Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2020

What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year. I got a list of books that promise to help teachers do their job better, faster, and more effectively but there are too many. Why did I pick this book?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

Students also reported being more motivated by audio and video feedback because it was clear and personalized (Voelkel & Mello, 2014; Henderson & Phillips, 2015). Interestingly, teachers also reported higher levels of engagement when giving video and audio feedback. 2 Video Comments with Screencastify.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

This is what I imagine “Book Choice” looks like, from curricular choices to which books grace the shelves of our classrooms. Of my 1,000+ books, more than a few are on the Banned Books lists of the last century, from Life of Pi & Lord of the Flies to Maus & Pride of Baghdad. The rubber band pulls tight.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Easily access real-world learning materials like video tutorials, primary and secondary sources for research projects, museum collections, historical sites, and digital books, available online and often for free. Reading materials can include print or digital books, graphic novels, magazines, and online articles.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2024

Combined with sobering reports on the persistent lack of strong evidence for edtech , it’s no wonder why the notion of using technology to “fix broken schools” has fallen out of most startup pitch decks and education TED Talks. A great deal of edtech purchases went unused , equity gaps widened , and teachers and students were burned out.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Through these deals, colleges become digital book brokers , selling students access codes for packaged digital texts and online homework systems created by commercial publishers. But publishers and booksellers say that the inclusive access services offer students books at reduced, bulk rates and therefore save them money.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A report from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education found that among employers in the Bay State with knowledge of vocational schools, “there was general agreement that vocational school graduates are more job-ready than general education or college preparatory high school graduates.”. percent , even lower than the overall 1.5

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

In a survey from the International Journal of Education, 97% of teachers reported never or seldom using a flexible curriculum for their students.[2] And for older students, you can adjust our book-based study guides to offer personalized lessons on books you’re reading as a class.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. Second-hand books also reduce demand for new ones.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 18, 2020

Activities There are lots of activities you can do while watching a program such as taking the role of reporter or journalist, reenacting what you saw, and thinking like a producer. WNET has discussion questions and activities for any show you watch on PBS - no internet needed! - to take what you just watched to the next level.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. We made a conscious decision to make the sixth-grade experience one where we expose children to everything,” said Rick Doss, the district’s director of secondary education. A recent report found Indiana’s rates at their lowest in recent history. On the day I visited Northview, K.C.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

So I think this needs to be a really, really big wake up call for folks across post-secondary education and training that if they’re not already focusing on parent learners, they need to be.”. Last fall, they hosted a book drive and then gave books to families based on their children’s ages.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

To ensure that instructional materials are easily accessible to educators, AAAJ Chicago convened a working group of Asian American educators and community leaders that compiled a database of Asian American history resources that showcases a range of materials from picture books to documentaries and primary sources.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Understanding framing will enable students to understand the nuances behind the creation and propagation of certain stories and narratives, discover which perspectives and voices are highlighted s and which are backgrounded or silenced, learn how to detect bias in news reporting, and many more. Can You Believe It?:

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

“You have teachers who give everything for children — sometimes spending more time than parents — but society doesn’t respect or pay teachers what they are worth,” Michelle Santos told the Hechinger Report. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 30, 2019

Seneca Learning is a free online homework and revision platform that covers most of the secondary school curriculum. Using EdTech has big advantages in relation to regular books. They constantly report that their students are learning more and are also more engaged and interested. Using EdTech and AI to tackle the problem.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

From Joyce Valenza, on the NeverEndingSearch Blog: New Book Video Trailer Awards! "On On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. Book Trailers for Readers has an instructional video, tips, and links. Start nominating!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2016

African American students are just as likely to attend segregated schools today as they were in 1966, the year the seminal study known as the Coleman Report led to the desegregation of public schools. Recently in the Hechinger Report, writer LynNell Hancock looked at a small town in Mississippi that served as Coleman’s model of desegregation.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2020

