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What’s New in Digital Leadership version 2 with Eric Sheninger

The CoolCatTeacher

Eric Sheninger on episode 496 Eric Sheninger has rewritten his popular book Digital Leadership. In this show, learn what he added and what has changed. With over half the book being rewritten and changed, you’ll want insight into what trends are important if you’re going to be a digital leader in schools. Listen to Eric Sheninger talk about the new version of his book, Digital Leadershp Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Ditch That Grade! 9 ways to move beyond the grade and on to meaningful learning

Ditch That Textbook

I know what you are thinking, ditch that grade? Really? Well, maybe not all grades… or maybe? It begs the question, why give grades? Where did this whole grading frenzy start? What do grades really measure anyway? What about schools that don’t give grades? Do students stop learning? If April showers bring May flowers… Okay, […].

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How to Promote Deeper Learning with the 4 Shifts

The CoolCatTeacher

Julie Graber on Episode 497 The four shifts is a new education technology paradigm shared in the book Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning by Scott McLeod and Julie Graber. On today’s show, Julie discusses these four shifts and how it compares to other models such as SAMR. She gives examples of effective design using technology and where many programs are falling short.

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Talking Race and Ethnicity

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. Every year, the United States grows more racially and ethnically diverse, making the term “racial minority” soon a thing of the past. Preparing students to celebrate the nation’s diversity, rather than fall into patterns of tension and conflict, is crucial.

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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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How Education Companies Can Thrive in the Most Volatile Month of the K-12 Sales Cycle

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

For K-12 districts, June 30 marks the end of the fiscal years. Here are 6 strategies to land new business and position your company for the future. The post How Education Companies Can Thrive in the Most Volatile Month of the K-12 Sales Cycle appeared first on Market Brief.

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Learning in the Age of Disruption

EdNews Daily

By Ryan L. Schaaf. Editor’s Note: This is Part Two of a New Monthly Series, The Brief History of the Future of Education. If You Missed Part One, You Can Read it Here. Change: Nothing Stays the Same (Van Halen). Change of any kind is a hard pill to swallow for the human condition. People love the comfort of the familiar, the reliable, the expected and the routine.

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How Learning In Your Classroom Is Different Than Learning In The Real-World

TeachThought - Learn better.

How Learning In Your Classroom Is Different Than Learning In The Real-World by Terry Heick Quick post with a basic premise: how are ‘school learning’ and ‘real world learning’ different? For now, we’re going to skip the more crucial discussions about whether or not this is bad, how to minimize it, why this is the […].

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Why I use student-driven ideas in my curriculum

eSchool News

You might think that teaching a high school programming course in which students are asked to code simple games and interactive websites would be motivating and exciting, but there are unforeseen elements of dealing with the teenage brain and the influences on their lives that seem to creep into the most well-designed plans. Students come to class with various types of anxiety, fears, and coping issues from daily stresses.

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Why We Should Make It Easier–Not Harder–To Be A Teacher

TeachThought - Learn better.

Why We Should Make It Easier–Not Harder–To Be A Teacher by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Recently, I tweeted a reflection about the challenging nature of being a teacher. Because I like to be precise with my language and thinking it struck me that the phrase “teaching is hard” isn’t quite right. If you […].

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Here Is A Powerful App to Monitor Your Kids Phones

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SpyMyFone is a leading web-based phone spy service for parental control and tracking locations of family members. Parents can use it to monitor their kids phones and stay in the know of what.read more.

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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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OPINION: How to tell if early learning provides a level playing field

The Hechinger Report

Lately, there’s been a great deal of talk in the early learning community about equitable practices in early learning settings. . For instance, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) recently released a draft position statement on equity that sought to outline “equitable learning opportunities that help children achieve their full potential as engaged learners and valued members of society.

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Renaissance Learning Buys Freckle Education to Expand Math Offerings

Edsurge

At a time of major change at educational software and assessments provider Renaissance Learning executives decided to add one more item to their to-do list. It was spring 2018. The company had bought the myON digital reading platform that March to beef up their company’s literacy offerings. Two months later, Renaissance itself was acquired by a private equity firm.

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Creating a mindful classroom with 6 helpful apps

eSchool News

[ Editor’s Note: This article was first published on the TCEA TechNotes blog.]. Mindfulness, meaning mental presence and reflection, is a popular practice across the U.S., incorporating tools to help people think clearly and critically, calm their minds, and be more productive. Many teachers also believe mindfulness can help students feel more relaxed and focused, not to mention make them less likely to engage in disruptive behavior than those who don’t meditate or undertake other mindfulness p

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A Great Tool to Help Teachers Create Engaging Video Content

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Typito is a web tool that allows you to create professional videos in simple and easy ways. As a teacher you can use it to design instructional videos and explainers. You don't need advanced.read more.

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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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Abl Acquires School by Design to Scale Effort to Make Class Schedules More Equitable

Edsurge

Why do some teachers always have more students in their classrooms? Why are certain science classes lacking in female pupils? And why do some students take many honors classes when others have none? The possible answers to those questions are endless. But they are all reflected in a school’s master schedule, which is akin to a Rubik’s Cube that determines how, where and when students, staff and other instructional resources are allocated throughout the year.

