Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. I can only imagine a teacher entering the workforce now who has to contend with the basics of teaching and then realizes that there is a whole other component of the equation that they were inadequately prepared. .

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s the invisible thread that weaves together student engagement, academic success, and the overall harmony of the classroom environment. TD-OTR refers to strategies that allow teachers to gauge student participation and understanding continually (Gage & MacSuga-Gage, 2017). Gage, Ph.D., and Ashley S.

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Digital Promise

JULY 14, 2020

The DLP was an instructional coaching program in which teachers were coached to use technology in more powerful ways that enhance their teaching practices and their students’ engagement and learning. Over the past decade, instructional coaching has increasingly attracted the interest of researchers and practitioners alike.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

As a gamification guru and moonshot thinker, Michael transforms the traditional classroom into a high-energy environment where active student engagement is paramount. Ron Clark’s Harry Potter-like House System https://mrsbowley.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/the-ron-clark-challenge-sorting-students-into-houses/.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

Her books and resources are used around the world: THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK (2017) and THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK (1st edition) (2015) have been translated into French, Chinese, and Spanish. So these text-level systems were very popular. So these text-level systems were very popular. That's the system I used.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Educators require support in harnessing technology for diverse student needs, emphasizing digital competencies and 21st-century skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Today’s students are preparing for jobs that, in some cases, do not yet exist. In order to ensure students’ college and career readiness, the K-12 and higher education systems must be strengthened, according to a policy paper from New America , a non-partisan think tank.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 25, 2023

Overview OVERVIEW With a strong focus on data governance, Fayette County Public Schools partners with Lightspeed Systems® to effectively manage their edtech ecosystem—in and outside of the classroom. Interoperability and open dialogue were also essential in the decision to partner with Lightspeed Systems.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The teacher had the students engaged in a closure activity to demonstrate an understanding of multiplication concepts in math. After the exit tickets were all turned in the teacher had all the students participate in a brain break activity. As we entered, the lesson was about to conclude.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2022

and Dallas have developed systems to measure teacher quality and incentivize highly effective teaching practices. Just having a genuinely consequential system of teacher performance assessment is really unusual in American public education” Stanford's Thomas Dee Dallas and D.C. A few districts, most notably those in Washington, D.C.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Read part one to learn how this teacher improved her student feedback system to increase student engagement. To Resubmit or Not to Resubmit—That Became the Question By 2017, my students were still setting up meetings to ask me, “How can I get my grade above a 90 percent?" Valentina asked Jayda.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

They attribute the success to increased student engagement, better support for English language learners during math instruction and more opportunities for differentiation—all thanks to Levered. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

They attribute the success to increased student engagement, better support for English language learners during math instruction and more opportunities for differentiation—all thanks to Levered. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

7 E-learning trends for educational institutions in 2017. The students and the communities in which schools exist change with time, so educators need to keep up. Augmented Reality has many benefits, like making students more motivated to learn, transforming classrooms with interactivity, or supporting students learn faster.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Our guest, Danielle Johnson, Executive Director of the Texas Scholastic Esports Federation, shares how esports is not just about gaming but about boosting student engagement, improving academic performance, and building a more inclusive school community. Esports are rapidly growing in schools across the country.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

When the task force realized that the data existed, but were not used because the system was too complicated, it worked with the city’s education department to create a “data dashboard” that enabled mentors, school personnel and community partners to see real-time data on student attendance. These tools are also fun and engaging.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2023

In 2017, it advanced its message through a celebrity-studded network TV special , featuring Tom Hanks and James Corden doing karaoke on a school bus. The COVID-19 pandemic had weakened the city’s social immune system, undermining institutions like schools that help to prevent the spread of contagions like crime and unemployment.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Teacher stressors are at every turn: keeping track of students, interacting with parents, responding to administration, and maneuvering a rigid school system. Collective efficacy – Teachers and school leaders, said Bullock, are best positioned to engage in systems change at the school level. Navigating Stressors.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

As these four principals look back at 2016, they recall the most important ed tech lesson they learned this year—and look forward to inspiring their staff and students anew in 2017. Through DreamBox, more than 33,000 math lessons have been completed with a 29% growth among active students. Student engagement is high.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 3: Student Engagement Increases Motivation. Even simple feedback, such as right or wrong, has been correlated with student learning outcomes (Faber et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2023

But the state’s community colleges are still struggling to retain students and to get them certified for the workforce. Statewide, the system serves 155,000 people, but many are not working on a specific degree or credential. said Linda García of the Center for Community College Student Engagement. 23, 2023. “But

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

And yet just 62 percent of college students report having ever visited their institutions’ career centers or used their affiliated online tools, according to a 2017 Gallup survey. To gather data about the latter to present to users, Handshake asks students and alumni to review companies where they’ve worked or interned.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2018

What are the edtech trends to watch this year, and what are the key takeaways from 2017? In 2017, U.S. Another discussion participant asked whether colleges and universities are starting to accept cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, or experimenting with the blockchain technology that drives those systems. With my kids?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 27, 2020

In a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by Beable, educators and entrepreneurs—committed to developing students’ academic and lifelong skills—shared strategies and tools designed to propel student engagement, strengthen academic proficiency, and build young people’s capacity for gainful employment and financial well-being.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

In our flagship program, which we started in 2017, we run AI summer camps for underrepresented high schoolers. What's happening is that we're delegating decision making to AI systems. What we're seeing is that existing societal biases like sexism and racism are actually creeping into AI systems. Why focus on AI specifically?

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

An attendance system to fight absenteeism. A platform for students to create and run revenue-earning companies. A service for 24-hour tutoring for underserved high-school students. Two organizations have been acquired (EMC School bought Zulama in February 2018, ExploreLearning purchased Cogent Education in November 2017).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

It also forms one of the foundational tenets at MHPCS and shapes the educational experiences for our teachers and students. Every year at MHPCS, students in grades K-5 focus on gifts of our earth: ocean reefs, farmable lands, mountains, rivers, water systems, and oceans.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

That’s down 11 percentage points since 2017. “He In Arizona, 46 percent of high school graduates in 2020 went to college the following fall, a drop from more than 55 percent in 2017. Amanda DeBord, an Advise TN adviser in a rural part of Tennessee, says her students’ parents “just don’t value education the way they did in the past.”

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Digital Promise

MAY 18, 2017

An early stage education technology company, Cignition, is attempting to break that trend through a summer program that keeps students engaged in mathematics through their online virtual world Fog Stone Isle. According to a newsletter from the Harvard Graduate School of Education [2], on average, students lose 2.6

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In a few communities, however, high schools are being redesigned to better engage students in their learning and prepare them for what’s next. TNTP’s spotlight highlights how school and system leaders can more ambitiously review the expectations they have for students. What can be done about this?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Generally speaking, games, given their built-in mechanics which draw on incentivization and reward system, tend to drive motivation and motivation drives engagement. Using games with your students will not only enhance their motivation and increase their participation but will also boost their overall learning. References: 1.

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