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We All Learn at a Different Pace

A Principal's Reflections

During the pandemic, I was grounded for an extensive period of time. It was quite odd and liberating not to be constantly on a plane, train, or in a rental car. Boy, did I make use of my bike since the gyms were closed. While a few of my projects continued, these were few and far between. When I traveled, there was nowhere to go and eat as everything was delivered.

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Warm-ups–Watch the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Warm-ups This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarized by NoteGPT Highlights Engaging with technology enhances student learning and excitement. Class warm-ups help transition students into learning mode efficiently. Student independence during warm-ups allows teachers to manage other tasks.

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AI in Education in 2024: Educators Express Mixed Feelings on the Technology’s Future

EdTech Magazine

As students settle back into classroom routines for the 2024-2025 school year, K–12 teachers and administrators face a host of pressing issues. Among them: how to navigate the use of artificial intelligence in education. While AI has been used for some time in educational tools such as Google Classrooms and GoGuardian, the meteoric rise of ChatGPT in November 2022 brought generative AI front and center in the classroom, as students and educators tinkered with its capabilities to figure out how i

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Personalized Mastery-Based Learning: How to Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode you'll learn about a whole school that moved to personalized mastery-based learning and then you'll meet three teachers from around the US who are implementing this in their classrooms. Every teacher will come away understanding more about the movement and how they can implement this approach for a lesson, a unit, or a whole school year.

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Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Responsible Guide

Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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Friend or Foe? 3 Key Benefits of AI in Education for Students, Teachers, & Admins

ViewSonic Education

The benefits of AI in education are creating waves, transforming how we learn and teach. With promises of more efficient, engaging, and personalized experiences, the potential of AI is enormous. But, amid all the excitement, some worry that AI will make us too dependent on technology. So, is this AI revolution all it’s cracked up to be? Keep reading as we explore this important question.

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Picking the Right Ed Tech Tools to Create a Unified Classroom Ecosystem

EdTech Magazine

Executives from four leading technology companies, all with tools built specifically for use in K–12 schools, gathered in late September to share how districts can combine their solutions to create a cohesive device management environment that benefits students, teachers and staff. CDW Education hosted the hourlong conversation, titled “Developing a Unified Classroom Ecosystem: Device Management, Connectivity and Student Safety,” that brought the four tech vendors together.

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How to Help Students and Schools Through Traumatic Times

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today’s episode, we discuss a critical issue many schools are facing—how to help students and staff heal from trauma. Whether it's a safety event, severe weather like Hurricane Helene, or individual traumas, schools across the nation are navigating unprecedented challenges.

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How My Puppetry Project Supports Indigenous Culture, Disabled Students, and the Environment

Digital Promise

The post How My Puppetry Project Supports Indigenous Culture, Disabled Students, and the Environment appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Transforming Guest Experiences with All-in-One LED Displays

ViewSonic Education

As the hospitality industry increasingly focuses on delivering exceptional guest experiences and boosting operational efficiency, digital transformation has become a key component of modern strategies to thrive in a competitive market. Traditional TVs and commercial displays are no longer sufficient to impress guests. Read on to discover how advanced LED displays are transforming guest experiences, or explore ViewSonic All-in-One LED display solutions to elevate your hospitality venues.

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Review: Spark Creativity in Every K–12 Classroom with the New Adobe Express for Education

EdTech Magazine

Technology has opened incredible doors for learning, and creativity tools such as Adobe Express for Education have followed suit. Formerly known as Adobe Spark, the updated Adobe Express is an all-in-one artificial intelligence (AI) content creation app that allows students to easily and quickly ideate, design and share creative projects to amplify their schoolwork.

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Enhancing School Device Management for Improved Learning

Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.

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What You Might Have Missed in September–What’s up in October

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: 18 Digital Tool Musts in the Classroom — a Video Introducing the Makeblock mBot2: A Fun and Educational AI Robot for Coding 9 Reasons to Use Digital Books The Role of Phosphorus Properties in Sustainable Technology for Classrooms Tips for Teachers to Balance the Demands of School Events and Their Personal Lives Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: Warm Ups–watch the video 6 Online Resources About Letters Subscriber Special Tech

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Ten Ways Pictures Boost Learning: Dual Coding Theory Introduction

Ditch That Textbook

This post was written by Adam Current, a middle school English teacher in northwest Indiana. Adam is a second generation teacher who has worked across middle school, high school, and college admissions. In addition to presenting at conferences, he runs The Paste Eaters Blog. What if drawing could improve writing? What if tracing diagrams improves […] The post Ten Ways Pictures Boost Learning: Dual Coding Theory Introduction appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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What We’re Learning About AI’s Potential—And Limits—for Personalizing Educational Content

Digital Promise

The post What We’re Learning About AI’s Potential—And Limits—for Personalizing Educational Content appeared first on Digital Promise.

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One Light Leap for AI, One Giant Step for Higher Ed

EdNews Daily

By Kiran Kodithala I grew up in a lower-middle-class family in India. That means that I grew up in poverty, comparatively speaking. I came to the United States on a one-way ticket and had just enough money to cover my tuition and my first month’s rent. That’s it. But I was very determined to come. So, my family and I fought against all odds to get me here.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Inside an Effort to Build an AI Assistant for Designing Course Materials

Edsurge

There’s a push among AI developers to create an AI tutor , and some see that as a key use case for tools like ChatGPT. But one longtime edtech expert sees an even better fit for new AI chatbots in education: helping educators design course materials for their students. So all year Michael Feldstein has been leading a project to build an AI assistant that’s focused on learning design.

