The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Three research studies find that the objects detract from learning. Results from at least three scientific studies argue against allowing students to use fidget spinners in the classroom — even among children with attention disorders — despite marketing claims that the objects can be helpful. So 2017, right?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Adding outdoor classrooms to elementary schools. According to the 2018 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education , which compiled the information on minutes spent learning science, only 17 percent of early elementary classes had science lessons most days of the week. Such efforts can only improve current practices.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

.– K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA released today a new study that takes a deeper look into instructional practices driving high academic growth. NWEA’s new study followed that research to answer the next, necessary question: what can be learned from high growth schools about teaching and learning?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s accepted wisdom that good relationships between teachers and their students lead to students who are willing to work harder in the classroom. A University of Missouri study found that students who feel their teachers care about them also report receiving better instruction. As it turns out, yes.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Schools Sketch Out Modern Classrooms and Then Make Them a Reality. Mon, 10/08/2018 - 13:41. It also had no Wi-Fi, no study spaces and, often, no students. “It To make sure students used the new space, Bishop asked them for design feedback, and today, the room buzzes with students and classroom activity.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Social-Emotional Learning Competencies Get a Boost from Classroom Technology. Wed, 12/19/2018 - 16:59. In a recent study , 98 percent of principal s said they believe students from all backgrounds would benefit from learning SEL skills in the classroom. . Classroom Technology Creates Opportunity for SEL.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. For that reason, it is crucial to include content learning as a part of teaching students to read—particularly in core curriculum areas like science, math, social studies, and art.[2]. Want More Science of Reading? Rapaport, A.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 23, 2021

In Chapter 3 of Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I lay out tried and true strategies to consider during any direct instruction component of a lesson while setting the stage for learning that empowers students to think disruptively by replacing conventional ideas with innovative solutions to authentic problems. Stockard, Jean & W.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2018

To set the climate that the classroom will experiential, engaging, fun, and student-centric. To give the message that we will use our bodies, art, team building, problem solving, and interactions with classmates in the classroom. To have the learners take ownership of their classroom. DIY Operation Cooperation Classroom Quilt.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

Technology Helps Teachers Prevent and Mitigate Bad Behavior in the Classroom. Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:17. It can be difficult for teachers to react in ways that will guide students back to proper classroom behavior without alienating them — which is a major concern according to a recent study from the Center for Promise.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses including a course for history / social studies teachers. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Black elementary students in North Carolina tended to score higher on annual math tests when they were taught by an HBCU-trained teacher, but not necessarily a Black teacher, according to an unpublished study from a Stanford University graduate student. Credit: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? Smartphone are making it impossible for our children to focus on anything else, least of all their studies.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

A photo from a 2018 report shows a teacher using Lumilo smart glasses, developed at Carnegie Mellon University, in an experiment. To that end, software programmers have designed all sorts of data dashboards for classroom teachers. The students in classrooms with teachers wearing turned-off glasses learned a lot, too.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. As I ponder these changes, I find it both fascinating and essential to articulate the characteristics that now define a modern classroom. The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom. It means embracing the belief that all voices and perspectives are welcome in your classroom,[1] and intentionally providing space for those voices to be heard.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. Thu, 04/12/2018 - 10:58. Each elementary school in the district has a makerspace within its resource center (and the fifth-to-eighth grade students have access through a related studies course), where all the robotics activities are happening. jena.passut_7651.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Judging from the emails, calls and tweets I’ve received in the last week, there are few early education studies with more hated results than the multi-year study from Vanderbilt University researchers, which tracks outcomes for children who attended Tennessee’s voluntary pre-K program more than a decade ago.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Tue, 11/27/2018 - 12:47. New research from Macquarie University’s Department of Educational Studies and education technology company Makers Empire finds 3D printing integration can boost creativity, critical thinking and design skills among primary school students. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Studies also suggest that, as a whole, children have stronger divergent thinking skills than adults. For example, 90% of kindergarteners ranked at the “genius” level for divergent thinking in a study conducted by the Royal Society of Medicine.[14] And finally, make sure to include time for creative play in your classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. In fact, several studies contradict this belief. To this day, it is still heavily referenced, even though it has been debunked extensively.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

