Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2019

I teach a lot of online classes and as such, have used many different platforms. of learners (higher education and further education) believed that digital skills were crucial in their career but only about 50% believed that their course prepares them for it. He’s boiled it down to three suggestions.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

Education reformers often bemoan that schools never shed programs that are no longer needed or effective. New school initiatives are consequently layered on top of past practices, which means schools become overburdened and educators struggle to implement new ideas—all of which is costly. The logic is circular in this case.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

By the last day of school in June, roughly 70 percent of students had mastered 75 percent or more of the math and literacy standards for their grade level, according to the school principal, Kelly Espinola. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. In between are 14 squares representing other essential learning standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Distractions from cell phone cause students to get behind lessons and ultimately get poor grades. Using a digital device for educational purposes should be encouraged. In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. Shoulders slouched and eyes down—you guessed it right!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 4, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. So many kids struggle, especially in summer school. Popular author, Dr. Barbara Blackburn, gives us some tips to start summer school or any school year in a way to help struggling learners set goals. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Recently, I wrote a piece for the Grit Daily website entitled “Technology is Overwhelming Education and That’s Why We Need More of It.” The premise for the column was that using more, sophisticated technology could take the pressure off teachers and give them more time to teach. The transition is inevitable.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian Science for the Classroom @HOME, Smithsonian Science and Technology Concepts Middle School@HOME , and Building Blocks of Science 3D@HOME. Professional Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Five years old and already knowing her letters and basic subtraction, Annika Dunlap sat down in late August for her first day of kindergarten. Her mom works with her on phonics and reading in the evenings, and hopes she will be ready for first grade this fall. She now attends a private preschool near her home in California.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 2, 2018

Image by Wecometolearn on Flickr Grading is a remnant of the Industrial Age. A grade on an essay has essentially the same function as an approval stamp on factory produce. Grades first appeared, according to Mary Lovett Smallwood , in 1813 at Yale University as a measure of student progress. down the scale. they ask.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2018

At a K-12 meeting, I encountered the same problem discussed in Hanford’s article by middle and high school teachers: bright students in advanced classes couldn’t “sound out” new vocabulary. It supported me in my search for a better way to teach beginning reading. . “Balanced literacy.” It means different things to different people.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Prize in Education has been one of the most prestigious awards in the field, honoring outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through innovative and successful approaches. Family Foundation, McGraw-Hill Education and Arizona State University. McGraw, Jr. McGraw, Jr.

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Kathy Schrock

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in November 2019 and is re-posted here with permission. __ Empathy is defined, as per the Teaching Tolerance site , as “the understanding of, or the ability to identify with, another person’s feelings or experiences”.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 17, 2021

Hybrid concurrent teaching (in which you are simultaneously teaching students in-person and students who are learning at home, typically via live-streamed instruction) is without a doubt one of the most challenging scenarios an educator can face. It is a band-aid solution for pandemic challenges.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

But after only a few months, Foster started to have concerns about the school’s safety and the quality of the education. This woman was not interested in Montessori education,” Foster said on a recent afternoon. A child in a classroom for the youngest students at Hill Country Montessori sets up his workspace.

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MindShift

MARCH 17, 2021

This story about kindergarten enrollment was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Five years old and already knowing her letters and basic subtraction, Annika Dunlap sat down in late August for her first day of kindergarten. For good. “The

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2016

Related: Pipeline to Prison: How the juvenile justice system fails special education students. He wants to be a therapist when he gets older. Photo: Imani Khayyam. Jelin “Jay” McChristian, 19, said he gets excited when he is around a lot of people. Not like nervous, just that he’s social, he says. “Bored.”

