Saving Socrates

AUGUST 28, 2013

What Parents Need to Know About the Common Core and How They Can Help Their Children The Common Core is an attempt to nationalize the curriculum creating common core standards in grades K-12. What does this practically mean? This test will be conducted online. This learning curve will need to be addressed.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2015

Again, Instagram offers a way for me to enhance the learning happening in the classroom. For more ideas on how to use Instagram in the classroom, check out my blog on Instagram scavenger hunts and Instagram sensory walks ! Interested in technology tips to help you teach the Common Core?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Educational Technology Support! Changes in What Teachers Know and Do in the Common Core Era. Many turn to standards-aligned digital resources for use in the classroom as an alternative to textbooks that are not directly aligned.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. iPad initiatives can be especially beneficial to students who are struggling to keep up with Common Core standards or who lack web access in their homes.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 17, 2015

One of my favorite classroom tools for teaching this form of communication is KQED Do Now. For educators new to using Twitter in the classroom, KQED offers a “ Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice ” to help you get started. Interested in technology tips to help you teach the Common Core?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Pay attention to these and your students will be much more prepared for this Spring’s Common Core assessments: Keyboarding. Make sure students are technologically proficient in their use of a variety of digital devices, especially the devices they will use for the test. Common Core requires this.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

If you are using Google Classroom or Doctopus, you can create a Drawing for your students. Teacher Tip: If you aren’t using Google Classroom or Doctopus, an easy way to collect all of your students’ memes is to ask students to complete a Google Form like the one below. Step 4: Upload the Image to a Google Drawing.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using (but should be)–Find free, standards-aligned lesson plans and teaching resources for your classroom. As he moved around into different grade levels and roles, Rich discovered his passion for using technology to teach. This episode sponsored by H?para.) para help? .

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 14, 2015

I believe that is a direct result of the safe space we’ve created in our physical classroom. Interested in technology tips to help you teach the Common Core? My book Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology will be published in June 2015 by Corwin.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

50 Free Online Courses For Teachers: Spring 2015. Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015, aggregated by Class Central. Go To Class | Next Session : 2nd Jan, 2015. . Go To Class | Next Session : 5th Jan, 2015. . Go To Class | Next Session : 5th Jan, 2015. . by Class Central.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

As you read through them please keep in mind that some were new in 2015. Others were ones that I must have waited until 2015 to discover! I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. A great resource for the digital classroom!

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. iPad initiatives can be especially beneficial to students who are struggling to keep up with Common Core standards or who lack web access in their homes.

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Assessment Common Core Blended Learning Analysis 52

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Bob Lenz became CEO of Buck Institute for Education PBLWorks in 2015. During Lenz’s leadership, Envision Education won several awards by implementing an innovative model that effectively created a path to college and college retention for underserved urban students at Envision’s three Bay Area arts and technology high schools.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Read a full recap of our fall 2015 League of Innovative Schools meeting. Visitors also stopped by CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center , where graduate students work with schools to develop educational games that complement real-world learning environments. In every community, there are people who aim to help children succeed.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015. million for technological improvements. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Utica is one of only 73 districts accepted into this exclusive cohort; 22 new districts were just welcomed in October 2015. million for technological improvements. With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

In the Common Sense Education meeting rooms, we offered two full days of 15-minute lightning sessions. Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. .

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration. Embracing Blended Learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

She also sees a massive uptick in the number of states raising overall standards between 2013 and 2015, crediting state affiliation with groups like PARCC and Smarter Balance for the rise, organizations that acknowledge being influenced by Common Core State Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Summer PD 2015 just ended. It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Many teachers noted that it was as important to them to validate their approach to teaching technology in their classroom as it was to extend their learning.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 20, 2015

The model is a tool for evaluating the integration of technology in the classroom. recently released an entire Common Core aligned programming curriculum for grades K-6. If you're thinking of giving badges a try in your classroom, this is a quick and easy tool.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 7, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. Be on the lookout for future posts entitled the ABC’s of PBL and Deeper Learning and also 40 great education sites to discover in 2015. Check out my Booking Page.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Across the country, schools are adopting new approaches to teaching and learning in order to prepare students for life in a technology-rich world. Challenge-based, problem-based, project-based, and civic learning through community engagement are approaches that share a common interest in authentic learning. Why is this important?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

TypingWeb is a renowned free typing tutor on the web that consists of a teacher’s portal which acts as a classroom aid for teaching the appropriate touch typing skills. Account for each student is created by the teacher in a localized classroom situation whereby only the students can have access. Ratatype online Typing Tutor.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

of Education (Stats in Brief, 2015) showing perception of autonomy for teachers in the low range (especially in low income schools), volition is another component of this debate. The training in this area is mostly academically focused, such as common core standards and STEM. With research from the U.S.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Mobile App Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015 * Seesaw - Excellent free mobile app (Android/iOS) for students creating digital portfolio w/ educational portal. WhatsDue - A cool new free mobile app (iOS/Android) for keeping students and parents up to date on what is happening in the classroom. Scratch). .

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

But with so much happening in our individual classrooms, we teachers often don’t take our own good advice. Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. Although we’d love to have one huge classroom, we just don’t have the space.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2016

After a summer of relaxation and self-directed professional development (which is the most important type of PD ), I’m ready to return to my classroom to help students discover and refine new skills. My uneasiness is a culmination of years of reflection on my classroom mission.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 11, 2015

On April 20 For Earth Week, Classrooms Can Connect with Dr. Jane Goodall During Interactive Webinar. As education technology becomes more widely accessible in classrooms, it’s never been easier and more fun to connect students with the world they live in,” said Nellie Gonzalez Cutler, managing editor of TFK.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Most people who are middle-income or better, the Common Core kindergarten standards almost seem ridiculously easy. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. It's not that a classroom is “good” or a classroom is “bad.” Like, of course my kid knows how to do those things.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Educational technology company Oddcast launched a new version of its Voki website for teachers along with a free iOS application called Voki for Education. Voki is an ed-tech tool adopted by millions of teachers and students that enables the creation of talking characters or avatars in the classroom. and around the world. .”

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 6, 2015

NEW YORK, NY (February 19, 2015) Based on many of the same skills and concepts, math is a natural complement to economics and personal finance; and yet, they are rarely taught in conjunction with each other in our nation’s schools. Common Core Curriculum financial literacy math' by TeachThought Staff. Other Information.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this second post you will discover how careful examination of the nouns in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Teachers often spend many hours at night or on weekends searching the internet for good instructional materials – or just good ideas about how to meld online learning into their classrooms. Along with quality classroom materials, there’s an urgent need for quality curricula, Kockler said.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

The average performance of the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders mostly held steady in math and reading from 2015 to 2017, now marking a decade of stalled educational progress, according to the results of a test released Tuesday. The one exception was eighth-grade reading, with the average score rising by one point between 2015 and 2017.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I want to share a number of databases of incredible resources for any digital classroom. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links.

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