The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 7, 2016
Assessment strategies that show what students have REALLY learned From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Assessments should cover what is taught and address important learning goals. Thomas Guskey reflects today on what makes a good assessment. He also shares the four kinds of data that are most valuable to teachers in year-end assessment.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 7, 2016
By Eric Patnoudes Administrators need to learn how to lead schools into the future by empowering everyone in the building.
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EdTech4Beginners
JULY 7, 2016
When the end of the year comes, the books are sent home with the children and presumably put in a box in a dark cupboard! Why not create and store a digital copy? I have found this very effective practise for a number of reasons: It is great to show my new class good examples from the previous year. As a teacher, it is useful to reflect on the key learning that has happened over the year.
Doug Levin
JULY 7, 2016
Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/. Join the conversation about new directions for public education in the digital age with the hashtag #EdTechContract on Twitter.
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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
JULY 7, 2016
Welcome to this second post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. You will discover around one hundred resources in this series along with some great ideas for finding student success. Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans.
Iterating Toward Openness
JULY 7, 2016
For some time now I’ve been critical of “disposable assessments.” An assessment can be characterized as “disposable” if everyone understands that its ultimate destiny is the garbage can. Take an all-too-typical example: Faculty member assigns student to write a two page compare and contrast essay. Student writes the paper and submits it to faculty.
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My Island View
JULY 7, 2016
Like many people my first foray into the virtual world of connectedness was through Facebook. I connected with family and friends. This led me to consider making some professional connections out of necessity. I began my connected collaboration as an educator over a decade ago. I realized as an adult learner that I learned best through collaboration and that collaboration could only take place if I was in some way connected with other educators.
Teacher Tech
JULY 7, 2016
Mathematical Mindsets What I am reading right now is the book “Mathematical Mindsets” by Stanford math professor Jo Boaler (@joboaler). Without question, this is a book we ALL need to read. Even if you are not a teacher of math she has great research and insights for teaching and learning that is good for all […]. The post Mathematical Mindsets by @joboaler appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Edsurge
JULY 7, 2016
I’ll have to put up with an old man in the punishment room. They say it’s the new rule against bad behavior: listening to a geezer talking nonsense. It means I gotta stifle a yawn, fake interest, and nod like a moron. The only thing I did is something I didn’t do: Wear the uniform. The only thing I did was earn a punishment I cannot escape. They used to make me sweep the schoolyard or change the basketball court’s lightbulbs, simple tasks that opened the possibility of me jumping the fence that
eSchool News
JULY 7, 2016
Unschooling is reaching way beyond the homeschool crowd. Traditional schools take note. With the onset of the so-called “new economy,” much of our educational systems is being questioned. With more than 40 percent of future work being independent contract work, what is the best way to learn or prepare for a career? Most of us associate learning and career preparation with school.
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.
Edsurge
JULY 7, 2016
Higher education has long faced a new financial normal—including pressure to hold down tuition and fee increases, cuts in governmental support, and increased competition from new players. Changes in the number and mix of students, and higher expectations from states, parents and students exacerbate these tensions. Unfortunately, the industry’s response generally has been to tweak an existing business model that is labor intensive and often inefficient.
ProfHacker
JULY 7, 2016
Feeling helpless today ? Me, too. As my wife put it, “I am struggling with my Americanness.” That said, helpless won’t help; action will. Those of us who work and study in higher ed often think of our role as not only helping to make sense of the world but also helping to enact positive change. Ijeoma Oluo, editor-at-large of The Establishment proposes fourteen basic steps for educating yourself about police accountability and driving support for police reform.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 7, 2016
July 7, 2016 If you are looking for a good alternative to Endnote or Zotero, Paperpile is definitely a very good option to consider. Paperpile is a powerful reference manager that you can use in your.read more.
eSchool News
JULY 7, 2016
These 7 edu convenience tools offer functionality and ease of use. As mobile technology becomes more commonplace in classrooms and nearly ubiquitous for school leaders, the convenience of having access to emails, text messages, social media and other tools might be taken for granted. Using smartphones and tablets, educators and administrators have at their fingertips a variety of tools, strategies and digital coaches designed to make their instructional and organizational goals a reality.
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.
RafranzDavis.com
JULY 7, 2016
The other day my son told me that he dreamed of being shot by the police. It wakes him up at night. This is the world that he lives in…the one that all of our sons and daughters are growing up in. It’s 2:45am and less than a day of learning of Alton Sterling, my son gets to learn about a new name…Philando Castile. I’ve been talking to my son about “the rules” for years now and even more so as he is learning to drive.
