EdTech Magazine
MARCH 27, 2015
'By Eric Patnoudes Considering the value of corporate educator certifications such as Microsoft Innovative Educator, Google Certified Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator reminds me of an age-old question: "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" Allow me to explain.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 24, 2015
'Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything? This model is outdated not because it didn’t work (many statistics show students ranked higher on global testing years ago than they do now), but because the environment changed.
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MARCH 26, 2015
'Educators have more control than you might think over how ed-tech startups get funded and progress. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 23, 2015
'Last week while out to dinner with my family, I stumbled across a sign with a blatant grammar error. I froze in front of the sign eyes wide and mouth agape. My initial reaction was one of disappointment because my students were not there to witness and correct this real life grammar gaffe! I could not wait until the next school day to quiz my students on the problem with this sign.
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EdTech Magazine
MARCH 23, 2015
'By Tommy Peterson To put the focus squarely on student learning goals, schools blend the teams that develop scholastic and tech strategies.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 26, 2015
'Rigorous and Relevant Adult Learning Fuels Rigorous and Relevant Schools Solving ill-structured problems. Collaborating with peers. Integrating concepts across disciplines. Adapting to unpredictable scenarios. These experiences are hallmarks of what Willard R. Daggett calls “Quadrant D” learning – learning experiences that are both rigorous and relevant.
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Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 25, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. We published this classroom management piece last year, and it received plenty of attention across our network. It’s now part of our Education Rehash archive: a growing library of posts we revisit, in order to continue the conversation and check for professional growth. Take a look at these classroom management tips, and let us know [.].
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 24, 2015
'By Jacquelyn Bengfort Schools find a cost-effective approach to collaboration by implementing Google solutions.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 22, 2015
'It’s been a tough year to feel positive about Iowa education politics. For example… Our governor wants Iowa schools to return to the top of the NAEP rankings and reclaim their ‘world class’ status but is endorsing a 1.25% budgetary increase that doesn’t even keep up with inflation (while requesting a 9% increase for his own office). As a result, most schools will have to cut people just to keep the lights on and the buses running.
Battelle for Kids
MARCH 22, 2015
'March 23, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 4, Number 7. Driving Question: How Does Trust Create And Encourage 21st Century Leadership For Learning? Calling all classroom teachers, building managers, or district level administrators, we need you. 21st century learning schools need 21st century learning leaders. While I''m a school site principal, I use the word leader to describe everyone throughout the system from the classroom teacher to the district superintendent.
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.
User Generated Education
MARCH 21, 2015
'This is a follow up to a post I wrote, How Do We Learn? How Should We Learn? The purpose of these posts is to encourage educators to examine practices they take for granted, implement without deep reflection of their efficacy. This post discusses the instructional practice of asking students to memorize information. How often have students (ourselves included) been asked to memorize mass amounts of facts – historical dates, vocabulary words, science facts, get tested on them, just to fo
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 26, 2015
'By Wylie Wong Schools nurture STEM skills by letting students build robots, NASA rovers and mobile apps.
Tom Murray
MARCH 27, 2015
'As educators, our core business is learning. We fulfill a multitude of additional roles that are also extremely important, yet, at its essence, education is about learning and our schools and school districts must be learning-focused organizations. Of course, when we talk about learning as our core business, we (rightly) think, first and foremost, of student learning.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 21, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Over the years, I’ve listened with interest as many have spoken to the importance of helping kids establish and maintain a digital footprint that they can be proud of. I know that some college admissions officers make a study of such things. I also know it’s not enough for kids to simply avoid certain online [.]. The post Five Ways for High School Seniors to Establish a Digital Footprint appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 22, 2015
'Drew Perkins said: Perhaps the most saddening part of a Culture of Achievement is its low ceiling. While it may be politically and strategically smart to pursue the quick hits of raising test scores, it’s a fool’s bargain that limits the potential of our students in a myriad of ways. What if we pursued a Culture of Teaching and Learning?
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 26, 2015
'By Mark Schneiderman Companies that provide technology services to educational organizations call for better security practices, not new regulations or laws.
Tom Murray
MARCH 23, 2015
' As part of the 3rd annual Digital Learning Day, educational leaders from all over country descended upon the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on February 5th. I had the honor of participating in a live panel ("Digital Learning: The Journey So Far") with former Governor Bob Wise, now the President for the Alliance for Excellent Education, and Mrs.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 26, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. I think nearly everyone can agree that the amount and the quality of testing we subject students to is a little bit crazy right about now. I’m keenly aware of the standardized testing mess, and I’m fairly confident that the light cast upon it from every corner of the world will keep it at the [.]. The post Five Ways to Make Your Bad Tests Even Worse appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
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Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 25, 2015
'Graham Nuthall said: Our research shows that students can be busiest and most involved with material they already know. In most of the classrooms we have studied, each student already knows about 40-50% of what the teacher is teaching. via The Hidden Lives of Learners , p. 24. We could solve this by pre-testing, yet not enough of us do… Hat tip: Carl Hendrick.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 25, 2015
'By Robert Baker A technology director shares his lessons learned following deployment of the Microsoft tablets.
Tom Murray
MARCH 23, 2015
' The energy at the end of the day was infectious. To hear Emily Davis from the US Department of Education speak with such passion about what had occurred at the DOE that day was both encouraging and inspiring. In lieu of the traditional edcamp smackdown to wrap up the day, 100 educators from around the nation discussed the day''s impact of the first ever EdCamp USA.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 27, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Authentic learning is typically distinguished by four characteristics: The opportunity for learners to define and pursue their own questions and passions Inquiry work and the solving of real problems Discourse within a community of learners Activities that mimic the work of professionals and require the presentation of findings to audiences that will benefit from them [.].
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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 26, 2015
'The 7th graders at the International School of Brussels had an entire day of technology- and Internet-suffused awesomeness yesterday. I was asked to send them a short kickoff video for their day since they had previously watched my TEDxDesMoines talk. Here’s what I sent them… Related Posts. Newell-Fonda students decide to ‘be the change’ [VIDEO].
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 25, 2015
'By Dennis Pierce For a few thousand dollars, a school or district could stand up an entire lab.
Tom Murray
MARCH 23, 2015
'In two days, my little boy will be one. In a blink of an eye, he’s gone from a sweet newborn baby, to a crazy babbling toddler on the verge of taking steps of his own. My princess, now four, talks about her wedding day, what she wants to be when she grows up, and her favorite app of the day. I’m not quite sure where time went, but in a few blinks, life has moved on.
Battelle for Kids
MARCH 25, 2015
'March 26, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 4, Number 10. Spring is a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. In this spirit, we are excited to share P21''s expanded vision and direction for the global conversation on 21st century learning. Over the past several months, our members and staff embarked on a collaborative effort to build on our successes over the past decade and set our vision for the future.
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 22, 2015
'Pernille Ripp said: Why do we continue to force students to read certain books when that is the number one thing ALL of my students report kill their love of reading? via [link]. No related posts.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 27, 2015
'George Orwell lamented in his 1946 essay “ Politics and the English Language , that: “Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.”. ‘Most people’ can safely ignore society’s grammar problems, but if you’re a teacher, you can’t afford to ignore your own.
Tom Murray
MARCH 23, 2015
'I can remember bouncing on your lap when I was about three. I remember the silly gifts you’d give, your incredible sense of humor, your amazing model of how to be a father and grandfather, and how to this day, I consider you the most brilliant man I’ve ever known. I remember your hugs and kisses; your tickles every time we were together. I remember your “I love you, Tommy.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 25, 2015
'By Joel Snyder Learn how to join a variety of best-of-breed platforms with minimum headaches.
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