The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He also discusses how we should measure the effectiveness of education technology to determine what we will continue to use in the future. What do you think? [00:00:35] So what's your experience. And what are we hoping to achieve? [00:01:48]

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Blog post by Stacey Pusey based on this edLeader Panel. Throughout the pandemic, we were all part of a live virtual experiment on how to make it work, said Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow. Choice—students want to have choices in their education from deciding what articles to read to investigating their own year-long projects.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 6, 2021

The offer will end on 30th June 2021. Anyone who registers for a free myViewBoard Premium account before June 30th, 2021 will have a free upgrade to a Premium account until June 30th, 2022. What are myViewBoard account tiers? What are myViewBoard account tiers? New users will automatically receive 1 year of Premium.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2021

Robert Slavin’s final lecture, delivered April 10, 2021, marked a career milestone. If Eisenhower had to give a speech in July, 1944, would he talk about his long and interesting military career?”. “If If Eisenhower had to give a speech in July, 1944, would he talk about his long and interesting military career?”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : "Is There Hidden Bias at Your Library?" Click here to let us know what topics you'd be particularly interested in having us cover in the Library 2.0 webinars, blog posts, and podcast series.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 4, 2021

Read the Policy Update from our July edFocus issue , written by Jon Bernstein, President of Bernstein Strategy Group. The House Appropriations Subcommittee voted to approve its version of FY22 education spending legislation on July 12 th. billion increase for IDEA, and a billion dollars in new mental health money.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you are into reading and love collecting books, the struggle to find new space to store them when you run out of room in your bookshelf isn’t unknown to you. In this article, we’ll discuss what a virtual bookshelf is and the advantages of using one. . What’s a Virtual Bookshelf? eTextbooks: What are the Major Benefits?

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

To achieve the district’s objectives of equity, excellence, and community, the process explained by Dr. Reid starts with consideration and discussion of the “why” and then moves on to the “how” and “what.” Three key elements then used for proceeding with equity work are systems leadership, strategic planning, and an equity framework.

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edWeb.net

JULY 14, 2021

In 2021, the America’s Response Program Act (ARPA) added $126 billion to those funds. However, most states are requiring funding applications by July 31, 2021, and all states must obligate funding by the end of the current federal fiscal year, which is September 30, 2021. Federal Programs and Processes.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since May 2021, W3C has been working on a major revision of WCAG. was released on 21 May 2021. What is WCAG 2.2? A total of 9 new guidelines have been introduced, categorized under the existing three levels. All in all, the nine new guidelines are as follows: Four New Guidelines under Level A. and WCAG 2.0.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 3, 2022

The following one-hour webinar from Greg Smith and Chris Loper was recorded on October 6, 2021, as part of the LearningRevolution.com "Survive and Thrive!" Greg and Chris are exceptionally skilled at what they do and amazing communicators. webinar series. Chris Loper: Chris has been an academic coach since 2014.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 13, 2021

This data helps to determine what interventions may be needed, with the district using a Multi-Tiered System of Support. This led to a decision to launch the Petersburg Virtual Academy in time for the start of the new school year. Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin was appointed Superintendent of Petersburg City Public Schools on July 1, 2019.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 31, 2021

This post/podcast episode is just a little peek into what’s been going on with me over the last few months, and some reflections on what’s to come. In case you’re new here (or you simply have other more pressing things to remember than what Angela Watson’s been up to!)

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 26, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In an event that will forever shape my world, my Mom died on December 30th, and we buried her on January 3, 2021. What I want you to do when it happens is I want you to remember to put one foot in front of the other for a while. Year 19 and done.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

I’m breaking it all down so you understand what’s coming, and how it affects you and your students. Some of these updates are here, and many are coming later in 2021. Details are in the podcast and the blog post below. What is Google Workspace for Education? Click To Tweet. Listen to this article. .

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In the COVID-19 Data Dispatch’s “Opening” series , we profiled five school communities that successfully reopened during the 2020-2021 school year. Brooklyn’s P.S. 705 leaned into the surveillance Covid-19 testing program organized by the New York City Department of Education. Community partnerships can fill gaps in school services.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders identify and implement best practices, launched the Speak Up Research Project, which gives K-12 leaders insights into current and emerging dynamics in the education ecosystem—and what those dynamics mean for all the stakeholders within a school district.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 12, 2021

What if we thought of our careers as a portfolio of varied accomplishments, rather than one single thing we spent a lifetime building? What if we aimed to look back on our lives and see a variety of ways we made an impact and made a living? Check out my blog/podcast episode called How do you know when it’s time to quit teaching?

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Accelerators.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

Back in episode 216, I spoke with Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project about how educators can be informed media consumers and advocates for truth. It should urge them to think, “Wait, what I am seeing? They should be able to examine biases that they have had from the past and connect them to what they see now in the present.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This article is about book choice as well, but it’s about the choice to say no (how to say no, how to tell when you should say no, what are the ramifications of saying no, what to do when you maybe should have said no but said yes instead, and how to turn a no into a consenting yes). That is encouraging but it also carries some weight.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” Via Politico : “New marching orders from Betsy DeVos’ civil rights chief have the Education Department churning through civil rights complaints. ” Via The New York Times : “ Britain Turns to Chinese Textbooks to Improve Its Math Scores.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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