Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

Through interactive lessons, they can tackle real-world problems, like learning how to use a proxy with Selenium , enhancing their problem-solving skills. Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences Virtual reality (VR) experiences are transforming how we learn by providing immersive journeys to places and times otherwise inaccessible.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing-to-learn activities incorporated in math, science, and social science improved the quality of learning in those subjects (Graham, Kiuhara & MacKay, 2020). All of these aspects of writing benefit from dedicated class time, access to peer support, and teacher feedback. Kiuhara, S. A., & MacKay, M.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

What Rasmussen didn’t have at the beginning of her political career, however, was much knowledge about how to turn her ideas into effective policies. “I I remember when I was elected to be a state senator, I bet I spent the first year figuring out the processes and the nuances of how decisions really get made,” she says.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In today’s classrooms, keeping children focused on the content they are studying is a big challenge. Such technology can help create an active environment in class where students not only learn how to solve problems but also how to find solutions to their problems. Popular Tech Tools for Formative Assessments.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, the research unit inside the U.S. Department of Education, called the Institute for Education Sciences, commissioned a report to wade through all the studies on education technology that can be used at home in order to find which ones were proven to work.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a model that’s paid dividends for the district. The role of technology.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

It’s more of a thought experiment to introduce today’s topic: how to research as a teacher, which brings us to…. Research can’t make up for the invaluable practical experience, but we shouldn’t dismiss the evidence offered by reliable studies that aim to improve teaching and learning. How to access information like a pro.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Not reading yet or knowing how to use a computer or mouse or knowing how to use a keyboard — everything takes longer and requires my help. million — pre-pandemic prediction for 2020-21 kindergarten enrollment. The post What kids stand to lose if 2020 steals kindergarten appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The post Google Accessibility Tools to Reach ALL Learners – SULS049 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Accessibility is and should be a huge topic of discussion across multiple industries but especially in learning. I’m going to give you tips, tricks, and resources to help use Google accessibility tools to reach all learners.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. Last year, researcher Mina Fazel analyzed studies from all over the world examining peer mental health programs in schools. Definitely more scalable options.”.

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Neo LMS

JULY 15, 2021

Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. However, the events of 2020 have put HE on a fast track to digital adoption. Firstly, we saw prestigious universities move online entirely this academic year.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

An initial needs assessment by CCSD found that 70,000 respondents did not have a device, 18,000 did not have Internet access, and 120,000 did not respond at all. The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. This program was called Connect2Compete.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

I agree with many studies—that online is more effective (one from IBM). Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope With Corona virus –from EdSurge. Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). Date: March 17th, 2020. Date: March 20th, 2020. What do I do?

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 2, 2020

On March 10, we announced our decision to provide resources and no-cost access to ST Math for families, schools, and districts so learning can keep happening at home. Her blog includes information on Pythagoras and a yummy study of fruit. We also shared a recap of our experience at ESEA 2020. MIND Blog Rewind: January 2020.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Roman Zhidkov, has interesting ideas on easy ways to learn a new language using already-available online technology: How to Use Tech for Language Learning As an educator, I’m always looking for ways to facilitate learning through technology. Flashcards are a tool used by many language learners.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

How to Boost Your Students’ Reading Comprehension. 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]. Reading Research Quarterly, September 2020, 55(1), pp. They go hand in hand. Cervetti, G.N.,

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Then, in March 2020, Araujo was at a meeting with other local child care owners when she heard about a program that could give her access to federal Early Head Start funds. Araujo’s salary has nearly doubled since she joined the federally-funded Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership program in 2020.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

A number of instructors in the math department at San Diego Mesa College, where she's a professor, had started exploring how to weave standards-based grading — an approach that evaluates students on how effectively they have mastered content — into the way they teach calculus.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But during 2020, it seemed as if everything was exploding with no relief in sight. We planned to study how highlights from these stories of overcoming obstacles might affect how high school students view their potential as scientists. It didn’t explode.” It’s less a statement of fact and more an exclamation of relief.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

