Catlin Tucker
MARCH 18, 2016
Each year at the start of spring semester, my administration sends every teacher a form called “What’s Your Flavor?” It asks teachers a series of questions: Are we planning to continue teaching next year? If we could describe our perfect teaching assignment, what would it be? Who would we enjoy working with? This year as I stared at the form and asked myself, what is your perfect teaching assignment?
More Verbs
MARCH 18, 2016
The true value of laptops and tablets in schools is not learning to use the technology, but rather using the technology to learn. The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI ) have been in place since 2002 and has certainly helped close the Digital Access Divide in Maine. But almost 15 years in, our data show that our students are still stuck at just using their devices for word processing, presenting and online research, skills we certainly want students to develop, but don’t go far en
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The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 18, 2016
Secrets from Language Teacher Isil Boy From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teaching language is a challenge. Isil Boy from Turkey teaches students how to speak English. Today, she shares her secrets for helping language students learn. She also shares her tricks and tips for using technology in the classroom.
Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 18, 2016
Garth Holman’s students created something spectacular, and I cringe at calling it a “textbook.” That’s the easy description. They created their own digital textbook. But that term — “digital textbook” — doesn’t do these students’ product justice. A textbook is a static set of content. It doesn’t change and adapt and demonstrate the creativity and thinking [.].
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 18, 2016
Few people can sit down and start writing. Most of us hem and haw as we mentally walk through how to get from introduction to conclusion. It’s called ‘prewriting’ and students are no different. Where they diverge from you and I is they haven’t tested all the available methods for planning a story, constructing non-fiction, or building the evidence-based argument.
Securly
MARCH 18, 2016
The end of UK Local Authority school networks. By: Richard Moore. In the UK, Local Authorities (LA’s) have been responsible for providing schools with fast, safe internet connectivity for the past 20 years. However, in 2000 the Academy program allowed schools to take control of their own finances and to operate as independent businesses funded by central government.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTechTeacher
MARCH 18, 2016
Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. Continuing our theme of collaboration , Greg Kulowiec shows us how to do collaborative audio creation with SoundTrap.
Turning Learning On Its Head
MARCH 18, 2016
Jon had a chance to talk with Peter Santoro (@Peter_Santoro), a New York Math Teacher. Listen in and hear a powerful story of how flipped helps the students who often need the most help. [link].
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 18, 2016
March 19, 2016 A few weeks ago, we shared with you a concise chart featuring some of the best web tools and mobiles apps you can use with your students to create educational timelines. Today, we are.read more.
Perry Hewitt
MARCH 18, 2016
Instagram tells us that we see only 30% of our feeds, and that their imminent algorithmic intervention will make that 30% the best it can be. Rendering posts out of temporal order clearly passes muster with Pope Francis, who is making his Instagram debut tomorrow, March 19th. You may have heard that a Google AI program, AlphaGo, beat a human Go champion in a best of five series.
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.
ProfHacker
MARCH 18, 2016
As part of its own ongoing confusion about what it is (which is both a cause and consequence of this problem , Twitter has been on a campaign recently to worsen its service. The current version of this is to make Twitter more Facebook-ish by giving control of your timeline to its algorithms. Until recently, the Twitter timeline was pretty easy to understand: it’s all the tweets, in reverse-chronological order (i.e., newest-on-top), that have been posted by people you follow.
Adam Welcome
MARCH 18, 2016
I recently wrote a blog post for NAESP called Crack the Code , I've hosted Twitter chats about coding in schools, numerous Principals from around the country reach out to me on a weekly basis to talk about coding. The things is, I don't even really know how to code, only the basics! With that being said - I feel every Principal should teach a coding class with their students.
eSchool News
MARCH 18, 2016
Sony Global Education sims to build a new, widely applicable educational infrastructure that enables diverse methods of evaluation, open sharing of academic proficiency and progress records. Sony Global Education has adapted blockchain technology to the educational field and has developed technology that enables open and secure sharing of academic proficiency and progress records.
Edutopia
MARCH 18, 2016
Photo credit: Kathleen Decker Kathleen Decker School Leadership With staff vision and student and community engagement, turn the unused or under-used areas of your school buildings or grounds into gardens, labs, and makerspaces.
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.
eSchool News
MARCH 18, 2016
Catch up on the most compelling K-12 news stories you may have missed this week. Every Friday, I’ll bring you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to visit eSchoolNews.com and read up on other news you may have missed.
