EdTech Magazine
MAY 30, 2023
Quantum computers are set to change the world, and K–12 schools have a role to play. These computers can make complex calculations and process and analyze huge amounts of intricate data much faster than classical computers. How fast? Back in 2019, Google celebrated when its quantum computer performed “a computation in 200 seconds that would have taken the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 31, 2023
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. This month: K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit 9 ebooks, 65 digital posters May 31-June 3 A new teacher survival kit–for professionals new to teaching tech or expanding their pedagogy. It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital
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A Principal's Reflections
MAY 28, 2023
In my early days as an administrator, I thought that a positive school culture was one where strict rules were created and consistently enforced to keep students focused on learning. I believed that the more control I could exert over the environment, the better the results. There was not much flexibility in terms of the structure of the day and what students were “allowed” to do.
Catlin Tucker
MAY 30, 2023
Identifying the Needs of English Learners English learners (ELs) have unique needs requiring targeted instructional approaches to support their language acquisition and academic success. ELs need instruction tailored to their language proficiency level. Because ELs come from diverse linguistic backgrounds, their English language skills may vary widely.
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.
Education Elements
MAY 30, 2023
The concept of Strategic Planning can be intimidating at first glance. If you haven’t gone through the process yourself, you may be familiar with the concept but have questions like “What does strategic planning mean? What does it entail? Isn’t that normally done by the CEO or the leadership team?
Ditch That Textbook
MAY 30, 2023
Can AI assistants like ChatGPT help us assess student writing in the classroom? This post shares a series of interactions with ChatGPT to provide feedback on student writing. Deborah Cleveland is an Instructional Designer for AEA Learning Online, where she builds online professional development for educators throughout Iowa. You can find her on Twitter (@Dcleveland00) […] The post Here’s how I used ChatGPT to assess student writing appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 30, 2023
Need help finding an old elementary school teacher? Our Ask a Tech Teacher team has several ways to track down your favorite educators from years past: How to Find Old Elementary School Teachers Do you remember the teachers who shaped your educational journey? Whether it was the teacher who taught you how to multiply fractions or the one who fostered your love for literature, many of us can still recall some of our favorite elementary school educators.
EdTech4Beginners
MAY 28, 2023
Since the first full-time distance learning degrees were offered more than a decade ago, video technology via the internet, has begun to change what it means to attend a four-year degree program. Now, anyone, anywhere, can attend the school of their choice without leaving home or quitting a job. Degrees are more accessible than they’ve ever been, both in terms of price and admittance rates.
Hapara
MAY 25, 2023
Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Have you walked into a classroom where students are encouraged to use their voices and make decisions about their own learning? They engage in cooperative discussions and activities, pursue projects that interest them and feel comfortable growing from mistakes. This is a classroom that uses student-led learning.
EdNews Daily
MAY 31, 2023
From Doug Cauthen Get a Tribble for your Trouble Plan to join the Learning Counsel for an Escape Room Trek! The issues of schools and teachers with lots of apps and outsized network impacts will be addressed at ISTE by Cisco and the Learning Counsel in a fun way that also teaches you about new A.I. technologies. The Trek will give educators a live experience of teaching and learning that uses Hybrid Logistics, networks which use an A.I. for the teaching and learning intersection in school schedu
Speaker: Joseph Suarez - Learning Experience Designer at Suarez Media Production
What makes an instructional video engaging and effective? Why do Learning and Development professionals often struggle to produce quality videos? What can we do to change that? In this webinar, Joseph Suarez will break down the craft, the art, and the science of video production and reveal how to leverage the production process to create great videos of all types and sizes.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 26, 2023
Students who struggle academically may also have trouble hearing their teachers. After all, classrooms are noisy! Whenever I address my students, I am competing with a cacophony of sounds: the noise of 34 desktop PC fans, the air-conditioning unit, sidebar conversations and, at times, up to a dozen 3D printers whirring away. The Redcat Audio System with Flexmike, an all-in-one classroom audio solution by Lightspeed, cuts through the noise.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 29, 2023
Memorial Day (May 26, 2023 in America) is the time we remember all of those soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of American freedom. In war and peace, they made the ultimate sacrifice and because of them we are privileged to live the American Dream. Once a year, we honor them, their sacrifice, and those they left behind. Here are some activities to help students understand the import of this day: Difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day Folding the American flag History of Memor
Digital Promise
MAY 31, 2023
The post What Does District Innovation Look Like in Rural Alabama? appeared first on Digital Promise.
Edsurge
MAY 25, 2023
Mindfulness changed Mason Rollins’ life. When he was a first grader at Rivermont Elementary School, Mason was overwhelmed by his emotions. His principal, Jill Evans, often had to take him outside until his meltdowns subsided. Mason Rollins, right, listens to a mindfulness lesson in his fourth grade class about reducing test-taking anxiety. But that was before Mason was introduced to a program at school that focuses on student well-being.
