EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

K–12 schools looking to adequately prepare students to participate successfully in a rapidly changing 21st century economy can no longer avoid artificial intelligence. There is an increasing consensus that teaching students to use AI is more than just a nice-to-have — it will make them competitive job candidates later in life. Harvard Business School professor Karim Lakhani, who has long studied AI and machine learning in the workplace, says, “AI is not going to replace humans, but humans with A

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2024

Generative AI is an exploding influence in education with lots of potential but unknown outcomes. Most people focus on its impact on school research, lesson plans–that sort–but another piece isn’t considered often enough: its impact on student mental health. This next article from but we’ll do in this article from Education Week does Educators, teens differ on AI’s mental health effects Teens and educators hold divergent views on its mental health effects of AI, wit

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Classroom technology supports the daily needs of educators and students across the country. With a wide variety of hardware and software solutions that gather and share information, facilitate group work, enable remote learning, broadcast messages and more, the scope of educational technology is broadening, leaving some schools unsure about where to invest.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2024

The post Building Powerful Teacher Connections with the Edcamp Community appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

When Fresno Unified School District purchased new digital whiteboards, district leaders strategically placed them on mobile stands in the middle of each classroom. “We purposefully put the interactive displays in the middle so teachers would know they were mobile and easy to move,” Soyinthisane says. “Otherwise, if we put them in front, teachers could assume they were supposed to be there, and they might have stayed there forever.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2024

Key points: Educators are eager to embrace AI, but also ask for guidelines 4 ways to ensure academic integrity as AI tools gain popularity Keep tabs on all developments relating to AI in education For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Alongside statewide education partners, the nonprofit Michigan Virtual has released a sample K-12 AI Guidance document that specifically addresses educators’ approach to AI use.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2024

Key points: Motivating students requires collective action and systemic change Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health Student mental health is still suffering–how should we address it? For more news on student well-being, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub In the ever-evolving landscape of education, one prevailing challenge persists: motivating students.

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Lightspeed Systems

APRIL 17, 2024

Lightspeed Systems’ new Teacher App Request Workflow makes it easy to comply with guidelines to use properly vetted apps in the classroom.

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Edthena

APRIL 17, 2024

In Spokane Public Schools , a forward-thinking approach to professional development is making waves, under the strategic direction of Nick Lundberg, Title I and Special Programs Coordinator. With a focus on leveraging the latest in educational technology, Spokane has embarked on an innovative journey, the integration of AI coaching into teacher professional development.

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 17, 2024

The missteps of middle schoolers may be "developmentally appropriate" but we still need to guide students to do better, writes school leader Jody Passanisi. "Students this age often rise to the expectations that are set for them. That is developmentally appropriate, too." The post It May Be Developmental and Still Not Appropriate first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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SplashLearn

APRIL 17, 2024

Have you ever thought about how to make your online teaching better? As more classes move to virtual spaces, it’s important to learn some online teaching tips. In this blog, we’ll look at practical ways to improve your teaching skills in the digital world. Let’s dive in and discover how to excel in online teaching! […] The post 13 Best Online Teaching Tips for Teachers first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2024

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, USA – Ozobot , a global leader in programmable robotics and STEAM-based learning solutions that empower the next generation of creators from K-12 to higher education and beyond, today announced the launch of Self-Service Professional Development (PD) courses, now available for purchase on Ozobot.com. Ozobot’s new Self-Service PD courses offer educators a comprehensive toolkit for turning any classroom into a thriving STEM/STEAM environment, inspiring creativity, problem

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 17, 2024

All about ‘DailySEL.com” with the co-founders Randy Weiner and Dr. James Bailey The post TEACHER RETENTION AND SEL appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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techlearning

APRIL 17, 2024

Yale doctoral student Rebecca Ramnauth studies the ways in which AI and robots can increase connections between humans.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Brian Curcio of RAPUNZL, a YASS Prize finalist is my guest today. Learn now Rapunzl’s real-time simulator & integrated teacher platform inspire real-world learning and engage students with standards-aligned curriculum. The post A RESOURCE FOR TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY K-12 appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 17, 2024

The post FREE Summer Learning Series (Save Your Seat!) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Join us at Shake Up Learning for an unprecedented online professional development event this summer. Our Summer Learning Series is a unique, free online learning experience designed specifically for K-12 teachers, coaches, and leaders. Think of this as a slow-burn mini-conference with new presentations dropped every week all summer long!

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries. Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest. Recently, a new kind of tool has emerged. Referred to as AI-powered reading coaches, assistants or tutors, these tools use generative AI to provide learners with personalized reading practice, stori

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

Last April, an email went out to families in the Troy School District outside Detroit. Signed by unnamed “concerned Troy parents,” it said that a district proposal to end “basic” and “honors” math classes for sixth and seventh graders was part of a longer-term district plan to completely abolish honors classes in all of its schools. Superintendent Richard Machesky and his team were stunned.

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