American poet and etymologist John Ciardi once remarked, “The classroom should be an entrance into the world.” Contemporary classrooms (from elementary school to graduate school) are structured similar to a manufacturing line and typically produce students who are full of information. Instead, it should use simple rules to guide it.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 23, 2018

Google Classroom is an under-rated messaging platform for teachers and students. When used effectively, the messaging / commenting capabilities in classroom lead to rich conversations and learning moments between teachers and students. Class comments tend to be the most problematic element of Google Classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2018

Holographic Tech Could Be the Next Big AR Offering in K–12 Classrooms. Tue, 05/08/2018 - 11:43. Holograms have become somewhat less of an anomaly since Michael Jackson’s image moonwalked across the Billboard Music Awards stage four years ago — and in time, the technology could start showing up in K–12 classrooms. Content Length.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 28, 2018

Do you want to introduce a new product in the classroom? You can also grade your students right inside the app with a special code through Google Classroom. Create a Grid (that’s your classroom or group), add Topics to spark the discussion, and your community builds a dialogue as they share short video responses. Illumination.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Related 2018 Hechinger coverage. Project-based learning, a popular practice that uses lots of poster boards and student presentations, is billed as an antidote to boring classrooms where teachers drone on. 3rd grade science. Curriculum. Curriculum.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Mixed Reality Brings New Life to K–12 Classrooms. Fri, 09/21/2018 - 08:53. Mixed reality has remarkable potential for the K–12 classroom. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read this Q&A with a VR expert on how to implement AR/VR in the classroom! eli.zimmerman_9856. I like to describe the space as embryonic.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 5, 2020

I am excited to announce that Katie Novak and I will be starting an Instagram book study on January 22, 2020, on my co-authored book, “ Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset.” The book study will begin on January 22, 2020, and finish on February 12, 2020. January 22, 2020.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 21, 2017

The 2018 QS World University Rankings are the largest guide to global higher education performance that QS, a London-based higher education think-tank, has produced since its inaugural edition of 2004. Jack Moran. Education Writer and Rankings Auditor. QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Here are a few illuminated by this year’s edition: United States.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

In my previous post I explored the subtle, yet significant, difference between brute force computing and ANN (Artificial Neural Networks), and how that distinction is slowly producing what one would call “true” AI products in the classroom. The post The race is on for the AI-powered classroom appeared first on NEO BLOG.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Sexton working with infants and toddlers in the classroom, Credit: Happy Teacher Project (Kwon et al., 2018) When I began shaping our research questions, I immediately recognized that my greatest challenge would be that studying all four areas required a diverse team of researchers from a range of fields.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 27, 2022

We live in a world where there is no shortage of technology and that also holds true for classroom technology. However, in the long run, only those study tools with innovative features and capabilities that reduce cognitive overload and facilitate personalized learning will survive the test of time. AI-driven study tools: Industry 4.0

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

There is a professor that lectures in front of the classroom, which usually has fixed furniture. The reason is simple: universities need to change from traditional to more innovative classrooms if they want to stay relevant. In other words, HE is moving towards active learning classrooms (ALCs). in your classroom.

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Reading By Example

APRIL 20, 2020

For the last three summers, contributors have responded here to the following books: Becoming a Literacy Leader by Jennifer Allen (2017) Literacy Essentials by Regie Routman (2018) The Listening Leader by Shane Safir (2019). Next are explanations on how the study works and how you might participate. How does the study work?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

The study emphasizes a critical equity issue: our most vulnerable students are those most impacted by a declining numbers of school librarians. I recently chatted with project director, Deb Kachel to dig a little deeper into what the study means and her hopes for its impact and use. or SLIDE research project. It was never documented.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2022

(May 12, 2022) –– Rise Vision has released a new case study of Weston School District, a small school district which serves three rural communities of Cazenovia, Hillpoint, and Lime Ridge, Weston and has a student population of 300 students. Back in 2018, Weston struggled with keeping families updated with printed, physical newsletters. ‘It

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In addition to technology and access, Verizon Innovative Learning Schools receive extensive teacher training, support, and the opportunity to engage in a unique, immersive curriculum to leverage technology in their classrooms. Technology extends the classroom beyond the school walls.

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