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4 Ways to promote collaboration in digital spaces

Neo LMS

As we prepare for spring, it is always good to have some new ideas to promote student engagement and foster more collaboration in the classroom. Whether we are in virtual, hybrid, or in-person learning, it is important to have a variety of tools that help us transition between these spaces and expand the when and where learning happens. Read more: The pivotal role of edtech in the hybrid classroom.

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CoSN2021: Technology in the Classroom Promotes Equity in Education

EdTech Magazine

The need for digital and technological equity became clearer than ever following 2020’s shift to remote and hybrid instruction. A year later, schools across the country are still struggling to bridge the gaps. “Internet access is the electricity of the 1930s and ’40s; it is that crucial to everyday life and learning,” said New York Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa said in a Feb. 24 press release.

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5 Essential Resources To Teach Programming Remotely

EdTech4Beginners

There are several essential resources to teach programming remotely. Undoubtedly, COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges for teachers of every subject. Indeed, many STEM educators are struggling to keep their students engaged without hands-on interaction in the classroom. As a computer science teacher, you need to know the most effective tools to teach coding to your students.

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CoSN2021: Tips to Support Students with Special Needs in Virtual Learning

EdTech Magazine

Special-needs education has traditionally taken a predominantly student-to-teacher, face-to-face approach. But when K–12 schools switched to virtual formats last year, students with special needs had to rely more heavily on parents and teams to succeed. “Continuity of learning for students with disabilities and support for their families and teachers are critical,” said Christy Carucci, director of special education in Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5, to a CoSN2021 audience attending a

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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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How Shakespeare Helps Us Rethink Education

Edsurge

In “Love's Labour's Lost,” a comedy that William Shakespeare wrote in the 16th century, the character Biron asks, “What is the end of study?” Questioning the end, or purpose, of education is an exercise that modern students, professors and college leaders engage in all the time. Scott Newstok, professor of English at Rhodes College in Memphis, believes that Shakespeare’s own training—in rhetoric, craftsmanship and conversation—reveals the answer.

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CoSN2021: 3 Superintendents Describe the Benefits of Working with CTOs

EdTech Magazine

With the future of education looking increasingly hybrid, the need for strong IT leadership has never been greater for K–12 school districts. Last year, realizing that they couldn’t lead their districts through the remote learning shift alone, superintendents worked closely with IT leadership to bring their teachers and students online. Now, as educators continue adjusting to hybrid learning models and begin planning for the future, those relationships remain critical to the success of K–12 educ

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Part 4… Authenticity: Free Blended and eLearning PBL Gold Standards Resources

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Welcome to the fourth in a series of posts regarding Blending the PBL Gold Standards, I am very excited to share on PBL and Blended/eLearning as it relates to this Blog’s topic of Authenticity. As I reflect, PBL has always been blended. Our challenge is… how to break down the classroom walls even more with the technology we have today. In this series, I will look at each of PBLWork’s Gold Standards.

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Teaching preschoolers to love STEAM

eSchool News

In the spring and summer of 2020, Brooklyn Preschool of Science closed down for six months due to COVID-19. During those same six months, almost 300,000 people left New York, so there are certainly fewer families in our zip code than there were in March. Even so, our independent preschools are back to serving 300 families at three locations, offering in-person classes for students ages 2 to 5.

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Using Systems Thinking to Deepen Understanding

MiddleWeb

If we want kids to transfer and integrate their learning, they need thinking strategies they can apply in many situations. In her school, writes Megan Kelly, as students acquire ‘systems thinking’ skills, they begin to discover interconnectedness everywhere they look. The post Using Systems Thinking to Deepen Understanding first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Inclusiveness, Special Needs, and VR

Veative

Inclusiveness, Special Needs, and VR We have recently begun to highlight a young man using #TsubasaVR, and we have already gotten the question, “Who is Tsubasa?” […]. The post Inclusiveness, Special Needs, and VR appeared first on Veative Labs.

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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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Victoria’s (@VictoriaTheTech) Favorite Microsoft Educator Center Courses – #4: Empowering Young People to Take Action

Teacher Tech

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson Next up is #4: Empowering young people to take action! Via the direct link: “the course, which forms part of World Wildlife Fund (WWF’s) learning path on Education for a sustainable planet, aims to help you further your understanding of sustainability and equip you with relevant information, tools, activities and […].

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What teachers can learn from sports coaches.

Linways Technologies

As students, most of us have been victims to the cruelty of our favorite physical education hour being taken away by a subject teacher. In most cases, the villain was the dreadful maths teacher. Never did they realise how much the physical education hour meant to us, just kidding. There is a common perception that sports and physical education are of secondary importance and what really matters is academics alone.

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How to Recognize and Understand Conspiratorial Thinking

edWeb.net

By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Social, cultural, and political factors in 2020, such as civil unrest, COVID-19, and the presidential election, have resulted in the highest recorded stress levels of American adults. These stressors have led many to believe in unfounded explanations of events, situations, or conspiracy theories.

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World’s Largest Annual Study of K–12 Reading Habits Finds Digital Reading Doubled from Fall 2019 to Fall 2020

eSchool News

Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today released its much anticipated What Kids Are Reading report for 2021. The new report, created for educators, administrators, and families, offers research and analysis focused on topics such as reading frequency, reading pattern trends, the impact from COVID-19, and recommendations for personalized instruction, linking insights from the report with Renaissance’s free Focus Skills. .

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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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Cancel all student deb

The Hechinger Report

Renowned education reformer Horace Mann said in 1848, “Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men — the balance wheel of the social machinery.” Numerous reformers have used similar language to express variations of that idea, including that education is the civil rights issue of our time. They were lying.

