Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2018

I am a former tutor and for almost 10 years, I helped students prepare for both SATs and ACTs, relying heavily on tech tools and games to keep them motivated. Somehow, even students who needed the most help weren’t quite as challenging as my own daughters, and the lines between tutor and mom were often blurred, as is to be expected.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. so far has seen just a handful of school school closures in Oregon and Washington due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, every school in China has been shuttered since the country’s January break. Here in the U.S.

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Brainscape

MAY 16, 2022

For many people, home is the place we go when the school, college, or work day is done. I’m so glad you asked because the team here at Brainscape has the answer for you right here, in this guide, with our best tips for studying at home!

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2017

You go to school so you can go to college so you can get a job. She does this through her own innovative work with students, and by advising other educators. Here are some of her suggestions for teachers who want to combine design, fabrication and entrepreneurship to help their students forge a path to success. Fast forward.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. I have had the good fortune to teach greenhouse management at the high school level, and I now teach a course about sustainable food production at the community college level. www.stlinatl.com. www.stlinatl.com. Listen Now. Enhanced Transcript.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2019

Last fall, Lake Area New Tech Early College High School in Gentilly was renamed John F. Kennedy High School at Lake Area, as a way to reconnect a current student body with the Kennedy name, which was attached to a flood-damaged school that was demolished after Katrina. She felt they deserved a position of prominence. I’m proud of me.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Secretary of Education), Wendy Kopp (Cofounder of Teach for All) and Marcus Noel (Founder of Heart of Man Ventures), this year’s group of 44 20-somethings are tackling everything from coding to college admission, as well as opportunity gaps in the education space.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Many teachers received a couple of days of training before being asked to overhaul nearly every facet of their job.

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Online Learning Training Learning Blended Learning 138

Shake Up Learning

MAY 28, 2019

The post How to Podcast with Your Students – SULS014 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Students of all ages can podcast! In this post and podcast episode, you will learn How to Podcast with Your Students, what tools to use, and how easy it is to get started! I had a lot of talented band and choir students that year.).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

Several years ago, social worker Lisa María Rhodes began working closely with a new segment of the George Washington Carver High School student body, immigrant students who arrived from Central America and were placed with family members who had been drawn to New Orleans by jobs as the flooded city rebuilt from Hurricane Katrina.

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Strategy Education E-rate Report 106

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2017

You go to school so you can go to college so you can get a job. She does this through her own innovative work with students, and by advising other educators. Here are some of her suggestions for teachers who want to combine design, fabrication and entrepreneurship to help their students forge a path to success. Fast forward.

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Robotics Classroom How To STEM 77

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

It’s part of a big shift to gear the school more toward students’ interests. I’m pretty sure if you told them they could skate and get an A, they would do that,” Hernan told Barela, a former football coach who is maniacal about keeping Vista High School students in school. Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 6, 2023

Every event only shows us how far we still have to go as a nation, as educators, as parents, as first responders, and as campus employees. Arming teachers, giving children ballistic blankets, or installing metal detectors in every school are not reasonable, realistic, or cost-effective solutions. It is presented by Library 2.0

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Brainscape

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As the medical college admissions test dawns upon your horizon, MCAT test scores become an obsession. With every study session and practice question, you imagine yourself clawing closer and closer to that ultimate goal post: a score that’ll get you into the medical school of your highest ambitions. Hi, we’re Brainscape!

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2017

As high school seniors preoccupy themselves with college decisions, graduation parties and summer jobs, some may be grappling with a nagging thought in the back of their minds: Am I smart enough to succeed at the University of X? But perhaps students should be asking the inverse question: Is the University of X good enough for me?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Aurice Blanton, a senior at Chicago Technology Academy, looks over his schedule during a month-long internship at CNA Insurance last May. Every senior spends a month working outside of school at full-time internships throughout Chicago. Related: In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs. I hated math.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2019

Research sometimes shows that charter schools are better at raising student achievement than traditional public schools. The study found that, at least in Boston, proven charter schools continued to produce outsized test score gains for students even as they added campuses and served more students. 25796 May 2019. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Toppan, a junior at the high school, was angry that the administration hadn’t sought student input about the change, and worried that a switch to a 1-4 grading system, with a 3 the highest possible grade on some assignments, would hurt her chances of getting into a good college. An 85 is not going to cut it for college.”.

