The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Join us as we dive into each of these ingredients, illustrated with real-life examples and practical ideas from Dr. Smith's podcast, to inspire and motivate educators, parents, and policymakers alike to champion the cause of student health and happiness. But what exactly are these five essential ingredients for nurturing student well-being?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Members of the “ AI for K-12 ” work group wrote in a recent Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence white paper that “unlike the general subject of computing, when it comes to AI, there is little guidance for teaching at the K-12 level.” It’s very important for education groups to face [AI] head-on,” she said.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. Curriculum Associates is offering printable activity packs and guidance for educators and student families to support learning at home.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

After all, a bachelor’s degree in education doesn’t prepare someone for every situation. It can help schools create an active learning environment that is sustainable, collaborative, coherent, focused on specific subjects, and that allows for educators to learn throughout the year. PD never ends.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast The sudden release of ChatGPT to the general public in November of 2022 presented a number of new challenges to educational leaders, forcing them to add consideration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to their to-do lists, which were already too long.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2019

Hyperconvergence has already hit higher education , and is starting to come down the pipeline to K–12 schools as district leaders recognize the financial and physical benefits data center modernization can bring. . Large technology companies are beginning to see the benefits as well.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

Another impetus was to make sure no one commercial company develops the de-facto standard for how colleges share credential information. Others have expressed concern over patents owned by companies for digital credential systems. It’s a trusted community that is stepping up to become stewards of this standard,” he says.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

Once used by almost every major tech company to create computer content Flash is being replaced by more modern and open platforms. In our research (link to white paper) we found that around 50% of such native applications that allow content creation within the interactive displays utilize Flash still.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education at Stanford University. What are they worried and excited about? What do they believe is working well, and what should change?

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2022

To help schools implement this new pedagogical support, MiEN Company has published a white paper titled “ Using Esports to Teach K–12 Academic and Social Emotional Skills: Design of Esports Environment Supports Skill Development Outcomes.”. To download a copy of the white paper click this link. About MiEN Company.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

28, 2018) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) company Aperture Education and Kickboard, which provides technology and coaching for school culture initiatives, have partnered to help schools collect, monitor and analyze data on 40 student behaviors that tie to the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (the DESSA) core SEL competencies.

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N2Y

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The teachers of the future need to be prepared and supported along their educational journeys in order to meet the changing needs of their learners. Ashley Kitchen is a special educator in a K–5 setting in the Beavercreek School District and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

Chicago, June 24, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools today announced the latest version of its award-winning product, Impero Education Pro V7. The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Over 500 education technologists from companies and districts gathered last week in Denver for the IMS Learning Impact meeting , hosted by the IMS Global Consortium. That information about how much effort was made could inform educators to follow-up more appropriately. How Caliper Enables a Deeper Level of Data Sharing.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company introduced a new product line to help high schools provide high-quality, hands-on science instruction during COVID-19 disruptions. Three of the best national K-12 science education leaders offer their expertise and ideas to help guide districts during these uncertain times.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2023

We found parents who were older, more educated and had higher incomes, and interestingly, also had older children, were more likely to identify free play as a preferred learning style. And preferences for direct instruction were highest among parents who are less educated and had a lower income. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Mercier, who’s starting his second year studying business management at City, University of London’s Cass Business School in a couple of weeks, found three of them on a new service called Perlego , a UK-based company which wants to be the Netflix of academic content. The service has a premium version that costs about $20 a month.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

A handful of other universities (and even preschools ) now accept Bitcoin for tuition, but that’s hardly the extent of how blockchains and tokens are weaving their way into education: Educators and edtech entrepreneurs are now testing out everything from issuing degrees on blockchains to paying people in cryptocurrency for their teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

