Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

On the day of the Socratic Seminar, they listen to classmates, challenge what they hear by building an argument based on what they have read and heard, and in so doing critically think about not only their opinions but those of classmates. Through this process, with subtle guidance from the instructor, students learn to teach themselves.

Common Core 252

Common Core Digital Citizenship Flipped Classroom Guidelines 252

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Now, an estimated 20% of U.S. Now, an estimated 20% of U.S. And why not? They simplify mundane tasks, and students love learning with them. But that’s only part of the story. answer fact-based questions. find the time in other parts of the world. That has changed dramatically. play music.

Classroom 190

Classroom Google Digital Citizenship Data 190

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2015

Part of it’s the history, but a lot is that space is our final frontier, a wild untamed land that man knows so little about. I have a list of over 20 websites I use to support this theme for K-8. Because it is part of Chrome Experiment , it works only in Chrome browsers. Age group: 2-8. Cost: Free.

Study 150

Study Common Core Groups System 150

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 22, 2017

This is something that I hope to do on the show more often because it’s just another angle of expertise that I think is important for you to hear as a teacher, rather than just hearing from “experts” like myself and others who aren’t currently doing school-based work. Our conversation ended up running for over an hour!

Classroom 88

Classroom Strategy Social Media System 88

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 23, 2022

Principal Gerry Brooks has a popular video on Facebook, Paradigm of Education , that describes how many students in a “normal” classroom will be economically disadvantaged, below grade level expectations, and have mental health difficulties or trauma. As he says in his video, “This is reality.”. This is a good thing!

Assessment 97

Assessment Learning Groups Meeting 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2018

Let that include a passion to understand, connect the dots, and answer questions like, “Why?” Renowned linguist, philosopher, historian, and scientist, Noam Chomsky says it this way: “ Education is really aimed at helping students get to the point where they can learn on their own. Lifelong learning is a better way.

How To 157

How To Digital Citizenship Assessment Training 157

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

This situation has sparked a lot of conversation across the education landscape about how student learning will be impacted. These are not new challenges, and they are issues we have been working to address for more than 20 years. Significant Learning Losses. Basic Needs and Social Emotional Support.

Meeting 61

Meeting Digital Divide Education STEM 61

Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Either way, teaching your kids at home definitely causes a little anxiety in parents who haven’t had to be a part of a classroom in many, many years. It’s what opens your kids’ eyes to the world and prepares them to become a functioning and contributing part of it. You never signed up for this. Or perhaps you did!

Exercises 52

Exercises Meeting Adaptive Learning Course 52

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

This classroom might be 1 to 1 or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. Upcoming Opportunities: Are you traveling to Learning Forward Conference in Washington DC in December? Learn more at this link. This post provides 10 resources and the next will deliver 10 more.

Digital Citizenship 60

Digital Citizenship Resources Classroom Internet Safety 60

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. They are doing it wrong!” perhaps followed by “AGAIN!”

Examples 56

Examples Strategy Technology Study 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. What tools and methods will be discussed on “What makes online learning effective and engaging to the student?

Conference 36

Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2018

Kyle Pearce on episode 304 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kyle Pearce K-12 math consultant in Greater Essex County, Ontario. Why do we want to make math visual? Why do we want to make math visual? Kyle: Yeah.

How To 163

How To Digital Citizenship Secondary Twitter 163

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

With that blessed change from decorative gourd season, mothers everywhere want to know what you’ll be getting them for the slew of holidays that close out the year. Not to fear! It’s the annual ProfHacker gift guide! Wow, we’ve been at this for a long time! Board Games. You’ll see that Anastasia has done the same thing.

Exercises 40

Exercises System Software Comparison 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular.

Resources 173

Resources Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 173

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

New audiovisual tools are supporting next-level collaboration, soft skills development, and design thinking in K-12 schools. Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs. If you want to prepare for the future of educational technology, start by exploring the past.

Trends 49

Trends Elementary Case Study System 49

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? The thread on this tweet has the details. Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

It involves understanding how -- and why -- a media message is constructed as well as its impact on the world. All agree, however, that media literacy is an important component of learning -- whether as its own focus or a cross-curricular literacy woven deeply into every classroom. While it might be cliché, it's also true.

Resources 80

Resources Classroom Social Media Video 80

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : We’re talking to Doug Fisher about the best practices in distance learning from their book with John Hattie — The Distance Learning Playbook: K-12 Teaching For Engagement and Impact in Any Setting. We didn’t forget how to be teachers. Recap and Big Ideas.

Learning 52

Learning Trends Elementary Groups 52

techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

In 2014 I wrote what would be my most popular blog post ever. Part of the popularity of the post was due to the Sean Junkins created infographic that accompanied the post. Post a question of the week on your class blog One of the best ways to engage student (and family) interaction with your classroom is to have a class blog.

Robotics 64

Robotics Education Social Media Mobile Learning 64

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended).

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via the Washington Post : “ Trump pitches $20 billion education plan at Ohio charter school that received poor marks from state.” Via Buzzfeed : “ Online K–12 School Fights Attempt To Check If Students Really Show Up.” Udacity ’s mobile apps now support “ offline learning.”

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The Chronicle of Higher Education on the Higher Education Act : “Why an Update of Higher Ed’s Sweeping Framework Could Be Years Away.” Via the Law Librarian Blog : “ LexisNexis ’s Role in ICE Surveillance and Librarian Ethics.” ” “Student-Centered,” eh? Immigration and Education.

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” (Not sure why the quotation marks around “open” here.). ” “Free College” “Why Are Free College Programs So Successful?” Via The New York Times : “ E.U.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Ivanka Trump with an op-ed in The New York Post : “Why we need to start teaching tech in Kindergarten.” 2 Post at Ed. . 2 Post at Ed. (National) Education Politics. ” (Spoiler alert: because five-year-olds need coding skills so they can get jobs. Lazy, lazy, little children.).

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

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.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “The Overlooked Children Working America’s Tobacco Fields.” ” After someone noticed that Microsoft had boasted that it was working with ICE , Nitasha Tiku says that “Microsoft’s Ethical Reckoning Is Here.” ” Via Reuters : “ U.S. ” (So yeah.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Via Chalkbeat : “ Eva Moskowitz : I will work with Trump, but not as U.S. Via Chalkbeat : “ Eva Moskowitz : I will work with Trump, but not as U.S. I thought that Trump planned on returning control of K–12 to states , and as such, I’d assumed he’d pick a higher ed-oriented secretary. Scott Walker.

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40