Fri.Apr 09, 2021

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What K–12 Leaders Should Know When Spending Federal Funds

EdTech Magazine

Since March 2020, the federal government has provided roughly $190 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. The passing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11 marks the third designation of federal funding K–12 schools have seen during the pandemic. The newest stimulus package allocates the most money to fund K–12 education since the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act last March and the subsequent Coronavirus

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RISE UP Coalition to Address the Compound Inequity Facing Black and Brown Students

Digital Promise

The ripple effects of historically inequitable institutions—from education to healthcare to housing and beyond—are resulting in severe and long-lasting impacts on our students and families of color. Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and People of Color (BILPOC) families and students are potentially facing continued compounded inequities. We have an unprecedented opportunity to take action.

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Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning. by Terry Heick. This post has been updated and republished from a 2013 post by Terry Heick. Teachers often wrestle with two big questions: How do people learn, and how can they do it better in a constantly evolving context? In pursuit, the theme of ’21st-century learning’ often surfaces, a popular label that, while perhaps cliche, still seems to be necessary as we iterate learning models, fold in digital media resources

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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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Blooklet- Enhance Classroom Engagement Using Games

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Blooklet is a platform that gamifies education and helps students make the best of their learning in fun and engaging ways. Blooklet draws on the learning principles of games (e.g the systems of.

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What Is 3 Before Me? A Teaching Strategy To Build Capacity In Students

TeachThought - Learn better.

What Is 3 Before Me? A Teaching Strategy To Build Capacity In Students. by TeachThought Staff. What is ‘3 Before Me’? ‘3 Before Me’ is a simple classroom strategy–arguably both a teaching and learning strategy–that requires that when students experience a challenge, they must first ask three different people for help before reaching out to the teacher.

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The Story Behind a Petition to Hold College Commencement in Person, Despite COVID-19

Edsurge

Raquel Perez is earning her associate degree in audio engineering this spring. It’s a milestone many semesters in the making. The 32-year-old has spent the last five years pursuing a degree at Houston Community College, balancing classes with paid work and raising her seven children. Propelling her forward through all of that effort was her vision of the day she’d walk across the commencement stage and accept her diploma.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

What are the best-flipped learning apps for K-12 grades in flipped classrooms? The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons.

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How we moved professional learning to virtual facilitation

eSchool News

Facilitating in-person professional learning is exhilarating. The nervousness and excitement in the room are almost palpable. As we immerse ourselves and our participants in the topic at hand, the anxiety slips away and the enthusiasm grows. We make meaningful connections to the content and each other, and we all walk away feeling more confident. Then COVID-19 hit and stopped us in our tracks.

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Slick Write Review-Is It A Good Editing Tool?

Fractus Learning

Is Slick Write good? Can it compete with other free web-based editing software like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Ginger, or Hemingway Editor? Can it improve your writing style and help you detect common spelling and grammar errors? You may wonder if it is any good because it is free. I was surprised at the features and statistics Slick Write offered. This Slick Write review reveals what I discovered about Slick Write… What Is Slick Write And What Does It Do?

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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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OPINION: We need a SpaceX for assessment

The Hechinger Report

Students find testing an annoying waste of time, at best, and often frustrating. Many teachers don’t like assessments either, bemoaning the lost resources for other aspects of learning, like critical thinking , that have been drawn away by test prep. Assessment is costly not only in terms of time, but also in terms of money. It can now cost tens of thousands of dollars to generate a single K-12 test question.

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Jamboard: Making a Perfect Circle

Teacher Tech

Today my lesson involved circles so I wanted the student to model their math with circles not ellipses. The problem is, when you use the shape tool on Jamboard and click and drag you’ll end up with an elipse. Single Click The trick to getting an actual circle on Jamboard is to just click. Select […]. The post Jamboard: Making a Perfect Circle appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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The education system failed lower-income students–edtech can fix it

eSchool News

The pandemic disrupted the development of over 55 million U.S. school children under the age of 18. In many cases, the switch to remote education hasn’t been a smooth one–teachers might have been briefed on the correct use of online tools, but have struggled to keep engagement levels high in the digital classroom. Perhaps even more urgently, Covid-19 has widened the already-existing education gap that puts low-income students at a disadvantage compared to their better-off peers.

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