EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Leaders looking to shift learning must think more holistically. It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In an effort to personalize learning more and more educators are turning to blended learning strategies. When it comes to personalized learning , the “personal” should be emphasized. In many cases, but not all, technology is a catalyst to facilitate the personalization of the learning environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Flexible Seating: Getting Rid of Cemetery Style Seating in the Classroom with Bill Selak #118. Transform Learning this School Year with Eric Sheninger #111. 23 GSuite IDeas to Excite Your Students about Learning with Eric Curts #112.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

I bounced around a few sessions but settled into one called “Flexible Furniture.” The facilitator shared pictures of sleek, stylish yet functional seats, tables and “Starbucks”-style setups while others asked questions and shared ideas about how to get the latest furniture in their classrooms. All which came with a hefty price tag.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 26, 2019

This then returns to the furniture needing to facilitate the day’s tasks by being flexible, and active learning environments. How can seating support a student who learns best with movement? Accessibility is an important topic in education and encompasses the classroom space, digital tools and resources and much more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2017

Beneylu is a K-8 online learning platform that puts critical classroom applications, resources, activities, and games in a secure online universe that is accessible to parents, teachers, and students. The goal is to make learning not only smoothly-delivered but adaptable and intriguing for everything. What is Beneylu School ?

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How much of what I use to decorate my room really facilitates learning? Should any person (including the teacher) “own” space in the classroom? Should any person (including the teacher) “own” space in the classroom? The furniture, layout, and learning resources have multiple configurations. Try to find the most flexible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

Kayla Delzer on episode 311 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kayla Delzer motivates us to relinquish control and empower students with three powerful examples. Listen Now. I am so excited to be here today! Everyone’s a learner.”. Everyone’s a teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Suzanne Creswell on episode 244 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Students have reasons for how they behave, particularly if they have learning differences and learn in unique ways. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide. Listen Now.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 18, 2019

For two decades, Montana has steadily chipped away at barriers that prevent schools from personalizing learning. And last month, state lawmakers passed two more significant laws to advance personalized learning and pathways. Step 2: Incentivizing Transformational Learning Programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 28, 2018

Lindsay George on episode 321 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Helping first-year teachers learn and grow is a challenge facing education systems worldwide. Not only do they use Google Docs to plan, but they have a positive personal relationship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Fingers point all directions but nothing changes the stark truth: Something causes kids to hate learning so much that they’d rather face their future without the knowledge or skills to do so successfully. The goal is to maximize enjoyment and engagement through capturing the interest of learners and inspiring them to continue learning.”

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Since then, colleges and universities has been adopting CBCS into their teaching-learning across all domains. It offers the flexibility to complete the programme by earning the required number of credits. We discussed about Choice Based Credit system in earlier our blog. Students can learn at their own pace.

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ExcelinEd

JUNE 10, 2019

Earlier this month Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB19-216, creating the High School Innovative Learning Pilot Program. Expanding Innovative Learning Opportunities. This means schools will be able to look beyond the classroom for new learning experiences. Addressing Seat-Time Requirements and Funding.

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Digital Promise

MAY 31, 2016

Houston Independent School District (HISD), the largest school district in Texas, has launched PowerUp , a district-wide initiative aimed at transforming teaching and learning. This model of professional learning provides educators access to diverse learning opportunities and prioritizes demonstrations of learning over seat-time.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

You manage to get everyone ready to learn and start the day with a good morning meeting. Sandra comes into the classroom before you can step outside to greet her, and she immediately starts telling you all about her weekend as she hangs up her backpack. You walk over to Jordan to ask, “How’s your day going? Do you want to talk about anything?”

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N2Y

JANUARY 28, 2021

Because informal assessments are not standardized, you have the flexibility to determine exactly what skills to assess and how to do so. An assessment of one skill can look different for each student, depending on their strengths, needs, and learning style. Account for Student Learning Style.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

School culture affects everything that happens at school, including both student performance and teacher satisfaction, behavior trends, attendance rates, emotional safety, staff morale, test scores, and learning objectives. Call out the teacher who ran their personal best time in the 5K over the weekend at the Monday morning huddle.

