learn how to figure skate, play ice hockey or have fun with their friends at the local pond or ice rink, there is a pair of ice skates that may fit [.].
Philly Teacher
JULY 23, 2020
A few weeks ago I curated some resources around the hybrid classroom in a pandemic teaching situation. I have had a lot of people asking to see it, so I figured I'd share it here.
MiddleWeb
JULY 23, 2020
Hands-On Physical Science challenges 6th-8th graders to develop ways to solve tasks and answer questions using a hands-on, inquiry-based approach, taking abstract physics and chemistry concepts and make them more concrete and real-world, writes teacher Tracy Albers.
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.
eSchool News
JULY 23, 2020
Minneapolis, MN? eLumen , the all-in-one platform that helps institutions of higher learning and all individual stakeholders succeed on purpose, today announced the launch of a suite of professional services designed to leverage the effectiveness of instructors and enhance the accomplishments that take place on campuses across the world every day. These services will support colleges and universities in their efforts to better understand and utilize the technology solutions across campus, access
ExcelinEd
JULY 23, 2020
This spring, educators and families nationwide navigated a heroic transition to distance learning. Now, new surveys and polls are offering insight into what worked and what didn’t. We reviewed these resources and identified four questions states and schools can consider as they assess parent satisfaction with distance learning. As schools across the country grapple with how to safely re-open, we are still learning about the educational experiences of students and parents throughout the spring.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 23, 2020
As learning has moved to the digital space it has become more important than ever that every teacher knows how to teach digital citizenship. Join me and my colleagues for a fun and lively session and conversation about creating a culture of digital citizenship. We will look at the current challenges educators are facing with digital citizenship instruction and will also go over best practices around digital citizenship in times of remote teaching.
Think Exam
JULY 23, 2020
With the help of online test proctoring, test takers are now able to demonstrate a lot of efficiency to ace the online proctored exams. The examinees have shown a lot of transition in how they try to manipulate from passing chits, whispering, eyeballing to leveraging technological advancements to cheat online. The post Secure Exam Browser: Securing Online Proctored Exams With Navigation Control appeared first on Thinkexam Blog.
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