Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Last year, I began experimenting with standards-based grading and wrote a blog titled “ Grading for Mastery and Redesigning My Gradebook. ” My goal was to shift the conversation away from the accumulation of points and, instead, focus on the development of skills. Although I appreciated the immediate change that took place when I began grading based on my students’ ability to master specific skills, I knew I wanted to go even further this year as I began N.E.W.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This week, as we celebrate Digital Promise’s fifth anniversary , we also welcome the districts who are part of the 2016-2017 cohort of the League of Innovative Schools. Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools are changing the model of traditional public education and building policies, programs, and practices that demonstrate how forward-thinking leadership, combined with driven, empowered educators and smart technology use, can transform learning.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 3, 2016

What if you didn’t have to spend so much time re-teaching material to your students? What if that material was securely saved in their minds, ready for recall whenever necessary? And they could apply that knowledge to whatever they were learning at the moment? Even though there’s no magic bullet to make students remember everything [.].

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2016

By Heather B. Hayes Experts offer tips on how to maximize funds for robust broadband and wireless networks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2016

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Our cities are growing in diversity at an exponential rate, but our teacher workforce is not. Within the Providence Public School District, nearly 92 percent of students are people of color while the teaching force is almost 80 percent white. Close to 30 percent of Providence students are English Language Learners, and yet most of them are being taught by teachers who don’t speak their native language.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Next time users search for a college or university in Google, they’ll get more than a map and logo for the institution in the right-hand side of their browser. Alongside the address and brief Wikipedia synopsis they’ll find information related to student outcomes, such as the graduation rate and the average salary of the university’s graduates. Working with the U.S.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2016

TED talks are invaluable resources for teachers professional development. They cover a wide variety of education related topics and provide a very good source of inspiration for teachers and.read more.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Teachers matter! This refrain is well-grounded in empirical research—differences between teachers have been shown not only to affect student test achievement but also a variety of later life student outcomes—and it is the basis for a concerted national effort to upgrade the skill-set of the nation’s teacher workforce. The lack of attention traditionally paid to teacher hiring is a lost opportunity .

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Welcome to the Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Spotlight Series Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with David Harcrow to discuss how he is providing a college and career ready curriculum that not only can be felt K12, but well beyond graduation day. The post College and Career Ready: How to set your students up for success? | @Microsoft_EDU @OneNoteEDU appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Wikipedia has this comprehensive list of major academic databases and search engines. This list has over 50 titles neatly organized based on the discipline they target. From sociology to agriculture,read more.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Schools seeking to build, strengthen or improve their STEM education programs now have a 14-point checklist to use as a guide, thanks to NSF-funded research from George Washington University, George Mason University, and SRI International. The Opportunity Structures for Preparation and Inspiration (OSPrI) research intends to examine “opportunity structures provided to students by Inclusive STEM-Focused High Schools (ISHSs),” with particular focus on schools serving students from unde

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 3, 2016

For the last two years, I have relied on these valued members of my PLN when I need help, both as a learner, and as a Technology Coach myself. Some of these great educators are actually in the role of Tech Coach, and some are not. That being said, here is a great list of educators that are on my digital speed dial. The post 12 Educational Technology Coaches to turn to when you get stuck in the classroom #AskTheTechCoach appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As educators, we know that science is not just a body of knowledge, but it is a process that enables people to answer questions through scientific inquiry. Scientists conduct inquiries using a specific toolbox of skills and knowledge that the Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) has spelled out for emerging scientists as so-called “science and engineering practices,” or practices that increase in complexity and sophistication across grade levels.

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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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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Tina Brown, executive director of the Overtown Youth Center, with Andre Perry. Photo: Maya Darasaw, MAD Works Photography. We’re not going to “non-profit” our way out of poverty, housing affordability and economic injustice. Historic discrimination and structural inequality have laid the groundwork for multiple life-sucking neighborhood factors that black children face every day: Neighborhood poverty, crime, unemployment, unaffordable housing, inaccessible health care and limited transportation

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

McGraw-Hill Education has acquired Redbird Advanced Learning , a digital personalized learning company that offers courses in K-12 math, language arts, and writing and virtual professional development programs for educators. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Built on 25 years of research at Stanford University, Redbird’s adaptive learning solutions enable students to have a highly personalized educational experience to support each student’s individual pace and skill leve

