EdNews Daily
MARCH 26, 2017
This is our fifth interview from our thought-leadership series from teachers who work at 51Talk. Elizabeth, please tell us about your education background. I hold a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Georgia State University, a Master’s in English Education from Georgia State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance (violin) from The University of South Carolina.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 26, 2017
As an identical twin it was always a challenge going through school. Initially my brother and I had to deal with the fact that our teachers could not tell us apart. My grandmother rectified this problem by outfitting each of us with belts that had our first initial on them. As we aged beyond the elementary years, teachers began to tell us apart better as some slight differences in appearance began to take shape as well as some major shifts in personality.
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Doug Levin
MARCH 26, 2017
I’ve been on planes a lot lately – flying from coast to coast. While there are inconveniences to air travel, the upside for me is that I use these long haul flights as a chance to catch up on my long-form reading list. While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside.
Teacher Tech
MARCH 26, 2017
I Learned Nothing, I Just Googled The Parts of the Cell Can we get real? There are a lot of well-intentioned assignments and projects that frankly have very little LEARNING that goes with them. Create a poster of the solar system. The kid spends a lot of time (and money on supplies) with the outcome that […]. The post I Learned Nothing, I Just Googled The Parts of the Cell appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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Doug Levin
MARCH 26, 2017
I’ve been on planes a lot lately – flying from coast to coast. While there are inconveniences to air travel, the upside for me is that I use these long haul flights as a chance to catch up on my long-form reading list. While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside.
The Jose Vilson
MARCH 26, 2017
A few weeks ago, I was supposed to attend the premiere of Time: The Kalief Browder Story , the documentary about a young man wrongly arrested and held captive for years in Rikers Island. The story uncovers the excesses and atrocities of the prison industrial complex in the world’s empire city all through a young man whose post-traumatic stress disorder ended with him taking his life.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 26, 2017
March 26, 2017 Trading Card is a great tool from ReadWriteThink to use with students to engage them in a wide variety of creative learning activities. More specifically, students can use it to.read more.
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 26, 2017
Innovative educators understand that they play a crucial role in our democratic society. However, a teacher’s job to ensure students are informed and educated has taken on a new meaning in the age of the internet where information is everywhere but accuracy, quality, and bias often remain unchecked. Media literacy is a topic innovative educators cover with students within the broader topic of digital literacy.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 26, 2017
March 26, 2017 This week’s featured book is authored by Roy Peter Clark and titled ‘ Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer’. While everybody can use this book to enhance.read more.
My Paperless Classroom
MARCH 26, 2017
Learn 20 tips and tricks to help you create a successful paper, digital, and social media resume that will help you land your next job. The post 20 Tips For Writing Successful Paper, Digital, and Social Resumes appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. Learn 20 tips and tricks to help you create a successful paper, digital, and social media resume that will help you land your next job.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 26, 2017
March 26, 2017 Here are some good iPad apps that are free today and only for a limited period of time. Some of these apps are pricy such as Ap US History ($9.99). There is also the popular.read more.
MiddleWeb
MARCH 26, 2017
As she receives the Educators' Choice Award for her blog post "Teaching By Doing Something Meaningful" at her first national conference, Mary Tarashuk remembers Madeline Hunter's simple wisdom and considers the teaching power that comes from writing with students.
EmergingEdTech
MARCH 26, 2017
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 … dispelling the myth of. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
MiddleWeb
MARCH 26, 2017
As moviemaking transitions from analog to ever advancing computer-driven technologies that meet the expectations of today's audiences, the blended learning options involving media literacy, art, science and tech grow apace. Frank Baker explores the possibilities.
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.
Teacher Tech
MARCH 26, 2017
End the Year Strong The school year is winding down, what are some activities and tips we can do with our students to perk up our classes and reenergize us? Join Kris Mesler and me near Boise ID Saturday, April 8th. This will be a tech focused event so please bring your laptop! Trying to keep the […]. The post Boise April 7&8: End the Year Strong appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
MARCH 26, 2017
Many votes have been cast in our global book talk challenge and we are down to our final 2 students. Will it be Evin? Will it be Adaline? Take a moment to watch (or rewatch) their videos and vote on your favorite. Share with friends, family, and your own networks. Voting will end on April 2. Vote Here! Be sure to take time to visit the full grid of videos to watch many other incredible book talks from around the world.
Reading By Example
MARCH 26, 2017
Professional Resources. Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson (Teachers College, 2009). An essential resource for thinking about and discussing technology in education. The authors provide a thorough history of what has come regarding schooling and how it is not a good fit with our knowledge society.
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