Students of color are less likely to be given access to accelerated opportunities in secondary schools, and more likely to be placed in remediation when they head to college. Faculty decided to start self-guided book studies and professional-development sessions on adult mindset and equitable practices. That would be worth celebrating.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

encouraging career development and planning (academic advising, school to post secondary or career transitions, and workforce effectiveness). Don’t be backed up with data entry, writing reports, filling out forms, attending meetings. Counselors took on myriad tasks, such as: helping failing students find a remedy.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

Teachers reported that [the pouches] helped increase attention and engagement in class, since students weren’t constantly distracted by checking their phones,” says Shiu. Those concerns are hardly surprising to Devorah Heitner, who researches the impact of digital device on children’s wellbeing and has authored books on the subject.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

elections, take a look at David Sanger’s new book The Perfect Weapon , released June 18. If those citizens blindly share unvetted information, intentionally ignore the facts, refuse to correct themselves when they realize they are mistaken, and report things as truth because they “hate” the other side, well, that country is in trouble.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2015

emphasize in their respective accounts; Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources (9-10 grade Reading Standards–History–2). . For example, using the book report scenario, discuss these with students: What are the basics of each reporting method?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There may be a fee placed on the account, and the failure to pay may be reported to the credit bureau. I decided to input a grade into my grade book for a student’s “credit score.” This system accomplished multiple things: Students had an incentive to complete their work on time to keep their “gifted” 100% score in the grade book.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Common App, a shared application accepted by more than 900 colleges and universities, reports an increase in the total number of students submitting it this year. The foundation is among the funders of The Hechinger Report, which produced this story.) But I see it impacting low-income students the most.”.

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Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

Today, college students on average spend more than $1,200 on books and materials, according to The College Board. And focusing on digital makes the secondary textbook market even less attractive, since students have to buy access directly from Pearson to get course materials. The company reported that 55 percent of its $1.3

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 18, 2017

For the second year in the UK, secondary (high) school numbers have grown, and it's expected that over the next 8 years there will be a 19% rise in these numbers , with over 600,000 additional students. A recent report from the National Union of Teachers reveals some disturbing statistics. What can be done?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The following report is part of a collaboration between NBCNews.com and The Hechinger Report focused on examining Black and Latino enrollment in flagship universities. MSU-Denver costs far less than other state schools, about $11,481 for tuition fees and books for the nonresidential campus. They would be on their own.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Episode 388 Digital Resources Mentioned: EVERFI and WORD Force , amazing reading games for reading literacy Wixie one of Debbie's favorite tech tools for young learners Book Creator – students can write their own ebooks. A lot of what I see is for secondary school.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

He’s seen students go to great lengths to avoid paying for books, sometimes to the detriment of their learning. If someone can’t meet their basic needs for food and housing, they’re unlikely to consider post-secondary as an option,” she says. “Or These are out-of-pocket expenses that can’t be put on a payment plan,” Smith says.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. In his 2018 Book, “ World Class ,” Schleicher debunks the “myth” that “smaller classes always mean better results.” The post Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

A recent article in The Hechinger Report ( Latino college students are falling behind whites and blacks, new research shows by Meredith Kolodner) invites a discussion of what this solution does, and does not, entail. Students are given a book, which they can’t read. An elementary, secondary and post-secondary school teacher, Patrick D.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It does show, however, that the prospect of free tuition inspires students to enroll in college who might not have considered it before; 15 percent of Chilean beneficiaries would otherwise not have sought a college education , even if they had access to a scholarship or loan, the University of Chile Student Federation Research Center reports.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2021

He is the author, co-author, and editor of 13 books. His most recent books are The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences and Solutions with Niobe Way, Carol Gilligan and Alisha Ali (New York University Press, 2018) and Race, Equity and Education: Sixty Years From Brown with Jill Pierce and Roey Ahram (Springer, 2015).

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Credit: Shae Hammond for The Hechinger Report Hall is now paying off about $190,000 in student loans, the cumulative cost of her undergraduate degree from Linfield College in Oregon, her master’s at the University of Arizona and her doctorate from the University of Oregon. Kate Brown announced the introduction of a statewide grant fund.

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