EdTech Magazine
MAY 25, 2021
When school districts around the country went virtual last year, educators and students alike were faced with technology for continued learning that they didn’t know how to use. For Jaime Donally, the learning curve wasn’t quite as steep. As the founder of ARVRinEDU, Donally has been dabbling in the virtual world since she was first introduced to the technology.
Neo LMS
MAY 25, 2021
Teachers in all fields saw their lives turned upside down with the arrival of COVID-19, with most having to resort to remote learning. While the virus is becoming contained, many institutions continue to use online learning for students who attend schools that are still closed and those in rural communities that live far away from a physical location.
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Digital Promise
MAY 25, 2021
During this pandemic year, we have grown to understand the value and importance of staying connected as an educator and librarian community. We have learned how to leverage technology to establish and maintain relationships with students and colleagues as we navigated the unknown waters of blended and distance learning. As this 2020-2021 school year comes to a close, we are looking forward to meeting virtually together as a librarian collective through Klein Independent School District’s Edcamp
Edsurge
MAY 25, 2021
Every year, around the country, high school students get their hands dirty with science projects—chemistry labs, robotics, that model of a volcano. But one school just outside of Washington, D.C., Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was the first where students designed a satellite that was actually launched into space. And that's just one example of how extraordinary this school is.
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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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 25, 2021
Soundtrap is an online music studio you can use with your students to record, edit and collaborate on songs. It provides you access to a large collection of loops and software.
Teacher Tech
MAY 25, 2021
Allow students to finish filling out their Google Form later. The post FINALLY! Google Forms Lets Students SAVE Their Progress appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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eSchool News
MAY 25, 2021
About 42 percent of rural school districts in the U.S. offered fully in-person instruction as of February, compared with only 17 percent for urban districts, according to a new RAND Corporation survey of school district leaders. The opposite pattern held for fully remote learning: 29 percent of urban districts offered fully remote instruction compared with 10 percent of rural districts and 18 percent of suburban districts.
MiddleWeb
MAY 25, 2021
This year’s whirlwind of factors impacting schools has left educators absolutely exhausted. Consultants Ron Williamson and Barbara R. Blackburn share ways leaders can support their staff (and themselves) to achieve work-life balance in anticipation of the next school year. The post Help Faculty and Staff Find Work-Life Balance first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Edthena
MAY 25, 2021
Innovative takeaways were the name of the game at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Meeting in February of this year. Timothy Boerst from the School of Education at the University of Michigan and Meghan Shaughnessy of Boston University presented on “Using Video to Learn to Do the Work of Teaching When Schools are Closed”. .
N2Y
MAY 25, 2021
Welcome to part three of our travel series, where we will cover a variety of topics on travel and access that will better prepare you for traveling with children with special needs. You can read more on this topic in the following articles in the series: Traveling with Children with Special Needs. Travel and Medical Access. Travel and Communication Access.
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.
techlearning
MAY 25, 2021
Educators likely can leave their masks home in a matter of weeks, says Dr. Joseph G. Allen, of the T.H.
Shake Up Learning
MAY 25, 2021
The post 4 Projects that Go Beyond Traditional Assessment – SULS0111 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Jen Giffen, a teacher-librarian and new Shake Up Learning trainer. Jen shares ideas that will help teachers go BEYOND traditional assessments like reports, essays, presentations, and cookie-cutter assignments.
techlearning
MAY 25, 2021
Explore these free alternative web-based tools that support learning.
techieMusings
MAY 25, 2021
Speaking as both a math teacher who has taught in a flipped and purely online teaching model over the past 10+ years and as the director of innovation & educational technology at my school, Kami has been a vital tool for me. Kami has provided a way for me to provide real-time feedback to students and for my learners to do collaborative work — whether we are together in the classroom or not.
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.
MindShift
MAY 25, 2021
Reprinted from Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education. Copyright © 2021 by Alex Shevrin Venet. Shared with the permission of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. By Alex Shevrin Venet. As a teacher, I know how important it is to create clear expectations for my students and hold them to high standards. This also applies to me as I seek to build relationships with my students.
edWeb.net
MAY 25, 2021
By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. It’s no secret that the pandemic altered K-12 education, including the relationship between vendors and schools. The question is: Are the changes here to stay? During the edWebinar, “ Educators Have Spoken… This Is What Industry Partners Need to Hear,” the speakers presented trends and observations from edWeb’s recent edFocus Industry Summit and offered advice for vendors on building and maintaining connections with their cus
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
MAY 25, 2021
We are excited to announce that Learning Revolution will be hosting an ONLINE version of the much-sought-after course: Parenting For Academic Success (and Parental Sanity) This course is a five-part series of classes co-taught by Greg Smith and Chris Loper. Chris will share the key ideas from psychology and neuroscience that are most relevant for parents, while Greg will discuss how to apply this knowledge at home.
The Principal of Change
MAY 25, 2021
Three years ago, I wrote a post titled “ 3 Reminders for the End of the School Year. ” Here are the reminders I shared in that original post and some thoughts that I wanted to share after. 1. Not all students look forward to the summer break. Although many students celebrate summer vacation, some miss the routine of school and the relationships that school provides that they may not receive to the same extent elsewhere.
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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
eSchool News
MAY 25, 2021
My teaching philosophy is that the content is no longer the commodity. When I was in school, I had to go to school every day because my teachers had all the information and I had to get it from them somehow. Kids these days have access to all the information they could ever ask for at their fingertips, on the internet. . I teach computer literacy at Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF) and I’ve found numerous ways to keep my students engaged in my short time there.
Edsurge
MAY 25, 2021
San Juan, Puerto Rico— The pandemic has been just one of the challenges facing teachers in Puerto Rico. The island is still struggling with the aftermath of the 2017 Hurricane Maria, which destroyed a large part of the electrical system. And in January 2020, a series of earthquakes left many children in the southern part of the island without schools, after compromised buildings had to be closed for safety reasons.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 25, 2021
Nikole Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer prize for her work on the New York Times’ 1619 Project, was recently denied tenure by the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina. Hannah-Jones, a Black woman, is the only person named to the University’s Knight Chair in journalism not to receive tenure. Credit: AP Photo/Gerry Broome. I guess higher education isn’t the bastion of liberalism that conservatives grouse about.
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