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The post VIDEO: “Most teachers claim we can’t learn because we don’t have resources like books” appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The federal government is awarding more than $26 million to 29 grantees “to develop and improve high-quality literacy programs in high-needs schools,” the U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday. The grants will support “high-quality programs that are research-based” to help pre-K-12 grade children, according to the department’s announcement.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Students at St. Lawrence University explore the terrain. Photo: St. Lawrence University/Tara Freeman. I watched my students wade hundreds of yards into the St. Lawrence River to the site of one of the famous “lost villages” that had been flooded out by the St. Lawrence Seaway. As they pondered the former foundations of buildings, still visible beneath the water, a freighter passed through the famous Eisenhower Lock.

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Teacher Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Creative Project Ideas with Matthew Farber Matthew Farber (author of “Gamify Your Classroom“) shared with me a project his student did using Bitmoji’s to represent the story of Jamestown. This project hits many of the things I value: Integrates technology, not just uses tech. Uses real things that students can relate to. Provides choice.

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ProfHacker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I love coffee , and I conveniently generally agree with research that shows evidence of coffee’s positive health benefits (even though said benefits seem to vary widely depending on your genes ). However, I don’t drink coffee because I think it might help me live longer or improve my quality of life; I drink it because it tastes good, gives me a boost of energy, and enables a little extra focus.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Christy Cate Digital Innovation Consultant GEG-WESTX Leader Region 14 Education Service Center Abilene, TX Twitter: @christycate Voxer: @christycate about.me/christycate Slide into their Inbox and score a home-run with administrators… Numerous times over my years in instructional technology, I have pitched out new ideas to campus and district administrators, while trying to communicate all the great stats their students and teachers have accumulated.

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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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MindShift

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Classrooms in the U.S. often focus most attention on literacy and math, largely because those skills are considered foundational and are tested. However most people will also need to communicate their thoughts and ideas to other people through oral language, and yet effective communication strategies are often not taught with the same precision and structure as other parts of the curriculum.

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esri

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Think back to your early map reading days. Do you remember using an index or reference grid — rows and columns of letters and numbers — to find a zone in which to look for something? These grids are really helpful for many learners and many purposes. Now there is an app (still beta, but robust) with which to generate such grids as needed.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In recent dealmaking news, McGraw-Hill Education acquired Redbird Advanced Learning, LLC, a digital personalized learning company; in addition, educational content company Cengage acquired WebAssign. In the Asian ed-tech market, Chinese startup Zuoyebang raised $60 million in funding. McGraw-Hill Education Acquires Redbird Advanced Learning: McGraw-Hill Education has acquired Redbird Advanced Learning, LLC , a digital personalized learning company that offers courses in K-12 math, language arts

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The Electric Educator

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Earlier this week I was sent to the grocery store by my wife to get some butter. A simple task; or so I thought. Do you have any idea how many different types and styles of butter you can purchase? Completely overwhelming. And no, I did not get the right one! When it comes to Educational Technology, it can feel a little bit like trying to pick from the butter isle.

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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.

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As they compose non-fiction paragraphs or essays, students must frame selected quotes (evidence) with appropriate context and explanation, says literacy consultant Sarah Tantillo. But they often struggle to compile these "quote sandwiches." Try some of her solutions.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 3, 2016

High school is a big transition for many students. Not only are they juggling many classes and extracurricular activities, but social pressures increase as well. For many teenagers the stress piles up , leading to depression , anxiety and sleep loss. The pressure to do well, get into a good college, and succeed in life is a big burden for many, but psychology professor David S.

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There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2016

And I think anyone would be hard pressed to find someone that disagrees that it is having a profound impact on the world we live in today. This post on twitter got me thinking this morning: "The real revolution is not technology, it is information." -Alan November. — David Culberhouse (@DCulberhouse) September 30, 2016. I found the below video in the pre-twitter years of the Internet and used it as a conversation starter around teaching with technology for many years.

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EdTechnocation.com

OCTOBER 3, 2016

It seemed like a great day on September 29, 2016 when Google made the official announcement about G Suite and a ton of new features rolling out including the Explore Tool for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It all seemed like amazing new advancements in Google Drive, until many teachers and students realized that one major Google Docs tool was missing: the Research Tool, and along with it the amazing Citation tools built within!

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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