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2023
Credit: Carol Yepes/ Moment via Getty Images One of the most hotly contested teaching practices concerns a single minute of math class. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Should teachers pull out their stopwatches and administer one-page worksheets in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division? Speed drills are such a routine part of the weekly rhythms of many math classrooms that they’re often called Mad Minute Mondays.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 25, 2023
A popular teaching and learning strategy, PBL is increasingly gaining traction in education. But is Project-Based Learning researched-based? The post What The Research Says About Project-Based Learning appeared first on TeachThought.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 1, 2023
June is National Internet Safety Month , thanks to a resolution passed in 2005 by the U.S. Senate. The goal is to raise awareness about online safety for all, with a special focus on kids ranging from tots to teens. Children are just as connected to the Internet as adults. This is a great list of internet cautions I got from an online efriend a few years ago.
Digital Promise
MAY 26, 2023
The post See How These Educators Are Using Classroom Tech to Maximize Teaching and Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.
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Edsurge
MAY 30, 2023
The request came from the students. Those who were enrolled in — or considering enrolling in — American University’s School of Education said they wanted more classroom experience, more opportunities to practice their craft before being released to do it alone every day to a room full of kids. Wish granted. Today, and for the last year or so, aspiring educators at American University are required to spend a minimum of 40 hours tutoring students in Washington, D.C., public schools, in addition to
eSchool News
MAY 25, 2023
Key points: Interactivity and engaging resources can make science more approachable Elementary school teachers need easy-to-use science tools that will grab students’ attention During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed to being excited to learn about their world, are naturally curious about how the world of nature works, and benefit highly fr
American Consortium for Equity in Education
MAY 31, 2023
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS FOR THEIR HELP IN PRODUCING THIS PODCAST :” CREATING DIVERSE PRACTICES FOR BUILDING EQUITY IN METRO NASHVILLE SCHOOLS:” A VISIT WITH DISTRICT D.E.I. DIRECTOR ASHFORD HUGHES The post CREATING DIVERSE PRACTICES FOR BUILDING EQUITY IN METRO NASHVILLE SCHOOLS appeared first on Equity in Education.
Discovery Education
MAY 29, 2023
The month of May has flown by, and we hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend! Now you can catch up on what’s trending in EdTech news with this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup. We’ll cover: The Pandemic’s Effects Political Happenings Insights from Experts The Pandemic’s Effects While health mandates have all […] The post Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – May 30 appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.
Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf
Apple empowers educators and students by design. Whether using Macs, iPads, or Apple TV, Apple devices encourage creativity and can simplify teaching with apps to make the classroom more flexible, collaborative and personalized for each student. To unleash the full potential of the technology and create the best learning environment, you need to understand the tools and resources available, and develop an education-focused, comprehensive plan, from equipment purchase to deployment, management an
Marketplace K-12
MAY 25, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom's new proposal for K-12 schools reflects poorer-than-expected revenue collections and less available money to spend. The post New Proposed California Budget Offers $4 Billion Less for Education appeared first on Market Brief.
Edsurge
MAY 31, 2023
The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. For teachers, this means providing equal access to educational experiences and ensuring that all students have the support and resources they need to succeed academically, socially and emotionally.
eSchool News
MAY 30, 2023
Key points: AI tools can greatly personalize and individualize tutoring ChatGPT brings new perspectives to old problems and helps students think outside of the box As the layers of post-pandemic classrooms are peeled back and learning losses become more evident, schools are searching for effective means to improve student achievement. Tutoring plays a major role in these efforts–and now, advances in AI are taking tutoring to a new level.
American Consortium for Equity in Education
MAY 31, 2023
MindPrint Learning , per their website , is the only MTSS solution that uses objective cognitive data to identify student strengths and provide strategies personalized to students’ learning needs., all developed at the University of Pennsylvania. Nancy Weinstein, Founder Keep Reading DATA DRIVEN ‘MTSS’ SOLUTIONS MATTER FOR EQUITY, TEACHER RETENTION AND LEARNING The post DATA DRIVEN ‘MTSS’ SOLUTIONS MATTER FOR EQUITY, TEACHER RETENTION AND LEARNING appeared first on
Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon
Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks
The Hechinger Report
MAY 25, 2023
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: Once a week during his last period, Tejani Francis walks out the front gates of his middle school and takes the subway
techlearning
MAY 30, 2023
Jason C. Yip is studying the reaction of students to ChatGPT and other AI technologies; often, they’re not particularly impressed.
Edsurge
MAY 31, 2023
Too much stress. Too little time to plan. Too much violence. Too little compensation. Too much polarization. For these reasons and more, teachers are leaving the classroom. EdSurge recently published two articles that explore this phenomenon from different angles. One followed up with teachers who traded the education profession for different careers and asked them whether they found the better life they’d been searching for.
eSchool News
MAY 31, 2023
Key points: Most teachers would not choose a teaching career again Nearly half of teachers say poor mental health is impacting their work Only 46 percent of current public K-12 educators would be “fairly” or “very likely” to advise their younger selves to choose teaching again, according to a new survey that shines a spotlight on a pressing crisis facing U.S. education.
Speaker: Todd Theobald, Noel Gomez, Marcus Painter
Join educators and assessment experts as they discuss the role of formative assessment in student learning, how formative practices can guide the teaching and learning cycle, and the positive impact assessment can make on your classroom. We’ll cover topics including: Reframing the value of assessments and focusing on learning opportunities. Using assessment data to make informed decisions about instructional strategies.
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