Edsurge
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
I’ve always thought of the U.S. as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. But lately I’ve realized my perception may be flawed by a false sense of American exceptionalism. In Canada, for example, about two-thirds of colleges offer online degrees —and many have for years. While here in the U.S., a far smaller number grant degrees online.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
The past couple of years have put educators through the wringer. However, as TCEA 2022, the biggest educational technology conference in Texas, drew to close, attendees shared how reconnecting with fellow educators armed them with needed resources to continue working during these challenging times. From teacher self-care to intentional use of technology, here are four takeaways from the first in-person TCEA convention in two years: 1.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
This is not part of the 169 tech tips for your class book but it will be when I update the ebook: Tech Tip #173: Track Your Stuff. If you follow me on Instagram , or my writer’s blog, WordDreams , you already saw this tip! This is a very cool tip: Track anything with Apple Air Tags. I hid one in my husband’s car, labeled it ‘Dad’s Car’ Now, when it’s away from me, it sends a message to my phone like this: Though the Air Tags might be best suited to finding
Hapara
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
For many educators, the start of this school year held the possibility of returning to a more “normal” school year after periods of distance and hybrid learning. But teachers and school leaders across the U.S. and Canada say the year has been far from easy or routine—though online learning tools like those offered by H?para have offered some relief.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
The CDW Legacy Excellence Program, which CDW announced Monday, will include a scholarship program and a fellowship opportunity for students, and technology investments for four premier historically Black colleges and universities: Alabama A&M University, Florida A&M University, North Carolina A&T State University and Southern University and A&M College.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Last year, New York’s Rockland Community College realized it had a problem. The passing rate for gateway classes—those that all students need to take—wavered slightly and dropped by one point to 75 percent. But for Black men, the pass rate tumbled to 64 percent. Looking just at college algebra, the passing rate for Hispanic men fell below 50 percent during the last two years.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TeachThought - Learn better.
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Social-Emotional Learning promotes well-being while using the benefits of that well-being to promote academic and personal growth. The post What Is Social-Emotional Learning? appeared first on TeachThought.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Right now, there’s a labor shortage. The U.S. has more jobs available than there are people to work them. This means individuals who are just starting their careers can more easily snag positions in trade occupations, such as construction, cosmetology, HVAC, and more. But in order to take advantage of these opportunities, students first need to know that they are available.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
How To Turn On Caps Lock on a Chromebook. Alice Keeler will share the steps for using a Chromebook and enabling or disabling the Caps Lock. The post How To Turn On Caps Lock on a Chromebook appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 18, 2022 – Pikmykid , the premier school safety and dismissal platform, today announces its partnership with Central Access , the leading provider of K-12 education technology tools for the state of Mississippi. Through this partnership, Pikmykid and Central Access will bring the best Student Information System (SIS) and dismissal technology to the educators and parents of Mississippi, starting with a fully integrated solution with Application Programming Interface (API) int
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.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
The University of Texas System is piloting a program to insert workplace skills valued by employers into the four-year curriculum, in an effort to boost earnings for alumni of the majors that typically make the lowest salaries. . These microcredentials might range from digital skills to data analysis to business skills such as project management, said Lydia Riley, the UT system’s director of academic affairs.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Historically, people in the United States have been reluctant to talk about mental healthcare issues or therapy in general. But over the past year or so, that has changed. For example, public figures such as Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and professional tennis player Naomi Osaka have shone the spotlight on mental health issues facing young people. That’s a positive development—and certainly needed during these times.
techlearning
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
JeopardyLabs is a free game quiz template site perfect for teachers and students.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
NEW YORK, February 18, 2022 – PresenceLearning , the leading provider of online therapy solutions for schools and clinicians, has partnered with Hasbro , a global play and entertainment company, to bring some of the most-beloved characters and classic games to the PresenceLearning therapy platform. Through this partnership, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and behavioral and mental health professionals will be able to use PresenceLearning’s exclusive digital adaptations of
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.
techlearning
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Chad A. Rose, the director of Mizzou Ed Bully Prevention Lab, shares tips for preventing cyberbullying.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Boston – Feb. 18, 2022 – Many students don’t have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® (AP®) classes due to limited availability of AP® course offerings or certified instructors to teach the classes. To help, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) partnered with VHS Learning to create the STEM Advanced Placement Access Expansion Opportunity , which enables up to 1,500 students within the state to take free AP® courses during the 2022-2023 academic yea
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
It is quite maddening that on a Chromebook where the Caps Lock key should be there is a search icon. I do not want a search icon, I want Caps Lock!! You have 2 choices for how to handle Caps Lock on a Chromebook. The Search Key. Where you expect to find the Caps Lock key, instead you find the SEARCH key. This will search your Chromebook for applications.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. The only place to read this as the original content is [link]. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” — Unknown. What is the difference between having a plan for something, and simply making it up on the spot? For many Instructional Coaches, they are asked every day to walk in and work with teachers on their lesson plans.
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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
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
While his wife was in labor in the hospital with their third child, Joshua Castillo was in the waiting room completing a computer science final and two quizzes. This story also appeared in The Guardian. By then he was accustomed to juggling the demands of fatherhood with the unyielding deadlines and expectations of college, where he is studying computer science while working full time and helping raise his kids — a responsibility for which he said he doesn’t get much sympathy from faculty.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” — Unknown What is the difference between having a plan for something, and simply making it up on the spot? For many Instructional Coaches, they are asked every day to walk in and work with teachers on their lesson plans. Coaches meet with teachers, discuss the content of a lesson, and do their best to build up the lesson through a series of digital learning activities.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Santa Barbara, CA — Feb. 18, 2021 — The role of effective communication has never been more critical, but districts and schools are facing a gamut of challenges in engaging all parents and guardians — especially the hardest-to-reach families. To help educators bridge the communications gap between school and home, ParentSquare, the award-winning unified school-home communications platform for K-12, has created a free best practice guide.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
After years of inflexible debt-collection practices that have burdened SUNY students with punitive payment schedules, high interest and crippling collection fees, New York State officials are promising change. This story also appeared in The New York Times. The board of trustees of the State University of New York system voted last month to review the way it collects student debt at all 64 SUNY campuses, and the interim chancellor, Deborah Stanley, pledged to make additional significant changes.
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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