EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

During my tenure as technology director at St. I decided to base my doctoral thesis on them: “ Tinkering in K–12: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Makerspaces in Schools as an Application of Constructivist Learning.”. Would you hire a math teacher who proclaimed he or she didn’t know multiplication? Where is the learning?

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2020

ST Math is currently free to access for districts, schools and families. But why is ST Math worth using during this time of remote learning? More generally, what should educators, administrators and families be looking for in any distance learning program or resource? ST Math: Time Well Spent.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 10, 2020

But the usual discussions of summer learning loss have the added weight of early school closures that occurred due to COVID-19. The learning landscape continues to change as we navigate the short term, and prepare for a very different upcoming school year. Free access to ST Math began on Pi Day. COVID-19 Slide.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Augmented Reality takes students into bold new worlds where they become part of the learning, not passive viewers. Here’s an overview: PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2022

After two and a half years apart, our colleagues had the opportunity to finally meet again in-person at MINDShare 2022! We spend a week sharing, learning, growing and problem solving together. Previously, she taught third, fourth, and fifth-grade students to love math and become problem solvers. Did you use ST Math as a teacher?

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 27, 2020

With remote teaching being the new reality for teachers, I wanted to highlight a few ways our ST Math teachers are promoting a love for math and celebrating JiJi culture outside of the typical classroom environment. JiJi culture is an ST Math celebration of math love in the classroom (in-person or online), at home, and beyond!

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 8, 2018

Guest blog by: Kali Kopka. When working with personalized learning tools, teachers might be wondering: how do I know where each student is at and what can I do to confirm that they are mastering the concepts? This blog was originally published on Elementary Geek and is reposted here with permission. Who’s JiJi?”

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2012

The following is a guest blog post by Dr. Greg Farley. Check out his blog Embrace, Adapt, Enhance. I visited Eric’s High School on February 24 th to observe Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and his implementation of a contemporary learning environment. Both of these educational leaders follow Eric’s blog and tweets.

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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. At MIND, we know that school closures are exacerbating the existing problems with both traditional math education, and with society’s relationship with math. Significant Learning Losses.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 29, 2018

In addition to making sure you’re up to speed on what’s new in ST Math , following our social media channels helps you support your students in getting the most out of ST Math. Did you know there are over 53,000 educators using ST Math? Connect with us and other educators on: The ST Math Central forum.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 12, 2020

Here at MIND Research Institute , we believe that every student has the potential to deeply understand, and truly love math. This statement, a personal favorite, can be broken up and dissected to uncover so much meaning behind our organization-wide belief. But unpacking it would require its own blog. my MIND colleagues!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2018

Different Learning Styles. She has always loved reading and has amassed quite a collection on her Kindle, yet is reticent to complete homework and has always had a strong aversion to maths. Of course, Kathy always does better at Math. As for Elizabeth, the exams tap into her love of competition.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 11, 2017

As a fellow anteater (Class of 2016, Paul Merage School of Business), I am excited to announce the launch of the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) at the University of California, Irvine campus. Connected learning is about putting relationships first in order to provide the access and support needed for learners to pursue their personal interests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2018

I’ve known Sheila a long time and am profoundly impressed by how she passionately and energetically blends technology authentically into the learning lives of her students. Ownership of not only the assigned laptops, but ownership of their learning! I decided to test the waters! I was mesmerized with their enthusiasm!

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Productive struggle is the kind of effortful learning that develops grit and creative problem solving. It results in students understanding content at a deeper level and applying that learning to more difficult and complex problems. However, this does not mean that learning is just about effort, says Dweck.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

This blog was orginally published on NationSwell and is reposted here with permission. In elementary school, Matthew Peterson struggled mightily with math. You had no way to learn on your own,” Peterson, who suffered from dyslexia, says. To me, it’s not acceptable that so many students exit the school system afraid of math.”.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

During a recent edWebinar , Kelli Etheredge, a Director of Teaching and Learning Resources in Mobile, AL, identified key benefits of formative assessment technologies presented by members of the Microsoft Education team. Creating Quick Quizzes Linked to Personalize Practice. Documenting Progress and Integrating the Process.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 15, 2019

Naturally, I was very excited to hear that Google has sponsored a collaborative project with the alternative rock band, OK Go , and the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Each lesson, or “challenge,” comes with an Educator’s Guide containing the challenge description, topics, applicable standards, and learning objectives.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2017

