Catlin Tucker
MARCH 5, 2019
Students encounter unfamiliar words all of the time, but few slow down to think about what they can learn about those unfamiliar words based on how they are used. The ability to define unfamiliar vocabulary is a life skill that teachers need to teach explicitly. We cannot assume that students will know how to do this without instruction and practice.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 5, 2019
Diego Ojeda on episode 453 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Diego Ojeda talks about why languages are still so important in today’s world. He also advocates for why we all need to learn multiple languages. Listen to the Show Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Diego Ojeda: Bio as Submitted World Language activist, Spanish teacher, BER presenter: Best Practices Teaching Spanish.
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Edsurge
MARCH 5, 2019
Most people can recall a book that changed their life. For Ebony Elizabeth Thomas—as for many people who came of age in the 1990s and early 2000s—it was the Harry Potter series. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas. Source: University of Pennsylvania Thomas, now a professor in the Literacy, Culture and International Education division of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, was a 5th grade teacher in Detroit when she first opened a Harry Potter book.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 5, 2019
Bill Ayers said: What we call education is usually no more than training. We are so busy operating schools we have lost sight of learning. We mostly participate in certification mills, institutions founded on notions of control and discipline, lifeless and joyless places where people serve time and master a few basic skills on their way to a plain piece of paper that justifies and sanctions the whole affair.
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Edsurge
MARCH 5, 2019
A study by Northeastern University researchers suggests that schools are safer than they were in the 1990’s. But headlines about cyberbullying and school shootings have communities understandably on edge. One in 3 parents surveyed in a 2018 PDK Poll say they feared for their students’ safety—nearly three times the percentage in 2013. With safeguarding students’ online and physical safety as a top priority, schools are leaning on a variety of digital services.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 5, 2019
Modern Trends In Education: 50 Different Approaches To Learning by Lisa Chesser, opencolleges.edu.au This post has been updated, slightly revised, and republished from a previous posting Education sprouts in many forms depending on how you look at it. Our views of what it should look like and how it should materialize depend on our value […]. The post Modern Trends In Education: 50 Different Approaches To Learning appeared first on TeachThought.
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Marketplace K-12
MARCH 5, 2019
Mark Hurrie, a Boston-area principal, talked about his school's approach to improve student well-being, a subject of many discussions at the SXSW EDU ed-tech conference. The post At SXSWedu, a Principal Talks About Creating Resilient Students appeared first on Market Brief.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 5, 2019
During a John Muir High School walkout protesting the school’s ban on durags on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Dylan Wilson, 15, shows his 360 wave hairstyle, created after months of wearing a durag. Black Student Union students say the school tells them durags perpetuate gang culture, but they say the durag ban unfairly continues the criminalization of black men.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2019
Introducing a robot into the classroom is a surefire way to grab students’ attention–but robots do more than excite. When educators use programmable robots for K-12 learning, they’re helping students develop important skills such as critical thinking and teamwork. Robots are accessible for students of all ages–even younger students who don’t yet have strong coding and programming skills.
Marketplace K-12
MARCH 5, 2019
One of the biggest challenges for educators is locating the ed-tech tool that fits their goals. Google for Education is stepping into this arena by developing a Chromebook App Hub. The post Google Gears Up to Release ‘Chromebook App Hub’ for Education appeared first on Market Brief.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 5, 2019
Text Edit is definitely an excellent Mac app for quickly capturing thoughts and ideas. It comes integrated with the OS X on your Mac and provides some pretty decent features most important of which.
EdTechTeam
MARCH 5, 2019
Google Classroom is always evolving and Google for Education is always adding new features. The latest features added to the line up are Locked Quizzes and a Gradebook. Both of these features are in Beta, and you can sign up to participate in the beta here. I’ve been able to use it with my classes and I think that it makes managing grades in Classroom a lot easier.
TeacherCast
MARCH 5, 2019
In this episode of Educational Podcasting Today, Jeff sits down with podcaster Daniel Downs to discuss how to create multiple podcasts that hit a vastly different audience. Additional topics include Educational Branding, Staying Consistent in your message, and his advice for new podcasters looking to take over the world. The post Learning How To Be Consistent With Your Podcast Recordings appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Shake Up Learning
MARCH 5, 2019
The post 8 Fantastic Ways to Find Anything in Google Drive appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The Google Drive Advanced Search is a thing of beauty. My Google Drive is not the most organized, and I frequently rely on the search tool to find what I need. I have never been good at keeping all my digital files inside perfectly organized, color-coded, nested folders.
