EdTech Magazine

MARCH 8, 2019

Where Can Schools Turn for Help in Deploying Game-Changing Technology? eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 03/08/2019 - 10:30. Used wisely, technology can enrich learning experiences, empowering students as digital creators, critical thinkers and problem-solvers while fostering global connections. . Technology also helps educators strengthen their instructional repertoires and collaboration with peers. .

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 8, 2019

Joining Twitter can be a career-altering event. For many of us the connections, support, and resources we gain from being part of a professional learning network on Twitter are what give us back our passion for teaching. The leap into the Twittersphere can be daunting. I hear even the most active Twitter users say that […].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2019

Norah Colvin, educator, writer, and consultant, is the brilliance behind the exciting education website, readilearn. It started as her dream and is now a go-to resource provider for the first three years of a child’s learning journey. I’ve gotten to know Norah Colvin online through her pithy posts about teaching. Every time I leave her blog, I come away better for having stopped by.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

Almost 30 percent of industry-recognized credentials American students recently earned relate to careers in architecture and construction. Yet just 8 percent of them are in demand by employers. And only.1 percent of students earned a particular credential that could lead to a nearly $82,000 information technology job. These are just some of the findings teased Monday at a SXSW EDU panel on industry-recognized credentials developed or adopted by businesses to verify students have the technical sk

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 8, 2019

25 Ways Schools Can Promote Literacy Independent Reading contributed by Kimberly Tyson, Ph.D. In the age of the Common Core and its emphasis upon having students take on more challenging text, independent reading and student choice can easily take a back seat to the demands of increased rigor. However, in a balanced literacy program, they […].

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 8, 2019

Books hold a deep magic, an empowering spell that once cracked open could illuminate the entire universe of the self. Books are semiotic representations of wisdom, power, authority and.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 8, 2019

Adobe Slate is an excellent free iPad app for students to use in digital storytelling.The app allows you to animate and bring to life any type of document and turn it into a beautiful visual story.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 8, 2019

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 159 The Science Of Deeper Learning And Why We’re Not Doing More Of It Drew Perkins talks with neuroscientist and author Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about his new book and work the science of learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @JCHorvath johnbiggs.com.au – SOLO taxonomy Book: Stop Talking, Start […].

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TeacherCast

MARCH 8, 2019

In this episode of Educational Podcasting Today, Jeff sits down with Randall Black to discuss everything from creating podcasts with his students to his promoting the concept of failure as a way to get better as a podcaster. The post How Can You Create A Sustainable Podcast For Your School District? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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MARCH 8, 2019

When becoming literate in film, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, social media, etc, it’s about learning new forms of media.

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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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MARCH 8, 2019

Spring brings newness no matter where you are in the world. Shaking off Winter, Spring is the season of a new fresh look. It’s time to grow, to blossom and bloom. Spring Bulletin Boards can bring […].

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Reading By Example

MARCH 8, 2019

The art of reinvention will be the most critical skill of this century. Yuval Noah Harari. This is a question that my current district is wrestling with (along with everyone else?). I wrote an article that appear in Choice Literacy’s newsletter today that briefly addressed this topic. David Perkins describes a curriculum that is worth learning for today’s students as “lifeworthy” Summarizing his book Future Wise for this Educational Leadership article , he breaks down lif

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Prodigy

MARCH 8, 2019

Time for math — again. Your heart starts racing, the knot in your stomach tightens, your palms grow clammy, self-doubt and fear of failure are weights on your shoulders, and a sheet of unanswerable questions stares you down. Math anxiety is real. You’ve heard this fixed mindset before: I can’t do math, I don’t like […]. The post Overcoming Math Anxiety: 12 Evidence-Based Tips That Work appeared first on Prodigy.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 8, 2019

We continued Read Across America Week this week by having our annual Storybook Parade and Celebration. We started our day with 2 guest readers in every classroom. They read favorite books from home as well as books from our library collection. It’s always a great way to get kids excited about trying out some new stories in our library. Next, we held an assembly in the cafeteria.

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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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MARCH 8, 2019

Kids wrestle challenging words in fun, fighting-themed SAT-prep game

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 8, 2019

Governor Jeb Bush joined national education reporter Laura Meckler at SXSW EDU this week to discuss disruptive policies that can transform today’s classroom into tomorrow’s ideal laboratory of learning. Watch this discussion below. Education’s Tomorrowland.

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 8, 2019

We’re celebrating #IWD2019 and Women’s History Month! Learn how your state can transform education to close achievement gaps and unlock lifelong opportunity for every child at ExcelinEd.org. What Others Are Saying. How do we close the gender gap in tech? If you didn't you catch this segment on 60 Minutes yesterday, you can watch the full clip here [link]. — Code.org (@codeorg) March 4, 2019.

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