Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2004, I was about to start my first teaching job. That’s when I got introduced to the world. I went on a 10-day mission trip to Uruguay. We drove the streets of Montevideo, a world capital that reminded me a lot of life in the United States. We walked through centuries-old Colonia del Sacramento, [.]. Ed Tech edtech educational technology global connections global education skype skype in the classroom virtual field trips

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Ditch That Textbook

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

When I started teaching in 2004, there was one computer in [.]. I know. We’re already many years into the 21st Century. And I know there’s a chance that the term “21st Century” might rub you the wrong way. But we’re here, and teaching and learning look very different. At least they have the potential to. Ed Tech 21st century classroom 4 c's creative teaching global collaboration service learning student-centered instruction

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Education Elements

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In 2004, the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, New York, found itself in a whole lot of academic trouble. In Middletown, we are personalizing education, not standardizing it! We knew that we were not necessarily any different than most other high-minority/high-poverty school districts; our performance numbers of a 54% graduation rate and an even a greater percentage of students who were not proficient in either math or literacy mirrored other similar school districts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2021

Financial Literacy Month is recognized annually in Canada in November, [1] and National Financial Literacy Month was recognized in the United States in April 2004, [2] in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach citizens how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.

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CUE

MARCH 1, 2019

Although “audio blogging” has been around since the 1980s, podcasting – as we know it today – didn’t gain popularity and traction until 2004 when broadband internet and audio playback devices become more readily available to consumers.

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SecurEdge

JANUARY 8, 2019

Commercial Voice over IP (VoIP) is nothing new, tracing its roots back to 2004. And VoIP’s underlying packet voice and packet network interconnection technology dates back to the early 1970s when IEEE published a related research paper. Wi-Fi as a Service Wi-Fi Performance

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 31, 2021

2004). A number of folks have been eagerly encouraging schools to ‘reinvent’ themselves after the pandemic. Here is a smattering of such articles: A time for disruptive innovation in education. COVID-19 as a catalyst for educational change.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 2, 2019

This not only reflects grading as punishment but also creates a hole that students cannot dig out of (Guskey, 2000; Reeves, 2004; Reeves, 2008; O'Conner and Wormeli, 2011). 2004). The dreaded zero. For many students, this number elicits a certain amount of fear and anxiety that all assignments are turned in on time. I, for one, felt this way and made sure that everything was turned in when it was due.

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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 2004, Ben Hammersley was the first person to use the word podcasting in an article for the Guardian. Have you Ever Considered Implementing Podcasts as a Part of in Your Teaching Methods? He used. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!]. Free Tools & Resources Mobile Learning Resources Podcasting, Vodcasting, & Video Hosting Presentation tools podcasting teachers teachers podcast

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

In a 2004 paper, economist Jonah Rockoff, now at Columbia Business School, tracked how teachers improved over their careers and noticed that teachers were getting better at their jobs by leaps and bounds at first, as measured by their ability to raise their students’ achievement test scores.

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CUE

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Since 2004 it has examined the status and provided an overview of the policies, practices, and trends of online education across the country. Keeping Pace 2015 report is now available online The Keeping Pace report was developed as an important guiding document for schools around the world. CUE CEO Mike Lawrence, as well as CUE […]. The post Keeping Pace Report 2015 appeared first on OnCUE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2015

Teachers who experience close relationships with students reported that their students were less likely to avoid school, appeared more self-directed, more cooperative and more engaged in learning (Birch & Ladd, 1997; Decker, Dona, & Christenson, 2007; Klem & Connell, 2004).” ECM 154: How 30-Year-Teacher James Sturtevant figured out how to relate to most students. Kids don’t get teachers. Teachers don’t get kids. Times change. Life can be hard for some kids.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Several studies showed that teachers build vital professional knowledge and skills when watching and discussing instructional videos with colleagues (Little, 2012; Sherin & Han, 2004). Sherin & Han, 2004.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

Education, Communication & Information, 2004, 4(1), pp. Over the past couple of decades, teachers have seen a new generation of students: those who have never known a world without the Internet. Many of them grew up immersed in a digital world. They are the digital natives.

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Waterford

MARCH 31, 2020

The Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 2004.[3]. The Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 2004.[5]. Because approximately 1 in 59 students are diagnosed with autism, learning how to help students with this disorder in the classroom is so important.[1]

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 13, 2020

Dr. Dozier received her Associate of Science in Nursing in 1995 from Darton State College, Bachelor of Science from Georgia Southwestern State University (2004), Master’s from Albany State University (2012), and Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Valdosta State University (2018).

