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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

In 2009, Gerald Bracey, one of our nation’s foremost experts on educational assessment, stated : In its prescriptive aspect, the NAEP reports the percentage of students reaching various achievement levels—Basic, Proficient, and Advanced. emphasis added]. On the surface, this does seem awful.

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Scientists and social media: an important new study

Bryan Alexander

When it comes to communicating with their peers, scientists use a variety of media, with an emphasis on old-school methods: When it comes to digitally communicating with one’s peers, the leading technology for scientists is… email. In contrast, social media is only a viable communication method for a minority of these scientists.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

It’s important to keep in mind that older students may have differing needs in comparison to the youngest students, where one hour of high-quality digital activities is always the limit. Use digital resources (like apps, texts, or social media groups) to keep parents informed about class activities and upcoming assignments.[5].

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

Philipp Schmidt (2007) provide an excellent comparison of how Education 1.0 This theory requires the student to passively accept information and knowledge as presented by the instructor (Pogue, 2009, para. Education 1.0 can be compared to Web 1.0 where there is a one-way dissemination of knowledge from teacher to student. Keats and J.

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Everything Doesn’t Always Have to Be Awesome on Social Media

Philly Teacher

It got me thinking about how I’ve been feeling catching back up on social media over the last month, and I reflected on how it felt when I first discovered Twitter back in 2009. Needless to say, there hasn’t been much time in my life for social media as there used to be.

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How Mindfulness Can Help Teachers and Students Manage Challenging Situations

MindShift

Hoeksema, & Schouten, 2009). 2014; Spear, 2009). Social media offers a ready platform for comparing oneself to others, a process called social comparison. Rumination, or the repetitive focus on negative events, thoughts, or feelings in order to reduce the pain of a situation, is a well-?known

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A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Generation X, Y, and Z Parents

Waterford

They are generally comfortable with technology and navigate smartphones or social media platforms with little trouble. In fact, 68% of all Millennials report they text “a lot” every day, in comparison to 47% of Gen Xers.[9] Additionally, Millennials spend an average of six to seven hours per week on social media.[2]