Wed.Apr 03, 2019

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Neuroscience Research: 5 Ways to Superior Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath on episode 465 of the 10-Minute Teacher Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, author of Stop Talking, Start Influencing:12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick gives us five ways that recent neuroscience research can help us improve our classroom teaching. Today’s show is sponsored by NetRef. See the webinar I co-hosted with NetRef How to Help Teachers Progress in Their Use of Technology.

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CoSN 2019: New Analytics Dashboard Measures Education Technology ROI

EdTech Magazine

CoSN 2019: New Analytics Dashboard Measures Education Technology ROI. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 04/03/2019 - 12:24. Students now have more devices than ever, making it more challenging to measure whether these technologies are being used correctly in the classroom and how they are affecting student outcomes. . “Over the years, we have seen a lot of things change,” said Wendy Jones, educational strategist for CDW•G , during her session at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conferen

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How a Little Graphic Novel is Inspiring Teachers to Think

The CoolCatTeacher

Josh Stumpenhorst on Episode 464 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Josh Stumpenhorst has written a graphic novel, Drawn to Teach. Illustrated by, Trevor Guthke, these two educators have worked to simply explain some of the problems and challenges of teaching. As for me, I’m finding this book an easy and powerful read, perfect for my spring break reading. ??

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Mapping Out-of-School-Time Opportunities: Why It Matters

Digital Promise

If you want to plan strategically for the future, you have to know where you’re starting from in the present. That was the thought the Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) had when creating their most recent report, “ Engaging Youth in a Connected World ,” in partnership with the University of Chicago’s Outlier Research. CLX is part of a region-wide Education Innovation Cluster —a local ecosystem of organizations working across sectors and silos to advance transformative teaching and learning.

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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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10 ideas for digital end-of-semester final projects

Ditch That Textbook

After months and months of learning, it all comes down to this. The end of the semester project. How can your students encapsulate the most important parts of the semester to demonstrate learning? At the end of the semester, it’s easy to slip into “review for the test” mode. Projects let students take what they’ve […].

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CoSN 2019: Complexity and Logistics Remain E-Rate Challenges

EdTech Magazine

CoSN 2019: Complexity and Logistics Remain E-Rate Challenges. The E-rate program can be a challenge for K–12 districts to navigate, even as it allows many schools to achieve technology initiatives that otherwise might not be possible. As the Federal Communications Commission considers recommended changes to the E-rate program, Eric Chambers of the Northwest Council for Computer Education says that one potential change may be increased funding for small districts.

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Cutting-Edge Tech To Improve Music Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

Music is arguably one of the most important subjects taught in school, yet is often the first to be cut away when budgets fail. Thank you, Jane Sandwood, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, for discussing some of the online options to make teaching music easier, more effective. In a recent survey, 93% of Americans said that learning music is an important part of getting a well-rounded education.

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Can Mentorships Get More Girls Into STEM Subjects?

Edsurge

As Saneeya Khan looks around at her workplace, she doesn’t see many people who look like her. Khan works as a UX designer, and says her industry is male-dominated—a fact that hasn’t changed much since she switched over from graphic design for the new challenges and opportunities that UX presented. “I think the number one reason that women fall out of STEM is because they get in the workplace and find that it’s a very masculine-dominated field, and that there’s a lot of office politics to deal wi

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4 Things to Understand About Education Consulting

Education Elements

As Education Elements continues to grow, I’ve been privy to the hiring process. I think it would be helpful to explain what exactly Design Principals do.after all, a job description can only tell so much. For those interested in joining our consulting team , this article serves as a brief introduction to the role. For clients, this is a peek into the work we do both on and off-site!

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Google Slides: Add a Placeholder

Teacher Tech

Create a Student Response Box in Google Slides Google Slides Templates Alice Keeler Google Apps Templates Google Slides allows you to create your own templates for students to interact with. Try my Google Slides Ask and Respond template to see how you can modify the Slides template to allow students to respond in certain boxes […]. The post Google Slides: Add a Placeholder appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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7 Good Classroom Management Apps

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Here is a collection of some useful iPad apps to help you better organize and manage your classroom. Some of the things you can do with these apps include: guide classroom discussion using.

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Google Slides: Add a Placeholder

Teacher Tech

Create a Student Response Box in Google Slides Google Slides Templates Alice Keeler Google Apps Templates Google Slides allows you to create your own templates for students to interact with. Try my Google Slides Ask and Respond template to see how you can modify the Slides template to allow students to respond in certain boxes […]. The post Google Slides: Add a Placeholder appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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How can educators support the parents of students with anxiety?

eSchool News

As educators struggle to understand anxiety and its implications for student success in schools, so too do the parents of these students. Whether it’s failing to complete work at home, not turning in assignments, or avoiding school altogether, students with anxiety display an affect often confused with disinterest and complacency. Anxiety, however, couldn’t be more different than the conclusions we often make about those students diagnosed.

