The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2019

Nicole Naditz on episode 478 Standards-based grading — where students are assessed by specific standards — is being discussed or implemented in many districts. Nicole Naditz – Bio as Submitted Nicole has been a Program Specialist in Instructional Technology at San Juan Unified School District since 2018.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Have you ever stepped into a classroom decked out with technology, but the learning goals for the technology weren’t clear? Edtech has opened up an array of possibilities for instruction and learning. TPACK stands for technological pedagogical content knowledge.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Key points: Very soon, districts must closely examine the edtech they use and compare it with budget realities How to ensure edtech ROI? Funds they have come to rely on for staffing and technology will end in September if not allotted. (If For many districts, the relief funding was significant.

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Digital Promise

MAY 19, 2021

As Digital Promise team members who have researched and supported teachers’ use of educational technology, we want to recognize and celebrate your successes. After taking some time to reflect on your learnings, you’ll be ready to create a plan to sustain your technology practice in the school year to come.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 6, 2022

Technology and assessments seem like natural partners—after all, the goal of assessments is to collect data on student progress. Thus, they also work on developing the assessments—from questions to timing to method. Now, they have common end-of-unit assessments in K-8. Provide continuous professional learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We didn’t go in and say, ‘Let’s take the state practice math test to find out how to use the tools.’ About Carnegie Learning, Inc. Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. We just went in, and the kids were fine.”

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

“Technology use must, first and foremost, be designed to support learning goals, not the other way around.”. Ottenbreit-Leftwich in their 2013 study of authentic technology-enabled learning, highlights the main challenge coaches face when trying to support teachers using technology. This insight, penned by Peggy A.

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More Verbs

JULY 8, 2015

As we think about our teachers becoming highly skilled at using technology in the classroom, we could certainly generate a very long list of skills, approaches, tools, apps, strategies, and other competences we’d like them to get good at. These become our 12 buckets that would make up our professional learning curriculum for teachers.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

With modern assessments, teachers don’t want students to just recite facts from their lessons–teachers want to know whether or not students understand the skills and how to use them. Differentiation : With the new technologies available, video is just one more tool that students can use to demonstrate mastery.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2022

The adoption and assortment of technology in K-12 classrooms has soared over the past decade, posing challenges for schools tasked with deciding which technologies to introduce into their classrooms. However, we need to first start with the why of technology to truly address learning outcomes for all students.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

They are a 1:1 district who have really begun to hit their stride and push the envelope when it comes to the purposeful use of technology aligned to research-based pedagogy. I was excited because I always ask the schools I work with to reflect on the feedback that is provided and determine how to best use my time when I am there next.

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More Verbs

JANUARY 9, 2020

One of the things that has weighed on me with the new Tech Director position in Bethel is trying to figure out how to support all our staff (K-12) with coaching, professional learning, and support for learning through technology. Wendy Cannon is a PreK-2 Technology Coach in the Saco Schools (ME).

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

They shared how teachers got better using technology, reached out more for feedback, collaborated more, and improved classroom management. What are your exemplars of effective remote or hybrid teaching and learning, and why? How are you sharing these with colleagues and staff or using them for professional learning and feedback?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2022

It also doesn’t provide teachers and administrators with valuable insight on how to best support learners no matter where they are in relation to standards and critical competencies. Thus, educators need not only a vision for how to personalize learning effectively but also essential supports that will help to ensure success.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Blended Learning In my opinion, the best 21st-century classrooms are “bricks” and “clicks,” blending together the best of face-to-face and online. Blended learning is not new. Research around the pedagogy of effective blended learning will help you understand how to effectively combine your physical classroom and your online classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma. Helping Students Overcome Trauma In this course, you will explore the different types of trauma and how they affect students’ behavior and academic performance.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Microcredentials provide an opportunity for educators to pursue focused professional learning at their own pace, and on their own schedules. This online panel discussion, originally recorded on May 30, 2018, covers what you need to know and how to make the most of microcredentials. It’s an exciting and daunting topic.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. He’s been involved with cutting-edge educational technology, including virtual worlds, mobile applications, new media, and the web, for more than 15 years.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

Part two will discuss how edtech vendors can return the favor to develop great working relationships with educators. Whether you’re an educator or product developer, one of the key components to the educational technology (edtech) selection and purchase process is creating a mutually beneficial partnership.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

If we don’t empower educators by providing support, skills and relevant, job-embedded professional learning, we risk that too few teachers will join and remain in the profession. We must invest in our teachers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

Today, the use of this technology in education settings is underway, and states are even beginning to release guidance on how to navigate AI in schools. This practice is already happening in K-12 settings, said Isabelle Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning. What source data is being used?

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2023

AI’s rapid pace of development in recent months offers exciting applications for the classroom, but the unprecedented technology also demands deliberation as the implications are vast. TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . We could go around any room of educators, ask what they think blended learning means , and get hundreds of different answers. Let us know how you fare on this journey.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

The post How to Plan for Technology Integration – SULS005 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Since is the last episode in my five-part series , I want you to be able to take everything you’ve learned so far and implement it in your classroom. (By 33:41] – We hear some tips on facilitation and technology. [36:41]

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. We approach this with a combination of professional development and ongoing, job-embedded support.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

edWeb.net , an award-winning professional learning network, today joined forces with Pearson on its professional learning community, Assessment for Learning. She will also answer questions such as how to select and implement assessments while balancing concerns of over testing and time away from instruction.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. Supporting Teachers through Virtual, Personalized Coaching.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2018

Barriers to successful implementation often have little to do with the technology itself or teachers’ comfort with technology overall. Instead, success is impeded by a lack of strategy on how to integrate the technology into the classroom. Focused instructional decisions.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 22, 2020

Educators now shoulder the burden to create lessons and activities that will enable students to learn at home. Virtually none have received extensive professional learning in this area. My goal is to try to make it a little easier with some simple to use tips on how to leverage free tools.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually.

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edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll. But What About Technology?

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Create a Staff Needs Assessment. Build a Professional Learning Roadmap. In an earlier blog post, we learned about the importance of creating a staff needs assessment (Or self-assessment). In this brief survey, one of the questions that should be asked is “in what ways do prefer to learn.”

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 11, 2022

These micro-credentials are developed, assessed, and awarded by more than 50 partner organizations, ranging from institutes of higher education to non-profit organizations. Over the last year, we have seen many professional development shifts, including methods as well as content. Alisha, Technology Integration Specialist.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2023

Learning technology company HMH announced that it has completed its acquisition of assets from research and educational services organization NWEA. In addition, educators will benefit from a connected solution linking NWEA’s assessments with HMH’s curriculum. HMH was acquired by Veritas in April 2022.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over. Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. What should professional learning look like to help foster more creativity in the classroom?

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

As technology changes, so must pedagogy, especially assessment and feedback. Leaders should always be looking to improve instructional design and establishing accountability protocols to ensure efficacy in digital learning. Tell your story, build powerful relationships in the process, and empower learning with a brandED mindset.

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