Ditch That Textbook
AUGUST 29, 2022
Purposeful, efficient, effective instruction. That's the holy grail of our work as teachers. We teach. Then, we assess what we taught. Then, we reflect and make decisions on our instruction going forward. Whether it's whole class, small group, or one-on-one instruction, our job as teachers is in a constant state of reflection and growth. That's what makes it […].
Education Elements
AUGUST 29, 2022
Educators are often described as superheros; this includes instructional leaders. Here's our superhero-inspired , 3 simple actions that instructional leaders can take in the next month to ensure that teachers and students marvel at their own growth this year. (See what we did there!).
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Edsurge
AUGUST 29, 2022
As the start of the school year kicks off across the country, elementary school teachers work hour upon hour to create welcoming, joyous spaces for learning. They set up their classrooms, consult the curriculum, make lesson plans and determine their routines. Very often, teachers make well-intentioned and thoughtful plans to encourage their students to read daily in order to practice skills and strategies taught in class, as well as to build a lifelong reading habit.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 29, 2022
In this post I share with you a collection of some of the best audio transcription apps that you and your students can use to easily convert audio recordings to text. These speech to text apps offer a wide range of features that are especially ideal for us in education. Students can use them to record lectures and voice memos and have them automatically transcribed within minutes.
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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.
Edsurge
AUGUST 29, 2022
In a deal quietly announced last week, K-12 educational software services company Renaissance Learning acquired Illuminate Education for an undisclosed amount. The deal was announced last Monday on both companies' sites and in an email sent to Illuminate customers. Why the pairing? “This acquisition deepens the company’s assessment capabilities and broadens its commitment to keep teachers at the center of instruction by providing insights and personalized instruction to enhance students’ learnin
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
AUGUST 29, 2022
You can change uppercase in Google Docs™. Google Docs allows you to switch the style of your text from one case to another. including camel case. The post Wait What… You Can Change Uppercase in Google Docs appeared first on Teacher Tech.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
eSchool News
AUGUST 29, 2022
Many students see no relevance between their education and the real world, and say they are struggling to find meaning in their education or find a career direction, according to a new survey from YouScience , a student engagement platform. The paper, “ Solving Education’s Relevance Gap ,” is a call to action for educational institutions, businesses, families, students, and community leaders to analyze the state of student engagement and work together to shift educational approaches to better me
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 29, 2022
Rural schools accounted for 70 percent of the 1,600 schools that had adopted a four-day schedule by the spring of 2019. More schools switched to a four-day schedule during the pandemic. Credit: Photo: Rory Doyle / The Hechinger Report. Is a four-day school week a bad idea? This story also appeared in Mind/Shift. The answer matters because hundreds of thousands of students at more than 1,600 schools across 24 states were heading to school only four times a week by the spring of 2019, according to
eSchool News
AUGUST 29, 2022
The Great Resignation. The War for Talent. The K-12 Staffing Crisis. Whatever you call it, K-12 school districts have a retention problem and it’s not unique to teaching staff – superintendents, principals, nurses, bus drivers, paraprofessionals, and others are departing in droves. Between the pandemic’s disruption on student learning, overloaded schedules, and increased workloads, staff are burned out, frustrated, and leaving for enterprise roles or retiring.
Education Superhighway
AUGUST 29, 2022
School Districts Lead the Way on ACP. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the Infrastructure Law, provides eligible households with a $30 monthly subsidy for affordable broadband at home. EducationSuperHighway partnered with Springfield and Worcester Public Schools to launch an awareness campaign to get the word out about the ACP benefit and assist families with enrollment.