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2015

2004 ) has shown that effective professional development includes creating classroom content, modeling techniques for teachers to use in their classrooms, and feedback on lessons ( Harris, Graham, and Adkins, 2015 ). 8 Top Tips for Highly Effective Professional Development. Vicki Davis on Edutopia. April 15, 2015. Highly effective classrooms can result from highly effective professional development. Recent research ( Butler et al.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2019

Teachers are responsible for anywhere between 21 and 27 students per class and demand for after-school programs, particularly in low-income areas, has been rising since 2004. High school graduation rates have reached record highs in recent years. Yet, one matter remains clear: there’s still a lot of work to be done. More than 1.2

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

Founded in 2004, 3P Learning offers a suite of supplemental digital content for math, literacy and science subjects. IXL Learning , a San Mateo, Calif.-based

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

David Lockhart started teaching high school history in 2004. He had to find that thing that made his lessons stand out, and he saw it with technology. For the last four years, he has been an instructional technologist who coaches, trains, and speaks full time.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

The GRASPS model (Wiggins & McTighe, 2004) can greatly assist educators in the construction of quality performance tasks. 2004). Pedagogy has been at the forefront of my thinking and work as of late. Decades of solid research have laid the foundation for current studies that bring to light how we can improve teaching, learning, and leadership.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world. (Saint Paul, Minn.)

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ). 2004; The Wallace Foundation, 2012 ). 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). This article originally appeared on Edutopia.

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User Generated Education

MAY 23, 2016

Consequently, compared to less engaged peers, engaged students demonstrate more effort, experience more positive emotions and pay more attention in the classroom (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004). Watch children, youth, and even adults when they are immersed in learning something of interest of them, and you will see often complete engagement and personal joy.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

2004). As a first year teacher, I struggled to figure out how I could best meet the needs of my students. It was quickly apparent to me that each student had unique strengths and weaknesses, and I made it my mission to figure them out. I learned that not only did I need to understand their uniqueness, but I also needed to work with them to build their capacity to advocate for themselves. One of my students, Nic, made this patently clear to me.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 5, 2015

Bio- Maria Theologidou has been working as an EFL teacher and translator since 2004. Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward ! . “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” ” – Bob Talbert. Our newest goal for 2015 is from Maria Theologidou from Greece ! Goal: Inspire them to inspire.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world. The KidWind Project, the international leader in clean energy education, has launched an additional round of virtual workshops for this spring.

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Playware Studios

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

NTUC LearningHub was corporatized in 2004 with the vision of transforming the lifelong employability of working people. The Metaverse is refers to the multiple immersive and interactive virtual, augmented, and mixed realities that surround us today.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 14, 2019

2004). In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the digital learning gap. In this first post, we explore how Powerful Learning is personal and accessible, share research that grounds these two principles, and provide resources to support your own learning and teaching practices.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Founded in 2004, Pluralsight currently offers more than 6,000 online courses on a variety of technical, business and design skills—from architecture to manufacturing, game development and software engineering. The long-awaited filing finally happened. This morning, Pluralsight announced it had confidentially submitted paperwork for an initial public offering.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Urban Education, 2004, 39(3), pp. Classrooms in the United States are more diverse—culturally and linguistically—than ever before.[15] 15] Yet schools are often structured to exclude students from marginalized communities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2017

Since 2004 he has been an independent ed tech consultant, writer, trainer, and speaker. A conversation with Terry Freedman in episode 104 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Terry Freedman @terryfreedman author of Education Conferences: Teachers’ Guide to Getting the Most out of Education Conferences talks about how to get the most out of ISTE 2017 or any conference you attend. Listen Now.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

South Texas College first began offering a business bachelor’s degree in 2004, and has expanded to offer five programs.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Since 2004, ABCya has provided students from pre-K to 5th grade with access to hundreds of educational games and apps. Today, IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform, announced it has acquired ABCya , the creator of more than 400 educational computer games and apps for kids. In addition to math and language arts, ABCya also covers topics such as science and holiday trivia, and provides fun activities to help kids improve typing skills and even create animations.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

Education, Communication & Information, 2004, 4(1), pp. Technology has done more to change school curriculum and practices than nearly anything else—and in such a short amount of time!

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

An initial public offering (IPO) took place on August 19, 2004, and Google moved to its headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the Googleplex. Google LLC. Is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D.

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Reading By Example

JULY 16, 2020

If you want to read more about choice, I recommend the 2004 book The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz). I believe student choice and engagement are inextricably linked.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 23, 2016

Rooney (2004) explains there are whole-school arts-based models where arts instruction is increased or interdisciplinary approaches are used school-wide and involve community partners and artists; and classroom-level models tend to include an artist in residence who works with a teacher to “plan and implement art or arts-based lessons” (p. 2004). By Kathleen J. Tate, Ph.D. Professor and Program Director of Teaching, School of Education, American Public University.

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