EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
What once seemed like part of a Ready Player One future schooling scenario has rapidly become a powerful tool for educational success. Scholastic esports, the inclusion of competitive video gaming in our schools, is most definitely on the rise. While we are still in the early adoption of esports into K–12 and higher education ecosystems, we’ve seen important trends emerge.
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Looking for some creative rules for teaching? These Pixar storytelling rules can help us unlock our creativity in the classroom. Pixar is one of the best at telling stories. It started with the groundbreaking Toy Story, the first entirely computer-animated feature film. What followed are some of my favorite animated films -- and my children's favorites, […].
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Below are some of the best digital art making tools that teachers and students can use to create a wide variety of educational artworks including beautiful graphics, icons, banners, brochures,read more.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Better communication with students and more representation within edtech are just some ways we can better serve all special education students with technology, says University of California, Irvine’s Gillian Hayes.
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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.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt our nation’s youth a difficult hand. After adapting to virtual learning over the past year and a half, many students this school year prepared to return to in-person education, despite concerns about their emotional well-being and the evolving pandemic situations. According to recent research, nearly half (48 percent) of U.S. teens are concerned about experiencing social anxiety as they transition back to “normal” life.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Kelly Rao. Teacher burnout. A problem before the pandemic, and then we suddenly found ourselves swimming furiously in circles navigating the ever-changing currents of remote and hybrid learning. Now we are desperately trying to make sense of the past year while still knee-deep in “the muck”. Emotions felt include but are not limited to: helplessness, anxiety, fear, and general malaise.
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Graphite Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The pandemic has come with countless challenges for school communities. Disruptions like school openings and closures, shifts between remote, hybrid, and in-person learning, new policies and procedures, and the loss of shared traditions have made things difficult for everyone. There's little doubt that these starts, stops, and shifts have taken a toll on students' motivation and engagement in school.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Original title: 6 Essential Mindset Shifts for Teachers to Thrive in Difficult Times. Social media caption: 6 Essential Mindset Shifts for Teachers to Thrive in Difficult Times. Teacher burnout. A problem before the pandemic, and then we suddenly found ourselves swimming furiously in circles navigating the ever-changing currents of remote and hybrid learning.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Using informative, argumentative, personal and metacognitive writing activities, Linda Dacey shows how all learners can build skills and understanding in math through the writing process. Math and literacy coach Helene Alalouf highly recommends "this gem of a book.". The post Writing Activities Can Build Math Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
"Gangs in the Library: A Serious Security Issue" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 30-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. Street gang members are defined as a group who participates in criminal activities and organizes themselves around specific membership rites; geographic territory; a mindset (which may be economically, politically, or racially mot
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.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
In his farewell reflection upon leaving the classroom, teacher Jeremy Hyler says he will be “working for an organization that believes in making every student successful through the programs they offer and not just selling a product or serving a subset of our students.”. The post Leaving My Classroom for a New K-12 Adventure first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Turnitin
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
An important look back on the origin of rubrics and their pedagogical place within classrooms today
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
After witnessing their government fall to the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, being torn away suddenly from their homeland, families and friends, and then escaping—only to spend several weeks in limbo on American military bases —thousands of young Afghan evacuees are bracing for their first days of class. For these students, the start of school will likely bring more than the typical jitters.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Lupe Trejo has spent much of the pandemic counting herself fortunate. Trejo, a mother of six who lives near Washington, D.C., worked in retail and restaurants for years before starting a steamfitter apprenticeship in 2017. When the pandemic hit, Trejo, who is Latina, watched many of her former colleagues lose jobs as the restaurants they worked in went dark.
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.
Edthena
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Many educators are looking for the best techniques to implement for more equitable classrooms. But according to Zaretta Hammond, a culturally responsive teaching expert, it’s not about any single technique. Rather, it’s about the systems that teachers put in place to analyze their teaching to make it more equitable. It’s no surprise, therefore, that Zaretta said using video is the best tool to better understand your classroom and own instruction, and to critically assess your culturally responsi
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Testing anxiety shows itself in different ways for different students. It can range from refusing to do work, crying, hiding in the bathroom, and verbal aggression to physical behavior like flipping tables and desks or hitting school staff. Some students avoid school on test days, and many suffer from symptoms such as stomachaches or headaches. In special education programs, many of our students’ disabilities are closely related to anxiety, and testing can be a trigger that heightens those negat
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
At Aliya Johnson Roberts’ two child care centers in Philadelphia, many employees aren’t done working when they clock out at the end of a long day nurturing and teaching young kids. Instead of heading home, they leave for second jobs, often as home health aides. The grueling schedule is necessary: Without the extra work, they can’t make enough money to cover their basic needs, Johnson Roberts said.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
CHAPIN, S.C. — The August school board meeting in this South Carolina community started with a plea for grace. “It’s the most important tool we have right now,” a parent told the Lexington-Richland 5 school board. This story also appeared in Reckon South. Two months earlier, the superintendent of the roughly 17,000-student district abruptly resigned after months of sometimes heated debates about mask policies and social issues.
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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
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Republican analysts are declaring a big education win in Virginia’s gubernatorial race , maintaining that a Glenn Youngkin -style message of outrage on race and gender issues in our schools can both energize the party’s base and reach suburban swing voters. Youngkin turned the bogeyman of “critical race theory” – which is not being taught in elementary and secondary schools here in Virginia or elsewhere – into a major issue.
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