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.
eSchool News
AUGUST 29, 2022
Brooklyn, New York (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Future Astronomers , creator of the Future Astronomers astronomy educational platform, announced today that they are launching the second phase of free programs for Autumn 2022. . Future Astronomers is expanding its offering, and the details are as follows: . Initiating Series Two of the popular Future Astronomers Zoom classes forming their Youtube series, which will cover further exploration of astrophysics fundamentals, and how they apply to galaxies
American Consortium for Equity in Education
AUGUST 29, 2022
TEACHING STUDENTS WITH HEARING CHALLENGES WHILE EASING STRAIN ON TEACHERS featuring Jaime Mendez of Boxlight’s FRONT ROW which creates audio systems for classrooms, a product I have always admired. * Everything we do is linked at the home website of The. Keep Reading TEACHING STUDENTS WITH HEARING CHALLENGES. The post TEACHING STUDENTS WITH HEARING CHALLENGES appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Consortium for Equity in Education.
techlearning
AUGUST 29, 2022
Jeanette Nicholas, a math teacher at Belle Fourche Middle School in South Dakota, shares strategies for reducing students’ math anxiety.
EmergingEdTech
AUGUST 29, 2022
Good vendors will learn who you are and what you need help with before making any attempt to sell their offerings. Sharing a few tips for the vendors in the crowd… 1) Getting to Know You. Before anyone talks business, the discovery process (the cold, salesy lingo for getting to know you) should unearth tons of info about your district—and why wouldn’t it?
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.
techlearning
AUGUST 29, 2022
How to get that joy, joy, joy back in our teaching.
Kitaboo on EdTech
AUGUST 29, 2022
Learners today engage in education in a very different way than they did, even five years back. For instance, physical textbooks have been replaced by online learning modules. Classroom-style lectures have given way to self-learning. The profile of learners has also expanded from school and college students of a certain age group to learners of all ages and profiles.
Edthena
AUGUST 29, 2022
Back-to-school season is in full swing and there’s much to think about for the new school year. Not sure where to start? We’ve rounded up the top resources for teachers and coaches from August 2022. From saving time to incorporating compassion with students to boosting collaboration, these reads have great ideas and resources for teachers and coaches.
Kitaboo on EdTech
AUGUST 29, 2022
Historically, learning management systems (LMSs) have been the platforms of choice for delivering e-learning solutions. However, the last few years have seen learning experience platforms (LXPs) emerging as new and effective tools to complement the features and functionalities offered by LMSs and further help in the development of learners. One of the key highlights of LXPs is that they make learning material easier to find and consume.
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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
Education Superhighway
AUGUST 29, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated over $45 billion to states for broadband deployment through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs. This historic investment presents an opportunity to close the digital divide across the country, but we must make sure that the 20-25% of unconnected households living in multi-family and public housing, primarily in urban and suburban communities, are not left offline.
Jamf on EdTech
AUGUST 29, 2022
VPN software and the data leaks one security researcher detected have kicked off media coverage relating to Apple’s security stance and VPN software is handled in iOS. Are VPNs in iOS broken or is this simply another nail in legacy VPN’s coffin in light of more secure technologies, like ZTNA that better address the challenges of the current threat landscape and modern computing needs?
The Thinking Stick
AUGUST 29, 2022
Shownotes. Guest: Allen Hillary. Allen is a data storyteller who’s passionate about building community and curating articles that highlight the importance of data narratives. He has spent 20 years in Fortune 500 companies using data analysis and analytics to help sales and marketing leaders make informed decisions. What he’s learned is that numbers alone are not memorable and managers are not making decisions solely based on them.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
AUGUST 29, 2022
Learn everything you need to get started with your Apple Pencil in under eight minutes. From drawing perfect shapes to converting handwriting to text, this video has you covered. Watch the whole video, or click on any timestamp below to go directly to that topic. Getting Started Working with Text Drawing Tools You Might Also. Read more The post The Complete Beginners Guide to Apple Pencil appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology.
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.
eSchool News
AUGUST 29, 2022
CLEVELAND – To help educators provide students with the books they need as efficiently as possible, OverDrive Education announced the new On-Demand Class Set digital access model for curriculum titles. This model makes available ebooks and audiobooks on-demand in the Sora reading app to as many students as needed, with or without codes. Digital On-Demand Class Sets give schools the flexibility to allocate budget for assigned classroom reading even in situations where classes and rosters are not
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