Tue.Jul 14, 2020

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Applying Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms

Neo LMS

As schools were compelled to implement distance learning during this year’s pandemic, it became clear that emergency remote learning widened many gaps that already existed within the walls of brick and mortar schools. Many of the supports that could be relied upon in classrooms were no longer feasible online, and some of the supports that had been missing from the start exacerbated the weaknesses of the feeble systems we previously had in place.

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Here’s What to Know About Moving Classroom Management Online

EdTech Magazine

Back-to-school planning has never been more different than it is now. School districts nationwide are preparing for multiple reopening scenarios — from full-on remote learning to a hybrid approach — amid health and safety concerns connected to the coronavirus pandemic. But teaching online is hard, especially if educators don’t have the training and support to do it.

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Introducing the Instructional Coaching Playbook

Digital Promise

Three years ago, as part of the Dynamic Learning Project pilot (DLP) , we set out to better understand how teacher coaching could move us closer to bridging the digital use divide in the classroom. The DLP was an instructional coaching program in which teachers were coached to use technology in more powerful ways that enhance their teaching practices and their students’ engagement and learning.

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Coronavirus Chronicles 042 – Mansfield ISD

Dangerously Irrelevant

I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of check-ins with educators all over. Episode 042 is below. Thank you, Brandon Johnson , for sharing how Mansfield Independent School District in Mansfield, Texas is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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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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Should Colleges Rethink Final Exams in the COVID Era? Some Profs Try 'Epic Finales'

Edsurge

As the pandemic hit and colleges shifted instruction online, professors were forced to quickly adapt, often throwing out their plans and hitting reset. For some educators that sudden shift led to some soul searching about what college teaching was all about. That was the case with Stephanie Bailey, an assistant professor at Chapman University who was teaching an introductory physics course in the spring covering concepts like electricity and magnetism.

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5 Common Uses Of Technology In The Classroom Today

TeachThought - Learn better.

Common uses of technology in the classroom include reading programs, assessment tools, and a range of learning management systems. The post 5 Common Uses Of Technology In The Classroom Today appeared first on TeachThought.

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Why Public Schools Should Continue To Use Remote Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

The near-future of learning is almost certainly blended learning--a mix of digital and face-to-face instruction. Perhaps we should use current momentum? The post Why Public Schools Should Continue To Use Remote Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

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Pedagogical Recalibration or Innovation?

EdTechTeacher

The following is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO Tom Daccord’s recent article in Intrepid magazine (Summer 2020). Click here to read the full article. A silver lining of this global pandemic is the huge opportunity it provides to rethink the student learning process. That said, if pedagogical innovation occurs at all, it likely won’t happen right away.

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Cameras in the Classroom: What to Do Instead

techlearning

School districts have options other than installing cameras in the classroom and risking an invasion of student privacy

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How edtech companies are helping schools navigate an uncertain year

eSchool News

In the middle of the abrupt changes to the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, edtech companies offered resources and access to help educators, students, and parents make the best of at-home learning. Here is insight from a select few of those edtech leaders. Based on what you’ve seen over the past couple of months, what are the major challenges that schools and districts have faced in the transition to online learning?

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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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Dozens of Venture-Backed Startups Among Edtech Recipients of PPP Loans

Edsurge

Even the biggest names in the education technology industry, awash in private capital, are seeking public support during the pandemic. School districts are hardly the only ones in education under financial duress inflicted by COVID-19. Also feeling the ripple effect are the companies and organizations that provide tools and services to students and educators.

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Professional Development Pandemic Style—How one District Is Prepping Staff For Success

eSchool News

Jon Castelhano, Executive Director of Technology at Gilbert Public Schools in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, is making lemonade. Instead of stopgap measures to make it through the COVID-19 crisis, his district is crafting strategic changes with an eye toward the long term. These are ideas long talked about but never implemented in the 40 schools that serve 34,000 students.

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A Framework for Blended PD (Part 1)

Shake Up Learning

The post A Framework for Blended PD (Part 1) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. As schools across the globe begin to plan for the new normal and redefine the school day and location, we must also rethink our professional learning plans for teachers and staff. I’m sharing a framework for Blended PD. No matter what you call it–blended PD, virtual PD, online PD, remote PD, or hybrid PD, we need to rethink our professional learning methods.

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How to Prepare for AI? STEM Class, Of Course!

MiddleWeb

When we scratch our heads and wonder how can we prepare our students for a world increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, Anne Jolly wants us to remember a great place to learn teamwork, technical skills, work ethics and social responsibility. STEM class!

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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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What is assessment for? #engaginglitminds

Reading By Example

– Review of Educational Research , March 2007, Vol. 77, No. 1, pp. 81-112. I speak for myself (and maybe you) when I say that I have to be VERY careful with my own past educational experiences informing my current work. So much research has been done since I was a student in a classroom that I have to make sure I don’t bring an unintentional bias into the work I do with teachers and kids.

