Ditch That Textbook

AUGUST 18, 2021

The summer of 2021 has been good to Microsoft Teams! Learn about all of the new features for educators and classrooms. The post 10 new Microsoft Teams features for educators (2021) appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. Microsoft Teams is the engine that drives class in so many classrooms. Coming into […].

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 15-19, 2021: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2021

Join me and other education innovators on February 4, 2021 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Join me and other education leaders at the upcoming online conference Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity. This post is sponsored by Kognity , sponsor of Engage 2021. Engage 2021 Topics.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For the third consecutive year, the 2021 National Literacy Summit will take place virtually Tuesday, November 9, 8:30 am until 7 pm. This year’s Summit provides an opportunity to reexamine what we thought we knew about literacy through the lens of our experiences […].

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

The 2020-2021 school year has definitely been one full of changes and a time when we’ve had to become more flexible in our instruction to adapt to changing learning environments and conditions. Getting started with learning about Artificial Intelligence. What are our predictions about the use of AI for the future?

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Waterford

APRIL 20, 2021

Now is an excellent time to teach your students about the rich culture and contributions of Arab American people throughout history. Read on to learn more about what National Arab American Heritage Month is, why it matters, and how you can celebrate it in your classroom. 5 Children’s Books About Arab American People.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Conversations about equity and racial justice within education and organizational commitments to anti-racism were ubiquitous this spring, but that momentum has stalled for many white allies. Achieving equity in education is not about big splashes or bursts of energy that dissipate when the next initiative comes along.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

A new school year is about to begin for millions of students across the United States, and schools are in uncharted territory as they navigate local, state, and federal recommendations and mandates (or lack thereof) for the health and safety of students and staff.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2021

I’ve talked with colleagues at the college level as well as several currently practicing teachers about the future of education, and one thing is for sure: COVID-19 has presented a real opportunity to rethink our current education system. And when I look ahead to 2021 and beyond, I see promise and opportunity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2021

What has worked well for me this year is: link back to blogs that address the same topic I’m writing about. Also, continue with my columns and guest posts for NEA Today and Today’s Author. Expand the reach of my blogs. You may have noticed that I include websites that let you dig deeper into a topic but not enough of them.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In a 2021 survey, 85 percent of… However, schools can’t completely rely on the security of the SaaS platforms they are using, as responsibility for identity and access management controls typically lies with the user.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In its 2021 survey of K–12 IT leaders, the Consortium for School Networking found that only 28 percent of its members were women. In the overwhelmingly female-centric field of K–12 education, there is one path that has a vanishingly small number of women: IT and IT leadership.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Now, a decade later, MOOCs have reached 220 million learners, excluding China where we don’t have as reliable data, In 2021, providers launched over 3,100 courses and 500 microcredentials. The company is expected to bring in more than $400 million in revenue in 2021.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Lest 2020 be forgot and never brought to mind—a hope more than a few of us hold—existing trends that accelerated during the pandemic will continue in 2021. Paul Quinn College’s President, Michael Sorrell, said offerings that have affordability, efficiency and flexibility at their heart will reign in 2021. Harmon concurred.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2022

The year 2021 pushed us all to learn new lessons in unexpected ways, from deciphering public health statistics about vaccines and masks to refreshing our memory for the Greek alphabet thanks to emerging COVID-19 variants. Below is a countdown of the top 10 articles of 2021 as voted by reader interest. By Jeffrey R. By Kevin R.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Teachers joined Shavonne Smith, an educational consultant with Microsoft, to learn about Teams’ educational applications in “Microsoft Teams: Your… They provide an all-in-one hub that help teachers replicate — with a few modifications for the digital realm — many of the same activities that are part of their classroom routines.

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Adjusting Course

DECEMBER 22, 2021

To make sure you don’t miss some of our favorite books from 2021, we’re sharing a “ Best of” show. Edge-of-your-seat battle strategy, political maneuvering between clans, and in-depth dragon stats make this book one of Brad’s Top Five for 2021. Reynolds Forget about 2021…this is one of my all-time favorite picture books.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

There’s been constant concern about students being left behind. Challenges of leadership have been at the center of the education discussion over the past year, as the pandemic has reshaped lesson plans, timetables and classrooms.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 26, 2022

I don’t know if you had a chance to read my previous blog post, Much ado about NAEP , but I tried to make two key points. Most educators in America probably would tell us that, as difficult as the 2020-2021 school year was, the 2021-2022 year was even tougher.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. We are hopeful that, when the pandemic lifts, we can welcome a return to hands-on, collaborative, creative technology education in 2021. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. billion in mid-October, 2021, to $62.8

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myViewBoard

AUGUST 16, 2021

Recently we’ve been working on some updates coming toward the end of the year, therefore not a lot of major items to report this month – so if you decide to skip reading this one, we won’t get too upset about it…but you will miss out on some cool tips and tricks. Introductory videos. million words. Wish us luck.

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Screens of all sizes feed us information about the way people wrestle with institutions, with each other, and with themselves. Hundreds of people and I shared screens together and they got to hear about a veteran math teacher turned burgeoning sociologist, too. I flew about 50 hours in total for these two trips for two weeks total.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

For my year-end post, I’m highlighting 10 of the most important Proof Points stories of 2021. Thank you to everyone who has read and commented on my weekly stories about education data and research. A national study raises big questions about whether gifted education benefits the kids who are lucky enough to be in it.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021, open to all classes from grade 1 to grade 5, will run from March 1 – May 9, 2021. After creating an account on SplashLearn, teachers can enroll their classes for SpringBoard 2021. Teachers can sign up for the SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021 by visiting this page. About SplashLearn.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

More than a year after Congress passed the 2021 K–12 Cybersecurity Act, the nation’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a report sharing best practices for K–12 schools. Click the banner below to learn about the latest K-12 tech when you register as an Insider.

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myViewBoard

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Our dedicated teams work tirelessly to meet our users’ expectations about the myViewBoard ecosystem. So, we invite you to read “ What’s New in December 2021 ” and apply our new developments to your work while using the myViewBoard apps. The post What’s New ~ December 2021 appeared first on myViewBoard Blog.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Every week we publish a new episode of our EdSurge Podcast about the future of learning, a way to hear the voices of students, educators and leaders as they puzzle out some of the thorniest issues facing education. We had a couple of popular episodes about antiracism, and that’s a topic we’ll continue to cover in the year ahead.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, CA , May 26, 2021: SplashLearn, the game-based learning program used by millions of students, announced winners of its massively popular annual competition – the SpringBoard Math Challenge. For more information about SplashLearn, please visit www.splashlearn.com. About SplashLearn.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 29, 2021

We’ve been conducting research on our members’ attitudes about professional development for a number of years, and began an annual Professional Learning Survey 4 years ago to benchmark changes in attitudes on a consistent basis. 2021 Key Takeaways. Download the edWeb 2021 Survey Results.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While I’m appreciative that my ancestors were wary folks, in 2021, I often saw myself and others trapped in this negative mindset, always tallying the losses and waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Thus began my journey to strengthen my gratitude muscle to help push back negative thoughts and make space for joy in 2021.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A core finding of the report is that the changes students and teachers would like to make to schools are less about Covid-related issues and more about uncomfortable learning environments, resource deficits, stifling curricula, and overly strict behavioral rules. . MIT News talked to Reich about the report.

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myViewBoard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Read on for more details about the newest ways we have discovered to make your teaching journey better. As we are heading toward the end of 2021, we will try to bring some more cool tips and tricks for you in December. The post What’s New ~ November 2021 appeared first on myViewBoard Blog. Have a Happy Teaching Session!

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