Iterating Toward Openness

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In fact, if you think of generative AI as a collaborator in a group project, there’s actually quite a lot of existing practice and literature we can tap into for guidance about using generative AI effectively in the service of learning – both in how students learn and how instructors assess. Who will do each task?

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100mentors

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge students to engage in Approaches to Learning. For the implementation of these Approaches in the classroom, we discussed how to improve students’ research skills through inquiry-based teaching.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

Think about it like this: We don’t put a new driver behind the wheel of a car and assume that seatbelts and airbags will keep them safe. Think about it like this: We don’t put a new driver behind the wheel of a car and assume that seatbelts and airbags will keep them safe. Mental health is a vital public health issue.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In exploring these themes, this post will navigate through the advantages of portfolio assessment, such as fostering reflective learning and promoting a deeper understanding of the interplay between various academic skills. This definition, while straightforward, lays the groundwork for a more in-depth understanding of the concept.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 12, 2018

Now, a study of three adolescent literacy projects reveals instructional approaches that can help teens develop the reading skills they need for consuming 21st-century texts. And while each project had its own model of building teenagers’ comprehension, all were successful in improving student outcomes. The Research.

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Learning Social Media Student Engagement Study 201

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. The rapid rate of technological advancement creates a need for future workers who can easily learn new skills and master new areas of expertise.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

Who are English Learners? English learners (ELs) are students—enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary or secondary school—who primarily speak a language other than English. English learners commonly come from non-English-speaking backgrounds and are currently learning the English language. In total, ELs in U.S.

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100mentors

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge learners to engage in Approaches to Learning. This fifth post addresses how differentiated teaching can advance learners’ thinking skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Think of this as a flip between what was considered as ‘homework’ and ‘classwork’ in the classical teaching approach. With the advent of enhanced technology that can be used as a teaching tool, there has been significant leverage recorded in the time learners get to spend with their teachers. Excuse me, teacher.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 23, 2022

Since kids will have a one-on-one interaction with tutors, they are at liberty to ask questions and seek a more profound understanding of concepts. In the teaching process, these experts rely on tried-and-true techniques like worksheets and practical exercises.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 22, 2021

While the stigma of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has eroded in modern times, young people diagnosed with ASD are at increased risk of school exclusion , especially in traditional math education. With ST Math, students learn math based on the neuroscience of how our brains learn. I am from Massachusetts and currently live in Boston.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference? Check it out if you have not had a chance! Math STEM Resources.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

i-Ready Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 met the expectations of all criteria for each grade level with a “green” rating across the following: Gateway 1—Focus & Coherence: looks at how well a program aligns to the standards and makes connections to previous learning and future learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

100mentors

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This post is part of a 6-part series highlighting how we, as IB teachers, can bring Approaches to Teaching to our classroom and challenge students to engage in Approaches to Learning. This fifth post addresses h ow differentiated teaching can advance students’ thinking skills. and “I don’t have the time for this anyway.”

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Flipped Classroom Differentiated Instruction How To Learning 68

Dr. Shannon Doak

MARCH 4, 2019

According to the folks at Project Zero (PZ), “Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based conceptual framework, which aims to integrate the development of students’ thinking with content learning across subject matters.” What is at the core of Visible Thinking are the Thinking Routines.

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Technology Tools Video Strategy 108

Saving Socrates

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This article emphasizes the need for girls (and boys) to practice math nightly. According to the author, the focus on conceptual mathematics (i.e. According to the author, the focus on conceptual mathematics (i.e. I think we need to have both. Conceptual approaches alone lack a vital element.

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Linways Technologies

MARCH 13, 2020

These six levels are: Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create. Cognitive :Cognitive skills revolve around knowledge, comprehension and critical thinking. Affective : This domain deals with how the learner. reacts to what has been taught, and how they choose to interact with it. development.