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Extending Gradescope Complete Access for Instructors Through 2020

Turnitin

?Gradescope Complete will be free through the remainder of 2020 to help instructors with the urgent transition to remote assessment.

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AASL resources to address the challenges

NeverEndingSearch

AASL just released the very helpful School Librarian Role in Pandemic Learning Conditions. AASL School Librarian Role in Pandemic Learning Conditions. Part of a larger group of Pandemic Resources for School Librarians , this much-needed tool supports us in framing some of our thorniest upcoming challenges as professional opportunities. AASL’s Chart & Resources focus on the five roles of the school librarian established in past standards: instructional partner, teacher, leader, informat

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Supporting Teachers: A Three-Pronged Approach

techlearning

Izquierdo outlined the district’s three-pronged approach to supporting teachers when the crisis hit.

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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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How Learning Emotional Skills Can Help Boys Become Men

MindShift

Ashanti Branch was working as an engineer when a friend called him up to ask if he would volunteer a few hours on Saturday mornings to tutor students in math for the Upward Bound program at Mills College. Branch grew up in Oakland, attended its public schools, worked hard and went on to get a college degree from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.

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Learning Revolution Shows This Week: "Teaching by Heart," "Connected Classroom," "Exceptional Learners," "Thrive in EDU," and "REINVENTING.SCHOOL" #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We have five Learning Revolution shows this week. Times are US-Eastern Daylight Time--to see the schedule in your own time zone, and to get the links to attend live in Zoom, please use the SCHEDULE page on the Learning Revolution site. TUESDAY'S SHOW (July 14) : 4:00 PM - Teaching by Heart with Angela Maiers: Episode 2: Special Guest Derrick Conley.

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Emotionally Connected Learning Is Possible Online. Start With Relationships.

Edsurge

July is a luminous month that I’ve spent in previous years exploring, traveling, visiting friends and feeling that deep rejuvenation after a busy end of a school year. This time, it’s unsettling, as summer has quietly arrived without the crescendo of pomp and circumstance that comes with graduation. Many of us are still sheltering in place and unable to predict how the future will look.

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The Covid-19 School Leader Bootcamp - Managing the Shift to Distance and Hybrid Models

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

[This is a sponsored advertisement through Steve Hargadon's Learning Revolution programs. You will receive $50 off by using the coupon code "HARGADON" if you decide to work with Beyond Technology.] Please consider joining the team from Beyond Technology on July 29th for a 90-minute live training that breaks down everything your need to know about adapting your school for Covid-19.

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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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Web 2.0 Tools for Professional Development

Dr. Shannon Doak

As we move more into the world of online learning and teaching for students, it is becoming apparent that teachers are also needing to move online for their own professional learning. This is evidenced by the number of conferences that have exploded online this summer. Many teachers are now participating in these conferences via video over IP applications such as Zoom and Google Meet.

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More on Microschools. Good Morning America Story

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

[This is a sponsored content through Steve Hargadon's Learning Revolution programs. You will receive $50 off by using the coupon code "STEVE" if you decide to work with Mara and the Microschool program.] For those folks who want to know more about what microschools are , Mara Linaberger has shared this video to help you wrap your head around what a microschool is, and why you might want to build one now.

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How to scale your teaching game with these 10 features of Linways LMS

Linways Technologies

In education, a huge trend towards student-centric, or learner-centered education is gaining momentum. It’s backed up by very meticulous research data and is found effective to improve results. Simply put, students, when given individual care and support tend to perform better, as compared to a collective teaching style. But this brings out other problems for the teacher and the institution.

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Kids with disabilities blocked from bilingual programs

The Hechinger Report

Simón López, the Coordinator of Special Education at the Sarah Greenwood Elementary School for Dual Languages, is calling attention to the failure of Boston Public Schools’ dual language programs to accept students with certain types of disabilities – a violation of the spirit, at least, of state and federal laws. Credit: Lane Turner/Globe Staff.

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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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Addressing the COVID Slide with ST Math

MIND Research Institute

Research on COVID-related school closures suggests that students could be a half, to a full year behind academically when the new school year begins. What many are calling the COVID Slide will have a large impact on what the next school year—and school years to come—will look like. Classrooms and online learning environments will continue to evolve.

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OPINION: When Black parents benefit from school choice, it doesn’t perpetuate racism

The Hechinger Report

The time has come for the very foundations of our country, good and bad, to face a reckoning; we’re dealing with long-standing racial disparities and injustices while trying to attain equity and equality, and the educational system is where it starts. In a recent column , Andre Perry said, “We must dismantle the structures that generate racial disparities” in our public education system.

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New for This Year’s Back-to-School Shopping List: Face Masks

Edsurge

Below the requests for highlighters, colored pencils and glue sticks, past the descriptions of spiral notebooks, two-pocket folders and three-ring binders, is a newly added line on many school supply lists for the 2020-21 academic year—one that illustrates just how much the world has changed since spring. The new line item goes by “face masks,” “fabric masks,” “cloth masks” or “face coverings.