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How The Brain Works And Why Fatigue Stimulates Creative Thinking

EmergingEdTech

While this is not a traditional ‘ed tech' topic, regular readers know that I like to consider the understanding how our brain learns and works to be a branch on the tree of education. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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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Understanding cyber liability insurance

eSchool News

[ Editor’s Note: This article was first published on the TCEA TechNotes blog.]. Have you read the latest newsflash? School district data breaches are on the rise, and your school district’s student information system (SIS) data could be a prime target for hackers. The SIS contains records of minors, representing an unexploited, potential victim. Identity thieves are sharpening their digital knives for the feast.

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To the survivors of school shootings

The Hechinger Report

Dear survivors of the Parkland school shooting, I’m thinking of you, unsure of what to say, fearful that I will say the wrong thing. The last three weeks have been hard: Two of your Parkland classmates, maybe your friends, ended their lives. I don’t want to lose you, too. So, I’m reaching out to offer my support, love and attention, and my hope that if you are now considering or have considered suicide, you understand there is help and hope.

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THE NO GOOD, LAZY CHEATERS GUIDE TO SCHOOL

Fractus Learning

In boxing, it’s called The Walk-Away. As a kid, I was attracted to this easy stunt. It required a little under-stated showmanship on my part, and I immersed myself into the role. After the ref […].

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#AskExcelinEd: How Can States Promote Next Generation Learning?

ExcelinEd

Excel in Ed’s strategy to advance mastery-based, personalized learning expanded in 2018 to encompass a broader range of innovative models and strategies comprehensively described as next generation learning. What Is Next Generation Learning? . Next generation learning reimagines learning for the 21st century by providing innovative educators flexibility and support to meet the needs of all students.

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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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CatchOn’s Advanced Agent Technology. Provides Districts with Data on All Devices

techlearning

“In today’s connected world, it’s essential that districts have 24x7 access to the data being generated on all school devices inside AND outside of the classroom.

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EdWeek Market Brief to Share Need-to-Know Insights at ASU GSV Conference

Marketplace K-12

Sign up for exclusive EdWeek Market Brief sessions that feature new, unreleased data and research and K-12 strategies for successful sales. The post EdWeek Market Brief to Share Need-to-Know Insights at ASU GSV Conference appeared first on Market Brief.

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Increase Screen Time to Increase Literacy Proficiency

techlearning

While click-bate headlines love to scare parents and educators about the risks of screen time, it’s not that simple.

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The Martian Classroom Street Art Project

EdTechTeam

What happens when an author, a street artist, and a videographer collaborate on a project? It looks something like this! The Martians in Your Classroom: STEM in Every Learning Space just turned into STEAM in Every Learning Space! Deck the Walls. Coronado is a neighborhood in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. It’s rich with culture and community gatherings, one of them being the annual Oak Street Mural Festival that occurs in March of each year in alliance with Art Detour, Mob Action University, and

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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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Build Emotional Intelligence With Top-Rated Mood Meter

techlearning

Mood Meter offers a visually appealing, engaging tool for tracking emotions. Exploring the grid of words is surprisingly fun as dots expand and contract with a tap.

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Opinion: Protect The Taxi Cab Industry From Innovation

TeachThought - Learn better.

Opinion: Protect The Taxi Cab Industry From Innovation a tongue-in-cheek opinion piece by Terry Heick We have to protect the taxicab industry from disruptive innovation. After a century of dominance in the moving-very-small-groups-of-people-around-a-city market, outside forces have disrupted cabs as the de facto method for people-moving. From automotive manufacturers who manufacture fleet-friendly automobiles often used […].

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Pitsco Education Giving Away 7 Robotics Sets for #roboweek

techlearning

The sets represent the new K-12 coding and robotics continuum developed and assembled by Pitsco Education to teach children how to design, think critically and problem-solve.

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Gifts Ideas For Boys Of Every Age Range

TeachThought - Learn better.

Gifts Ideas For Boys Of Every Age Range contributed by Anne Davis Your son brings you constant joy and you want to make him happy on his special day. Whether it’s a birthday, a graduation or a holiday, buying the perfect gift for your son can present challenges, especially for someone that seems to have […]. The post Gifts Ideas For Boys Of Every Age Range appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Video Observation Company Introduces Low-Tech Tripod Tool

techlearning

“Whether educators are using smartphones or tablets for filming, the paper tripod is designed to work for most mobile devices popular today,” said Adam Geller, founder and CEO of Edthena.

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Teacher Empowerment Summit

Adjusting Course

I was recently asked a question that gave me pause. So much so, that I’m now curious how others might respond. The question was, “What’s the most empowering idea you think every educator should know?” The question seemed so straightforward, but the more I thought about this work we do, the more I realized I wanted to hear how others would respond. If you’re interested in hearing my idea (along with 20 incredibly inspiring educators who answered the same question) you can go to the Teacher Empowe

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Study Examines Effective Ways to Help Low-Income Students Make Reading Gains

techlearning

To identify the instruction most effective at advancing literacy skills for students from low socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone® (NYSE: RST) company, conducted a three-year longitudinal study with students in early elementary grades.

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I love Brenthaven!

Kathy Schrock

If you follow this blog, you know I regularly review items from Brenthaven , a great company with an awesome focus on the educational market! Their designs are intended to withstand even the most careless student, with cases that can take being thrown in the locker, to headphones that have a breakaway plug for those students who get tangled up in wires easily.

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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.