So we actually learned through Education Reimagined. We read their white paper for transforming teaching and Learning. We want our learners and their peers and educators and community members and family members to create relationships so that we can make learning a richer experience. Tell us about your learning beliefs.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Colleges have long relied on pen-and-paper assessments purporting to measure students’ personalities, interests and values, Donnelly says. Donnelly selected a career-advising platform owned by the Myers-Briggs Company—yes, the makers of that classic personality test.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Attending trade shows seems like an absolute must for educational publishers; the cost, personnel, and logistics can be obstacles for even the larger companies. First, since no company can attend every event, staff should meet to discuss event strategy every year ahead of trade show season. They’re about building relationships.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2018

And yet America’s postsecondary education industry is teeming with student-centered innovation. Department of Education recently commissioned us as consultants for a three-day design deep dive into higher ed and the workforce and white paper. Decades of postsecondary innovation have still left America with 6.1

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 6, 2016

I recently presented the ongoing results of my Google for Education Certified Innovator project at the International Conference for Education, Research, and Innovation ( iCERi ) in Seville, Spain. I am a teacher of 9 years in public education. Learn more about the Google for Education Certified Innovator Program.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

and is the home of the Texas Computer Education Association. The company partners with schools to provide online monitoring software that can alert instructors or administrators if it detects students typing or searching for certain keywords related to sexting, cyberbullying, radicalization, self-harm and more. and Australia.

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Walters, of London, brings the wealth of knowledge and expertise he has acquired during his more than 40 years in the global education marketplace to Impero as it enters into a new phase of growth. These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

- In 2008, Adam Rubin and Todd Kern co-founded 2Revolutions , or 2Rev, because they believed the field of education was siloed, preventing innovation at scale. They created 2Rev as an education design lab—a place where designs for innovative learning models could be developed and tested.

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Kathy Schrock

MAY 31, 2015

This post originally appeared on my Discovery Education Network blog, Kathy's Schrock Katch of the Month , on July 1, 2013 and is re-printed with permission from Discovery Education. This book was written for educators– why dis' them in the text? This goes for educational trends, too. It was already on the Web.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

The overall cost of higher education has been continuously increasing, as is evident by the rise in the textbook prices. It is for this reason that education publishers are now trying out the subscription model. Now education publishers have also started using this model to increase their user base as well as their revenue.

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MindShift

APRIL 26, 2017

Will Richardson and Bruce Dixon are two longtime education activists and reformers who have become increasingly convinced that the current education model is not preparing students for a world in which computers can do much of what humans used to do and in which creative thinking is highly prized.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 12, 2015

After spending time at 30 schools talking with administrators, teachers and education leaders, Mehta’s team came up with three big areas of improvement described in a white paper called “From Quicksand to Solid Ground: Building a Foundation to Support Quality Teaching.”. In education, just one quarter of one percent is invested.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar. Conduct research to explore the educational uses of social media platforms and assess the impact of filtering in schools. Develop a toolkit for school leaders.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

Houpe, along with colleagues Renee Patton, director of education for Cisco , and Sonny Magana, founder of consulting firm Magana Education , are part of Cisco’s K–12 Executive Council, a team of thought leaders who produced a white paper about organizational change as a driver of educational digital transformation.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 29, 2014

Denise Cruz, the computer education teacher at Robinswood, watched students wrestle with the complex problem of how to manage air pollution while providing jobs, schools, homes, and transportation to SimCity citizens. Rather, they were part of a beta test using SimCityEDU: Pollution Challenge! , Photos courtesy of GlassLab.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of paying money to support people to go to college, this program would pay people to forgo college and instead jump right into building an ambitious company or organization. Thiel had long been looking for a way to blow up higher education. In fact, these days skepticism of higher education is rising.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This is an important moment for education , and the Summit has been (and will continue to be) an incredible opportunity to think together about how to move forward in a time when students, parents, teachers, administrators, librarians, and others have found their normal school lives disrupted.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Wilson, YOUR HERO'S JOURNEY: A companion to ‘The Human Side of Changing Education’ | PDF 15 pages Julie M. Challenge Success: Parent Tips and Tools, Counseling Resources | Link Key educational and counseling resources to support students during COVID-19.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. Defining Success Higher education is rife with buzzwords that come in and out of fashion, often tied to theories that promise to help the field make progress toward solving stubborn problems, like low graduation rates.

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