Philly Teacher
JULY 7, 2016
As I watched the video of the murder of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, LA and the video of the murder of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, MN and then watched videos of protests and then social media posts of the shooting of police from a rooftop at a Dallas protest , I got the tugging feeling that the world, as we know it, is slowly falling apart.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 7, 2016
July 7, 2016 Appletree is a new educational platform that was recently introduced at ISTE 2016. Apple tree is a classroom communication tool that makes it super easy for teachers to communicate with.read more.
Gaggle Speaks
JULY 7, 2016
Social media plays a significant role in promoting and maintaining a school’s brand. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter have proven useful for sharing school and district successes and for keeping parents and community members informed during a crisis. Here are some ways you can increase the number of followers on your school’s social media accounts.
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eSchool News
JULY 7, 2016
New high-density access points aim to connect education users with all-encompassing wi-fi connectivity. Xirrus , provider of next generation, cloud-enabled Wi-Fi networks, announced new four and eight-radio high density 802.11ac Wave 2 wi-fi access points (APs) resulting in what the company says is the broadest Wave 2 portfolio in the wi-fi industry.
Edutopia
JULY 7, 2016
Rusul Alrubail Education Equity Provide ELLs with quality instructional practices and resources, including fair assessments, free use of dictionaries and thesauruses, extra time, and the option of multiple media.
My Island View
JULY 7, 2016
Like many people my first foray into the virtual world of connectedness was through Facebook. I connected with family and friends. This led me to consider making some professional connections out of necessity. I began my connected collaboration as an educator over a decade ago. I realized as an adult learner that I learned best through collaboration and that collaboration could only take place if I was in some way connected with other educators.
The Innovative Educator
JULY 7, 2016
Innovative educators who use Twitter know that it is one of the most powerful tools for learning and building your professional network. People come together from across the globe who are passionate about a variety of topics. My favorite topics are student voice, the innovative educators I work with in New York City, bring your own device, education technology, mobile learning and homeschooling.
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.
My Island View
JULY 7, 2016
Like many people my first foray into the virtual world of connectedness was through Facebook. I connected with family and friends. This led me to consider making some professional connections out of necessity. I began my connected collaboration as an educator over a decade ago. I realized as an adult learner that I learned best through collaboration and that collaboration could only take place if I was in some way connected with other educators.
Marketplace K-12
JULY 7, 2016
Two organizations have announced that they will be working together to help U.S. districts make better procurement decisions by sharing data about the ed-tech products they buy, the prices they pay, how well they like those products, and additional procurement details. The Technology for Education Consortium , a nonprofit that wants to “bring transparency, efficiency and collaboration to K-12 schools” for ed-tech purchasing, announced at ISTE that it has entered into an agreement with Lea(R)n t
Edutopia
JULY 7, 2016
Suzie Boss Maker Education Learn how one Pittsburgh elementary school is collaborating with a local children's museum and others partners to create an innovative makerspace.
MiddleWeb
JULY 7, 2016
Assessing Students’ Digital Writing provides teachers with a clear path to examine the compositional moves of young writers working with various media in a way that makes sense to the teachers and still gives meaningful feedback for kids, says Kevin Hodgson.
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.
EmergingEdTech
JULY 7, 2016
Keep Those Minds Active With These Creative and Fun Apps! Ahh … summer time. The time of year when we take a deep breath, relax, join curriculum planning teams, and prepare for the upcoming. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
MiddleWeb
JULY 7, 2016
In "The Principalship from A to Z" Ron Williamson and Barbara Blackburn offer a detailed, practical resource that works as PD as well as an effective manual to help all educators navigate the challenges of leadership, says assistant principal Mike Janatovich.
EdTechTeam
JULY 7, 2016
If you came by our booth at ISTE 2016 this year in Denver, Colorado, you may have had a chance to see some of our books from EdTechTeam Press , play with a BreakoutEDU box , see a great presentation from our many amazing presenters and trainers, or win a customized MAXCases EdTechTeam Cardboard. What you may not have known was there were anonymous educator judges in the exhibit hall looking for great products for educators as part of Tech & Learnings's Best in Show at ISTE 2016 Contest.
Fractus Learning
JULY 7, 2016
With summer upon us, the time is perfect for some outdoor fun. Outdoor play is essential. Kids these days spend way too much time indoors. This is not healthy for them. Children need fresh air and exercise. They also need exposure to sunlight for vitamin D. It is not always easy to persuade children to play outside, as many are hopelessly addicted to their computers and tablets, but a safe, fun bounce house will definitely keep them entertained outdoors.
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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