Mon.Jul 23, 2018

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Teachers Learn Just Like Students: A Case Study From Singapore

The Journal

Professional development is out; professional learning is in. In this week’s blog post we visit Singapore schools again. We describe how researchers and experienced teachers, there, scaffold fellow science teachers who are learning inquiry pedagogy through inquiry. In turn, those science teachers will use the same sorts of scaffolds to support their students who are learning science through inquiry.

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Smart Devices Promise K–12 Benefits, if IT Infrastructure Is Up to the Task

EdTech Magazine

Smart Devices Promise K–12 Benefits, if IT Infrastructure Is Up to the Task. With the Internet of Things opening the door for students to engage with school networks through various devices, school districts need to review their networks, access points and security. While inviting more devices onto a network may seem like a burden, IoT has also helped K–12 IT teams implement certain tools to help secure and expand their infrastructure. amy.burroughs_26341.

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Part 1: Computational Thinking: 10 Ways To Promote CT Across The Curriculum

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Welcome to part one on this series based on Computation Thinking. This first post will provide the “what” along with some steps to promote this important practice. The second post will provide a goldmine of resources to get you started with your students. You will not want to miss it! Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans .

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Georgia State Professor—and Student Success Innovator—Awarded McGraw Prize in Education

Edsurge

For 30 years, the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education has been one of the most prestigious awards in the field, honoring outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education through innovative and successful approaches. The prize is awarded annually through an alliance between The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation, McGraw-Hill Education and Arizona State University.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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New Google Classroom: Use the Browser Back Arrow

Teacher Tech

New Google Classroom Use Browser Back Arrow A feature I like in the new Google Classroom interface is the depreciation of the back arrow. To me, it was confusing as I thought I was going back but I was taken instead to the Stream. A standard for websites is to click on the site logo […]. The post New Google Classroom: Use the Browser Back Arrow appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Tons of Educational Rubrics to Use in Your Instruction

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

University of Wisconsin has this collection of excellent educational rubrics to help you in your teaching. These are materials you can use to design instructional plans with precise evaluation.read more.

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For Physics Teachers: Apps to Use with Your Students In Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Here is a collection of some good educational iPad apps to help you with the teaching/learning of physics. This collection is specifically curated for high school students and teachers and is based.

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Driving Change to Personalized Learning? Here’s How Three Leaders Have Done It

Edsurge

Moving towards personalized learning can be fraught with tension. How do you set a vision? What supports do you need in place? How can you get district and state level systems to work together to get a full picture of what is happening? Ahead of our 2018 EdSurge Fusion conference in October, we sat down with three attendees to discuss the secret sauce of what is working in their communities.

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The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle

Iterating Toward Openness

You may have heard me say some of this before. By definition, open educational resources (OER) are licensed in a manner that gives you permission to change, update, and improve them. However, that permission gives you no insight into what needs to be improved. Learning analytics, on the other hand, can provide great insight into where course materials – including OER – are not effectively supporting student learning.

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5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom

Shake Up Learning

The post 5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom. At the end of June, Google announced some pretty big updates that are coming to Google Classroom. Although these features will not officially be released until the fall, I wanted to give you a preview of what’s coming as you plan for the upcoming school year.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Six Great Apps for the ACER Chromebook Tab

EdTechTeam

Let’s explore the new Acer Chromebook Tab and some awesome apps to get the most out of your device. The new ACER Chromebook Tab works just like a Chromebook with access to the core Google for Education apps such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The Tab features access to Chrome Web Store and Android Apps and it includes a built-in pen, which opens up the possibilities for this device in the classroom.

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How to Plan a Dynamic Learning Experience (FREE TEMPLATE)

Shake Up Learning

The post How to Plan a Dynamic Learning Experience (FREE TEMPLATE) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Plan a Dynamic Learning Experience (FREE TEMPLATE). Dynamic learning doesn’t happen by accident, you have to purposefully plan experiences for students that are aligned with your learning goals, integrate strategies that push beyond the bounds of traditional learning, and integrate the four c’s.

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6 New Google Form Features To Make It A Better Tool For Teachers

TeachThought - Learn better.

6 New Google Form Features To Make It A Better Tool For Teachers by TeachThought Staff In 50 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher, we took a look at many of the ways Google technology and resources can improve your teaching–and thus the learning of your students. Some of these ways inlcuded: Use […]. The post 6 New Google Form Features To Make It A Better Tool For Teachers appeared first on TeachThought.

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Now is the time to transform how we teach students with autism

eSchool News

America, we may have a problem. The CDC recently announced new prevalence rates for autism. The increase from 1 in 68 to 1 in 59 children identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is significant because we know that 95-97 percent of children with autism are being served in America’s public schools. With lifetime costs for our current school-aged population of children on the spectrum estimated at between $1.4 and $2.4 million per student , the new numbers present continuing staffing,

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Managing Comments in Google Classroom (2018 Update!)

The Electric Educator

Google Classroom is an under-rated messaging platform for teachers and students. When used effectively, the messaging / commenting capabilities in classroom lead to rich conversations and learning moments between teachers and students. The 2018 update to Google Classroom significantly changed the location and emphasis of three commenting options in Google Classroom.

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Is Your Company Using Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Effectively?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

"As more and more companies adopt Project Portfolio Management processes, the question arises: how can you be sure your company is reaping all the benefits? Discover the current trends, best.

