Fri.Oct 18, 2019

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5 Ways to Greet Students

The CoolCatTeacher

Thom Gibson on episode 575 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Thom Gibson has fun ways to greet students as he walks around campus. He shared them on Twitter recently and I started using some of them and it adds a whole element of fun and engagement while interacting with students. Learn about these ideas and become the kind of person that kids love to greet!

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Q&A: Amelia Vance’s Data Privacy Advice for K–12 Leaders? Focus on Human Error

EdTech Magazine

Q&A: Amelia Vance’s Data Privacy Advice for K–12 Leaders? Focus on Human Error. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 10/18/2019 - 15:01. Daily news headlines chronicle the constant threat of data breaches targeting the nation’s K–12 schools. More than 670 schools have been targets of cyberattacks since 2016 , according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.

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169 Tech Tip #65 Zoom In/Out of Websites

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Zoom In/Out of Websites. Category: Internet.

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A Project-Based Learning Spectrum: 25 Questions To Guide Your PBL Planning

TeachThought - Learn better.

A Project-Based Learning Spectrum: 25 Questions To Guide Your PBL Planning by Terry Heick I’ve been thinking of the kinds of questions I consider when planning a project–or planning a unit when students plan a project on their own. There’s a lot to consider here–so much so that 12 isn’t even close to enough, but […]. The post A Project-Based Learning Spectrum: 25 Questions To Guide Your PBL Planning appeared first on TeachThought.

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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 Tech Companies Are Selling Colleges on Mass Data Collection

Edsurge

CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. Though each of the more than 275 companies exhibiting here at the annual meeting of Educause claimed a unique spin, the typical refrain mixed inspiration and fear, and went something like this: “Our tech system will help your students finish their degrees and save them (and you) money,” and “Oh by the way, if yo

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The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning by TeachThought Staff Projects in the classroom are as old as the classroom itself. ‘Projects’ can represent a range of tasks that can be done at home or in the classroom, by parents or groups of students, quickly or over time. While project-based learning (PBL) also features projects, […].

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3 keys to a successful community literacy initiative

eSchool News

Finding a school district that doesn’t have a literacy initiative extending beyond the walls of the classroom would likely be quite a challenge these days. And that’s as it should be! Reading is, as the cliché goes, fundamental. It’s a basic academic skill that helps students learn any other skill they will need to develop. Building a strong, effective literacy initiative takes more than just asking students and community members to read together and planning a party to celebrate success at the

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A Handy Periodic Table to Help Students Explore The World of Science

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The popular Toca Lab app is free today and only for a limited period of time. Toca Lab, which is a series of playful science apps, is a periodic table that features 118 elements to help students.

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How to Quickly Email Parents in Multiple Languages

techlearning

Form Mule is such an incredible Google Sheets email merge add-on that allows you to send personalized emails using a spreadsheet and email template.

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What does it really mean to be competency-based?

eSchool News

The education field is regularly plagued by the need for common definitions as new practices emerge. As we’ve seen with personalized learning , ambiguous terms for ambitious ideas can create widespread confusion and even skepticism. By contrast, a common definition can pinpoint a “north star” that helps practitioners and policymakers focus efforts to implement a new approach.

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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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Follow Early Humans to Global Expansion

MiddleWeb

Inquiry-Based Lessons in World History is a practical set of adaptable lesson plans and ideas starting with early humans. The book is ready for the classroom. Social studies teacher Stephanie Gilbert recommends the book to fellow history teachers.

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New Early-Stage Education Startup Contest Puts $250,000 Up for Grabs at ASU GSV

Marketplace K-12

A new competition for education and workforce technology entrepreneurs is accepting applications through Dec. 1. The post New Early-Stage Education Startup Contest Puts $250,000 Up for Grabs at ASU GSV appeared first on Market Brief.

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Seeing AI: Free App Narrates Text, People, and Objects for Visually Impaired Kids and Others

techlearning

Seeing AI has some definite advantages over other tools that assist blind or visually impaired students.

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The knowledge machine

Learning with 'e's

Image by Mike MacKenzie on Flickr In 1972 I was living in the Netherlands, near to the NATO military base on which my father worked. One Saturday my family spent the day at a fair held by various members of the forces to raise money for charity. There were colourful tents, marquees and enclosures spread out across a large playing field, where you could buy food and souvenirs, ride on a pony or try your luck at a game of chance.

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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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Join the 2019-2020 Buncee Ambassador Squad!

Buncee

All aboard the BUNCEE BUS! Applications are NOW OPEN ! We would like to welcome all of you wonderful & brilliant educators to join our Buncee Ambassador program with an all-new twist. The applications will be open until November 1st , 2019, so be sure to apply! Application Period: October 18, 2019. Deadline: November 1, 2019. What is the Buncee Ambassador Program?

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#FactFriday: Early College High School students are significantly more likely to ENROLL in and COMPLETE college.

ExcelinEd

A recent study by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) finds that the positive impacts for students participating in Early College High Schools (ECHS) continue years after students complete high school. Early College High Schools are already known to increase college readiness and success for a wide range of students, particularly those traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

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What’s New in Buncee-Week of Oct 14

Buncee

New ideas, iOS app updates, and more! Let's take a look at what's new in Buncee this week: Buncee 3.0 Now on iOS App. Buncee 3.0 is now available on iOS! With Buncee 3.0, you can take your creativity to a whole new level, and now, you can enjoy all the options Buncee 3.0 has to offer, at home, in the classroom, or on the go. Download the iOS app and get started creating anytime, anywhere!