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Game Education: It’s in Their DNA – Guest Post from Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

The first of these is Van Hiele’s Model which encourages analysis of both properties and classification of shapes in elementary math classes to build a strong foundation for the later grades. Game #4 – Sphero the Robot. They sit in a learning circle and are instructed to pass the robot to their neighbor when the robot changes color.

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MC Assessment = Meta Cognitive Assessment

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Don''t just be a robot following commands. In the narrative unit, all procedures and skills for the year are introduced: peer assessment, group work, active reading, narrative terms, analysis, etc. Does it align with Common Core Standards? I refuse to give them the answer for how to get an A. Call all this what you will.

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TEACHER VOICE: Does AI, as a tool, deliver student feedback more effectively than the ballpoint pen?

The Hechinger Report

I can attach custom rubrics to various assignments or choose pre-built ones aligned with Common Core standards. Related: Ten jobs that are safe from robots. I first began using Turnitin.com for plagiarism prevention and detection, and that service has saved me hundreds of hours in tracking down borrowed material.

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What the research says about the best way to engage parents

The Hechinger Report

Allan Wilger, a regular parent volunteer at Edmondson Elementary, helps (left to right) fifth graders Gabe Wooten and Aresa Rodriguez, and third grader Tyler Goyne, in the after-school LEGO Robotics Club. Related: Parents, it’s not your job to teach Common Core math when helping with homework. When we say every, we mean every.”.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

techlearning

Judges liked that the product provided immediate feedback on both correct and incorrect answers and its adhered to Common Core and state standards. Judges liked that its online platform helps educators avoid the typically prohibitive costs of robots by providing virtual robots that are equally engaging when teaching students to code.

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How to Integrate Online Professional Development Into Your School’s PD Culture

Edsurge

Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. But how can school leaders integrate online PD into their culture quickly and effectively? Leverage a vendor’s customer success team as much as possible.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million.

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