Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, said about these results. For instance, education reformers and politicians have lamented that only about one-third of 8th graders read at the Proficient level. Journalists (and others) are failing us when they don’t report out what NAEP levels mean. That’s what the U.S. How do we help the rest?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There are great reasons to use online videos to learn math: Visual Learning: for many, this makes complex topics easier to understand Flexibility: access content at their own pace Engagement: engaging and interactive Review and Replay: revisit specific sections of a video as many times as needed to reinforce understanding.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

People might understand K–12 education, and people might understand IT. But in today’s K–12 landscape, you need to understand both.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

Because of the growth of AI in the world, as educators, we need to provide opportunities for our students to learn about and develop skills in these emerging technologies and be aware of the uses, benefits, and concerns when it comes to these tools. Getting started with learning about Artificial Intelligence. AI World School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are popular online resources for physics classes (click for updates): CK12 Physics simulations Concord Consortium –chemistry, earth science, engineering, life science, physics Crash Course: Physics (videos) Monster Physics PhET Simulations for chemistry and physics Physics Catalyst Physics Classroom Physics Forums Physics instructional videos (..)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are popular online resources to teach about 3D Printing ( click here for updates on links ): 3D Bear Cricut Machine –to cut materials Create 3D Printing Designs 3D Doodler Pen MakerBot PrintShop Onshape SculptGL Sketchup Tinkercad –create your own 3D print designs Download 3D Printing designs GrabCad Smithsonian X3D –download 3D print designs (..)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A mind map is a visual representation of information and ideas that helps organize and connect various concepts, making it easier for individuals and groups to understand, remember, and communicate complex topics.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 6, 2023

What do you remember about this person and why? Who was your favorite teacher growing up? Yes, that’s me in my first year of teaching. Oh, the 90s hair that my students loved. This classroom was my personal 4th-grade classroom growing up. I took over for my teacher who retired at Nelson School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Classroom management tools are useful for teachers to create an organized, productive, and conducive learning environment.

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 15, 2024

As […] The post Radical Wellness: The Self-Care Nobody Is Talking About appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. She is a highly sought-after consultant, speaker, and happiness coach who works with K-12 teachers and schools throughout the country.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

Over the past few years, schools and policymakers were focused on one digital divide in K–12 education: unequal access to technology. However, the Office of Educational Technology, a team within the U.S. Department of Education, recently updated its National Educational Technology Plan, and this year’s NETP goes deeper.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 5, 2020

On top of it all are conflicting messages about what is the best course of action. Some teachers around the country say they are nervous about returning because of underlying health conditions or concerns about infecting family members. However, in the midst of all of this, COVID19 cases are rising in many states.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post Why You Should Teach Your Students About Learner Variability appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2024

As Joshua Eyler was researching a book on what brain science tells us about how to improve teaching , one issue kept coming up as an underlying problem: The way schools and colleges grade student work is at odds with effective teaching. And what we need to do, if we want to make changes, is we all need to come together to talk about it.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The guest, Allison Russell, was talking about the emotional intelligence of young people and mentioned that she’d just learned that her daughter was part of Generation Alpha , which refers to people born after 2010. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators.

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The Jose Vilson

APRIL 5, 2024

Now that the United States is about three years into this era of censorship laws, we’re as far away as we’ve ever been from having authentic conversations and actions that lead to a pluralistic and inclusive democracy. Critical race theory is about you, too. It’s about all of us. This was happening before 2020.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2023

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach about them: Build a car–abcya Design your very own vehicle with ABCya’s Create a Car! Do your first graders love vehicles? Choose from cars, trucks, buses, and even construction vehicles. Customize your vehicle with different wheels, engines, and more. Enjoy the ride!

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Today’s blog is all about how a misunderstanding of Maslow’s theory makes it less effective in educational settings and why, despite that, the approach can bring some value to teaching. What teachers need to relearn about Maslow’s HN. So, without further ado, here’s what many people get wrong about Maslow’s HN: We think it’s a pyramid.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Digital etiquette : Teaching learners about how to use the internet in positive ways. Digital law : Teaching learners about legal issues concerning technology and how it applies to them. Interland , which is part of the Be Internet Awesome program, is an interactive game and world all about exploring digital citizenship topics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2022

Here’s what you need to know about evaluating those apps: Last year, there were so many apps to help me manage the Pandemic and remote teaching, I couldn’t keep up. If it was recommended by a colleague in my professional learning network, I gave the site about twice as long but still, that’s harsh.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2022

If you dig into the awesome Zhoriel Tapo student reporter, you'll see that although she is twelve, if you dig into her story , she had a speech go viral that she gave about leadership when she was six. They talk about projects, games, and also being treated with respect. about This. is a powerful tool for creativity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

If any tool provides tutoring (like SnapAI, which I talked about yesterday with great concern), then it should also be under these requirements. If we talk about what we should do with AI without talking bout what we should NOT do, we will be missing out and making mistakes. And that, my friends, is where we are.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The post 3 Tips from Teachers on Helping Students Learn About Global Issues appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But it’s been controversial, causing “ knock-down, drag-out math wars ” that have included parent protests, threats and academic-on-academic social media spats about whether calculus should be reworked. Young people are curious about the world. That’s a key part of the sales pitch for the course. Our class has no prerequisites.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 8, 2023

The post Four Initiatives We’re Excited About This School Year appeared first on Digital Promise.

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MARCH 14, 2023

The response, according to news reports: students could face "more severe consequences" if they […] The post Setting school policy about AI: A cautionary tale appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. Similarly, there's many stories about belonging uncertainty for students of color and for first-generation college students.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

You can make adjustments to your route based on vital information about traffic or road closures. Three things educators want to know about their learners How do we help students see for themselves where more effort is needed in order to achieve their learning objectives? You may provide different examples for contrast.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2023

Here are popular online resources to teach about Civics and Government.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2024

The post What Are District Leaders Learning from Their Community About AI? appeared first on Digital Promise.

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