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6 Online Resources About Letters

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are resources to help you teach about letters ( click here for updates to list ): Alphabetimals –learn the alphabet with animal sounds Find the letter–easy, medium, hard Hands on Learning- -20 letter websites Learn Letters with Max (video) Owl and Mouse Learn Letters Starfall Letters Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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Something Bigger Than Me (Recruiting Teachers with Students and Teachers)

The Jose Vilson

Recently, I saw an interview with a celebrity that floored me. In the interview , Wilmer Valderrama on CBS Mornings talks about his experiences with being a teen actor. He tells the story of Mr. Tucker, who encouraged him to pursue his acting career while Valderrama was filming That 70’s Show during his last years of high school. My first reaction was “How do they always find a way to get in touch with anyone ?

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30 New Districts Join the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

From California to South Carolina, these 30 districts are the latest to join the network of 150 forward-thinking education leaders.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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The habits of 7 highly effective schools

The Hechinger Report

Everybody is trying to find ways to help students catch up after the pandemic. One new data analysis suggests some promising ideas. TNTP , a nonprofit based in New York that advocates for improving K-12 education, wanted to identify schools that are the most effective at helping kids recover academically and understand what those schools are doing differently.

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How To Make Someone Not Hate Math

Edsurge

Steve Holifield’s breathing was labored. A respected math teacher at a K-12 public charter school in Apple Valley, California, Holifield was in steep physical decline. His students had watched the effects of his disease creep across his body. At first, he stumbled and, his hands weak, relied entirely on teaching assistants to write equations on the board for him.

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Autumn Websites

Ask a Tech Teacher

Autumn Facts for Kids Don’t “Leaf” Out Fall’s Most Valuable Lesson EEK! A Tree’s True Color Fall Bucket List For Families Printable Fall Crafts, Decorations, and Printouts Fall Books & Short Stories For Kids about Autumn Primary Games’ Fall Fun Science Made Simple: Why Do Leaves Change Color in Fall? Why Leaves Change Color Click for an updated list Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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The Benefits of Virtual Manipulatives

Discovery Education

Physical (also known as concrete) manipulatives like the abacus or blocks have been basic tools of teaching math since time immemorial. The ancient Romans and Greeks conceived of counting boards and eventually the abacus, and the Chinese abacus that came into use centuries later is thought to be an adaptation of the Roman version. Italian […] The post The Benefits of Virtual Manipulatives appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Students Are Using the Global Goals to Create with Purpose

Digital Promise

The post Students Are Using the Global Goals to Create with Purpose appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The New Math Wars: Humans vs. AI

MIND Research Institute

I’m sure many of us remember or are familiar with the “Math Wars.” Two divergent schools of thought vehemently clashing over how mathematics should be taught in schools: procedural fluency vs. conceptual understanding. And in some ways the battle rumbles on, despite most teaching materials and methods these days being an approximation of “a bit of both”.

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A Teaching Mentor Once Told Me: ‘Our Ancestors Want Us to Rest’

Edsurge

My colleagues, friends and family often praise my relentless pursuit of excellence, especially in my teaching career. But what they don’t always see is the weight behind that drive — the pressure I feel to prove myself and the deep sense of responsibility I feel to create systemic change for my students. Even after surpassing many of my professional goals, an unsettling feeling lingers — a persistent voice telling me that it’s still not enough.

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Subscriber Special: October New Teacher Survival Kit

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit 9 ebooks, 65 digital posters $222.95 Marked down to $178.95 ends October 7, 2024 K-5 tech curriculum textbooks (Common Core aligned)–a year’s worth of skills-based, project-based learning that ties into class units. Ultimate Guide to Keyboarding: K-5 –K-5 keyboard curriculum–essentials of keyboarding in 45-minutes a week K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum –click

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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AI’s transformative role in accessibility

eSchool News

Key points: AI can boost accessibility for students–but careful implementation is needed Skills gap, outdated infrastructure hinder AI use 7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching For more news on AI , visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub AI has tremendous potential to enhance accessibility and support for students–particularly for students with disability, according to a new report from CoSN and CAST.

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DebunkBot: Teaching With The Conspiracy-Busting AI

techlearning

Created by researchers at MIT and other higher ed institutions, DebunkBot engages in conversation with users about conspiracy theories. It’s an interesting tool for teaching AI and media literacy.

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OPINION: Schools are still struggling post-pandemic, but surprising success stories give us hope

The Hechinger Report

A much anticipated and highly hoped-for recovery from pandemic learning loss is, disappointingly, not materializing. Instead, grim findings from a recent analysis by three testing companies noted that stagnation is a general trend — with a few isolated exceptions. Those few bright spots hold powerful lessons for schools that are struggling, particularly those serving high percentages of low-income students.

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For Latino Students, the Fear of Being Left Behind in AI and STEM Jobs

Edsurge

Latino children make up one of the fastest-growing demographics in K-12 education. Yet few are likely to grow up and establish careers in technology. For them, there’s obviously a leak somewhere in the school-to-jobs pipeline. Just one in 10 tech workers are Latino, and while Latino college students are choosing STEM fields in college more frequently , they earn only about 12 percent of undergraduate degrees awarded in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.