Dangerously Irrelevant
JULY 20, 2020
In a couple of recent posts, I said: One of the biggest challenges of ‘remote learning’ over the past few months has been that most of the motivators been pared away. For many students, all that has been left is the uninspiring learning. Little to no interaction with classmates. Little to no interaction with caring educators. No electives, extracurriculars, or athletics.
Digital Promise
JULY 20, 2020
We often talk about the importance of connecting research with practice. With that in mind, we recently spoke with our Director of Research, Medha Tare, and our Director of Practitioner Partnerships, Jessica Jackson, about what the Learner Variability Project (LVP) is doing to strengthen that bond for teaching and learning in both brick-and-mortar schools and online environments.
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The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 20, 2020
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educator Morgan Green is an idea machine. Here she gives us the ways she’s working to improve her classroom this fall. Listen to Morgan Green Give Us Ideas to Improve This Fall Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 20, 2020
With education turning on the technology skills of students and teachers, its important to gain a rudimentary understanding of foundational technology. I don’t mean phone apps and games. I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology.
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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.
Digital Promise
JULY 20, 2020
Multiple theories of adult learning and development tell us that adult learners need to be able to choose their own learning opportunities based on their individual needs and interests. Three years of research on the Dynamic Learning Project pilot (DLP), a classroom coaching program that promoted impactful technology use, supports this concept. In our study of 108 schools across seven states, we found that when teachers chose to participate in coaching voluntarily, they were more likely to be in
EdTech Magazine
JULY 20, 2020
Many schools and districts struggle with the question of when and how to replace aging technology. Administrators and school boards want to stretch their technology dollars as far as possible, but waiting too long to refresh can result in subpar instruction, bloated maintenance budgets and security vulnerabilities.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 20, 2020
Don't get distracted that everything is 'different.' Start with the student and their needs and the new and urgent opportunities in front of them. The post 25 Remote Teaching Tips To Engage Students In Distance Learning appeared first on TeachThought.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 20, 2020
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was one of the book giveaway programs that obtained “impressive” results for early childhood literacy in a May 2020 analysis by international researchers. In this 2018 photo, Parton is reading her book “The Coat of Many Colors” to schoolchildren at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Hack Education
JULY 20, 2020
These are the slides and transcript from my conversation this morning with Paul Prinsloo — a webinar sponsored by Contact North. Pardon me if I just rant a little. Pardon my language. Pardon my anger and my grief. Or don’t. Let us sit with our anger and our grief a little. We are living in terrible, terrible times — a global pandemic, economic inequality exacerbated by economic depression, dramatic and worsening climate change, rampant police violence, and creeping fascism and ethno-nationalism.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 20, 2020
Des Moines Public Schools custodian Joel Cruz cleans a desk in the classroom at Brubaker Elementary School in Desmoines, Iowa. Custodians are among majority of school employees who are not full-time teachers. Non-teaching staff are less likely to belong to a union and have access to health insurance and paid sick leave, putting them at risk if schools re-open without sufficient safeguards.
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.
eSchool News
JULY 20, 2020
Administrators across the country are preparing schools to reopen this fall, and they have a lot to consider in the wake of COVID-19. In order to best protect both students and staff, the CDC has presented a list of guidelines for schools to open safely and effectively. Many of these guidelines can be met and make for a smoother transition with the use of technology.
Teacher Tech
JULY 20, 2020
Google Keep is a application that allows you to create notes and checklists. It integrates with Google Docs making it an easy way to add feedback to student work. Create a Checklist When you go to keep.google.com you want to click on where it says “Take a note.” However, to create checkboxes in your note, […]. The post Give Checklist Feedback in Google Docs using Google Keep appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 20, 2020
Have you considered the power of visual note taking in your online instruction? Well, if you have not you should. Visual note taking will help enrich your teachable content and facilitate your remote.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 20, 2020
Let me be clear: I prefer physical books with soft covers. This is not about sentimentality. Rather, this is about how technology can make reading better. The post Exactly How Technology Can Make Reading Better appeared first on TeachThought.
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 20, 2020
Mailtrack is a great free email tracking tool for Gmail. It lets you know if an email has been read. The way Mailtrack works is simple and easy: install Mailtrack, compose and send your message.read more.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 20, 2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, several flaws within the U.S. education system — and American society at large — have surfaced and worsened. All of our systems prioritize the rich and the able. As a college student, I am always thinking of the individuals who have yet to apply to college in the ongoing crisis. I do not think something as basic and essential as education should be as challenging as it is for BIPOC — Black, Indigenous and People of Color — or low-income students.
eSchool News
JULY 20, 2020
As esports teams grow in popularity, there are more resources and tips to help students and their teams achieve success. There are many things that go into an esports team’s success: students’ academic success, their ability to work together and collaborate, their ability to care for equipment and tools, and their commitment to practice and hone their skills.
SpeechTechie
JULY 20, 2020
I have previously discussed here how visual supports and displaying visual materials provide an important layer and level within the Continuum of Technology Integration (developed with Nathan Curtis of Waldo Country General) in both in-person and teletherapy sessions. This Displaying/Discussing Visual Materials can support and scaffold: conversations, strategies, action plans related to communication.
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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
MiddleWeb
JULY 20, 2020
Simulations involve tactile or kinesthetic participation and offer a way for students to be actively engaged in lessons and experience another dimension of learning. Barbara Blackburn and two colleagues share online and in-class SS, ELA, and STEM ideas.
N2Y
JULY 20, 2020
Using prompting to provide levels of support is an evidence-based practice. It has been found to be effective for increasing skills across a variety of domains, including social, communication, adaptive, academic, and behavioral. Monitoring your student’s performance based on levels of support can be a helpful tool in determining their progress toward a goal.
Fractus Learning
JULY 20, 2020
All children enjoy playing with sand, whether at the beach, the playground, or in the backyard. By having a sandbox at home, your kids can play at any time, not just when parents have the time [.].
Technology Tidbits
JULY 20, 2020
"Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world. ( wikipedia )" Game Based Learning has stood the test of time and been going on since schools have been around.
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.
Edsurge
JULY 20, 2020
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2018, a Black student at the Taft School returned to his dormitory to find his door defaced with the words, “Go back to Africa.” It was one of a string of hate crimes that took place on the private boarding school’s campus in Watertown, Conn., that day. And it quickly became public. Local news outlets covered the incident.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 20, 2020
Spiral is a innovative suite of educational tools for the classroom. Below is a summary of their press release. "Spiral is a suite of free collaborative classroom tools for 1:1 devices and can be accessed anywhere, anytime with just a browser and internet connection. There are 3 apps - each designed for different types of activities. Quickfire is great for quizzes, class warm-ups and getting rapid responses from students.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JULY 20, 2020
Like many teachers, I’ve been busy planning for the upcoming school year. I want to make sure that the virtual learning is engaging and effective and all about connections and wellness. Recently, I discovered this fun idea by Emma Pass in her ebook, The Hybrid Teacher , to add a gif in your slides to get students moving. I was so inspired by the idea that I created brain break workout with an astronaut gif.
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