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Creating Draggable Stacks in Google Slides and Google Drawing

EdTechTeacher

Interactive digital activities in Google Slides or Google Drawings are quickly taking the place of paper and pencil activities. They are designed in such a way that students interact with text and images – moving (by dragging and dropping) objects to an appropriate location on a canvas to demonstrate understanding of concepts they’ve learned. As teachers design these activities, they often work to create a stack of moveable objects that can be accessed without the need to copy/paste or dup

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7 Ways To Get Your Google Drive Organized As Tech Coaches

TeacherCast

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. Learn 7 things that you can do to help your Tech Coaches get organized for the summertime. Topics include Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar and more! The post 7 Ways To Get Your Google Drive Organized As Tech Coaches appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network. In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and welcomes JP Prezzavento and Susan Vincentz onto the podcast to discuss 7 things that Tech Coaches need to be doing as they get

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Boost Your Motivation as the School Year Ends

MiddleWeb

In her collaborations with teachers over the past few weeks, teaching coach and NBCT Elizabeth Stein has heard this a lot: "How can we motivate our students when they've checked out of learning?" First we have to motivate ourselves, she says. Think about these 3 keys.

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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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Lessons from Boston: “no excuses” charter schools kept boosting student test scores after expansion

The Hechinger Report

Locations of charter middle schools in Boston. Source: “Can Successful Schools Replicate? Scaling Up Boston’s Charter School Sector,” Sarah Cohodes, Elizabeth Setren, and Christopher R. Walters, NBER Working Paper No. 25796 May 2019. Research sometimes shows that charter schools are better at raising student achievement than traditional public schools.

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12 Awesome Ideas for Ending the School Year

techlearning

The activities below will motivate your students to reflect, help others, move and learn, and think creatively

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Human Geography Cornerstone Assessment Infuses #EdTech for @BullisSchool Students to #DemonstrateUnderstanding @Weebly @Flipgrid

techieMusings

We are getting close to the end of the school year and, to keep with tradition, I wanted to showcase some highlights from the Megacity Project all of our 9th grade Human Geography complete as their capstone project for the course. This course is taught by a team of three teachers, Ben Mosteller, Allison Ewing, and Kristin Kowalew. To recap the project, Ben Mosteller wrote up the following details: In the final unit of the course, students learn about urban land use and all of the complexities th

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45 Captivating Water Games for Kids and Parents

Fractus Learning

I don’t think there’s a kid on this planet (or a dog for that matter) who doesn’t associate sprinklers and water hoses with fun water games. Even parents become kids again when reminded of the fun […].

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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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Four Research-Based Strategies To Ignite Intrinsic Motivation In Students

MindShift

Kathy Digsby has been teaching elementary school for a long time. She taught kindergarten for many years, then transferred to first grade. And even though she’s approaching sixty and planned to retire soon, part of her doesn’t want to leave the classroom. Recently she’s been mixing it up, injecting choice into as many areas of the classroom as she can to engage her young learners.

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Comprehensive Quiz and Poll Classroom Tool Top Rated by Teachers

techlearning

This assessment tool allows teachers to create rich quiz-type content and engage all students through quick formative assessment questions or healthy team competitions.

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New book chapter in Multimedia Learning Theory!

Dangerously Irrelevant

I am pleased to announce that my book chapter in Multimedia Learning Theory: Preparing for the New Generation of Students is now available! My chapter is titled Multimedia Learning and the Educational Leader. Here’s an excerpt from the Systemic Improvement section of the chapter: One important role of principals and superintendents is ensuring that employee position announcements, job descriptions, hiring processes, mentoring systems, training, and evaluation criteria all enforce school organiza

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Renaissance Acquires Differentiation Platform Freckle Education

techlearning

“We chose Freckle for its innovative approach to student-centered practice, instructional design and teacher tools,” said Todd Brekhus, chief product officer at Renaissance.

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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.

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Billionaire Pledges to Pay Off Morehouse Graduates’ Debt. Will It Make a Difference?

Edsurge

Commencement speakers often tell graduates to follow their dreams, but yesterday the orator at Morehouse College’s graduation made that easier in a concrete way when he surprised the crowd by promising to pay off the student loans of all 396 members of the graduating class. The speaker was Robert F. Smith, a billionaire who runs Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on software companies.

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Gale Introduces Gale In Context: For Educators

techlearning

Educators can work independently, share their planning with others or work collaboratively to build classroom resources.

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Enhancing Civic Education with Game-Based Learning

EdTechTeacher

We are experiencing a rising tide of advocacy for high quality civic education across the nation. There is also increasing interest and promising research around the impact that gamification can play in instructional design. Therefore, how might we leverage the power of gamification and game-based learning to enhance civic education? Why Simulations?

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5 Questions to Ask Yourself to Make Accessible Social Media Photos

techlearning

Below are five questions to ask yourself when creating alt text:

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks