Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Many of the existential guides for teaching (such as Habits of Mind , the Socrative Method , and Mindfulness ) promote a student-driven growth mindset as fundamental to successful learning. There’s also the problem of assessing this sort of non-metric thinking. You add learning objectives, assignments and grading scales.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teachers need personal professional development. In today’s blog post and podcast episode, we’re sharing five real-world examples of teachers who used their summer to improve their classroom and earn professional development credit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

When students — and adults — think of learning to keyboard, it usually generates images of rote drills where you sweat over a keyboard as you’re graded on speed and accuracy. There’s a better way to learn keyboarding: Blended Learning. Type to Learn –fee, aligned between home and school.

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Exercises Digital Citizenship Blended Learning Report 155

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

In school hallways across the country, it’s not uncommon to see children sitting with adults who are there to assess their reading fluency and growth stopwatch in hand. The space offers the opportunity to play student recordings, review data and leave feedback for students to see when they next log in.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Dr. Stanley explained during the past 20 years, her district has gone from being 91% White to 73% White, with Black, Asian, and Hispanic students now comprising more than a quarter of the student population. Understanding Cultural Proficiency Tools.

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Tools Elementary Professional Learning Assessment 89

edWeb.net

JULY 23, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , the presenters discussed the findings of the AASA Learning 2025 National Commission and the need to get more students engaged in their own educational experience. Every aspect of the school should support student-centered learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

What skills and training do businesses want from the next generation of workers? During an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate , Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration for the district, discussed how they used data analytics to build their personalized student learning pathways.

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Personalized Learning Data Learning Learning Analytics 60

edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

In a diverse school district with more than 20 schools and 23,000 students, providing an equitable opportunity for every student to learn and grow is not an easy task. Dr. Michelle Reid is now serving in her 40th year in K-12 education. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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System Strategy Education Elementary 58

edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

Vodicka along with Erik Burmeister, Superintendent, and Theresa Fox, Coordinator of Technology and Innovation, both from Menlo Park City School District, CA, agreed that if 80% of students are graduating, then 20% of students are not graduating and that educational professionals can’t be satisfied with these statistics.

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Education Industry Meeting Assessment 45

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

What's special : Since Tyto is designed with the Next Generation Science Standards in mind, its developers are creating the game to offer " three-dimensional learning ," where students solve problems and design solutions that require knowledge of Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices.

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Assessment Robotics Digital Citizenship Tools 46

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Josh has 20 years of experience in K-12 and higher education.

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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

By asking three key questions, leaders can get a better sense of their K-12 edtech ecosystem. Thus, while a school may think it has 20 official edtech tools in the classroom, the unofficial list could be over 200. Data can also show where programs may be contributing to student success and where the resources show minimal impact.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2020

Learning business basics, management psychology, and entrepreneurial principles equips them with evergreen business competencies. It teaches students how to build start-up capital, generate business ideas, conduct market research, pitch a product or service, and finance, market, and grow a business. Market Research. Making it Happen.

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Survey Exercises Gamification Strategy 54

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

What's special: Since Tyto is designed with the Next Generation Science Standards in mind, its developers are creating the game to offer " three-dimensional learning ," where students solve problems and design solutions that require knowledge of Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices.

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Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

What's special: Since Tyto is designed with the Next Generation Science Standards in mind, its developers are creating the game to offer " three-dimensional learning ," where students solve problems and design solutions that require knowledge of Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices.

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Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 9, 2012

Date : Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Over the course of the past 20 years he has been involved in the design process for more than 60 new schools. Log in at [link].

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

Learning Culture. Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative – Ken Robinson. Most of us would say we love to learn, but we hated school. Best Books for Teachers 11-20. With intentional focus on these areas, leaders will leverage much more learning from the same amount of time investment. Inspiration.

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Maker Movement Social Media Handbook Strategy 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

A Learning Management System (what is often called an LMS) has become foundational to blending technology into education experiences. Moodle got its start years ago as a method to organize blended learning and online classes. All learning takes place within Moodle, not through videos or quizzes. There is help, though.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. As champions we must learn to put ourselves in the shoes of a late adopter or laggard, then try to help them along. The constant for all teachers is students and their learning needs.

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Examples Strategy Technology Study 57

Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

K-12 educational technology policy. educational technology policy should be over the coming four years (when the law will next come due to be reauthorized). .” Were it that simple… This post – which summarizes and analyzes this new program – is the second in a series evaluating the federal role in U.S.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 8, 2021

But I also do that on all our formative assessments, I do that on our academic competitions. Moving forward is the more encouraging alternative: It allows people to accept what happened—maybe even embrace any good that came out of it—to figure out how to take the next steps toward what lies ahead. That’s about 1,400 kids!

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Elementary Strategy Blended Learning Social Media 98

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas.

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