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Rita Platt: Becoming Our School’s New Principal

MiddleWeb

This summer Rita Platt is transitioning from teacher-librarian to principal at her school. With 25 years in education, she feels ready. Sharing a letter she sent to fellow staff members, she asks readers to comment on what principals need to know to be good leaders.

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6 things you need to know about digital badges

eSchool News

Today’s classrooms use a variety of learning approaches , some formal like lectures and some informal like watching videos. As a teacher, your learning is no different and your continuing professional development (PD) should provide you with credit for both informal and formal learning. You should get credit for online chats, reading articles, and watching videos because each of these experiences provides you with the knowledge to build your teaching practice.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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McGraw-Hill Education And Sesame Workshop Announce Collaboration

techlearning

McGraw-Hill Education and Sesame Workshop today announced an agreement that will bring research-based Sesame content and expertise into pre-kindergarten (PreK) and elementary school classrooms across the United States. The first integrated program will incorporate social emotional learning skills like empathy, self-awareness and resilience into McGraw-Hill's Wonders literacy programs for PreK and elementary students.

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Summer SuperHighway: 3 Kyle Wilson Elementary Teachers on Internet Access and Student Engagement

Education Superhighway

Last summer, we highlighted Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) , a large suburban school district in Virginia that boosted their bandwidth speed from 2 to 20 Gbps to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. Recently, we interviewed three 5th grade teachers who shared more about the transformational role technology plays in student engagement at PWCS.

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5 Awesome Google Docs Add-Ons

techlearning

When you think about what Google is doing with their cloud services, it might be one of the most exciting things in technology, and it has a dramatic effect on what schools can use those services for. There are not many companies in the world that would open up their services to outside developers to add extended features. Google does it in almost everything.

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EdTechTeam Achieves the Professional Development Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program

EdTechTeam

Google Cloud Recognizes EdTechTeam’s Technical Proficiency and Proven Success In Professional Development. Irvine, July 23, 2018— EdTechTeam today announced that it has achieved the Professional Development Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program. By earning the Partner Specialization, EdTechTeam has proven their expertise and success in building customer solutions in the Professional Development field using Google Cloud Platform technology.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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Technology Not Going to Solve Data Privacy

techlearning

Washington, D.C. and the MLB All Star game were the backdrop for the inaugural CoSN Student Data Privacy Workshop. 35 CTOs, CIOs and Superintendents from as far away as Texas gathered to collaborate on this important topic. The framework of this event was the CoSN Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal Program. This seal program is the “nation’s only data privacy seal for school systems” that recognizes school districts’ commitment to high standards around student data privacy.

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More Now: Courageous Leadership

EdTechTeam

In More Now: A Message From The Future for The Educators of Today I shared a story of how leadership at CCSD 59 in Illinois suspended teacher evaluations for two years during their 1:1 roll out (in order to remove a source of stress and resistance to the roll out). This is a great example of courageous leadership – many school leaders would probably consider this not an option, if not impossible!

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4-Part Checklist to Create A Killer Calendar Invite

techlearning

If there is anything innovative educators need more of, it’s time. By being as complete and accurate as possible when creating a calendar invite, no one wastes time searching for location or materials. Creating calendar invites is an activity that today's modern learners should be engaging in daily. Doing this correctly is a skill that saves everyone time and should replace outdated practices like moving staff and students by bells and paper planners. [ 8 Tips for Quality Posts During Conference

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Kick Off the School Year with Interest-Driven Projects

Graphite Blog

Every teacher preps for the summer slide, the three-month drain of some of last school year's learning. In fact, you probably have some tried-and-true assessment and refresher strategies aimed at figuring out where your students are and how to get them up to speed. The summer slide is just one of the many challenges teachers tackle come back-to-school time.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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Excellent Tool for Online Collaboration, Brainstorming

techlearning

[ Solid Platform Lets Kids Produce, Share Websites Safely ] PrimaryPad Peer editing a breeze with adequate teacher modeling Pros: Encourages critical thinking and collaboration among young learners. Cons: May be challenging as a learning tool for kids who struggle with writing or accessing text. Bottom Line: Valuable tool offers a fun and interactive way for kids to collaborate and practice writing.

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Secret to Fixing BAD Classroom Presentations!

Cycles of Learning

I have written before about my use of medical case studies as entry points to inquiry cycles in my Biology class. Although a powerful way of forcing awareness of an information gap on various topics and bringing, "real life" problem solving to the classroom, this process also forces students to confront their fear of public speaking and ability to create a concise, clear, and engaging presentation to their peers.

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Today's Newsletter: Making Edtech Work (for real!)

techlearning

The disconnect between the creators of education technology and those who use it has forever been a problem. Call it the scourge of “shelfware”—software and hardware purchased by a district, introduced to teachers one morning in an August PD workshop, then promptly ignored once school starts. Two recent pieces of news point to fixes. J-PAL North America, a research center at MIT , has announced that it will partner with two leading education technology nonprofits to test promising models to impr

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Trying To Get Your First Job? There’s A Class For That

MindShift

Look people in the eye. Smile. Shake hands. Sit up tall. Speak clearly and confidently. That’s the last-minute advice professor Paul Calhoun gives a handful of college students before they head off for a series of job interviews. The Skidmore College juniors and seniors he’s talking to are dressed in suits and button-downs; dresses and heels.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.