Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 14-18, 2022: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens. National Geographic created Geography Awareness Week to raise awareness to this dangerous deficiency in American education and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of everyday life.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

School safety is always top of mind for school administrators, and with most students back on campus today, districts are keeping a sharp eye on their facilities. Onsite security challenges run the gamut, from a well-intentioned parent trying to enter the school to drop off a forgotten lunch to students smoking in the bathrooms — and even the unthinkable.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In 1966, when psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Brown was assigned to a commission to investigate what led University of Texas student Charles Whitman to kill 12 people in one of the country’s first mass shootings, Brown and his colleagues considered many different aspects of Whitman’s background. The student had access to firearms at home; he had witnessed abuse while growing up; and he had a difficult relationship with his father.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The collection below features 6 helpful blur background apps to use on your iPhone and Android. Whether you want to hide sensitive elements in your images or you want to create an artistic effect by bringing certain elements to the forefront and giving them a pronounced and sharp effect, these blur background apps are great options to consider. If you use Zoom, check out this tutorial on how to blur background on Zoom.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A hack for Google Slides is to overlay a transparent or clear rectangle over the slide. This gives you more control over your presentation. Alice Keeler has created an Add-on that makes this task super fast and easy. transparent rectangle Google Slides clear rectangle Google Slides. The post Easier: Add a Clear Rectangle to Google Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A University of Southern California program that supports ed-tech companies led by women and minorities has seen rapid growth in applicants addressing learning loss and other needs. The post Accelerator Program Sees Surge of Interest in K-12 Arena appeared first on Market Brief.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The American Consortium for Equity in Education has selected educators from 15 states plus the District of Columbia as 2022 award winners The inaugural Excellence in Equity Awards program, presented by the American Consortium for Equity in Education, has announced. Keep Reading 21 U.S. Educators Earn Top National Honors for Excellence in Equity. The post 21 U.S.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Student input has helped school leaders at Baldwin Park High School create a STEM program with diverse class offerings.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

AASL AND THE RIGHT TO READ . We measure children’s success in school by reading ability. Reading is the first of the 3 R’s. AASL president Kathy Lester is our guest.Our guest Kathy Lester suggests these links: (1)_[link] _(2)_[link]. Keep Reading SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND THE RIGHT TO READ. The post SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND THE RIGHT TO READ appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. During the edLeader Panel, “ Measuring Tutors’ Success: High Impact or Bust ,” the presenters discussed the benefits of tutoring and how to take a data-informed approach to deploying, evaluating, and refining a learning recovery strategy. What is high-impact tutoring? High-impact tutoring is a form of teaching 1:1 or in a small group in order to achieve a specific goal.

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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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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

WE ANNOUNCE THE 2022 EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY AWARD WINNERS: The American Consortium for Equity in Education asked our audience to nominate and select the leading educators, companies and organizations promoting equity in K-12. Ross Romano, who founded and chaired the. Keep Reading WE ANNOUNCE THE EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY AWARDS WINNERS. The post WE ANNOUNCE THE EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY AWARDS WINNERS appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

School districts are changing educational leadership more quickly than ever, so it’s necessary to prepare for the inevitable.

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Insight Education Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

With 65 combined years of educational experience, we are very excited for this new adventure of supporting districts across the country as recruitment and retention coaches. As we collaborate with the eight districts, known as a NIC (Network Improvement Community), we will share some of the strategies that have proven to be successful in recruitment and retention as well as some of the challenges they have experienced.

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SplashLearn

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The outdoors is a treasure trove of opportunities to let toddlers have fun and learn at the same time! If you’re looking for outdoor activities for 1 year olds that you can try outdoors, look no further. Whether you decide to take your little one rock hunting in your backyard, or on a picnic at […]. The post 15+ Outdoor Activities for 1 Year Olds that Combine Fun and Learning first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.

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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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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Premiere PBL professional development conference from PBLWorks takes place June 26-29, 2023, in Napa Valley, California PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has opened registration for PBL World 2023, its premiere professional development. Keep Reading PBL World 2023 Conference Focuses on Sharing Stories of High Quality Project Based Learning (PBL).

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The Thinking Stick

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Sponsors. Quizalize.com sign up for your free account today! Our Guest: Fredrik van Huynh. Fredrik van Huynh is the co-founder and director at Absolute Internship , a leading global internship program placing university students with top companies online and in global cities around the world. e. Frequently covered by The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek and BBC News as a career expert, van Huynh is recognized as one of Sweden’s top entrepreneurs under 30, having built a multi million

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

National Veterans and Military Families Month in November provides the opportunity to honor and celebrate the country’s nearly 5.2 million service members and family. To further support these efforts, the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) announces nine new Military Family Schools through its Military. Keep Reading NMSI Launches Military Families Mission Program in Nine New Schools.

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Learn how middle grades teacher and NBCT Kathie Palmieri is using the upgraded and rebranded Flip video tool (formerly Flipgrid) on a daily basis to engage her students, show quick lesson reviews, and get them talking about what they did and didn’t understand. Helpful tips included. The post Deepen Student Learning with Flip’s Video Magic first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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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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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

ParentSquare worked with third-party, LearnPlatform, to build trustworthy, reliable edtech evidence base for districts and state education organizations ParentSquare, the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K-12 education, has earned Level IV certification for its alignment with the standards of. Keep Reading ParentSquare’s School-Home Engagement Platform Meets ESSA Evidence Requirements for Level IV Certification.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Today, after a key vote, it's official: Two giants in the education space will join forces, creating a professional development powerhouse for their educator members. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) will merge, beginning in January, a move that leaders hope will help to speed up the pace and smooth the process of innovation in education.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The American Consortium for Equity in Education has selected education industry companies, products, and leaders as 2022 award winners in 16 categories The inaugural Excellence in Equity Awards program, presented by the American Consortium for Equity in Education, has announced. Keep Reading 30 Education Industry Organizations, Solutions & Leaders Honored with Awards for Excellence in Equity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Districts went into the 2021-2022 school year with plans to help students catch up in the subjects where they had lost ground during the pandemic. Their plans for “accelerated learning” were twofold: Students would continue to advance through the curriculum while getting personalized support for areas where they struggled. But problems stalled those efforts at virtually every step, according to a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fu

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Academic research requires a lot of dedication and diligence. From reading the literature to writing up the first draft of your paper, engaging in academic research means that you are in an ongoing process of learning and growth. The goal is to produce insightful and rigorous research and contribute to the development of human knowledge. While my academic background is in the social sciences and more specifically educational studies, I believe that regardless of your discipline, social sciences

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EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

From cars driving us to work to phones confirming our identities, exciting new technologies are rapidly transforming every aspect of our lives. For that, we can thank the exponential growth and advancement of STEM fields in recent decades. In fact, employment in STEM occupations has grown 79% since 1990 , increasing from 9.7 million to 17.3 million in 2018.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Edtech is the combination of IT tools and educational practices aimed at facilitating scalable individualized learning. It comprises the whole world of computer-aided education and training, along with the use of digital tools and resources. There are numerous advantages to educational technology. Students learn at different rates, and from diverse ways.

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