Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Written by Noelle Gutierrez Educators know the importance of academic vocabulary instruction. Student knowledge of academic words and phrases has a direct impact on their ability to acquire and comprehend information, which is why it should be a part of every subject area and class. As an instructional coach and administrator, I regularly observed teachers providing direct instruction using explicit vocabulary routines.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2024

Keyboarding for Youngers A while ago, I participated in an online discussion about keyboarding for kids. The host thought it would be a yawner, but any tech teacher knows keyboarding is a controversial subject. In my classroom, it’s the most-asked question from parents, concerns like: When do students start? What are some of the developmental considerations about keyboarding?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

At Fort Smith Public Schools in Arkansas, a dual-enrollment program offers high school juniors and seniors the chance to get a head start on their collegiate careers. “Our students get hands-on learning and career readiness” in fields where studies have identified local workforce shortages, says Gary Udouj, director of career education and district innovation at FSPS.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

When some students hit an obstacle in school or college, they can take it as a sign that this whole education thing just isn’t for them. That can especially be the case for students who are racial minorities. That can be true with challenges like glitches in the federal financial aid forms or a student registration system, says Greg Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

Key points: Educators can use students’ innate desire to learn for deeper classroom engagement Friday 5: Strategies to promote student success Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As an educator, I have always been fascinated by my students’ innate curiosity. From an early age, they have an insatiable desire to learn.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

These days there’s a wave of new edtech products hitting the market, and teachers and professors are increasingly making teaching videos and other materials for their classes. But one group is often left out of the design process: students. “Many educational products are never shown to students until they have already been designed,” said Elliott Hedman, a consultant who works with edtech companies, in a talk this month at the SXSW EDU festival.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

MARCH 19, 2024

Analyzing AI Created Rubrics: Discover the critical elements of effective rubrics and how to assess the quality of AI-generated options. The post Analyzing AI Created Rubrics appeared first on Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

North Carolina based QoreInsights announced today the launch of a MicroGrant program where they will award three schools with free site wide licenses for unlimited use of their AI-enabled personalized professional learning platform, The Classroom Education Plan© (CEP). The granted award will begin in fall 2024 and extend until the end of the 2025 school year.

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techlearning

MARCH 19, 2024

How to make the power of AI research work for you

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 19, 2024

The publisher had stated earlier this year that it was confidentially submitting a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to making an initial public offering. The post Encyclopaedia Britannica Reportedly Seeking Seeking Valuation of $1 Billion Through IPO appeared first on Market Brief.

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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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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

The STEM Careers Coalition – an alliance of industries and non-profit organizations partnering with Discovery Education to ignite student curiosity by creating equitable access to STEM content and career connections – today announced the availability of a new suite of free Keep Reading New Free STEM Resources from the STEM Careers Coalition to Nurture Student Curiosity The post New Free STEM Resources from the STEM Careers Coalition to Nurture Student Curiosity appeared first on American Consort

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Brainscape

MARCH 19, 2024

If you struggle with finding the motivation to study then you’ve just arrived at your inflection point, for here in the virtual pages of this article, I shall reveal to you the key to vaulting over your own mental inertia…  Study metrics! (Okay, so it’s sexier than it sounds.) In this article, I’m going to walk you through why humans procrastinate, the many apps that leverage metrics to motivate people to do more , and how Brainscape —a flashcard study app

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

Edthena recently launched the AI Accelerator Program to help schools and districts nationwide start experiencing the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) for teacher professional learning. Through the program, school and district leaders can apply for pilot access to the Keep Reading Edthena Launches AI Accelerator Program to Help Schools and Districts Jumpstart Their Use of AI for Teacher Professional Learning The post Edthena Launches AI Accelerator Program to Help Schools and

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Lightspeed Systems

MARCH 19, 2024

Driving edtech collaboration with teachers requires IT departments to take a consultative approach and focus on student learning outcomes.

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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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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

A visit with the senior research director at Fordham Institute, the education think tank , Meredith Coffey; about policies needed for equitable grading…risks and rewards. Some links for you: Think Again: Does ‘equitable’ grading benefit students? (February 2024) [link] “’Grading Keep Reading ALL ABOUT EQUITABLE GRADING The post ALL ABOUT EQUITABLE GRADING appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

Members receive discounted access to the Summit’s 400+ recorded sessions and can earn continuing education credits As part of its work to support the professional development needs of its members and their school districts, the Association of Latino Administrators and Keep Reading The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Brings 2024 World Education Summit to Members The post The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Brings 2024 World Education

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

MARCH 19, 2024

Conducted on behalf of LearnPlatform by Instructure, the independent study confirms regular classroom usage of phonics program satisfies Level III ESSA requirements, connected to improved literacy skill proficiency Learning Without Tears, a leading early education company renowned for its unique Keep Reading Correlational Study Shows Learning Without Tears Meets Level III ESSA Requirements for Phonics, Reading, and Me: Significant Growth in Literacy Skills The post Correlational Study Shows Lea

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