There was no playbook for educating in 2020. When Educators Lean into SEL We never imagined the salience of our letter to educators in March 2020. Across our studies, the results are clear: Saying SEL is a priority is not enough to support educator well-being. How We Can Support So much has been outside of our control in 2020.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2021

to offer students who take online college courses a physical space to study and interact. They’re proud of the model because it is serving students really well,” says Lauren Trent, CEO of AdvanceEDU in Colorado, which launched in 2020. Over the past decade, brick-and-mortar outposts have popped up across the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Fordham Institute study reviewed popular English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and two other sites and found that most weren’t good. One of the most popular English lessons in the instructional marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers is a unit on how to teach William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” A Thomas B.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 30, 2020

Here are 5 easy ways to get started on setting intentional coaching goals in 2020. Maybe one of your goals is to connect with other coaches on social media, to read more educational blogs or to participate in a book study. Your role is often fluid, unique and not easily quantifiable. Tip #1: Choose a Set of Standards.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

Studies show that’s hard on our cognitive load, so people who multitask consistently end up taking longer to shift their attention and having a harder time filtering out irrelevant information,” she writes.[5]. Media-literate students should be aware how to combat misinformation, think critically, and evaluate their sources.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2022

From 2015 through the 2020-21 school year, the rate of office disciplinary referrals (ODRs) issued to Black students held steady at around 80 percent. Before the pandemic, according to the study, Black students were three times more likely to face out-of-school suspension than their white peers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Penner is part of a group of researchers who shed new light on this problem after they were able to pinpoint how a small number of teachers in one California district effectively doubled the discipline gap between white and Black students. The study on “frequent teacher referrers” was published in the journal Education Researcher this summer.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cole-Ochoa is among the educators nationwide who are trying new approaches to social-emotional learning in hopes of helping students deal with the continuing mental health struggles that took shape or worsened during the isolation of remote learning that started in 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Several studies in the mid 2000s found that cell phone messages were surprisingly effective at reminding students to fill out financial aid forms, as well as to apply to and enroll in college. High school seniors were targeted, as were college dropouts who wanted to resume their studies. 1/2) Hi [first_name]. 1/2) Hi [first_name].

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Accessibility solutions that benefit all learners are built into the applications in Microsoft 365 for Education, including Teams, OneNote, PowerPoint, Minecraft and others. Las Cruces Public Schools is maximizing technology to increase equity and accessibility for all students.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Worried that Antonio was struggling with depression, his mother enrolled him in therapy at Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. The children’s library at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut. “He’d say, ‘None of the teachers like me, I hate it,’ and then he’d take that anger out on himself,” she said.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2023

This article originally appeared on MIddleWeb 7/31/23 you can access the original post here. Former social studies teacher and school leader Shawn McCusker is co-author of Becoming Active Citizens: Practices to Engage Students in Civic Education Across the Curriculum. Accessed 16 Jun. 2020, Pew Research Center.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2021

The March 2020 shift from face-to-face classes to what many call “Zoom University” was triage for faculty and administrators accustomed to being in the same room as their students. To get a better understanding of what has happened in online classrooms since March 2020, Acosta said, the report’s authors spoke to more than 50 students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Following is an excerpt of the discussion, which is accessible in full here. Kevin Hogan : But I have to ask you as a visionary and as an innovator in this space, back when you were beginning the ideas for Khan Academy was a global pandemic ever within one of the perspectives that you had of how your tools would be used?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

According to the most recent data from 2020-21 school year, two thirds of the 7 million students with disabilities who receive special education services spent 80 percent or more of their time in traditional classrooms. It seems a humane policy not to wall off those with disabilities and keep them apart from society.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

With the rise of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT that rely on data sets, students also need to understand how to use AI in a responsible way, he added. In 2020, some of California’s public universities allowed applicants to skip Algebra II and substitute data science. Using federal grants, N.C.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 changed American culture, in part by invigorating interest in diversity, equity and inclusion. Personal, and Political But a general consensus about equity’s definition doesn’t mean harmony over how to generate equity, nor does it mean comfort with the term itself.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

Digital divide is a term used to describe the gap present in society between those who have access to the internet and technology and those who don’t. Reduced Payment Plan, an initiative that reduces the fee to set up a tuition payment plan for fall 2020 from $25 to just $1. That’s been a goal at my institution.

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