MindShift
MARCH 18, 2016
English teacher Michael Godsey is an early adopter of podcasts as a teaching tool in his high school. At first he used episodes of This American Life and Serial because he was impressed by the critical thinking and engagement he saw from students. He also liked that students were having deep discussions about the stories with other adults who were listening to the same podcasts.
eSchool News
MARCH 18, 2016
District administrators say university principal programs need to improve. A new five-year, $47 million initiative from the Wallace Foundation will help improve universities’ principal training, especially for the nation’s highest-need schools. The initiative is prompted in part by new studies pointing to a concern that many programs are falling short of school district needs and expectations.
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
MARCH 18, 2016
Thank goodness for makers who love to share spontaneously and often! Please consider following these 10 idea-filled Instagram accounts to get your creative juices flowing! You're welcome. (◕‿◕ ✿ ) In no particular order, 1. @makeshoppgh. MAKESHOP is located at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. It's a space for building + tinkering through hands-on experiences. makeshoppgh.org Thank you, sweet #angels for coming to our last #MAKEnight two weeks ago!
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Bryan Alexander
MARCH 18, 2016
If you like audio, here’s another interview with me. I met with the National Association of College and University Business Officers ( NACUBO ) and talked about all kinds of educational developments. I’m very excited to work with NACUBO, since campus finance leaders are so focused on the economic issues I address. What did we talk about?
Education Superhighway
MARCH 18, 2016
Last week, Governor Greg Abbott and Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced a partnership between the state of Texas and EducationSuperHighway, to launch the Classroom Connectivity Initiative. . The partnership advances Governor Abbott and Commissioner Morath’s vision of a world-class K-12 public school system that provides high-quality digital learning opportunities for all students; a vision only achievable when every classroom in Texas is equipped with robust connectivity.
Kathy Schrock
MARCH 18, 2016
Searching for a sturdy iPad case for the classroom or for personal use? I was sent a Brenthaven BX2™ Edge protective case to try out. I have an iPad Mini 4 and put the case on two weeks ago and have been using it ever since. The BX2™ Edge is available for the iPad Air, the iPad Air 2, and all versions of the iPad Mini (1-3 and 4). The case is a protective case, intended for schools, but having one on my personal device has been great!
techlearning
MARCH 18, 2016
Awards of Excellence recognizes outstanding, creative ed tech products that help educators in the business of teaching, training and managing with technology.
This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 18, 2016
Quiz Hero is one of my favorite new free mobile (iOS/Android) apps for Game Based Learning. This amazing app uses an RPG style (i.e Bards Tale anyone ;-) to help students learn a wide variety of subjects, such as Math, Vocabulary, Science, etc. The game follows a familiar RPG formula where users select a class (i.e. mage, warrior, archer) and then begin a fun filled educational quest.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 18, 2016
5 Ways to Help Girls Achieve Their Potential From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I dropped my end of the heavy battery. Daddy and I needed to “jump off” or start up the irrigation system. I was perhaps eight and my sister and Mom were somewhere else. Dad was a hard working farmer and he needed my help on this dusty, dry night.
Marketplace K-12
MARCH 18, 2016
Pearson 1-year stock price chart, New York Stock Exchange, from Morningstar. Pearson 3-month stock price chart, New York Stock Exchange, from Morningstar. The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring Pearson PLC, the global education company, to conduct a business strategy review with an eye to becoming more profitable. A resolution to that effect will be introduced at the company’s annual meeting in April, from an alliance of organizations representing 193,000 shares of the company,
eSchool News
MARCH 18, 2016
Virtual reality program is part of a worldwide beta testing initiative. Students in Melinda Lamm’s fifth-grade class at Wells Elementary School in North Carolina were in the computer lab, but not a single student was looking at a computer screen. Instead, they were all peering through small cardboard boxes. “Ok, where are we now?” Lamm asked over the excited voices of her students.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
Bryan Alexander
MARCH 18, 2016
When does a state budget crisis start damaging public higher education? Another American state is in the throes of budget crisis, and it’s starting to hurt higher ed. Pennsylvania’s governor has been feuding over spending with legislators since 2015, and public higher education has not received state funds since last summer. As far as I can tell the deadlock continues, with governor Wolf refusing to support the latest legislative budget plan.
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