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MindShift

MARCH 21, 2021

While “Zoom fatigue” is still a relatively new concept, students are experiencing it in a very real way. Bleary-eyed learners may find the relief they need from staring at screens in an illustrative note taking method called sketchnoting. . He says it’s much more than allowing students to doodle in the margins of their notebooks.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 10, 2019

Understand. Cognitive :Cognitive skills revolve around knowledge, comprehension and critical thinking. The more traditional forms of education like what we see in classrooms focuses on the cognitive skills. This covers the learner’s emotional and behavioural awareness and its development. What is Bloom’s taxonomy?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We asked 49 edtech executives to look into their crystal balls and share their thoughts about what will happen in 2019. In addition to the usual suspects—more augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) apps—a lot of people believe this will be the year that social emotional learning (SEL) and interoperability become part of the mainstream.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Slowly, ever so slowly, 21st century technologies, networking, and daily living practices are inching their way into our public school institutions. To achieve this, though, we’ll need to educate people very differently ( Robot-Proof: How Colleges Can Keep People Relevant in the Workplace ). Why aren’t they using them for learning?

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

Entrepreneurs and investors, government leaders, foundations and others are increasingly framing their goals around the concept of developing “talent”–or human capital–with less regard to where and how the education takes place. The postsecondary education sector is on a collision course with the world of work.

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Education Company Coursera Policies 109

MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a consensus study report in October 2018 entitled English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives. So how do we improve math education overall, and do it in a way that’s equitable for ELs and all students? You can read the full report.

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MindShift

JUNE 14, 2017

Untangling education research can often feel overwhelming, which may be why many research-based practices take a long time to show up in real classrooms. Hattie thinks of the three inputs students bring to learning as “skill, will, and thrill.” We do at the moment privilege surface level learning,” Hattie said.

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Strategy Study Groups Outcomes 78

MindShift

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In 2016, MindShift readers engaged most often and deeply with stories about the tricky job of motivating learners, especially when circumstances like poverty, learning differences and trauma complicate classroom dynamics. MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT. But they also found it exhausting. SELF-REGULATION AND TRAUMA.

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Education Strategy Trends Outcomes 66

Veative

JANUARY 6, 2019

How can teachers use VR most effectively to ignite young minds? The immersive nature of virtual reality adds depth and visual appeal to educational content, which in turn allows young learners to engage with and explore, understand, and assimilate concepts that might have been difficult to grasp within a traditional classroom environment.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The move to add language-specific sections to English-instructed courses allows students to keep up their skills in a second language without enrolling in a full-credit, time-consuming course. Cómo estás? he offered to students taking seats. Moreta teaches the science section in Spanish. Why not discuss Southeast Asian politics in Indonesian?

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Course Study Report Policies 88

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2017

Nowhere is this more clear than with note taking, a long-standing and important practice in most classrooms. Organization is a critical academic skill and one that many students struggle with in both the physical and digital worlds. Digital Organization and Content Curation.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

With great enthusiasm, I ran down the hall to see a teacher, much my senior, that I greatly respected and I wanted to share with him how excited I was. I was a bit taken aback and confused how negatively it was received. I realized that while enthusiasm can be infectious it is not by default, attractive to others.

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Edthena

APRIL 14, 2021

In this conversation with eSchool News’ Kevin Hogan for the podcast Innovations in Education , Diane Lauer talks about how COVID couldn’t stop teacher training. Diane, how are you? As we talked before the recording, we want to focus a little bit on professional development. I’m Kevin Hogan. Thanks for having me.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

ABL pedagogy aims to enrich students’ academic experience and learning outcomes by connecting theory with practice, and concepts with methods, using data and insight they obtain through engagement with the larger world.” Revisions: Persistently updated. Activity-Based Learning. ” (1). Blended Learning. ” (3).

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Effective feedback doubles how quickly students learn. And not everything we think of as feedback qualifies as effective feedback. Feedback is defined as “information allowing a learner to reduce the gap between what is evident currently and what could or should be the case.” What is Effective Feedback?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Pedagogy has been at the forefront of my thinking and work as of late. Decades of solid research have laid the foundation for current studies that bring to light how we can improve teaching, learning, and leadership. They must lead push learners to think while providing validation of improvement through evidence.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

While I recognize its limitations and the controversies surrounding its empirical validation, I also see its value in understanding student diversity in learning preferences. This approach doesn’t confine learners but instead acknowledges the variety in their learning processes.

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Examples Learning Groups Study 106

MindShift

DECEMBER 7, 2015

’ “In many ways it’s very connected to the maker movement, but there is more of an intentional focus on some of the skills connected to engineering, electrical engineering and more of an intentional draw back to math concepts,” said Elizabeth Rood, vice president of education strategy for the museum. It doesn’t appear by magic.

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