A conversation with Greetzel Mojica on episode 88 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They are using academic discourse strategies that Greetzel learned from Kate Kinsella’s work. This is not the language used at home, so it presents challenges.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Most people have been hearing and learning about this since they were kids. You can establish a personality or “build your brand.” It’s little things like reading the news, putting your trash in the right bins, turning the water off when you’re not using it and donating used clothing and books when you’re done with them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

He explains his specific learning needs and calls on all educators to see life from his and millions of other students’ perspective. By sharing his specific needs with teachers, needs that are faced by millions of students across the world, he hopes to provide help in supporting their learning.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 16, 2016

Also, for any grade level, the relevant stats activities are often a combination of different math activities. Just one stats activity can be the same amount of work as an entire math worksheet! At the extremes, you can see that three people had no pets, and one person had eleven pets (which frankly explains a lot about him).

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Georgia Test Prep

JULY 7, 2020

This gap seems to have widened with the children in the 21 st century. Taking the time to learning their style will help you bring the best out in them. Narrate positive stories and personal experiences. As the kids get older let those stories evolve to you sharing your personal life experiences with them.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In “ The 21st Century District’s Framework for Evaluating Digital Curriculum ,” Dr. Assess whether the digital curricula will address students’ learning needs, rather than just being centered around the use of new technology. Plan backwards and have learning goals be the driver to accomplish this.

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MindShift

MAY 26, 2016

Teens who read about the personal and intellectual struggles of scientists feel more motivated to learn science. When students learn about how even famous scientists struggled, they began to see that learning and growing from setbacks is part of a successful professional journey. Joseph Hopkins and Jill McElmurry.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And How ST Math will Prepare Your Students for Success As we’ve made it halfway through the 2022-23 school year, the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test has been redesigned to align more closely with the classroom experience.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. I had a great time encouraging educators to give students as much ownership over their devices and learning as possible. Learn about the many creative ways teachers can use Google Forms with their classes.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The newest version of ST Math is out and I am beyond excited! I have been a teacher at the elementary and middle level, a district math coordinator and coach, and a district math and science curriculum director. Some students have experienced anxiety and trauma around math. They learn to play and play to learn.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2023

In a previous blog, Does High-Impact Online Tutoring Live Up to the Hype? we discussed how students could expand their learning beyond the classroom and experience accelerated math achievement. The first answer that might come to mind is: students who have been most impacted by interrupted learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Principal, St. We are grateful for companies and organizations who believe in the power of globally connected learning. Keynotes + Sessions As usual, Lucy Gray has created an INCREDIBLE keynote speaker lineup and it is still growing. Become a Partner Organization!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We are doing poorly when it comes to genuine comprehension: And look at math vs. reading: And this, from a Christian Science Monitor article on 12th grade NAEP results in reading: In many ways, the 2013 reading scores for 12th-graders were even more discouraging [than the lack of progress in math]. For a long time I got by.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We are doing poorly when it comes to genuine comprehension: And look at math vs. reading: And this, from a Christian Science Monitor article on 12th grade NAEP results in reading: In many ways, the 2013 reading scores for 12th-graders were even more discouraging [than the lack of progress in math]. For a long time I got by.

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Like other ProfHackers, I really enjoyed Emily St. Hopefully you’ve noticed the subtle change in the air: the giving way of the aroma of pumpkin spice latte to the onset of the peppermint mocha. Not to fear! It’s the annual ProfHacker gift guide! Oh, and you get to test your potions on your grad students. Technology.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2019

And when it comes to math, parents' anxiety about math can have a negative impact on their child, affecting both attitudes about math, as well as achievement. As mentioned above, children learn from us and often adopt our feelings towards things, including homework or how we approach tasks. Implement a homework routine.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 23, 2022

Before continuing, I would appreciate having you take a moment to subscribe to this Blog by RSS or email and follow me at ( mjgormans ). I would appreciate it if you pass this special post on to others through email , your blog, school newsletter, or a retweet! These are all misconceptions in the area of Project Based Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

Episode 131 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As founder of the Green Bronx Machine, his students grow plants while learning more and going onto college. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. Listen Now.

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Edthena

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more about Edthena’s start and video-powered professional learning in this conversation between Rod Murray of The Pulse podcast and Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller. And, try out Edthena’s video coaching professional learning for yourself. Video-Powered Professional Learning. Love a good origin story?

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