Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 9, 2018

Students who S.A.I.L. The purpose was to help teachers facilitate and inspire student innovation. As I prepared for my keynote, I had to think about how teachers who perhaps didn’t define themselves as “innovators” might go about inspiring students to be innovative. 9,999 Failed Solutions?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2019

I am constantly amazed at how many students plagiarize schoolwork. While it’s not always easy to prevent plagiarism from occurring, knowing what factors influence a student’s tendency to plagiarize in school can help educators stay on top of this rising trend. Psychological Factors. You are looking for a thrill.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

I was full of excitement thinking about my dream job in marketing and I was really eager to start applying what I learned. I did get a job on a marketing position, but I had to face a hard truth: almost 90% of what I had learned in university I couldn’t apply at my new job. How to enhance students’ work-ready skills. But I did.

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Neo LMS

JULY 11, 2017

The 21st Century student and their learning needs are on everyone’s lips, yet clear ways to actually meet these needs are slow to pop up. Educators need to prepare students to reach success in their lives — in the 21st Century. The role of the teacher in modern learning organizations.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 13, 2019

Active learning is a teaching method that works wonders. Think about some things you’ve learned. But it was through the process of actually changing that tire that you truly learned the skills. When you did that, you were engaged in active learning. When you did that, you were engaged in active learning.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In the last on our series about the challenges in higher education, we will examine how universities and colleges are managing the fast pace of change in teaching methods and curricula. According to UNESCO, global demand for higher education is expected to grow from 100 million students currently to 250+ million by 2025.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

With over 280 courses to choose from, Advancement Course offers subjects in everything from educator wellness to social-emotional learning and more. He is also a published Author and has almost 30 years' experience in education technology, digital strategy, and improving learning outcomes. Free Educator Wellness Toolkit.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

After unprecedented learning loss, growing disparities in educational outcomes and overall public dissatisfaction, the time is right for an education overhaul. Yet inflexibility is a hallmark of our current education system, apparent in our failure to meet the diverse learning needs of all our children.

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Competency Based Learning Policies Personalized Learning Education 90

techieMusings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This post comes from a place of vulnerability as I reflect on the experiences that led to my own burnout and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Embracing the Back-to-School Frenzy As teachers, we pour our hearts and souls into our work, driven by a genuine desire to support our students and collaborate with our colleagues.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2022

As we hopefully begin to emerge from the pandemic, we’re only starting to appreciate its full impact on our children’s lives, learning and futures. And during periods of remote and hybrid instruction, academic progress for many students stalled , particularly for those who were already struggling.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 7, 2019

Learn everything you need to know before jumping in: ? The use of interactive display and collaborative technology in the classroom has become a baseline requirement for increasing student’s participation and education success in the 21st century. Quick Take: Interactive displays are a big investment in edtech.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

First, as schools adjust to the seismic shifts in society at large, increasingly teachers must demonstrate skills in inquiry, project-based learning, design thinking and supporting personalized learning through coaching and mentoring. Regardless, there’s a shared mindset. The system of schooling must change first.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2017

During different points of my professional career, I had to come to grips with each of these factors and how they were paralyzing my role in the change process. Once I was able to overcome them the next step was helping others to do the same. Fear of the unknown or failure holds us back from moving forward with change.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Instructional Technology Coaches can be helpful advisors for teachers if they learn strategies of encouragement and empowerment. Deb Ramm helps us learn the techniques to help powerful improvement happen in classrooms. In the past couple of years, I’ve been in my brand-new role. Listen Now. Ramm: For sure.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2015

Technology is playing a major role in the changes happening now. I believe this resistance has more to do with fear than a reluctance to continue learning and evolving in their practice. I believe this resistance has more to do with fear than a reluctance to continue learning and evolving in their practice. That’s okay.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2019

Every educator knows that children, especially those 4 to 7, learn a great deal through play. Harnessing that power for classroom learning can be tricky, though. If they’re programming their robot to dance, they may all choose dances from around the world, but each students’ might be from a different culture. But it is possible.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Research has shown our brains are “ wired for pleasure ,” and that games are an effective way to learn because they simulate adventure and keep our brains engaged and happy. But what exactly do we learn from them? On a Quest A decade ago, Salen helped design and open a Manhattan middle school with a unique proposition.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

While that may be heresy, I believe education is a fundamentally human endeavor that involves motivating and inspiring students to develop a passion for learning. While that may be heresy, I believe education is a fundamentally human endeavor that involves motivating and inspiring students to develop a passion for learning.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2015

