21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 14, 2022

Listen to this article. Lumio is a digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences. If you’ve ever watched any of the quick tip videos these are all made through screencasting tools. Kasey has been keeping a secret! 20 Ways to Use Screencasting in the Classroom.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 30, 2023

In this article, we’ll dive into the details and tell you all you need to know with answers to these 10 common FAQs related to K12 STEM learning. What is the difference between STEM and traditional education? How can an educator incorporate STEM learning in a K12 classroom? The solution lies in STEM learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. You are entitled to know everything about the district’s plans.”

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Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As schools begin to reopen amid the changing pandemic, many classrooms will experience some form of hybrid instruction during the transition back to fully in-person learning. Along the way, schools and districts are embracing a variety of hybrid teaching and learning models. What is hyflex teaching? First developed by Dr. Brian J.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 29, 2017

I’m very pleased to share my New York Times Learning Network blog post with the Educator Innovator blog. In fact, this kind of learning was repeatedly promoted over the past century, as this 1928 article from The New York Times shows. At times, as in this New York City public school project in 1992 , foundations have even funded it.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 27, 2023

I feel enormously blessed to work at the school I do, and I think teachers in general have the best interest of students at heart. For these reasons, the phrases below are ones I try to actively avoid. Instead, maybe consider these solutions to talk through with students: Let’s discuss what’s important and not important.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

For a limited time, 100 schools can receive a grant for 50% off the program fee. Schools can join until September 2018. ABCMOUSE FOR SCHOOLS ( www.abcmouseforschools.com ) ABCmouse announced ABCmouse for Schools. ABCMOUSE FOR SCHOOLS ( www.abcmouseforschools.com ) ABCmouse announced ABCmouse for Schools.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Stephen’s Episcopal Day School hosted Miami Device , a conference held on their campus November 6 & 7, 2014. Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. The speakers, sessions, food, venue, and even the name tags surpassed all expectations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell 5:00 PM A 7-step Plan to Improve Your Online Learning Program for Maximum Student Engagement (60 minutes) with Ernie Delgado 8:00 PM Learning and Leading During Emergency Remote Teaching (60 minutes) with A.J. What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student?

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Graphite Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Grades Pre-K–5 Circle Round is an engaging, gentle storytime podcast aimed at kids. Grades K–5 Kids are always asking seemingly simple questions that have surprisingly complex answers, such as "Why is the sky blue?" Grades K–5 Nothing can really match a kid's original story in terms of absurd comedy.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In my travels and conversations with educators from coast to coast, there is a resounding panic from teachers feeling unprepared and ill-equipped to support disengaged students. All the strategies I will be sharing are rooted in SEL (Social Emotional Learning), Restorative Practices, and Equity best practices for K-12 educational settings.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 26, 2019

So why not give podcasts a try this school year? So why not give podcasts a try this school year? Grades PreK–5 Circle Round is an engaging, gentle storytime podcast aimed at kids. Grades K–5 Kids are always asking seemingly simple questions that have surprisingly complex answers, such as "Why is the sky blue?"

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As shown below, well-designed serious games can teach, educate, and inspire. Interestingly, as can be evidenced by the kids running to my keyboarding classroom each day, effective game-based learning does release dopamine (which activates the pleasure centers of the brain.) Does Gamification in Education Really Improve Learning?

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

In 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to my first podcast while taking a trip with my wife and from that moment, my life and my career would forever take an amazing turn that has given me the opportunity to connect with thousands of educators and hundreds of companies and make a pretty nice life for my family in the process.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

BLACKBOARD ALLY ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard announced that Blackboard Ally is now available for multiple learning management systems used by K-12 school districts. CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 4, 2018

One of the issues I’m most passionate about is making teaching more effective, efficient, and enjoyable, so I’ve gathered a group of educators to create a Productivity Roundtable. Click “play” below to listen to the roundtable discussion! Joining me are five members of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club ’s graduate program.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

The purpose of this article is to provide a few recommendations for each grade band and give you some tools to support readers within different text bands. The purpose of this article is to provide a few recommendations for each grade band and give you some tools to support readers within different text bands. I can relate.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Jeff Knutson, Common Sense Education Content Strategist and Senior Producer, recognizes how challenging it is for students to negotiate media. In an edWebinar sponsored by Common Sense Education , Knutson outlined ways teachers can support students as they strengthen their media literacy to knowledgeably participate in civic engagement.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

A recent Stanford Graduate School of Education report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Literacy assessed of the news literacy of students from middle school through college. Our kids need new types of filters. Not through the examination of hoaky hoax sites. What’s going on?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

After Philadelphia schools closed in March for the coronavirus, he’d dutifully logged in each morning to online classes on the laggy computer his mother got for him years earlier. He missed the boxes teachers had used to collect students’ cell phones back at school, to discourage their use. Before this year, I didn’t like school.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Her daughter, 12, and two sons, 11 and 10, started school, and Williams got a job in medical billing in Jasper, 30 minutes from Birmingham. Gardendale, a mostly white city 15 minutes north of Birmingham, had proposed separating from the Jefferson County School District, which encompasses Birmingham’s suburbs.

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