Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. Many of you don’t need the reminder. You lived and led through this experience yourselves.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2020

For teachers and parents or guardians who are not used to nurturing an e-learning environment, the transition can feel intimidating. Read more: Best practices for supporting parents with remote learning. Still, over half of the students said they could deal with online schooling for the time being.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

As the education sector reflects on the last months of the school curriculum, it’s clear e-learning is key to providing disaster-proof education. As the education sector reflects on the last months of the school curriculum, it’s clear e-learning is key to providing disaster-proof education.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When people think about classroom diversity, they often do so with regards to students: how each student has a unique background, how diverse their interests are, or how their learning needs differ from one to another. The use of edtech varies significantly from school to school.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Preferring to offer up innovative case studies from across the HE sector (rather than just discuss the issue) today’s blog will look at declining completion rates, and ways in which some universities are addressing them. Poor High School preparation. Four-year for-profit colleges: completion rate is 35%. from the 2010 cohort.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following are some notable platforms where diverse and credible case studies can be accessed: Harvard Business School Publishing The Harvard Business School produces various curated course content that learners and teachers can use. Well-planned case studies can challenge students’ problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast, host Vicki Davis sits down with Lauren Lavelle to discuss the transformative educational approach known as Genius Hour 2.0. Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast School administrators never know when they’ll be moving on. Three superintendents, during the edLeader Panel “ Unlocking Your Potential: Succession Mentorship and Strategies for Career Advancement ,” offered their insights on identifying, preparing, and transitioning to new leadership.

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edWeb.net

MAY 31, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast The end of the school year marks a big transition for students at all levels. Many prepare to make the jump from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, or even between districts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we spotlight Misa Sato, an award-winning assistant principal who recently earned the prestigious NASSP Assistant Principal of the Year title. Misa’s mission is to foster a school culture based on respect and high-expectations. Check them out now!

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Neo LMS

JUNE 2, 2020

For many schools, it has been nearly two months of remote learning. Many schools around the world are facilitating remote learning for the remainder of this academic year and possibly longer, and we can take this as an opportunity to try new ideas. Read more: What’s edtech got to do with growth mindset?

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

What a difficult school year it has been for teachers. As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes. Reflection: What was it like for you and your students to teach and learn every day using technology?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 8, 2020

Reflections from the trenches From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we began distance learning, I started writing and reflecting. I hope if you read how the journey has happened from our school that we’ll all consider how far we’ve come even if we consider how far we might have to go.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast National literacy rates remain at an all-time low, and many schools are shifting to more core phonics curricula for their existing ELA programs. Dunbar Elementary School (NY). Jolley pivoted to prevention when most districts nationwide honed in on intervention and pandemic learning loss.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast New teachers face unique challenges, and their success largely depends on the structure and systems schools have in place for their support. We need to make sure we revisit those topics and continue to engage and support our new educators.”

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

From temp teachers to entire school districts, more and more educational staff debate about or seriously consider the adoption of BYOD in their instruction. We can no longer overlook the importance of the use of technology in schools. Adopting BYOD in schools seems like a win-win situation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2021

As schools let out for summer, there are undoubtedly aspects of the past year that teachers and parents alike are ready to leave behind. She recently co-authored a report on how charter schools effectively supported students with disabilities during the pandemic and is blogging about the topic. “If

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

What happens when this same approach is applied to school districts? What happens when this same approach is applied to school districts? Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global.

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Insight Education Group

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In working with each district within the Leaders Connect (E3+) family, it has been encouraging to see how HR departments approach these challenges with hope and fortitude. They attribute this success to virtual instruction classes that can be monitored with paraprofessionals, social media campaigns, and teacher referral incentive programs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

My experience teaching with videos supports the idea that students not only learn more deeply but also faster. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Josemaría Carazo Abolafia, is an educational researcher and teacher who lives in Spain–and doesn’t own a car! and is working on his EdD. Most of them are between 2 and 5 minutes long.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in schools around the country. My focus is on both ChatGPT as well as the new Notion AI tool and the practical ways I'm using them in my everyday classroom activities. What is broken that we can improve upon?

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Minga

MARCH 15, 2024

In the evolving landscape of educational technology, the digital hall pass stands out as a significant innovation, transforming the traditional means of managing student movement within schools. This innovation enhances school safety and minimizes classroom disruptions by providing real-time information on students’ whereabouts.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

For many Instructional Coaches, they are asked every day to walk in and work with teachers on their lesson plans. At the end of the day, the teacher has an amazing lesson that they can perform in front of their students and if needed, turn into their principals at the beginning of the week. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

As we make the transition from distance learning back into the classroom, teachers are facing a whole new set of challenges related to students' social and emotional well-being and mental health. And we know that students' social and emotional well-being can have a direct impact on their academic success.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 18, 2017

Episode 130 with Basil Marin on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. What an important topic, Basil, and how do we start? I love the quote, “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 18, 2023

Linda shares tips to help teachers manage the chaos of the end of the year, as well as develop a plan to start the school year off on the right foot. Don’t miss this episode and blog post! She had to learn strategies and figure out what would work, but she ultimately learned how to become an effective teacher. You should!

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2023

We know assessment is a tool that helps teachers to inform personalized learning, differentiate instruction, accelerate learning, and ultimately support healthy learning mindsets. Millions of decisions are made across classrooms every day,” explained Bradshaw. “If Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. In the edLeader Panel.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Pioneering districts in the League of Innovative Schools are at the forefront of incorporating computer science education in K-12, leading large-scale initiatives to integrate coding and computational thinking into their curricula. From this group, we’ve gathered insights on what the computer science movement looks like in these districts.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

For many Instructional Coaches, they are asked every day to walk in and work with teachers on their lesson plans. At the end of the day, the teacher has an amazing lesson that they can perform in front of their students and if needed, turn into their principals at the beginning of the week. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

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N2Y

DECEMBER 17, 2020

You may be wondering … how? When preparing students to advocate for themselves, considerations include age, cognitive and communication ability, emotional maturity, parental support, and level of preparation before the meeting. Here’s how. How to Prepare Students to Advocate. Whose job is it to prepare them?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2018

There’s a lot of chatter about PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) on educator forums I participate in. I don’t have direct experience with it so I jumped at the chance to share Middle School teacher Karessa Parish’s experiences. We wanted to flip the culture at our school.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 18, 2023

Classroom management strategies is the topic of our blog post today! As we navigate through these researched and tested strategies, remember that the goal is to foster an environment that enhances not only teaching but also the joy and success of learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

A tangible transition between the previous class (or recess) and mine seemed to orient students to my topic and make the entire class go more smoothly. When you do this at the beginning of the day , it’s called not a warm-up but a morning meeting. Some days are quick; others, not so much. What is a Morning Meeting.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Staff Needs Assessment is by far one of the most important and at the same time, most stressful part of the process in creating an EdTech Integration Plan for your school district. When created properly, and rolled out with the support of administration, it can be used to springboard instructional coaches into the classroom.

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There is no box

MAY 3, 2020

What will school look like in the fall? 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.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. Gone are the days when educational progress was measured in decades; today, the landscape shifts almost annually, underscoring the dynamic and evolving nature of teaching in the modern era.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Sometimes, however, students struggle in school, not simply because of academic deficits but because they lack other critical skills or face additional challenges that impede success. Time management and transitioning (the ability to effectively utilize and understand the passage of time). Auditory Processing.

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