These regional summits are designed to help school district leaders design and implement digital learning and teaching strategies to set students up to succeed in today’s increasingly tech-enabled world. Mooresville also funded its digital learning initiative without increasing funding. Set priorities.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

What the teacher heard as a threat was, for Marquan, an instinctive reaction, and he had failed to code-switch in that groggy moment. “I In Ohio, Black students like Marquan are suspended for incidents like this far more frequently than their white peers. Wake up,” his teacher said. Watch out before you make me mad,” he said.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. Students were able to communicate via all types of medium to communicate. We talked about our different roles.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 31, 2019

Many find that more than one display is ideal for flexible classrooms that maximize active learning. Supporting Active Learning. Interactive touch screen displays have an inherent ability to bolster active learning. As the name implies, active learning is learning through engaging with content. Collaboration.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

Students may not know something yet, but that shouldn’t stop them from figuring out the answer, improving their skills, or meeting their academic goals. At Edmentum , we believe that growth mindset goes hand in hand with personalized learning, an increasingly popular approach that aims to put students in control of their own learning.

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Personalized Learning Edmentum Learning Comparison 112

MIND Research Institute

MAY 10, 2021

Teachers often ask to move a student down one or more grade levels in ST Math, based on the student’s state test performance or a universal screener that indicates the student is below grade level in math. This has recently been validated even for students whose test results indicate they are two or more years behind in math.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 29, 2019

Image from JISC publication This table is very useful summary for anyone who is interested in aligning assessment with teaching methods. It's important that this is achieved, because as Biggs and Tang (2011) argue, students create their own meaning from their experiences, by seeking out learning engagement. References Biggs, J.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

For its failure to communicate the uncertainty and relevance associated with research findings, like Value-Added Measures for teachers, in ways that practitioners can understand. Something must change if educational research is to meaningfully impact teaching and learning. There is a crisis engulfing the social sciences.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

In terms of student proficiency, today's classrooms are more diverse than ever. We're "detracking" students previously sorted by ability. And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English. And we're serving more and more students who are just learning English.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Writing is more important than ever, but many of today’s students are lousy at it. Warner has been teaching writing at colleges for more than 20 years. And he thinks that the writing students do for their Instagram accounts and social media is actually great. John Warner has some ideas about why that is, and how to fix it.

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Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

billion students in over 190 countries out of school due to the coronavirus — is "unprecedented," that schools have never before faced the challenges of widespread closures, that millions of students worldwide have never before found themselves without a school to attend. This isn't just something that occurs "elsewhere."

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

In fact, Forbes reported that 82% of public high schoolers in the well-to-do Montgomery County Maryland failed Algebra. US News blamed math knowledge for a 33% failure rate by Oklahoma high school seniors on their exit exams. Each game is designed with unique features to bring out distinct academic and strategic skills in students.

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Common Core Khan Academy Gamification Digital Citizenship 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 11, 2023

Meta Modeling is about modeling the mindsets and thinking strategies that help you to get through your struggles - i.e. your inner monologue. Meta Modeling is about modeling the mindsets and thinking strategies that help you to get through your struggles - i.e. your inner monologue. YouTube link here.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Innovative educators work hard to find the best ways possible for students to learn by tapping into their talents, passions, interests, and abilities. However, before the learning can happen, there is one crucial element that is necessary, but often overlooked for learning to occur. In fact, it is ignored.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 7, 2023

Homework is typically the bane of students and the Achilles heel of teachers. On the one hand, regular practice outside of the classroom can help students retain information and reinforce learning. On the other, it’s also difficult to motivate students to do the work without coercion or consequences.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In the early 1960s, my younger brother, Carter, was placed in a “slow” track in school because of learning problems that had no name back then. The hamster on medication learned more slowly than the one without. When Carter’s school failed to see his potential, I was bitterly disappointed.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2018

While four-year-olds can’t compete with even third graders in engineering, they can learn and benefit from modified lessons. The engineering process involves several steps, though, from asking questions to determining if what the students built solves the problem. It can be as simple as helping someone get trash out of their pond.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Many school districts are investing in coaching, believing correctly that it has the ability to transform teaching and learning, ultimately leading to powerful outcomes for the students in our schools. “What went well in your lesson today?”. I was nervous. Both of us began our coaching journey at about the same time.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2020

It’s a career journey that can actually start in school through programs that prepare learners for future entrepreneurial roles in a continually evolving workforce. Learning business basics, management psychology, and entrepreneurial principles equips them with evergreen business competencies. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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