Teacher Reboot Camp
MAY 1, 2018
“The force is strong with this one.” – Darth Vader. May 4th is Star Wars day and what better time to teach and learn with the Force as you end the school year! Students of all ages enjoy Star Wars. The movies and books teach us about being heroes , complicated relationships with family, being brave, and picking ourselves up after failing or making mistakes.
The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 1, 2018
Bethany Petty on episode 302 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Education technology must enhance learning. If it doesn’t, why use it? Today’s guest, Bethany Petty gives us pointers and shares a common pitfall of those implementing new technology in the classroom. Listen Now.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 1, 2018
In a world where college fees go up every year, where the cost of campus-based classes invariably includes expensive extras, where the time commitment to complete college classes often can’t be balanced with work and family needs, Study.com stands out. These web-based classes offer motivated students a self-paced, self-directed path to achieving their college dreams in an affordable, flexible, quality ecosystem that prepares them for future careers in fields they love.
Neo LMS
MAY 1, 2018
This post was originally published in Innovate My School Inspiration , on January 26th, 2018. With artificial intelligence (AI) on the rise, educators have increasingly reflected on how this might impact teaching in the coming years, with some of the more scary predictions even suggesting that machines could one day replace teachers altogether. This fear is largely unfounded and an unhelpful way to think about AI and education; rather than posing a threat, when used correctly AI could actually b
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Education Elements
MAY 1, 2018
The Education Elements team logs thousands of hours on the road through snow storms and hurricanes, mechanical issues, and flight delays. We travel across the country (and around the world) to work with amazing school and district leaders. Because of our nomadic lifestyle, we get a lot of questions. “How many rewards points do you have?” “How do you stay fit?
TeacherCast
MAY 1, 2018
In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Podcast, we speak with MIEExperts Amy and Valerie about innovative ways they create virtual field trips for their students using Skype in the Classroom. The post @Skype in the Classroom: Giving Your Students the Field Trip of a Lifetime | @MicrosoftEDU appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 1, 2018
For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here is one of our popular visuals on SAMR model we shared a few weeks ago. As we have stated elsewhere, 'SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation,read more.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 1, 2018
In Southern California’s Cajon Valley Union School District, career exploration starts in kindergarten. Five-year-olds learn about police officers, doctors, artists, teachers, bakers and farmers. Over the next eight years, until they leave the district for high school, they will cycle through learning about 54 different careers, including real estate agent, paralegal, dietitian, reporter, graphic designer, sociologist, urban and regional planner and financial analyst.
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI), mixed reality, and cognitive science research sound like science fiction for today’s classrooms, but this technology is available today. Innovation and technology are as integral to education today as chalkboards were in the past. And with the introduction of emerging, new, and proven technology-enhanced innovations, teachers are creating new ways of teaching and improving student learning, leading to a shift in pedagogy.
Edsurge
MAY 1, 2018
In 2015, my organization embarked on an ambitious initiative to improve financial capacity in middle school students across the United States. Research found that by the age of 12, students had developed an economic understanding that was “essentially adult”—but they did not have the education or skills needed to tackle many complex financial decisions. nearly 90% of students are taking the knowledge they learn home to the dinner table or using our companion app outside of the classroom.
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.
Teacher Tech
MAY 1, 2018
Use EquatIO Mobile Want your eyes to completely bug out of your head!? You have to try out EquatIO mobile. It allows you to WRITE math on PAPER and then convert to typed math and then magically show up in your Google Slides (or other Google Apps.) m.equat.io 1. Create Google Slides You can actually […]. The post EquatIO: Add Math to Google Slides FROM PAPER appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
MAY 1, 2018
As the largest middle school in the state of New Jersey, Lincoln Middle School has struggled at times with student discipline. Chronic tardiness and fights on campus have been a problem for this school, which serves 1,800 7th- and 8th-grade students. Traditional approaches to student discipline haven’t worked to change the school’s culture. Not only has punishment been largely ineffective as a deterrent, but it also erodes the critical relationship between students and educators.
EdTechTeacher
MAY 1, 2018
The following post is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO, Tom Daccord’s new blog: tomdaccord.com. “Few individual schools sustain random acts of innovation over time.”. -Stanford researcher Linda Darling-Hammond. In schools across America, administrators and teachers are making forays into innovative practices such as design thinking , makerspaces , and personalized learning.
Edsurge
MAY 1, 2018
The ASU+GSV conference in San Diego—where more than 4,000 people gathered this month from the education, edtech, publishing, venture capital and private equity sectors—is a hard conference to describe to typical education professionals, or to teachers who are on strike in states across the country. That’s because the conference is mostly about the competition and success of private equity venture capital, about established and rising vendors, angel funders and start-ups—and not directly about su
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 1, 2018
For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here is one of our popular visuals we published a few months ago featuring some useful tips to follow when evaluating educational apps. This work is based on.read more.
