Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

The struggle for equity in education stretches back beyond our nation's living memory. But, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made painfully clear, we've still got plenty of work to do. In a recent discussion with global education leaders , we took a hard look at some of the inequitable practices that continue to plague our schools. The conversation was refreshing, raw and relevant to the current situation in our public institutions, highlighting major issues that may not have been considered previou

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2022

There are great notetaking apps and suggestions out there for students. Check out this article from The Tech Edvocate with a list of six ideas, including: Google Keep. Notes. ClickUp (not familiar to me). Note-taking and Study Apps. Taking notes from discussions helps greatly in remembering important points raised and in aiding you to study for exams and other assessment activities.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

Every school district has data storage needs, and student records are just the beginning. IT systems demand storage as well: Internet logs, security events, building systems, security cameras and more all require storage. No matter the storage option, having storage is the easy part of the data management problem. The challenge is making use of the data once you have it.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 15, 2022

By Charles Sosnik “Still, it’s a real good bet, the best is yet to come You think you’ve seen the sun, but you ain’t seen it shine” –Frank I was tempted to quote Dickens for this one; that trite and quite overused line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” But as I see what lies before us, I just don’t believe that quote is appropriate.

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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.

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Education Elements

AUGUST 15, 2022

School leaders, teachers and parents have had to navigate difficult conversations in the last few years. During the panedemic, they explained to students that the learning will be shifting again to virtual, that collaboration will look and feel different, that although “sharing is caring,” let’s pause on the sharing of supplies for now. The skill it takes to navigate these discussions with students and children is already complex; but add the sensitivity needed to when students are grappling wit

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 15, 2022

Jigsaw Explorer is a website that offers a wide variety of online jigsaw puzzles that you can use with kids and students in and out of class. Jigsaw Explorer also allows you to create your own puzzles based on your photos and you can share these puzzles with others via email or through social media websites. Jigsaw Explorer offers various features that make it an interesting game-based learning platform to use in your instruction.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

AUGUST 15, 2022

I start my 36th year in education (28 as a classroom teacher). Below are the lessons I have learned hanging out with teenagers for so many years. Here are my 36 rules for my 36 yrs. Learning their names early matters. They know if you care. They have very fine-tuned BS detectors. They don’t care what you know until they know you care. Have fun - Being a teenager is hard - very hard -.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recently, my colleagues and I attended a summer camp where we introduced students to some fantastic STEM activities. Kids learned how to create their own lava lamps out of everyday kitchen materials. They programed Sphero robots and used them to make cooperative artwork. We also taught them how to make circuits out of batteries and wire, as well as exploding paint bags.

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Edthena

AUGUST 15, 2022

Teaching video clubs are an effective way for educators, and aspiring educators, to collaborate. By watching videos of peers’ teaching practice, teacher candidates receive helpful feedback and ideas for classroom improvement. And when these teaching video clubs are diverse, the stronger the learning experience. At the recent American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 74th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Georgia College Professors Roddran Grimes and Stephen Wills presented Dive

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Sell Courses Online

AUGUST 15, 2022

Webinars can be an extremely effective way to engage your audience and market your products. If you’re planning on using … Kajabi Webinars: How to Create Live & Evergreen Webinars Read More ?.

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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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American Consortium for Equity in Education

AUGUST 15, 2022

STEM LEARNING AND SUSTAINABILITY I always love doing these shows with The STEM Careers Coalition which incorporates industry into public education …to help teachers with resources and help create their own future workforce. Today Discovery ED ‘s Coalition presents Trane Technologies Dierdre. Keep Reading STEM LEARNING AND SUSTAINABILITY.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2022

Students who graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder actually will make about $8,000 more a year than students who graduated from less elite four-year universities in the state. State data indicate that the extra payoff is only half as much, about $4,000. Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski. How much is a college degree worth? Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce calculates that a bachelor’s degree will confer an average lifetime earnings of $2.8 million.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

AUGUST 15, 2022

E RATE AND THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND Brian Stephens of Funds for Learning, our go-to experts , is my guest. Listen because connectivity matters for every student. It’s all about equity PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT for TEACHER RETENTION, TEACHER HAPPINESS, TEACHER RECRUITMENT. Keep Reading AN ACE-ED.ORG ‘EQUITY PRESENTATION’: E RATE AND THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 15, 2022

Internships are an amazing opportunity for students. Landing an internship can be exciting, eye-opening, educational and…even a little daunting. The process of meeting and impressing real-world employers while fighting for limited slots against qualified and competing students can obviously be intimidating the first time around. So how does one overcome those feelings in order to get the position and prepare for their future?

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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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MiddleWeb

AUGUST 15, 2022

Whether you’re a recent teacher ed graduate, newly emergency certified, or an experienced teacher who’s suddenly learned you’ll be teaching STEM this year, you’re in good hands with veteran STEM teacher and curriculum designer Anne Jolly. Here are her five “do this first” tips. The post New to STEM Teaching? Five Things to Do Now. first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2022

"Good Kids, Bad Behaviors: What to Do About Unruly Young People in the Library" Part of the Library 2.0 Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : This 60-minute training webinar is another in our "Service, Safety, and Security" series for all library staff and library leaders, presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr.

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techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2022

Teaching proper digital etiquette to students starts with modeling it.

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The Thinking Stick

AUGUST 15, 2022

Show Notes: Check out our new series of courses on being efficient with Google Workspace. Our Guest: Dr. Monica Burns. Dr. Monica Burns is a curriculum and edtech consultant, author, and founder of ClassTechTips.com. She works with schools, districts, and organizations to provide actionable and engaging professional development. Monica started her blog in 2012 to help make edtech easier for fellow educators and launched the Easy EdTech Podcast to support educators who want to simplify and stream

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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

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techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2022

Social and emotional learning (SEL) has become increasingly popular in schools. Here is what you need to know about it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

When Anna Camba moved from Venezuela to the U.S. four years ago, she worried about arriving too “late” in her educational journey to succeed in her new home. But the Spanish-speaker says she found the support she needed by enrolling in a dual-language program at the Honors College at Miami Dade College, which helped her to pursue higher education in both her native language and in English.

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techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2022

Hypothes.is lets you annotate the internet making all information more freely accessible for deeper use.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

In June, more than 40 neurodiverse high school and college students traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with representatives from the Department of Education and elected officials. Their goal? To advocate for measures designed to better support students with learning disabilities in higher education. “I think that a lot of the time, different learners are overlooked,” says Claire Robinson, a rising senior in Issaquah School District, who traveled to D.C. to join the lobbying effort.

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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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MindSpark

AUGUST 15, 2022

By Davis Turner Gone are the times when your coach showed up five minutes before practice or a game with just a clipboard, cigar, and an 8-cylinder two-tone Buick. Now, coaches and assistants are setting up drills, technology, stations, etc., half an hour to hours before practice. Athletes can even use a variety of wearable body sensors to get useful coaching advice, as apps provide on-screen analysis for tracking and improving their progress right from the display on their phone or watch.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2022

For those of us in the trenches of the community school movement, an increased federal focus on community schools couldn’t come at a better time. City leaders and others are increasingly aware of the power of community schools as an equity strategy. And equity is needed now more than ever as schools face hardships exacerbated by the pandemic. No wonder local calls for community schools are growing louder and more frequent.

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