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Teachers’ helper: Edtech as TA’s

eSchool News

In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: 6 classroom tech tools that help educators’ mental health 8 questions for educators as they use assessments to support student learning AI in the Classroom – Supporting Innovative Teaching and Increased Productivity. Related : Running the numbers: New data on the state-of-play in education All about the IT department: Proven strategies for success.

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Network Overhauls Increased Security, Speed and Control for These Small IT Teams

EdTech Magazine

At first glance, Vestavia Hills City Schools in Alabama does not seem to have much in common with Pflugerville Independent School District in Texas. Vestavia Hills is a Birmingham suburb; Pflugerville sits in Austin’s fast-growing metro region. The Texas district has 34 schools and 25,600 students, nearly four times Vestavia Hills’ nine schools and 7,100 students.

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10 Amazing ideas for celebrating World Teachers’ Day 2022

Neo LMS

Adopted after the 1966 International Labor Organization and UNESCO’s Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, World Teachers’ Day 2022 is celebrated on the 5th of October and emphasizes teachers’ rights and responsibilities. Although it’s a day to celebrate teachers and their work, it also brings forward children’s rights and access to education.

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When your disability gets you sent home from school

The Hechinger Report

The phone call from her son’s school was alarming. The assistant principal told her to come to the school immediately. This story also appeared in The Associated Press. But when Lisa Manwell arrived at Pioneer Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan, her son wasn’t sick or injured. He was sitting calmly in the principal’s office. John, who has ADHD and finds it soothing to fidget during class, had been removed from the classroom after he refused to stop using a pair of safety scissors to cut his cut

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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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Using online modules to strengthen teacher leadership programs

eSchool News

Teacher leader programs offer opportunities for teachers to assume leader roles and leverage their expertise in teaching without leaving the classroom. Despite some of the potential and promise of teacher leader programs, new programs often struggle with problems that stem from mismanagement that limits their effectiveness. As teacher leader programs become more prolific across the county, there is a growing need for district- and school-level staff to design policies and practices to select, de

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Using Telepresence Robots in School

techlearning

Telepresence robots can bring students who cannot attend school into the classroom in a more immersive manner than video conferencing.

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Vector Solutions Adds Cybersecurity Awareness Courses to its Suite of Online Training Programs for Schools

eSchool News

Tampa, FL – More than 100 school districts are victimized by cyber criminals each year. To help school administrators and staff members protect their school networks and reduce the likelihood of sensitive data falling into the wrong hands, Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their operations and communities safer, smarter, and better, has created a set of online cybersecurity awareness training courses.

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How to Create a Google Account Without Gmail

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

If you use Microsoft Office, Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo, etc. for your email you may still want the benefits of Google products. Alice Keeler shows you how to create a Google account without Gmail. The post How to Create a Google Account Without Gmail appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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InsightMath, a New Core Curriculum to Make All Students Powerful Problem Solvers

MIND Research Institute

See Math. Learn Math. Love Math. There’s a new program by MIND Research Institute right around the corner! InsightMath , our new neuroscience-based core elementary curriculum will transform student learning by teaching the way the brain learns. Launching in spring 2024, InsightMath will further MIND’s mission to mathematically equip all students to solve the world's most challenging problems.

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Strategies and Tools to Improve Student Behavior and Engagement – SULS0175

Shake Up Learning

The post Strategies and Tools to Improve Student Behavior and Engagement – SULS0175 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Shawn Young, a former teacher, and CEO of Classcraft. When so many teachers are struggling with behavior management, student engagement is at an all-time low. Teachers are burnout. We need tools and strategies to help. .

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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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YA Graphic Novel Tells Family’s Holocaust Story

MiddleWeb

Many of today’s middle schoolers lack a full understanding of the Holocaust. Media literacy consultant Frank Baker seeks to deepen their knowledge and awareness by sharing the survival story of one American family in a nonfiction graphic novel format students will be drawn to. The post YA Graphic Novel Tells Family’s Holocaust Story first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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NEXT WEEK: Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. The mini-conference will highlight the many different kinds of privacy (and privacy problems) that information institutions and professionals face, with an emphasis on how these professionals can and should engage with the critical dimensions of privacy in their work.

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Monthly SEL Themes and Activities for Advisory

MiddleWeb

Help your middle graders grow academically and behaviorally with these monthly SEL themes and activities developed by middle school teacher leader Kasey Short and her counseling colleague Janani Buford. Just right for busy teachers to incorporate into their advisories! The post Monthly SEL Themes and Activities for Advisory first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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This Month at DE: October

Discovery Education

Blast off this month with out-of-this-world content from DE! Start strong with Space Week and new resources from NASA, then keep the fun going all month long with timely content for all of October’s exciting celebrations. Featured Partner. NASA. See spectacular images from the James Webb space telescope, travel to the moon with Artemis, meet the faces of groundbreaking technology, and so much 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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What did you once consider necessary in your life that you no longer utilize?

The Principal of Change

I was reading a blog post (it is private on a district domain, so I can’t share!) by educator Anna Sage , who made such an eloquent connection between the education and medical fields with a distinct focus on innovation. . She shared that during a recent visit to the dentist and receiving a teeth mold, she was surprised that they weren’t going to use the “pink goop” used in the past!

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What I learned from writing a book: A 3x3x3 reflection

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

It seems weird to have taken a five-month break from writing, so I could write, but here we are. Other than the flipped learning research update post , this blog has been on hiatus since May so that I could focus my book with David Clark on alternative grading. We turned in the manuscript last month , so now I can return my focus. to writing. Again.

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Rural Innovation: Community Problem-Solving Through Heritage Storytelling

Digital Promise

The post Rural Innovation: Community Problem-Solving Through Heritage Storytelling appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Best Election Sites and Apps for Education

techlearning

Teach U.S. elections, civics, law and history with these top election sites, apps and games.

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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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What’s New ~ October 2022

myViewBoard

It’s officially fall, and we here at myViewBoard are glad the summer heat has passed. With the school semester moving along, we’re happy to share what’s new in myViewBoard in October 2022. Read on for enhancements in Manager, Classroom, and Whiteboard, and a big update to Display! Display’s Big Update — Display Advanced Is Here!

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OPINION: Community schools have great promise, and we should make sure they produce lasting results

The Hechinger Report

When I was a community school director in Queens, New York, I designed a mentoring program for 10 percent of my chronically absent students. I enlisted a handful of volunteer staff members to serve as mentors, and provided weekly attendance data about their mentees and activities to use during student check-ins. These touch points helped students develop trusting relationships with staff members, who helped connect students with additional resources and enrichment opportunities.

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Best Online Tools for Creating Interactive Maps for Students and Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Map creation is a key educational activity that helps students develop their geographical literacy and enhances their spatial thinking skills. It also raises their critical awareness about the role geography plays in cultural, political, and social diversity and helps them understand their positionality as active participants in the social construction of this diversity.

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