Edsurge

MAY 4, 2019

Nationally, we are facing a preschool crisis. Only a third of four-year-olds (and just 5 percent of three-year-olds) attend state-funded preschool, despite evidence that high quality, center-based care yields lasting positive effects including lower rates of grade repetition, and higher levels of educational attainment. In an attempt to increase access—while reducing costs—some state legislators are turning to online providers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 4, 2019

“To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.” ? John Dewey. Happy 2019 Teacher Appreciation Week! I wish to share with you one of my favorite annual postings that I dedicate to an amazing world of educators. I hope you find this reflection, one that you will continue to enjoy and share with others!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 4, 2019

Correcting The Deficit In Critical Thinking by Terry Heick As a culture, we have a thought crisis–namely, a harmful and enduring refusal and/or inability to think well and think critically. This is just an opinion but I hope not a radical one. To clarify why this crisis exists–or even why I believe it exists–would require […].

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

Ryan Tillman-French, a developer for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in Boston. Chelsea Stahl / NBC News. This story is a part of our Map to the Middle Class project, in which readers ask questions about educational pathways to financial stability and then we investigate. This question comes from Susanna Williams: Jobs don’t require college degrees.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 4, 2019

Here are three of our favourite screen recording tools we highly recommend for teachers and educators. These tools are easy to use, have a simple intuitive interface, and offer powerful video editing.read more.

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Tom Murray

MAY 4, 2019

Todd Whitaker joins Tom for this #LeadershipMinute. For more on Todd’s work, click here.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 4, 2019

Libby is an excellent app that allows you to access your local library and borrow ebooks and audiobooks. The way Libby works is very simple: open the app, find your local library, use your library.read more.

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TeacherCast

MAY 4, 2019

In this episode of Educational Podcasting Today, Jeff sits down with Jake Miller from the Educational Duct Tape Podcast to discuss how he is revolutionizing online professional development on Twitter through animated Gif’s that he calls the EDUGIf. The post How To Build Your Brand Through Social Media … One #EDUGif At A Time with Jake Miller appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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TeacherCast

MAY 4, 2019

Are you looking to turn your thoughts and ideas into income-generating activities to support your family? You have come to the right place. For many educators, the summertime is a fantastic time to spend it with the family in the warm weather or taking long walks on the beach. (right?) However, for many 10 month… The post Seven Ways Teachers Can Earn Extra Income By Building Their EDU Brands Online appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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TeacherCast

MAY 4, 2019

Are you looking to turn your thoughts and ideas into income-generating activities to support your family? You have come to the right place. For many educators, the summertime is a fantastic time to spend it with the family in the warm weather or taking long walks on the beach. (right?). However, for many 10 month employees, the summertime is also an opportunity to take a step back and begin work on building their educational brands.

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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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