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

There has been an ongoing debate among educators as to how students best acquire literacy. And, of course, the educational technology community has now begun to focus on this. I''ve even experimented with the use of more than one level of reading textbook for teaching in the classroom. This leap was unfathomable to me.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Hayden, 12, had been having panic attacks about school even before a letter arrived at his home last month, threatening legal action for his alleged absences from distance learning. When his grades dropped, he started having intense bouts of anxiety, working himself up until he cried so hard he could barely catch his breath.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2016

Sounds dry, maybe even boring, but once a child learns to read, they get much more than an understanding of words, sentences, paragraphs, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. They get an escape from reality, exercise for their brains, a closeness to like-minded souls, answers to problems–and reading can even predict success in school.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Stefanie Fernandez works for a company that has encouraged its employees to substitute teach in local schools. Fernandez is one of several Independent Stave staffers who have taken their employer up on an offer to let them spend up to one day a week substitute teaching in the Lebanon School District.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2016

Third grade reading intervention teacher Antoinette Coppa provides small group instruction to students Matilda Helt, Miguel Santos and Jeremy Cantero during reading workshop. The b has a belly and the d has a tushy,” says Yulizabeth, who, because of a speech and language disability, has an Individualized Education Program, or IEP.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Sandeep Acharya answered when his teachers and classmates called him Sand-eep, even Sandy, for 12 years before he decided he couldn’t take it any longer: “Junior year of high school, I walked up to the blackboard in every one of my classes and drew a circle with lines radiating from the center. Sun-deep,’ I said in a loud, firm voice.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 1, 2015

At a recent talk for special education teachers at the Los Angeles Unified School District, child development professor Maryanne Wolf urged educators to say the word dyslexia out loud. Dyslexia is a different brain organization that needs different teaching methods. Diagnosing Dyslexia . “Oh, A light went on.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? . — Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Makerspace Product Roundup, 2018 It seems like everywhere you turn, new products are being launched that are the perfect fit for making and makerspaces in schools. New products are coming from companies that have long been in the game, and others are being launched thanks to successful crowdfunding initiatives. Website: myeblox.com Cost: $43.99

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 11, 2015

A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . To see how many factors impact a child’s education. To see how many factors impact a child’s education. A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined . by TeachThought Staff. Communication depends on a common language. To prioritize your own work.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It was lunchtime on the first day of school in August, and Sparks alternated between directing students precariously balancing their lunch trays and milk cartons to their seats and helping calm a shrieking, red-faced kindergartner who refused to eat until teachers retrieved her mother. Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we close the door on 2022 , we approach 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key points : Today’s students will undoubtedly encounter generative AI in their careers Two higher-ed instructors have designed a guide for using generative AI in life design and career education See related article: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4 Innovations that have transformed education have often been met with skepticism.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Meifeng Jiang with her daughter, 12-year-old Emily Chan, who is one of about 3,000 students vying for seats in Boston’s exam schools this year. Emily Chan is in sixth grade, the crucial year to get into one of Boston’s three exam schools, which serve grades 7 to 12. Credit: Meifeng Jiang.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2019

Q: What’s your take on Bill and Melinda Gates’ 2019 annual letter regarding the point “textbooks are becoming obsolete?”. The required change came at a time when, as teachers began to explore and embrace alternative resources, many began to adopt technologies for the classroom too. Related: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning.

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Learning in Hand

JANUARY 6, 2015

My name is Tony Vincent and this is the show where I share tips, how-tos, and ideas for using today’s digital tools for teaching and learning. What is possible when an educator & students truly collaborate? 12 Questions suggested by #Slide2Learn 2014 attendees are being put to our panel right now! ADE2014 #adeshowcase.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

There was a Presidential Debate this week, but – no surprise and perhaps even a bit of a relief – education wasn’t much of an issue. ” Education Politics. ” Education in the Courts. ” Education in the Courts. ” Maybe or maybe not education-related. ” ( Debt strike.).

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2019

For years Bull carried around a tattered copy of the book about the college’s model in his backpack as he progressed in his own career as an education professor and later a chief innovation officer at Concordia University Wisconsin. Goddard is a place that doesn’t believe in letter grades—and doesn’t use them at all.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

” Funny, those four letters used so iconically to describe a Presidential campaign from a young Illinois Senator, a campaign that seems now lifetimes ago. .” ” Funny, those four letters used so iconically to describe a Presidential campaign from a young Illinois Senator, a campaign that seems now lifetimes ago.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2017

SEATTLE — Last June, Martin Chibwe, a computer science major, graduated from Evergreen State College, in Olympia, Washington, a liberal arts campus with a hipster ethos that shuns letter grades and urges exploration (“We don’t tell you what to take,” its website promises). Source: South Seattle College. Cost: $900. “I

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