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Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

Schools can host workshops or provide resources to help parents understand the benefits of mindfulness and encourage its practice at home. Author: Jodi Williams Jodi Williams is an experienced article writer and a mindfulness coach. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

A Principal's Reflections

They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter. The overreaching goal for each session was to support instructional strategies aligned to rigor & relevance and the 6 C's with a focus on the purposeful use of technology.

EdTech 491
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Math+Tech–a Good Partnership

Ask a Tech Teacher

Technology has been part of math education for decades, mostly as rote drills and a replacement for worksheets, often to assist in memorizing tables. Benefits of using technology in math education 1. How to use technology to learn math 1. But it’s grown up since those early days.

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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

eSchool News

Attendees will learn directly from top ed tech experts and successful real-world practitioners in hundreds of in-depth workshops and hands-on sessions. Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. 23, 2024 in Orlando. Your classroom’s future starts here!

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B is for Blended with Technology: The ABC’s of PBL … Building Blocks to Transform Learning

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

In this second post, I would like to build the idea of the Building Block I call Blended with Technology. It may just provide a whole new look at what educational technology really is and why it is important to PBL and Deeper Learning. There are many educators that believe that Project Base Learning must be integrated with technology.

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Last Chance for this College-credit Tech-for-writing Class

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Educators participate in this five-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop to learn about widely-available digital tools that will help their students develop their inner writer. Resources include videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects. Be prepared for and enthusiastic about using technology tools in the writing class.

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Why Technology in Classrooms Doesn’t Always Boost Education Results

The CoolCatTeacher

Technology Research and News A recent Wall Street Journal Article is attracting attention. Technology in classrooms means little. The data could simply reflect that school systems that invest in technology also invest in better teachers and draw on students from a higher socio-economic class, who tend to do better in school.”