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There is no box

MAY 3, 2020

Just as districts were taking a breath from getting distance learning programs up and running to start looking at possibly delaying school starts to allow time to prepare for what opening school might look like during a pandemic, the Governor announced the possibility of schools resuming in July. What will school look like in the fall?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

VUSD leverages partnerships to provide opportunities to students, and innovates through a curriculum that emphasizes personalized learning, design thinking, strength-based education, maker labs, service learning, and real-world learning opportunities. There are no assigned seats in this VUSD kindergarten classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Huckans says that Bishop Hall’s use of the Brightspace learning management system provides students with highly personalized learning pathways, which “allow them to innovate and experiment.” He adds, “Kids are allowed to learn at their own pace, and can learn experientially.”

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 2, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : In the time of the coronavirus pandemic , planning the first week of school has never been more difficult or confusing for teachers, especially for those that remote learning or teaching is not an option. Full-time remote learning is not ideal for many (if not most) students and families.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 24, 2020

Ways a flexible, resilient pedagogy can simplify your workload and help you support students more effectively. It’s imperative every year for your mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health, and even more so after months of crisis distance learning. . The impact is not the same for everyone.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 14, 2020

The post A Framework for Blended PD (Part 1) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. As schools across the globe begin to plan for the new normal and redefine the school day and location, we must also rethink our professional learning plans for teachers and staff. Join a Shake Up Learning book study. Blended PD Tips and Ideas!

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ExcelinEd

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In honor of Labor Day earlier this week, we are diving into our blog archives to revisit a post on XQ Institute’s report High School & the Future of Work. Just 32 percent of 11th graders surveyed said they learned something of interest in the past week, and over half of high school seniors feel their math work is “too easy.”.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

They’re becoming deeply rooted, widespread mantras for young people across America. Anxiety is the most common mental health challenge that young people face, and it’s the top reason why students seek mental health services at college today. But those solutions don’t usually get to the root of the problem, and in fact they can make it worse.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

It’s part of his process for ensuring Maria Bot develops a strong character, meaning both her morality and her personality. The New Teachers’ If, in the mid-1970s, you purchased a ticket through American Airlines and traveled on one of its airplanes, you may have reached into a seat-back pocket and picked up a copy of American Way magazine.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 8, 2016

On the floor of the Science Centre, Staffordshire University I haven't written or blogged as much as I usually do, because I have been doing some travelling recently. Here are my reflections on the learning and teaching conference held at Staffordshire University. the design features) militate against flexibility.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

More personalized for students. Neely : From school district perspective, values freedom and flexibility that HB 5 brings to the table. Knowing the value of this bill starts at the top to make sure due diligence is done to make sure advantage is taken of this flexibility. Virtual learning and technology is essential.

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ExcelinEd

JULY 30, 2019

have state-level innovation or pilot programs that promote next generation learning. Excel in Ed and Foresight Law + Policy recently published new research that closely examines next generation learning programs in each state. Next Generation Learning Programs in the U.S. Thirty-three states and Washington, D.C.,

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 11, 2015

Phone charging station at Stratford Shopping Centre, London I have written extensively about education spaces, architectures for learning , and personal learning environments. Too much noise, not enough light, too much heat or cold, uncomfortable seats, even poorly configured seating in a classroom can adversely affect learning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 23, 2020

Education is a complex process of getting teachers and students involved in a journey of self-discovery and personal growth to benefit everyone involved. This allows them to become the main characters in this process — a different one, that is — with various background knowledge, learning pace, and level of motivation. Infographic].

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Rows of seats. At its core is the idea that meaningful learning is a creative process. Personal computing devices. Schools are creating classroom layouts that support successful 21 st century learning. A key to today’s classroom design is flexibility. Evidence-based learning environments. The internet.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 26, 2017

Today’s students, who have grown up with the emerging technologies at their fingertips, really challenge teachers to find new ways to engage them in their learning. They are a visual generation whose first port of call to learn a new skill is YouTube. As a teacher, I have learned so much from these Skypes!

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In my previous post I wrote that even though research shows lectures to be less than effective in helping students to learn, they still persist in higher education. I also promised to blog about some of the alternatives when it comes to teaching very large groups, and here it is. The key question is: What can replace the lecture?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. She also noted the growth of markets in China and in India. How accurate is her data? (I’d

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 21, 2019

One thing I have learned is that this kind of stuff doesn’t bug everyone. Be aware of how your mood and energy level is impacted whenever you spend time complaining about systemic issues and massive bureaucratic and societal problems that you have little power to change. Schools are just a mirror of this truth in society as a whole.

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