Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education Fostеring critical thinking skills in middlе school еducation is paramount to equipping studеnts with thе intеllеctual tools necessary for succеss. Evaluation is intеgral, prompting individuals to assess thе crеdibility and rеlеvancе of information, sourcеs, and argumеnts.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

All educational acts should and usually do revolve around them. The purpose of education is no longer to pass on theoretical knowledge. Competency-based education plays an essential role in this endeavor. Learn how an ILP enables competency-based education. What is competency-based education?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. As assessment and curriculum leaders for two different districts, we’re still discovering the answers.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Educators want proven strategies that can be implemented readily that will address diverse learner needs while leading to an improvement in outcomes. Ongoing assessment is vital as this provides the teacher with the necessary information to develop lessons and tasks that are more personalized.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2019

Bechtel could readily recite the definition of satire. But assessing these skills has been a weak link in these efforts, according to the education researchers at the MIT Playful Journey Lab , which hopes to remedy that with “playful assessment” tools. But what else was she learning in this maker space?

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Which education challenges are schools and districts prioritizing? Survey Results Highlight Priority Education Challenges. More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

Instead of giving a fall assessment, using data to inform instruction, and testing again in the spring to see if those interventions worked, Dr. Boryszewski decided to incorporate a third, mid-year assessment to ensure instructional changes and interventions based on data were actually making a different for students.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 17, 2017

These are truly incredible times to not only be a learner but an educator as well. While these are incredible times, it can be quite daunting as an educator to look across this ever-changing technology landscape and feel unprepared. Being a Tech-Savvy Educator doesn’t have to be either daunting or complex.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

I am concerned about the impact that the imbalances in education have on teacher engagement and job satisfaction. I know firsthand the toll that the imbalances caused by traditional workflows in education can have on a teacher. Those unrealistic workflows almost drove me out of education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2022

By the time students reach my geometry class, they’re third- or fourth-year pre-service teachers who have been through many, many other math and math education classes. And this is definitely doable: There are games where I can get so immersed in the fun, that I don’t particularly care what happens at the end.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons. So, definitely, build your library first so you have resources available. In a larger class, I would definitely have students split into 4 person groups.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2021

As you might know, I am very excited about STEM education! For consultations and presentations at schools across the country I have developed these 15 questions you may want to ask as you develop or assess STEM possibilities for students. 15 Questions to Ask when Creating a STEM Culture in Education – Michael Gorman.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Aside from asking students to assess their own levels of engagement — a perfectly valid process, albeit one which is influenced by bias — measurement has often relied upon the perception of teachers or outside observers. Read on to find out how, or choose to learn about myViewBoard Sens and other ViewSonic’s Education Solutions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The lasting impact of the pandemic has become clearer as students and educators returned to the classroom this year. And educators, already stretched thin, have been challenged to not only meet all students where they are in their learning, but also support their emotional needs as they cope during a crisis.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

Q&A: Adam Welcome on How K–12 Educators Can Integrate Technology for Engagement. In order to use technology properly in the classroom, teachers need to take a back seat and allow students to spend more time as the drivers of their own education, says educational consultant and public speaker Adam Welcome. .

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Neo LMS

MARCH 29, 2022

From educational institutions to multinational organizations and training professionals, everyone seems to insist on their importance. We will walk you through the definition of these objectives, their advantages, and how to set and track them within a learning management system (LMS ). . Tag lessons and assignments with competencies.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 19, 2016

But, nonetheless, perhaps these definitions of ‘college readiness’ from SAT and ACT are too stringent? For the record, the 6-year graduation rate in 2013 for first-time, full-time undergraduate students who began at a 4-year postsecondary institution in fall 2007 was 59%. Not all of those graduates have B- averages, of course.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Doing some assessment, finding out where they are at and moving on from there. On June 9, the National Education Association heard a flurry of criticism from its union members after publishing an article titled, “ As More Schools Look to Personalized Learning, Teaching May Be About to Change.” Moving from an assessment. “I

