Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2023

The breaking point for Julie Sherlock was a literal one. The elementary music teacher was burned out and so very tired, following years of feeling increasingly overburdened and bulldozed by students and administrators alike. But it wasn’t until she broke her leg last spring that she knew it was time to call it quits. Sherlock was walking down the school hallway, carrying her heated-up lunch back to her classroom to eat, when a student called out to her with a question.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

For the past 20 years, DeKalb County School District has hosted a technology fair. But this year’s fair was different, and district CIO Monika Davis noticed. The fair, which normally attracts about 300 students from across the Georgia district, drew more than 700 this year. Davis, who loves data, has a hunch as to why. “They have access to computing devices, and they have access to digital learning resources,” she says.

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A web filter is an essential tool for keeping students safe as they use the internet for learning. When your school district adopts a web filter, though, the focus shouldn’t solely be on what you’re blocking. Your K-12 web filter should support learning rather than disrupt it. But how do you choose the best web filter for digital learning?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

Teachers at Bay District (Fla.) Schools and Caldwell County (N.C.) Schools have long used technology to improve classroom instruction. However, they recently started to incorporate more flexibility into their teaching tools. As the districts went through their technology refresh cycles, they intentionally selected wireless mice, keyboards, rolling podiums and even a voice assistant that allows teachers to continue the pace of their lessons, no matter where they are in their classrooms.

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Schools are focusing on teaching social and emotional learning (SEL) to students. But SEL is also important for teachers. With more educators leaving the profession than ever before because of stress and burnout, SEL is one way to improve their mental wellness and resiliency. Practicing SEL skills also leads to better relationships in the classroom and with colleagues.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2023

This article is a partial transcript of an episode of the EdSurge Podcast. For the full interview, listen here. The pandemic has led to big questions about the value of higher education, and that has been especially true of liberal arts colleges. And some of the most powerful critiques have come from within. add caption here Perhaps the best example is a book written by two longtime professors called “The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College: A Manifesto for Reinvention.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As Tax Day approaches, Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content to teach key concepts about taxation in the United States. Click to tweet. Poptential course packages boost student engagement by using a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources.

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Sell Courses Online

APRIL 11, 2023

Circle.so is one of the most popular online community platforms, offering everything you need to launch your own community. … 11 Inspiring Circle.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

ChatGPT has rapidly begun to infiltrate K-12 classrooms nationwide. A recent survey by study.com found that nearly 90 percent of students admitted to using OpenAI’s chatbot in some home-related capacity, and more than 25 percent of teachers have already caught a student cheating using the chatbot. The propensity for students to use ChatGPT to cheat has raised concern amongst educators and even prompted several school districts, ranging from New York City Public Schools to the Los Angeles Unified

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2023

There has been a multitude of conversations regarding assessment and grading practices, focusing on shifting practice that makes more sense not only for the current time we live in but also moving forward. In a recent survey where I asked about some of the big problems we are facing in education regarding this area, my friend Mike Kleba, a brilliant mind and classroom teacher, shared, “I think assessment is at the heart of the changes American schools will need to tackle in the 21st-centu

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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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat , a nonprofit news organization covering public education in communities across America. Sign up for our free New York newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. The day before my first day of teaching middle school in 2018, I decorated my Brooklyn public school classroom with quotes from famous people reflecting on the importance of reading.

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techieMusings

APRIL 11, 2023

You may have seen some of my posts featuring a very cute robot dancing around! I have been having a blast flexing my coding and creative lesson planning skills with Robotical’s #MartyTheRobot. When the Robotical team released some new math lessons, I had to check them out. I found their fraction activity interesting and decided to put a spin of my own on it.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

Calgary, Alberta — Nureva Inc., an innovator in advanced audio conferencing solutions, announces that its Information Security Management System (ISMS) has received ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification , the world’s best-known standard for information security management. This distinguished certification demonstrates Nureva’s commitment to maintaining the highest standard of information security and data protection to support its global customer base.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 11, 2023

ALL ABOUT GENERATIVE AI, A COSN PRESENTATION WITH ED TECH CONSULTANT PETE JUST ,most recently the CoSN Board Chair. What’s going on with AI… Pete knows his stuff for school districts about the tremendous impact of AI having just retired Keep Reading ALL ABOUT GENERATIVE AI The post ALL ABOUT GENERATIVE AI appeared first on Equity in Education.

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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.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 11, 2023

DeAnna Miller's participation in a national teacher educators' conference after a long personal learning drought energized her and gave her hope for the future of public education. "I had an epiphany," she writes. "I was starved for professional engagement and camaraderie." The post Renewing Our Hope for Teaching and Learning first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

The post AI-Powered Google for Education Updates (Part 2) – SULS0194 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s continue to discuss all the Google for Education updates coming your way! In this podcast series, Kasey explains the important updates teachers need to know. In this episode (Part 2), we explore Google Classroom Practice Sets, interactive YouTube lessons, the Screencast app, privacy and safety, and more!

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 11, 2023

WHY SUMMER READING MATTERS , A VISIT WITH CAPSTONE PUBLISHING ‘s president , former teacher Randi Economou, a favorite returning guest The post WHY SUMMER READING MATTERS appeared first on Equity in Education.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 11, 2023

Keeping students safe in the digital world has become an increasingly difficult challenge for schools. As part of an ever-evolving digital world, schools are now grappling with the task of ensuring the safety of students' online activities, while also respecting their privacy. To accomplish this, Red Clay Consolidated School District implemented Gaggle Safety Management across all school issued devices.

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