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Learning Report System Case Study 111

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

She also shares awesome success stories and tips for helping your preschool be the best in today’s era. Matific is a fantastic site full of math manipulatives and customized playlists of activities to help students at every level master math. Cindy Terebush talks about the common mistakes of preschool programs. Now is the time.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Douglass High School in New Orleans, wanted her students to have the same transformative experience she did on a high school trip to Ghana. This year, she took 25 students to Belize, where they learned about the Garifuna and Mayan cultures. What was college like for you? She wanted to give her students the same experience.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It’s a cause that Thiel has long championed, and a friend there tipped Gibson off that the libertarian billionaire was looking for a researcher at his fund. Instead of paying money to support people to go to college, this program would pay people to forgo college and instead jump right into building an ambitious company or organization.

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Facebook Company System Dropout 177

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

For my notes on Day 1 of this academy, which took place January 15, 2014, click here. Student needs 32 credits from another university, and 32 credits from Harvard. Students can graduate from high school with dual credit then get the rest of their college experience entirely online. Use for teachers and students!

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MindShift

MARCH 7, 2016

Over the last few years, voices from various arenas have begun to complain that increased competition in the college admissions process has become too stressful, too focused on getting into the “right” college, and overly focused on personal success. News & World Report’s Best Colleges edition that year.

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eSpark

JANUARY 18, 2016

Many people incorrectly assume that preschool students are incapable of learning math, reading, and abstract thinking at such an early age. Teaching students during some of the most crucial years, preschool teachers have an enormous responsibility—and a really tough job. How can we nurture a love of learning?

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Contestants must use a graphing calculator and “draw” every line, curve, shade and highlight with an equation. Try high school students. It’s been impressive to see students create true masterpieces,” says Suzanne von Oy, a graphing specialist at Desmos, the company that organized the contest. The rules were simple enough.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Nayeli Perez, an 18-year-old senior at the Academy at Palumbo, a public magnet high school in central Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA — Nayeli Perez knew she wanted to go to college — but she didn’t know where to start. She didn’t know what sort of colleges might be likely to offer her admission. trillion in 2019.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 10, 2023

They truly changed my classroom, and I believe they can help any teacher empower students and differentiate. While I love templates and share them frequently, the next step is to create a choice board that is designed to fit the needs of your students. Your students know about it and will use it. What will you try in 2023?

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Adobe Khan Academy Blended Learning Google 92

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2018

Imagine a high school student in your district. Lucie’s are increasingly viewed as a pathway to provide students with the hands-on skills industry and businesses say they need in new employees. EdSurge: How have AR and VR impacted students and learning in your district? Are engines her thing? It sounds powerful, doesn’t it?

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Robotics Secondary Industry Case Study 155

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2018

Teacher Juliana Rothschild teaches a lesson to student Jessica Cousins at Cousins’ home in Farmington, Maine. Rothschild holds weekly home visits to teach Cousins as part of Threshold, an offshoot of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences charter school. The student, Jessica Cousins, wasn’t in trouble for skipping school.

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Dropout Blended Learning Report Course 91

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2016

BIE Nashville Academy – I will once again join BIE (BUCK Institute) in conducting a PBL 101 workshop this April. Past academies have been awesome in Atlanta and Napa Valley. Once again, I am amazed every time I talk to groups and find out so many educators have not used word clouds to their fullest extent with their students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

Every parent knows the drill. A nudge from the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has sparked new interest in both parent engagement and the tools that can support it. A nudge from the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has sparked new interest in both parent engagement and the tools that can support it.

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Video Adobe Technology Blended Learning 87

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) issued school closure policies for the entire country between January 20 and February 8, affecting China’s 278 million students across primary and postsecondary grades. The platform provides live streaming courses that students can tap into from their phone or computer at home. By late March, as U.S.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

To gain more insight into this methodology, we’ve asked 3 Bett show speakers the same question, as well as which challenges they faced and tips to leverage when implementing blended learning into your classroom. Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments.

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Blended Learning Learning Khan Academy MOOC 150

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2018

Today we're starting out with a big question: What would you do if you could start a college from scratch? For most people, this is merely a thought exercise—how to keep the good from the best of traditional methods, and take into account all the tech and the changing workforce and student needs of today. So things like that.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The move is part of a trend—led by for-profit providers but done by some traditional colleges as well—to glitz up course materials, in some cases bringing in celebrity guests. Some of the footage is shot at a comedy club where she sometimes performs, and she shares her experience as a writer, and her tips on autobiographical writing.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

The two had spent nearly seven years designing a new kind of high school meant to address the needs of students who didn’t thrive in a traditional setting. The two had spent nearly seven years designing a new kind of high school meant to address the needs of students who didn’t thrive in a traditional setting. SOMERVILLE, Mass.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And still, for every estimated four Covid adult deaths today, one child loses a primary caregiver. “We Today is his day to drop the girls at school: Somerset Canyons Academy. Or when her casket was lowered into the soil three weeks after her 50th birthday. This story also appeared in Vanity Fair. Charles Nelson, Harvard University.

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