User Generated Education

AUGUST 8, 2017

I believe that all classes should begin with focusing on having the students make connections between themselves and the educator; and between one another. I want students to learn about one another in a personal way. You will be expected to engage in the learning activities during class time. STEM Activities That Support.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Over the span of my 22-year career as South Carolina public school educator, I’ve taught in self-contained classrooms and I’ve been in departmentalized settings. However, the digital resources are not enough—they need to be applied within the context of effective, classroom-tested strategies.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

. — At its recent Impact 2024 conference, Bluum , a leading provider of education technology, unveiled five new solutions designed to address the biggest challenges in education today. Bluum is on a never-ending mission to help improve learning and access to education,” said Bluum CRO Scott Pintsopoulos.

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Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Educators often hear that what they do in the classroom needs to be based on pedagogy. Their strategies should be tied to pedagogy. Further, it’s based on educational psychology, philosophy and theories of learning. What is the importance of pedagogy in teaching and learning?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 2, 2021

Some of the questions I continue to ask myself throughout the school year as I seek new ideas and tools are: What will benefit students regardless of where learning takes place? In what ways can I use digital tools to design more active learning experiences for my students? Collaborative boards. All in all.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Back in 2011 former President Barack Obama implored the nation to add 100,000 STEM teachers to the workforce. Who would have ever thought that America would just make up its mind that we needed more STEM teachers? Who would have ever thought that America would just make up its mind that we needed more STEM teachers?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Most teachers know that we learn from our students, and the highly interactive, practical model of CUE Rock Star camps exemplifies the best in collaborative learning. Engaging problem-solving and collaboration for students and staff with BreakoutEDU. Orange County Department of Education Year-round, fees and stipends.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Below, Melissa shares advice for how teachers can facilitate these kinds of powerful collaborative learning experiences with their students. Throughout the school year, students work on design thinking strategies and building a skillset so they can develop their own prototypes. Interested in learning more?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During advisory, students learn many of the “soft skills” needed to become empowered learners—they set weekly goals, celebrate successes, create class norms and culture, practice social-emotional learning strategies and become a learning community. Masking and hand sanitizing protocols.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Schools and teachers often use summer as a time to rethink classrooms and learning spaces. Usable Knowledge sat down with Wilson to explore practical considerations of designing playful and collaborative learning spaces.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

The post Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. A difficult task for many educators.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In a recent edWebinar , “Building STEAM Confidence and Creativity in Middle School,” educational technology experts described how enriching STEAM-based learning experiences can enhance the socio-emotional skills students need to succeed now into the future. Creativity is What the Future Demands.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

We’ve learned so much from these passionate educators about what makes a school leader successful in driving achievement, and which qualities act as barriers to school success. We share these learnings not to pass judgement, but in the hope of supporting the needs of teachers and students everywhere.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To see the full schedule and register for any or all of the free webinars, educators should visit: [link] “The webinar series is for teachers and administrators who are looking to find efficient classroom solutions that are catered to students’ success,” said Mark Elliott, CEO of Boxlight. STEM on the Move. Will Travel.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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MindShift

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Excerpted from Making Science: Reimagining STEM Education in Middle School and Beyond by Christa Flores, published in 2016 by Constructing Modern Knowledge Press. These informal educational outlets do a good job spreading science literacy to the general public in a joyful and engaging manner. By Christa Flores. Benefit No.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! The Global Education Conference Network's seventh annual global collaboration "extravaganza" will take place around the clock starting this Sunday, November 13, and continuing through Wednesday, November 16. Important Updates Below. Become a Partner Organization!

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Adam Welcome

MAY 22, 2016

How many schools are helping to support kids with social media strategy? You don't need a college degree to operate a drone, run a social media strategy or even vlog. The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) has a ton of resources for learning about and getting started with PBL in your classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Right now I teach grades 1 through 9 at Lake Travis STEM Academy, just outside Austin, Texas. Taylor Haun is a music instructor at Lake Travis STEM Academy in Austin, Texas. I’ve taught music full-time for a few years. Students were getting great confidence boosts because of the music they created and shared.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

MIT Step Labs introduced their new virtual reality learning projects through CLEVR : Collaborative Learning Environments in Virtual Reality. So many brilliant educators. The global collaborations going on around the world are becoming easier and more common. I am the input queen. I was wrong! I was not prepared.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 14, 2016

There aren’t many educators who would argue these points today but there is one problem for a lot of educators- while everyone is telling us to do it, no one is helping us understand how it is done. For years, even decades, educators have been separating students by ability level in an effort to differentiate instruction.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. In the first post , I summarize an Education Week article by Dr. Kimberlee Everson who makes a strong case for schools to pursue these goals.

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Reading By Example

MAY 3, 2016

My previous two posts have described how schools can improve access for students of color and students living in poverty to follow their passions and have more voice in choice in their learning. In the first post , I summarize an Education Week article by Dr. Kimberlee Everson who makes a strong case for schools to pursue these goals.

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MindShift

JUNE 16, 2015

In order to take learning to the next level, there’s an experiment in Pittsburgh that brings game designers closer to the educators who want games for learning. The game also facilitates collaborative learning. You want your educational game to be something they choose to do,” he said.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

How do you find educators who want to completely rethink our notions of what a school is and design something entirely new? That was the question gnawing at Scott Benson two years ago when he ran into his friend—and fellow senior leader in education—Aylon Samouha in a hallway at the iNacol conference in Orlando.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Wednesday, November 16th, is the final day of our the seventh annual Global Education Conference. We are partnering with Chrome Warrior and using their gamification platform to provide an enhanced professional development experience for Global Education Conference attendees. Please read it thoroughly if you are considering playing.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Be sure to also explore my Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers , or get ALL of my favorite tips and strategies in my book, Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning From Static to Dynamic. Provide Instant Collaboration. Looking to go BEYOND Google tools for collaboration? © Shake Up Learning 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2018

So we’re going to talk today about some of the latest research in education technology. So, I think this has a lot of consequences for how we think about the work that we do as educators. Like one set of strategies that I think is really, really useful are design thinking skills. We will link to these in the Shownotes.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

There currently exists the conditions for a perfect storm for maker education due to: The Do It Yourself (DIY) Movement. Focus on STEM and STEAM Education. Focus on STEM and STEAM Education. Educate to Innovate ). Educate to Innovate ). STEM to STEAM ). Affordable Maker Technologies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The ninth annual Global Education Conference starts this coming Monday! This is an amazing and free online event that brings together educators and innovators from around the world. The hidden treasure of the Global Education Conference is volunteering--you will love it! LOTS of information below! Go to [link] 4.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

. - Lloyd Alexander The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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