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

For this to happen, teachers can opt for a mix of game-based learning tools, conducting a quick assessment or social and emotional learning (SE)L check-in, or asking students to create and share what they have learned in a way that meets their interests. It has definitely boosted student engagement through the power of choice.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Personalized learning is currently emerging as one of the biggest trends in education. So, how can educational institutions offer a personalized learning environment for students without having to divide them into smaller groups based on their interests and level and get a separate teacher for each group? Online games and assessments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. We have to relate to educate. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As you might know, I am very excited about STEM education! For consultations and presentations at schools across the country I have developed these ten questions you may want to ask as you develop or assess STEM possibilities for students. Ten Questions to Ask when Creating a STEM Culture in Education – Michael Gorman.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2024

Educators also need to intentionally build relationships to foster a sense of community and connectedness, while establishing strong support networks for both students and adults. If all you do is work to fix problems, to alleviate suffering, then by definition you are working to get people to zero, to neutral.”

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Here is my definition shared in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms that makes a distinction between instruction: Blended instruction is what the teacher does with technology. The teacher establishes a block of time for each station, and students visit each one during a class period followed by some sort of forma¬tive assessment.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 11, 2018

Lately, I have been focusing on “common assessments” versus “common understandings.” ” I have written about this in the past and shared the following ideas on why “common assessments” do not necessarily do what they hope they do.” Assessment of learning. Assessment as learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

A few weeks back I passed along an Education Week article to administrators in my District that highlighted the many technology challenges that states anticipate with common tests. When will the powers that be consider the best way to assess learning of content? Supporting National Standards and National assessments?

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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. It may have been a year with more technology used than in the past few years for some educators. DAILy AI MIT.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

A New Definition For Equity In Education. While progress is being made in sub-Saharan Africa in primary education, gender inequality is in fact widening among older children. by Terry Heick. In a profession increasingly full of angst and positioning and corrective policy, there are few ideas as easy to get behind as equity.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The post Instructure CEO to Step Down; Definitive Agreement for Company’s Acquisition Revised Again appeared first on Market Brief. Instructure CEO and board member Dan Goldsmith said he will step down from both positions as the company has reached a tentative agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam lets you create assessments with formats including multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and even handwritten numeric answers that can be read and scored by Aita – Gradecam’s Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant.Score assessments, generate reports, and transfer grades automatically.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The pandemic has really put a strain on educators, yet they continue to rise to the occasion on behalf of kids. The majority of educators fall into the latter. An emphasis on priority standards can significantly reduce teachers' burden while streamlining other pedagogy aspects, such as assessment. Something has to give.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Part of the EL Education network (formerly Expeditionary Learning) since it’s inception, Two Rivers opened as an expeditionary and project-based learning school. The student experience in an EL environment is closely aligned with Outward Bound’s educational philosophy, which emphasizes character, leadership and service.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 14, 2021

There are a lot of definitions that relate to STEM education usually in regards to the nouns including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Part Two… Transforming STEM Education from a Noun to a Verb… 15 Steps. Facilitate and assess (intentionally) not just content, but also the STEM (21st century and beyond) skills.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Educators and parents alike have noted that a one-size-fits-all approach to education is falling short for many learners. Personalized learning refers to educational approaches that customize instruction to fit the needs, strengths and interests of the individual learner. The education field has yet to agree on how to define it.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Photo by Jason Roswell on unsplash Online learning is becoming increasingly popular and widespread, and is now reaching into compulsory education. It is often characterised as 'testing' to provide a grade, but this would be a restricted view of assessment. Success was based on giving students a voice. Fontanillas et al, 2016).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Even before her son started kindergarten, Ashley Meier Barlow realized that she might have to fight for his education. Instead, the educators told Barlow that they wanted her son to attend a classroom across town meant for children who are profoundly impacted by their disabilities. “If

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