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.
eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2019
A leader is someone who has a certain amount of expertise in a field and actively shares their insights with those around them through writing, speaking, and acting. Leaders take pride in teaching others how to apply knowledge and reach their full potential. I believe a school leader has two main responsibilities: ensuring students have the best education possible and that students have a safe school environment (both physically and emotionally).
The Game Agency
MARCH 5, 2019
Generation Z refers to the group born between 1995 and 2010 and currently represents the largest population sector. They make up about 24% of the population (compared to Millennials representing about 22%, Gen X at 19% and Baby Boomers at 23%). It’s estimated that Gen Z is at approximately 2.52 billion! Many of them have graduated from college and are looking for employment.
Graphite Blog
MARCH 5, 2019
What do a class noise meter, Google teacher trainings, and presentation widgets have in common? They're all free and easy to implement in the classroom. Whether you're looking for help managing group work or you could use some training on Google tools, this list is for you. As you browse through the websites below, you'll find tricks and tools to level up your classroom management.
The Principal of Change
MARCH 5, 2019
I often talk about the words and images in schools and how often they tell people what “not to do” instead of focusing on what is possible. I have a horrible habit of counting how many times I read “no” or “don’t” on walls because I think about the impact it has on our students. One comment I often make is about the “don’t be a bully” sign.
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EmergingEdTech
MARCH 5, 2019
The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has added a new tool to their powerful MAP® Fluency Suite of assessment tools (“MAP” = Measures of Academic Progress). The MAP Reading Fluency. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Cycles of Learning
MARCH 5, 2019
Pennies made after 1982 are ~ 95% zinc with a plated copper exterior. Thus, a penny contains two metals and can, if manipulated properly, be converted into a battery. See video below: This video is LEGIT, and upon seeing it, my gut was to provide students with this video, the materials, and let them go at it as an introduction to our unit on energy in Biology class.
techlearning
MARCH 5, 2019
Seesaw and Google Classroom are both sleek platforms for organizing student work. While Google Classroom is great for streamlining the management of classes, assignments, grades, and parent communication, Seesaw shines as a digital portfolio tool that incorporates teacher, parent, and student feedback.
MIND Research Institute
MARCH 5, 2019
Attendees at the 2019 National ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Conference braved the polar vortex in Kansas City, MO, with temperatures that dropped well below zero on January 30 – February 2. The wind chill may have been negative, but the attitude throughout the Kansas City Convention Center was infectiously positive, with thousands of educators and administrators on hand to learn, engage, and collaborate with one another.
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.
Cycles of Learning
MARCH 5, 2019
Pennies made after 1982 are ~ 95% zinc with a plated copper exterior. Thus, a penny contains two metals and can, if manipulated properly, be converted into a battery. See video below: This video is LEGIT, and upon seeing it, my gut was to provide students with this video, the materials, and let them go at it as an introduction to our unit on energy in Biology class.
NeverEndingSearch
MARCH 5, 2019
There’s still time to register for a very special How to Train Your Dragon event with with author/illustrator Cressida Cowell tomorrow on March 6th. A free broadcast will be followed by a live Q & A with students around the world! The World Book Day celebration is sponsored by Microsoft and Little Brown. And you may recognize a very special guest school librarian host.
My Paperless Classroom
MARCH 5, 2019
When I look at my schooling, I would say it failed me because it was supposed to “prepare me for life” and help me “leave imagination and fancy behind.” This was not for lack of trying, I was a resilient dreamer and I was cynical about schooling by 6th grade. I loved topics like science, but I struggled in the classes. I would read ahead in class in the textbook.
Graphite Blog
MARCH 5, 2019
What do a class noise meter, Google teacher trainings, and presentation widgets have in common? They're all free and easy to implement in the classroom. Whether you're looking for help managing group work or you could use some training on Google tools, this list is for you. As you browse through the websites below, you'll find tricks and tools to level up your classroom management.
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.
SecurEdge
MARCH 5, 2019
Over the past 10 years, C-Suite executives and business owners across almost every industry, have become dependent upon high-speed, reliable, and secure wireless networks to power their daily operations. Yet, with this dependency comes inherent complexity and risk.
My Paperless Classroom
MARCH 5, 2019
Have you ever felt this way about the educational system that made you who you are today? The post 5 steps to Hobble an Imagination appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Graphite Blog
MARCH 5, 2019
What do a class noise meter, Google teacher trainings, and presentation widgets have in common? They're all free and easy to implement in the classroom. Whether you're looking for help managing group work or you could use some training on Google tools, this list is for you. As you browse through the websites below, you'll find tricks and tools to level up your classroom management.
Jamf on EdTech
MARCH 5, 2019
Want to streamline your Apple device deployments? Read our new guide and see how to automate device enrollments and empower users to simply turn on the device and go.
AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.
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