Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 28, 2022
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Digital Promise
APRIL 27, 2022
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Neo LMS
APRIL 26, 2022
Today’s generation of students and teachers are battling more weighted issues than previous ones. We live in a society that now holds people to higher standards and is much more fast-paced and demanding than it used to be, which can put a lot of stress on those in education in particular. Teachers are more heavily scrutinized and asked to do more than ever before.
A Principal's Reflections
APRIL 24, 2022
Last week I shared the news that Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future was published a year ago. While I am proud of all the books that I have been honored to write, this one was a bit more special. For starters, it represented my first major publication that veered away from a leadership focus. Since a great deal of my time as of late has been in the role of a coach, I wanted to share insight that has been gleaned through visits to numerous schools and count
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EdTech Magazine
APRIL 26, 2022
The evidence is clear: Learning to take notes effectively is an essential skill for student success in K–12 classes, higher education and beyond. Research shows that note taking supports learners in synthesizing knowledge. It encourages active learning, helps students process, organize and remember information and correlates to higher performance on exams.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 24, 2022
April 25th-30th. My wonderful sister is visiting from Marion, Indiana. She is uncomfortable flying, hasn’t been back here since my mother’s funeral. I can’t overstate how excited I am to see her. As a result, I won’t be around much the next week–a bit, but mostly, we’ll be talking, visiting, exploring, walking… See you-all in a week!
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Digital Promise
APRIL 25, 2022
Learning and Employment Records (LERs) are comprehensive digital records of an individual’s skills, competencies, credentials, and employment history that may be able to show a complete picture of an individual’s education and work experiences. LERs have the potential to highlight verified skills, reduce hiring biases, and match people to employment opportunities.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 28, 2022
To effectively address student data privacy, K–12 IT leaders need to understand the legal requirements. As districts shift operations to the cloud — and with bad actors increasingly targeting schools — IT teams need to ensure they are meeting both the letter and the spirit of the law. The main federal statute guiding student data privacy is FERPA, which stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 27, 2022
Email can consume our lives. With some strategies, though, we can minimize the impact it has. Here are some tips to help with email overwhelm. Does it feel like email consumes your life — or too much of your time at school or at home?I once heard someone describe email as “requests for your time […]. The post The Gmail survival guide for busy teachers appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
Education Elements
APRIL 25, 2022
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Although we at Education Elements believe that teachers should be celebrated on any day that ends in a “y”, we also are excited to join in the Nationwide celebrations next week. As a former teacher, a little “thank you” went a long way, a gifted morning coffee fueled me to empower my students through testing season, and a card highlighting my impact reminded me of my “why.”.
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.
Digital Promise
APRIL 29, 2022
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EdTech Magazine
APRIL 29, 2022
Educational technology saw an explosion of growth and innovation over the past two years as companies worked to meet schools’ needs in the wake of the pandemic. Existing companies built new solutions and updated old favorites, while new companies entered the playing field with creative innovations. These technologies and updates were created with remote and hybrid learning situations in mind.
EdTech4Beginners
APRIL 24, 2022
Did you know that online education is expected to grow by 22% in 2022? This number is staggering, and it’s a clear indication that online education is the future of learning. In this blog post, Richard Yu will discuss the reasons why online education is growing so rapidly. He will also explore some of the benefits of online education compared to traditional education.
Education Elements
APRIL 25, 2022
If you’ve ever watched a superhero movie, you’ve probably wondered which superpower you would like to embody. Super strength or super flexibility? Invisibility or the power to fly? It may surprise you to learn that superheroes live among us and go about their lives, often unnoticed. If you look closely, however, you may spot them shopping at the grocery store, taking their pets for a stroll in the park, or, most commonly, shopping for treasures in the $1 bins at Target.
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.
Edsurge
APRIL 29, 2022
Considering the ongoing traumatic upheaval on school communities in recent years, and the unrelenting pressure on educators to work under difficult, uncertain and constantly vacillating circumstances, it is not a matter of if educators will experience the corrosive effects of prolonged and extreme stress, but rather when. The question is, what can schools do to prioritize and support the mental health and well-being of the invaluable educators at the heart of their school communities?
