EdTech4Beginners
DECEMBER 4, 2016
A new acronym floating around at the moment is SAMR. But what does it mean and what implications does it have for classroom practise? SAMR stands for: substitution, augmentation, modification and redefinition. It basically details all the ways technology can impact or not on learning. SAMR. Substitution. This is when teachers or pupils are using tech tools but in no different way to old ones.
User Generated Education
DECEMBER 4, 2016
I work part time with gifted elementary students at two Title 1 schools where most of the students qualify for free or reduced lunches; and where they and/or their parents are learning English as a second language. What I quickly discovered about my students was that many were lacking in foundational skills in ELA and in math. Sadly, the instructional method used by way too many schools, especially those considered low performing like mine, is to give students lots of worksheets to teach such sk
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A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 4, 2016
It is hard to debate that education is the key to the future. With each passing day new opportunities and challenges arise that will require a new generation of thinkers who can rise to the occasion. Schools must unlock the potential within our students while preparing them for a rapidly changing world. For this to happen we must rethink the very essence of education and ask ourselves if our students will be adequately equipped to succeed in their future, not ours.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Young children are natural scientists eager to discover all they can about the world around them. Technology, too, can expand students’ interest in STEM, as well as their ability to acquire information and solve problems—even in preK classrooms. In Waco Independent School District (ISD), our prekindergarten program provides a learning environment that affords each child opportunities to use their natural curiosity to make sense of their world.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 4, 2016
December 4, 2016 Below are some good iPad apps that are on sale today and only for a limited period of time. You may want to check them out and see which ones works for you. Some of the things.read more.
Teacher Tech
DECEMBER 4, 2016
A Tale of 3rd Grade Homework When my son was in 3rd grade he came up to me to ask for help with his homework. He did not understand the commutative and associative property. Well, I am a math teacher so I can explain it but I wonder how many of the other parents in […]. The post A Tale of 3rd Grade Homework appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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eSchool News
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Busy Water. What’s It Like?
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Graduation rates have begun to rebound after falling, and while the most recent figures still are short of pre-decline levels, analysts expect them to continue their slow rise. The Topic: Graduation rates rebound slightly. Why It Matters: After a decline, the proportion of students earning degrees within six years is rising. The proportion of students who started college in the fall of 2010 and graduated within six years rose to 54.8 percent, up just under 2 percentage points from the proportion
Learning With Lucie
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Yesterday I had the absolute privilege to join thousands of amazing educators learning and sharing their learning as part of the Google for Education on Air Event - If Takes A Teacher. I learned so much from watching fellow educators share their insights into teaching and learning throughout the day. I also learned preparing for my own session - Personalized Learning With Google Tools.
EmergingEdTech
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. This week in the Wrap … should. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
techieMusings
DECEMBER 4, 2016
I wanted to share an activity I created to help demonstrate how Pear Deck can be used to guide students towards discovering new concepts. In this exercise, I have tried to present an example that works students up to developing new understandings. By giving students the opportunity to start asking the questions, the teacher naturally sparks student curiosity about the new topic and provides a pathway for them to create connections to the larger picture.
MiddleWeb
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Teaching students to take good notes and allowing them to use "open notes" on most class tests is good instructional practice, says ELA teacher Amber Chandler. She details how her open-note approach sharpens student focus and provides data to strengthen lessons.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 4, 2016
There are some technologies that are said to support effective practices with tech in learning, but they’re really not. The worst technology that I’ve taken to mat time and time again is interactive whiteboards. Please! Step away from board. Resist the urge to use them. Don’t install their software. Don’t fool yourself into believing that good teaching or interactive means having one person (or even two or three) standing at the front of the room dragging things around a board.
techlearning
DECEMBER 4, 2016
This site will make the Olympian gods of Greek mythology much easier to remember and understand.
This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.
EdNews Daily
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Written By Guest Author: (Mrs.) Linda A. McFarlane. The office clock shows 6:50 on this blustery fall morning; daylight is still quite a few minutes away in this Kansas City locale. Headlights from a few cars punctuate the semi-darkness as children are dropped off for the school day at Crestview Elementary School in the Shawnee Mission School District.
techlearning
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Fun procedural reasoning for kids; great curriculum for teachers.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Tennessee VR staffers deemed Robert Wells unable to succeed in college, but he has a G.P.A. of 3.6 at Nashville State Community College. He is pictured with his parents. Photo: Meredith Kolodner. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert Wells graduated from high school with a B+ average. He took honors physics in 11th grade and earned a general education diploma, even though his cerebral palsy classified him as a special education student.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
DECEMBER 4, 2016
We’re about to head into the time of year when everyone’s thinking about resolutions, new habits, getting healthier, and making better choices. It’s the same thing we say we’re going to do every year. And most of this just turns out to be wishful thinking. We don’t stick with it. We return right back to these bad habits, these tendencies to waste time, procrastinate, be lazier than we want to be, and do things that we know are destroying our bodies or our relationships.
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Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 4, 2016
Instructor Alexis Hollingsworth, 21, uses build-and-learn and colored pattern blocks to teach a 4-year-old class about shapes in Beary Cherry Tree, an early learning center in Metairie, Louisiana. Photo: Della Hasselle. What would it take to make sure more of Louisiana’s youngest children are learning? In a state in which 43 percent of kids of kindergarten age are not ready to begin school, most of those involved in early education don’t deny there’s a problem, and many agree there is a way to f
Hack Education
DECEMBER 4, 2016
This is part three of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. If nothing else, I’ve wanted as many days in December to pass as possible so that my calculations for the total amount of venture funding invested during the year were as accurate as I could get them to be when I hit ”publish.“
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