Abbott Elementary: 5 Lessons for Teachers
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The popular sitcom Abbott Elementary provides laughs–and teaching lessons.
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Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental. Reading expert, Laura Robb breaks down excellent reading instruction from kindergarten through fifth grade.
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8 Exciting International Literacy Day activities for students
Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
International Literacy Day activities take place annually on 8 September. It’s a perfect opportunity to spend extra time engaging students and motivating them to elevate their reading and writing skills. This year, its need feels all the more urgent. Many students have fallen behind in their education due to the pandemic. This is not a short-term problem.
Help Inspire the Next Generation of Creators and Change Makers
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The post Help Inspire the Next Generation of Creators and Change Makers appeared first on Digital Promise.
Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work
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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.
Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic set this work back substantially; teachers and students went into survival mode and volunteer opportunities dried up as workplaces closed.
iCivics Offers Tons of Free Resources and Tools to Promote Civics Education
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. These resources are designed to help promote civics education especially among middle and high school students. Topics covered include citizenship, governance, civil rights, the constitution, politics and public policy, state and local governments, media, news literacy, and many more.
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TRAVELING FREEDOM’S ROAD
American Consortium for Equity in Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
TRAVELING FREEDOM’S ROAD Author Jack Hanrahan on his new book , a travel guide to historic Civil Rights sites and how it can be used in classrooms K12. * Everything we do is linked at the home website of The American Consortium for Equity. Keep Reading TRAVELING FREEDOM’S ROAD. The post TRAVELING FREEDOM’S ROAD appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity in Education.
How to educate in the 4th Industrial Revolution
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Just for a moment, think about your physical environment. Perhaps you’re taking your lunch break in your car that has satellite radio and reading this article on a mobile device. Maybe you’re at home on your computer where you’ve got another browser tab open, creating a meeting agenda in Google Drive to share with your colleagues. Evidence that we’re in the middle of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is all around us.
What’s New ~ September 2022
myViewBoard
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
It’s that time again — to find out what’s new in myViewBoard in September 2022! Read on for the latest in Manager, Whiteboard, Classroom, and myviewboard.com. Device Profiles for Manager Advanced. IT Admins, we’re excited to introduce the new Profiles tool for devices with Manager Advanced licenses. With the new Profiles tool, IT Admin can now configure device settings, all of which are configurable from ViewBoards themselves.
PARAEDUCATOR SHORTAGES IN SPECIAL ED
American Consortium for Equity in Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
PARAEDUCATOR SHORTAGES IN SPECIAL ED Council for Exceptional Children Assistant Executive Director Laurie VanderPloeg and her guests,Ritu Chopra, Executive Director of the ParaProfessional Resource Center at the University of Colorado & Peggy Yates , Associate Professor at Alma College in. Keep Reading PARAEDUCATOR SHORTAGES IN SPECIAL ED. The post PARAEDUCATOR SHORTAGES IN SPECIAL ED appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity in Education.
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.
#NailedIt: Applying Educational Research Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds
Iterating Toward Openness
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
This image (c) [link]. Do you know the #NailedIt meme ? In its most common form: Someone sees a recipe or craft online. They try to recreate it. Things go terribly, comically wrong. They post the results online anyway, allowing us all to take joy in the degree to which they truly #nailedit. Part of what makes these memes great is that they’re so relatable.
What’s New ~ September 2022
myViewBoard
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
It’s that time again — to find out what’s new in myViewBoard in September 2022! Read on for the latest in Manager, Whiteboard, Classroom, and myviewboard.com. Device Profiles for Manager Advanced. IT Admins, we’re excited to introduce the new Profiles tool for devices with Manager Advanced licenses. With the new Profiles tool, IT Admin can now configure device settings, all of which are configurable from ViewBoards themselves.
Genius Hour: 3 Strategies for Incorporating it in Your Class
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Educators Vicki Davis and John Spencer share tips for effectively incorporating genius hour into the classroom.
Tech Tip for Teacher-Writers #180–2 second way to find a book on Amazon
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Tech Tips for Teacher Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future tip. This tip is to help you find books on Amazon country platforms not your home location. Say, a website guided you to a link in the US Amazon platform (amazon.com), but you want to buy the book in the UK.
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.
How to Be a Proactive School Leader This Year
MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Consultants Ron Williamson and Barbara Blackburn counsel that dealing with change promptly, engaging actively in social media, and achieving work-life balance are central tasks that will help school leaders not only survive but also thrive as they run this year's marathon. The post How to Be a Proactive School Leader This Year first appeared on MiddleWeb.
The Painted Essay
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Hi Literacy Lovers, In this week's episode, we talk about The Painted Essay with The Vermont Writing Collaborative's Diana Leddy. The Painted Essay is an easy to use tool to support students with expository writing. We recommend using this tool with students in grade 2 and above. Listen to the podcast to learn all about it! We are so glad you are here to learn with us!
How Can Educational Institutions Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats in Education?
Kitaboo on EdTech
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Increasing digitization has changed the way educational institutions run today. There is a heightened focus on remote learning and online classes. While online learning brings many benefits to students and teachers alike, it also comes with higher cybersecurity threats. With networks and infrastructures extending beyond the safe school walls nowadays, cyber-attack threats against educational institutions are on the rise.
Best Monitors for Teachers: How to Use Pen Devices to Deliver Lessons
ViewSonic Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The best monitors for teachers solve an important dilemma in today’s digital age: how to keep handwriting alive while implementing EdTech classrooms? Contrary to many people’s fears, using digital touchscreens offers greater flexibility for teachers while driving student engagement. There are many other wins that follow and give liberty in terms of how the lesson is carried out for both online and in-class scenarios. .
Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools
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Back to School with more free, NEW lessons from EVERFI
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Since last year’s post, 15 Real World Lessons You Can Teach Students Now , the free resources at EVERFI have just grown. From Financial Literacy to Mental Wellness to the Metaverse or vocabulary for younger children, EVERFI has even more free, world-class resources for you to use with your students.
Teaching ‘Digital Native’ College Students Who Understand TikTok — But Not Microsoft Excel
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
When Wendy Schatzberg, an associate professor at Utah Tech University, was teaching introductory chemistry, she thought her students would know how to use basic Microsoft Office tools like Excel and Word. But she found that assumption was wrong. “I cannot and should not assume,” says Schatzberg, who also directs the Center for Teaching and Learning at Utah Tech.
Best EdTech Tools That Helped Me During my PhD Journey
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Now that I am updating this post it has been three months that I defended my doctoral dissertation. I am happy and relieved it is all over. It has been a really hard but enjoyable journey. I learned a great deal from it and I am seriously contemplating writing a short book about my doctoral journey. In this post, I am sharing with you some of the digital tools and apps I have used during my PhD studies.
Google Keep Tips for a Productive School Year – SULS0171
Shake Up Learning
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The post Google Keep Tips for a Productive School Year – SULS0171 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey is sharing her latest Google Keep tips and time-savers to help educators have a productive school year. Let’s talk keyboard shortcuts, google calendar connections, labels and organization, checklists, using Canva to create headers, scanning paper documents, annotation, grading and feedback, and more!
Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework
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.
OPINION: Our education system is not setting up students for success
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
With nerves and excitement, millions of young Americans are back in school after years of pandemic disruption. At the same time, questions of effectiveness and inclusion across our education system reveal deep cause for concern. Our education system is failing to educate the next generation to face the challenges of our times. We are not setting our children up for success.
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