Fractus Learning
MAY 1, 2018
When I was little I dreamed of becoming a writer. At the age of nine I declared that I would be famous for writing a series of short stories entitled, “The Eraser that Ate my Pen” […].
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
MAY 1, 2018
Supercharge Your Digital Whiteboard: How to Put 10 Essential Classroom Tools at Your Fingertips ClassroomScreen ClassroomScreen is a site that puts more than ten frequently used teacher tools in one place. Just set your home screen to ClassroomScreen.com for one-click access to a digital whiteboard, random name picker, classroom timer, noise level monitor, QR code generator, and.
Prodigy
MAY 1, 2018
The subject is hard for an overwhelming number of students, but finding math software to improve and supplement learning shouldn’t be as difficult. Your challenge is evaluating different math platforms based on objective information, finding a solution that addresses your school or district’s specific issues. You can smoothen this process by knowing what aspects to […].
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Jamf on EdTech
MAY 1, 2018
Jamf Pro 10.4 continues to add features and functionality to support Apple’s spring release and enhance existing workflows. Get the details.
ProfHacker
MAY 1, 2018
Last week, Google released an update to GMail. It’s been getting a lot of digital ink in the tech world, including pieces at ZDNet , Slashgear , and PCWorld — and that’s definitely an illustrative rather than and exhaustive list, as a quick search will show. The update has all kinds of useful features. The image above shows the integration with Google Calendar.
My Paperless Classroom
MAY 1, 2018
The Call of Creativity- I look over at the laughter and my Head of School is using a tiny light and a giant comb on the business director’s head, illustrating the proper use of the flashlight their group designed. I couldn’t believe how great their design was! In fact, EVERY group had a great design.… The post The Secret to a Great Staff Meeting is … CREATIVITY!
MiddleWeb
MAY 1, 2018
The elements of good instruction can be found in many experiences that are already a part of daily life. NBCT Roxanna Elden suggests real-life activities that might improve teaching more than the PowerPoint-driven professional development in the auditorium.
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.
techlearning
MAY 1, 2018
Writing is a skill that crosses all subject areas and all grade levels. No matter what you teach, it is critical for your students to be able to express their ideas clearly when writing. There are a multitude of ways for students to improve their writing , including many technology tools that come from Google or that work with G Suite. With these technology tools, the writing process can be improved at all stages from planning to writing to self editing to peer editing to assessment to revising
MiddleWeb
MAY 1, 2018
Michelle Russell is looking for ways to help her math students retain core concepts as new learning occurs through the year. She found some help in Peter Brown's popular memory book Make It Stick. Here she describes how she's used the technique of "spaced practice.".
techlearning
MAY 1, 2018
Charlotte N.C. (May 1, 2018) — Social-emotional learning (SEL) company Aperture Education and Esteem Therapeutics have partnered to help parents and therapists measure the social and emotional competencies of children with ADD and ADHD. Esteem Therapeutics will integrate the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) published by Aperture Education, into its new Esteem Thrive app, which is geared toward helping parents of children with ADD and ADHD monitor and manage their children’s wellness
EmergingEdTech
MAY 1, 2018
The traditional CAI Computer-Assisted Instruction) system depends on the instructors who provide the course material and decide the criteria of evaluation for the students. The advanced versions we. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
techlearning
MAY 1, 2018
Every student can find a superhero to admire and learn from. Superheroes help empower students to be brave enough to stand up for what they believe is the right thing to do. This is especially important now, because our students connect with a large audience on the Internet and need to make better choices. Studying superheroes also gets our students excited about reading, writing, science, math, history, and politics.
edWeb.net
MAY 1, 2018
edWeb.net is delighted to announce that 7 Mindsets , the national leader in mindsets-based social and emotional learning (SEL), will be hosting Mindsets for Social-Emotional Learning , a free professional learning community on edWeb. Through the community and edWebinars, 7 Mindsets will provide educators with an online space to communicate and collaborate on ideas and resources within the critical and growing topic of social-emotional learning. 7 Mindsets’ first presentation will be a two-
My Paperless Classroom
MAY 1, 2018
The Call of Creativity-. I look over at the laughter and my Head of School is using a tiny light and a giant comb on the business director’s head, illustrating the proper use of the flashlight their group designed. I couldn’t believe how great their design was! In fact, EVERY group had a great design. They all worked, mostly, and the room was alive with creative energy.
Brainscape
MAY 1, 2018
Studying for the Series 66 Exam can be a daunting process. The exam covers a lot of information, and the test questions are detailed and demanding. Whether or not you’re using the premium Knopman Marks web & mobile Series 66 flashcards in Brainscape , if you want to put yourself in the best position to pass the first time, you need to carefully craft and commit to a plan that will get you over the finish line. 6 Key Steps to Ace the Series 66. 1) Know what you’re dealing with.
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