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 27, 2022
School esports arenas are popping up across the country as competitive gaming teams grow in K–12 districts. Schools, administrators and communities have begun to see the value esports provides to students and districts. As a result, district personnel who wish to start esports clubs are facing less pushback in making the case for these programs. For schools that face problems with limited budgets, it can help to start with a smaller setup.
EdTech4Beginners
APRIL 26, 2022
Hi readers, The company I work for are looking for teachers in their schools in China. It is a great place to live and the salary and benefits are very generous. If you are interested, please email ( neilmjarrett@gmail.com ) your CV and the position you would like to apply for, and I will pass it directly to the relevant team. To be considered, you must have a university degree, a recognised teaching qualification and considerable teaching experience.
eSchool News
APRIL 25, 2022
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. My Advanced Placement computer science course is half girls and half boys. I coach an award-winning robotics team, Retro5ive, that is equally balanced between girls and boys, nearly all of whom are students of color. Getting there requires combating gender norms and stereotypes every day.
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Edsurge
APRIL 29, 2022
The metaverse is the latest tech frontier, with Facebook ( now called Meta ) and other tech giants rushing to build a parallel social and professional universe in virtual and augmented reality. And plenty of schools and colleges are wondering: Will this new realm work for education? A new study co-authored by one of the world’s most prominent researchers on the effectiveness of edtech, Richard Mayer, offers some answers to that question.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 28, 2022
Classroomscreen is a platform that offers numerous tools to help you create optimal learning experiences for your students. The way it works is simple: You project the tool for the whole class to see.read more.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
APRIL 25, 2022
How to Make a Rubric with Multiple Choice Grid in Google Forms. Rubrics are great tools for evaluating student learning, Google Forms makes rubrics even better. The post How to Make a Rubric with Multiple Choice Grid in Google Forms appeared first on Teacher Tech.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 29, 2022
In this episode of the EduJedi Report, we’ll explore the transformation of learning where suddenly students and teachers are not physically together has driven widespread use of video conferencing. Screen fatigue complaints and disengagement were center stage early on, but certain folks like Suzanne Phillips rode in to show how to do it right.
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.
Edsurge
APRIL 27, 2022
In the last few years, bipartisanship has come to seem more like a practice from folklore than any political reality that would pass through legislative buildings today. So it means something when a body of elected officials in the U.S. votes unanimously to approve a bill. And it meant something earlier this month when Maine’s state legislature voted 130 to 0 on a proposal to supplement the wages of child care workers.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 28, 2022
Updated in April, 2022 Social Studies content is in a constant flux because the world is dynamic with important events taking place on a daily basis. Unless social studies content reflects this.read more.
Marketplace K-12
APRIL 26, 2022
By incorporating play and creative practices, education organizations can create more meaningful SEL experiences for schools, writes Move This World CEO Sara Potler LaHayne. The post 5 Ways Education Leaders Can Maximize the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning appeared first on Market Brief.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 28, 2022
By Charles Sosnik Nobody told me there’d be days like these. If you are in administration, you are dealing with some very frightening numbers right now. Last week, Learning Counsel CEO LeiLani Cauthen wrote an article that detailed the current teacher shortage. According to Cauthen, “28 percent of teachers have quit, been lost, or shuffled into different roles, mostly promotions into administration with added duties, while keeping many part-time duties in the classroom.
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2022
A new effort is trying to bring a fresh approach to gifted education—and it doesn’t take place in a school building. It’s a homeschool curriculum and support system, with a somewhat unusual boarding school option that involves taking small groups of students on a kind of educational road trip. There will be a curriculum, but the effort is primarily project based, tailored to the interests of each student.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 25, 2022
Reading Plus is a reading intervention program that helps students grades 3-12 enhance their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and silent reading fluency through individualized instruction.read more.
eSchool News
APRIL 29, 2022
According to the CDC, 9.4 percent of children have ADHD. Teachers are often familiar with the associated behaviors of ADHD. Each child’s presentation of ADHD is unique. Some of the most common symptoms of ADHD include difficulty sustaining attention, completing assigned tasks at school (often including homework), physical restlessness, strain in social relationships and appearing off task due to daydreaming.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 28, 2022
By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark The concept of a “growth mindset” comes from the groundbreaking work of Dr. Carol Dweck, whose research has helped clarify why some people thrive on challenges and why others do not. She found real differences in brain activity and behavior between people she characterizes as having a fixed mindset vs. a growth mindset.
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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