Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Here are great ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew on how to keep tech fresh this summer. Here are great ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew on how to keep tech fresh this summer. Fear not, we’ve got you covered! Let’s dive in!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2022

Here are fifteen ideas that will still leave you time to enjoy sunsets and hang out with friends: Learn basic tech problems. You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, running a tech-infused lesson, or what students face with technology. Annotate a PDF.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2021

This is a how-to article from an Ask a Tech Teacher contributor describing clever ways to make remote teaching work. A recommended read if your remote program isn’t working as you’d hoped: Tips for incentivizing your teachers team while working remotely. Image Source: Pixabay. Implement an incentive program.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 13, 2021

While our book, Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning , introduces the protocol, has some lesson redesign examples, and includes some tips and strategies, some schools and educators are looking for more interactive professional development. Podcast – How to take our leadership and teaching to new levels.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Education technology has good uses, but as we’ve moved through the pandemic, sometimes it may have been mis-implemented or implemented without teacher PD. As a result, technostress has impacted teachers negatively. Stream by clicking here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

John Hattie is a teacher but more significantly, he’s an education researcher. His life’s goal is to determine what education strategies work best for the largest number of students. ” How can that be? Visible refers to making student learning visible to teachers so both parties know it’s working.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Our list of Must-Read K—12 IT Blogs includes a mixture of teachers, instructional technology specialists, IT leaders, administrators and consultants. CDW VV2 Strategy. Thankfully, there’s Alice Keeler, a Google Certified Teacher and self-described super-nerd. Class Tech Tips. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. Pull Quote.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

It was developed in collaboration with the College Board so all of its practice questions are authentic, focused, and realistic. UWorld, considered by many to be the gold standard in test preparation, provides materials for not only the SAT but many professional licensing exams including USMLE, ABIM, ABFM, ACT, and AP. UWorld SAT Prep.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2024

Here are four tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher team to get you started: How to Improve Essay Writing Skills: Abbie Kay from State of Writing Giving Tips and Strategies for Students Improving essay writing skills is crucial for students aiming to excel academically.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. It is a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students in football strategy while teaching money management skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

With education turning on the technology skills of students and teachers, its important to gain a rudimentary understanding of foundational technology. I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. Strategies for educators to leverage technology for better learning. Address the digital divide.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

K-6 math curriculum (with a separate program for pre-K) is versatile, easy-to-use, and nicely differentiated for varied learning and teaching strategies. Teaching materials include an abundance of resources, professional development, videos, and help. How to use Stepping Stones.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I was fortunate to work with numerous educators this summer on how to teach and lead for higher student engagement – even during a pandemic. I thought I would describe a little of that work below… Redesigning lessons with Virginia teachers. Skills development and college/career readiness.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2018

Its pages are visual and easy-to-understand, enabling teachers to quickly create lesson plans, find targeted resources, and determine how students are doing. I couldn’t help nodding as I read the two top challenges (teacher buy-in and follow-through). 12-month licenses for teachers, students, and administrators.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 29, 2017

There are many ways in which an LMS with a comprehensive feature set can assist teachers in delivering their best instruction. PD for teachers is more than necessary. Or, if they know how to handle educational technology, many don’t understand its value and how it can be best used to boost student performance.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

However, while there are certainly successes, very many teachers and superintendents report that 1:1 programs are not correctly integrated, that the necessary training is not available, and that the focus is very much more on the “device” than what the device can do in terms of enhanced learning opportunities and outcomes.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

APRIL 6, 2016

According to research from online course provider Sophia Learning and the Flipped Learning Network , the number of teachers who have flipped a lesson has grown from 48 percent in 2012 to 78 percent in 2015. Flipped Professional Development at Hudson Middle School. The transition was simple.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 11, 2024

As teachers, we’re constantly exploring new avenues to enrich our professional lives and, let’s be honest, to supplement our income. In this post, I delve into the realm of second jobs tailored for teachers. Online Tutoring One of the best side jobs you can do as a teacher is to engage in online tutoring.