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Osmo Announces $2,000 Mini-Grants to Outfit Classrooms with Osmo’s Award-Winning Educational Technology

eSchool News

Osmo for Schools , in partnership with Osmo Cares, the charitable arm of award-winning STEAM brand Osmo , announces one-time mini-grants consisting of $2000 worth of Osmo for Schools’ educational technology. A total of 20 in-kind mini-grants will be awarded to schools in time for the Fall 2021 semester. “Osmo for Schools is so thrilled to offer 20 mini-grants for the first time ever,” says Jan Richards , head of education sales and marketing at Osmo for Schools , the division of Tangible Play th

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The Importance of Reflection and Connection Time for Professional Learning

The Principal of Change

I was recently asked the following question about professional learning being delivered through online spaces: Do you think that educators are becoming so comfortable with online professional learning that they might not want to go back to in-person events? When I first read this question, I immediately thought about this paragraph from Dean Shareski’s post on the future of professional learning: Bringing people together is now going to be a really big deal.

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How to Mute ALL Students in Google Meet

Shake Up Learning

The post How to Mute ALL Students in Google Meet appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know you can mute ALL the participants in your Google Meet? Google for Education users have a new feature that will allow teachers to mute all students at once! Teachers have been begging for this feature to help curtail those noisy students during Google Meet video chats.

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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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Lexia Learning’s PowerUp Literacy Program is 2.5x More Effective in Helping English Learners Close Critical Reading Gaps

eSchool News

Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for success in school and that they would normally receive in formal education settings. A lack of access to connectivity and devices for distance learning, especially in low-income and under-resourced communities, has resulted in ELs being at a high risk for suffering from “COVID learning slide.

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New research highlights impact of the digital divide

ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

The coronavirus pandemic has drawn new attention to the digital divide, as the need for online schooling and working from home has disproportionately hurt those without computer equipment and skills. New research finds that people with basic Information Technology (IT) skills are more likely to be employed, even in jobs that aren't explicitly tied to those skills.

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Rise Vision Creates Free Women’s History Month Posters for Schools

eSchool News

In honor of Women’s History Month, Rise Vision has released 9 FREE Women’s History Month posters for schools to print out, share on their digital signage, websites, and social media, or use in their classrooms and lesson plans. The posters are available for download in high-resolution JPG and landscape and portrait-oriented PDFs. “Our aim is to support K-12 teachers who are looking for teaching resources or ideas for lesson plans.

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Six Strategies for Equitable Education Systems

Digital Promise

How can school districts create more equitable opportunities and dismantle systemic barriers facing many students, families, and educators? During the 2019-20 school year, 10 districts from across the United States—including nine districts from the League of Innovative Schools—joined a learning cohort, convened by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society and Digital Promise, to explore this question.

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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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CoderZ Announces CoderZ League World Champions

eSchool News

CoderZ today announced the winners of the all-new CoderZ League: the Virtual Cyber Robotics Competition (formerly the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition or CRCC). Students in grades four through 12 throughout the United States and the world joined in the cloud-based robotics tournament. Three teams from each of the tournament’s two levels – Junior and Pro – became CoderZ League World Champions.

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Our Research Shows Educators Are Experiencing Trauma During the Pandemic. Here’s How We Can Reduce the Burden.

Edsurge

Educators play a critical role in our communities, but lately—and increasingly— they are burdened with responsibilities more appropriate for other members of the community , such as counselors, social workers, nurses and community organizers. This juggling act is particularly salient in under-resourced communities, where grappling with these issues can be a daily struggle.

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Udemy’s Upskilling and Educational Content is Now Available on LenovoEDU Community

eSchool News

Udemy, the world’s largest destination for learning and teaching online, today announced that the recently launched LenovoEDU community by Lenovo will offer Udemy content and pathways to course recommendations for specific careers. Designed to inspire people to take education into their own hands, LenovoEDU is an online community that offers support and resources for college and career students, parents and guardians of K-12 students, and educators around the globe to optimize learning opport

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Google Workspace for Education (and other updates you need to know!) – SULS099

Shake Up Learning

The post Google Workspace for Education (and other updates you need to know!) – SULS099 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Google just made some HUGE announcements about your favorite Google products, including Google Classroom and officially renaming G Suite as Google Workspace for Education. I’m breaking it all down so you understand what’s coming, and how it affects you and your students.

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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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Delta Security Management supports local schools during lockdown

eSchool News

Sussex based security firm, Delta Security Management has today launched a new security service, which includes keyholding and alarm response, security patrols and DNA asset marking, exclusive to schools in the Sussex and Surrey area. The new service, known as School Protection, is delivered by a dedicated Delta security team, which has been providing expert security services and solutions in the region for over 25 years.

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What’s The Best Proofreading Software For Editing in 2021?

Fractus Learning

Spelling and grammar—some hate it, others love it, but we all need it. I write for a living, so it is vital that I am able to write quickly – and correctly. It’s my name on the finished product, and I want my writing to be the best. You might be a writer, or a student looking to improve your writing skills – but either way, you need to write correctly.

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Atlona and Lightspeed Partner to Elevate AV Capabilities for K-12 School Districts

eSchool News

Atlona, a Panduit company, has partnered with Lightspeed to promote professional classroom AV solutions for K-12 applications. The partnership will allow both companies to design integrated solutions that address the unique challenges of hybrid learning environments, while strengthening audio and video capabilities for educators inside classrooms and throughout school buildings.

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Special education success, even during a pandemic

eSchool News

When it comes to integrating technology into the day-to-day workings of special education, even during rolling lockdowns and remote instruction, there is no longer a question of either/or when it comes to using tech, says Tarrence (Tarry) McGovern, Director of Special Education for Kershaw County School District in South Carolina. In this podcast with eSchool News , McGovern talks about some of the innovations in special education and how they can be applied to education in general. eSN : As dif

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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.