Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

San Diego County offers more than enviable weather and beaches. Inside its borders are two of the nation’s best school districts — Cajon Valley Union School District and Vista Unified School District — that are working to provide students with the highest caliber of education possible. Vista Unified School District. Vista Unified School District’s (VUSD) mission is “to inspire each and every student to persevere as critical-thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real-world problems.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 12, 2016

“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelo. In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. One of the most practical and favorite training sessions was introducing teachers and professors to teaching with word clouds.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2016

By EdTech Staff Important developments in four key technology areas could bring digital learning to more K-12 classrooms in the coming year.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 12, 2016

Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful ! Goal: Share your best and/or worst lesson. This goal was inspired by Terry Freedman’s Best/Worst Lessons series. In this video, Terry ( @TerryFreedman ) shares his inspiration behind the series and how reflecting on our best and worst lessons helps enhance our teaching. Accomplish this goal: Share your best and/or worst lesson through a blog, podcast, or vodcast.

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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2016

By Phil Goldstein SQL Server 2005 will no longer receive patches from Microsoft after April 12, pushing school districts to upgrade.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 12, 2016

The post 12 Things That Will Disappear From Classrooms In The Next 12 Years appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 12, 2016

April 12, 2016 In today’s post we are sharing with you three YouTube science channels that we have recently discovered. You can use these channels to access a wide range of video content.read more.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

APRIL 12, 2016

Jon continues in his series about the Flipped Mastery model. In this second part Jon walks through the five steps in implementing the model. Jon continues in his series about the Flipped Mastery model. In this second part Jon walks through the five steps in implementing the model.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 12, 2016

April 12, 2016 Yesterday we reviewed an excellent tool teachers can use to create animated multimedia scenarios on a map. Through this tool we discovered some very good resources where history.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 12, 2016

The post Building A Thinking Classroom Without Technology appeared first on TeachThought.

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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.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 12, 2016

April 12, 2016 Below are some very good graphing calculators for math teachers and students. Learners can use these apps on their iPads to perform complex mathematical equations, plot graphs, and.read more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

“Just do it” may be an effective slogan for a sporting shoe company, but it is not an effective change management technique to move to blended learning. The move to blended learning has been labelled as “disruptive” by many, such as Clayton Christensen in his book “ Disrupting Class.” It is a significant shift in the teaching and learning paradigm.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 12, 2016

The number and value of mergers and acquisitions in the education industry rose sharply over the most recent year, fueled by deals in professional training and by consolidation in some areas of K-12, a new analysis has found. There were 418 mergers and acquisitions in the education industry in 2015, up from 329 in 2014, according to research by the investment bank Berkery Noyes.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 12, 2016

We know how important it is to get kids exposed to computer programming, but how? Here are 10 easy ways to get started with coding in the classroom. 1. Pencilcode Draw Pencilcode.net is for everyone and works much like the old Logo program where you write simple commands to make a turtle move on a grid. forward 10, right 90, forward 10, right 90 forward 10, right 90, forward 10.

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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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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

Researchers are tackling the stubborn question of how gender bias impacts STEM education. STEM education at the K-12 and university levels has seen its share of headlines, as industry experts and policymakers tout its importance in the nation’s economy and workforce. Despite the focus on engaging students in STEM education and encouraging them to pursue STEM majors in college, the STEM industry is still male-dominated.

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Edutopia

APRIL 12, 2016

Photo credit: Bill Selak via flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0) Anne OBrien College Readiness The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to use multiple measures for evaluating students. Find out how a Chicago-area school district aims to help educators better determine whether a student is college and career ready.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

Hotspots help bridge digital divide in Wisconsin. At Indian Trail High School and Academy in Kenosha, students can take the internet home with them using mobile Wi-Fi hotspots from the school library. The devices, paired with school laptop computers, give students online access outside school hours for homework. Otherwise, those without the service at home could fall behind in classes such as Advanced Placement government and science.

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Edutopia

APRIL 12, 2016

Photo credit: via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Kristen Swanson Edcamps Edcamps are informal sessions by and for teachers, where anyone can present, and the focus is on collaboration and connections, group expertise, tech tools, and instructional design.

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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

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 12, 2016

Many students with disabilities struggle to gain the language, social, or pragmatic skills they need to be self-advocates. Elizabeth Stein shares resources that can help co-teachers empower students to truly take charge of their learning and their lives.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 12, 2016

Image Source Quest to Learn (a.k.a. Institute of Play) is an Inspiring Example of the Potential for Schools to Succeed With new Models That Make Learning Truly Engaging If you think that digital. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 12, 2016

When students struggle to write coherent essays or can't explain their evidence well enough, it often boils down to this: they need help learning to build strong paragraphs. Literacy expert Sarah Tantillo takes us step by step through her construction process.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 12, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. High school students who took an online makeup course after failing Algebra I had lower scores, grades, and credit-recovery rates than their peers who took the same course in a traditional face-to-face setting, according to new research from the American Institutes of Research. However, while students benefited from the face-to-face credit-recovery course in the short term, the long-term impact appeared to be minimal: Successfully making up Algebra I

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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.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 12, 2016

Common Sense Education is excited to contribute to the White House's early education initiative , specifically as it relates to engaging children in STEM experiences in critical years of their development. As part of its recognition of early STEM learning, the White House will be highlighting Common Sense's commitment at the 2016 White House Science Fair on April 13.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

On March 30 we had Jim Groom as our Future Trends Forum guest. Discussion was very rapid, so watch and listen to the recording below, and/or read my notes, with a pile of links therein. Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. And Jim blogged about it. Here’s the full recording, hosted at YouTube , and embedded here: I.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 12, 2016

One of the goals of the Barrow Elementary Media Center is to support the reading habits and curiosities of students, teachers, and families. During the school year, our library is a huge source of reading, but I often wonder what I can do to continue to support reading during the summer months when students are at home. What do their home libraries look like?

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

On March 30 we had Jim Groom as our Future Trends Forum guest. Discussion was very rapid, so watch and listen to the recording below, and/or read my notes, with a pile of links therein. Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. And Jim blogged about it. Here’s the full recording, hosted at YouTube , and embedded here: I.

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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.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 12, 2016

One of the goals of the Barrow Elementary Media Center is to support the reading habits and curiosities of students, teachers, and families. During the school year, our library is a huge source of reading, but I often wonder what I can do to continue to support reading during the summer months when students are at home. What do their home libraries look like?

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

Shindig, a platform for large-scale video chat, to power the three-day event. eSchool Media and Campus Computing announced plans for interactive Thought Leader Interviews at the 2016 ASU GSV Innovation Summit on April 18, 19 and 20 in San Diego. The interactive interviews are intended to connect educators in schools and on college campuses with the Summit presenters and participants.

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techlearning

APRIL 12, 2016

Title : Slice It! Summary :Divide and conquer with clever puzzles that build geometry foundation Pros: Trial-and-error gameplay supports nimble discovery of concepts and strategies. Cons: Lacks expli.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 12, 2016

In recent years, the role of a school librarian has become more and more technology-focused. Students these days visit the library not only to check out a book but also to do research on school computers, to create original movies or music with digital-creation tools, and, in some cases, even use a school's new 3-D printer in the library makerspace.

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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