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Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Beyond educational hunches or professional opinions, needs assessments provide a robust understanding of the root causes for a student’s instructional gaps and how to better support them. creating a strategy for identifying needs, analysis, and participants. To ensure each product evaluation component (i.e.,

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More Verbs

AUGUST 1, 2015

PD designed to effectively support teachers’ successfully changing classroom practice. Teachers focusing technology on learning more than devices & tools. Leaders having strategies to help validate and support the emotional realities of large-scale school change, but not let them unduly interfere with making the change.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher offers a variety of classes throughout the year. The Tech-infused Teacher. The Tech-infused Class. This three-week course is a follow-on to the introductory class, Tech-infused Teacher , digging into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online. No one ever taught them how—or asked them to learn. “To

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

For the next few weeks, we will focus on process writing and how to write good instructions. After these introduction activities to coding and how computers work, I want to get students to write instructions others will follow to complete a task. First, students have to learn how to play the game. Submit your instructions here.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

For the next few weeks, we will focus on process writing and how to write good instructions. After these introduction activities to coding and how computers work, I want to get students to write instructions others will follow to complete a task. First, students have to learn how to play the game. Submit your instructions here.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, one of the exciting things about text-based AI interfaces is that we can now leverage low-connectivity channels like SMS to bridge high-tech online innovations to communities who would otherwise not have access. Immediate feedback also helps students develop self-efficacy. Today, over 2.9

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2023

With the AI revolution unfolding before our eyes, its waves are inevitably reaching the shores of our educational institutions, touching the lives of our students and reshaping the landscape of our professional and personal lives. How Will AI Change The World? Can we Build AI Without Losing Control Over It?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 21, 2018

But beyond convenience and providing a portal for communication, edtech has become a platform that opens up a network for teacher collaboration. Why is it that these teachers, supposedly at the front lines of learning, are also the ones struggling to keep up with the pace? Read more: Will AI replace teachers?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

Here are fifteen ideas that will still leave you time to enjoy sunsets and hang out with friends: Learn how to handle basic tech problems. Know how to solve all of them. Review problem-solving strategies that students can rely on (like ‘How did you solve this in the past’). Annotate a PDF.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Through professional learning opportunities for educators, the program is designed to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s AI careers. We tend to call AI emerging tech in K-12 or higher ed. Then, they can develop their interest in taking other STEM courses as they continue in middle school and high school.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Vrain is also the only district Learning Counsel has found that is deeply involved in workflow aimed at personalized learning, with 100% digital coverage for core curriculum, 90% for electives, 80% for special needs and 100% for professional development. Tech is embedded, not a separate “subject” only. Reorganize.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

encouraging teachers to make connections between what they taught and occupational problems. promoting character development. promoting best practices in academic development (readiness to learn and achievement strategies). encouraging teachers to make connections between what they taught and occupational problems.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2017

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. There are also add-on low-tech options like board games. Some are narrative; others games. Here are eight I like.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. There are also add-on low-tech options like board games. Some are narrative; others games. Here are eight I like.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Also be sure to check out our procurement study: Improving Ed-Tech Purchasing. When I think about how the adoption and acquisition of technology is changing in K-12 education, it brings to mind the well-known Sydney Harris cartoon. Take a “learning ecosystem” approach to ed-tech acquisition.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 28, 2024

Summer is a great time to reset your personal pedagogy to an education-friendly mindset and catch up on what’s been changing in the ed world while you were teaching eight ten hours a day. Miller and Keeler share parent and teacher insights and provide data analysis that you can apply to your unique student group.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

The Blended Learning Universe , or BLU_, developed by the Clayton Christensen Institute, is an online hub focused on “blended learning” resources. It also provides a baseline for developing progress metrics. NewSchools Review Rubric. followed by indicators of what should win a strong rating. TED Talks on Education.

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